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We came to this Monastery located on the San Pedro River because it is included in most of the local birding guides. The 130-acre site includes a dedicated birding Trail. I was amused to find this pair of Peacocks foraging in an enclosure surrounding an Oriental garden/pond constructed as a place for quiet reflection and prayer. (They even had a sign requestion that children be excluded from the enclosure.) This noisy specie was unclear on the concept! Peacocks are extremely racous, and they have selected a tree within this enclosure as their roost tree!
IMG_0234; Peacock Pair
The first in one of the strangest and largest shoots i've done in awhile. Born of anguish and the sincere love for the power of accessories.
#1 Experiment w/ the 580EX Flash camera left, about 10 ft away, at 1/2 power in front the the gorgeous sunset!
PREHISTORIC BIRDS: BROWN PELICANS
The Brown Pelican is prehistoric looking and cumbersome on land; it’s hard to believe that this bird has been around for at least 30 million years!
These images were taken from a kayak in the Elkhorn Slough off Moss Landing, Monterey Bay. If you have ever thought about going out on a kayak I highly recommend Kim Powell at www.bluewaterventures.org/. She has 30 years of experience guiding groups in a variety of settings in nature. She has an excellent staff and can guide you in the basics of kayak safety and navigation. Kim also is a wonderful naturalist and is a fountain of information on the marine animals to be viewed…enjoy!
An ungainly looking bird, with its oversized bill and stocky body, the Brown Pelican is an elegant flier. When traveling it may glide low above the surf; when hunting it will perform spectacular dives, from as high as 60 feet, plunging into the water to scoop up a fish in its bill pouch. A highly sociable bird, the pelican is often seen roosting or flying in large groups. It lives year-round in estuaries and coastal marine habitats along the shores of the southern half of the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Young pelicans frequently venture north during warm months only to encounter potentially lethal winter storms and irregular food supplies later in the season. The pelican has rebounded from seriously reduced numbers, thanks to the banning of DDT and rigorous recovery efforts.
Cool Facts:
The oldest recorded Brown Pelican lived to be 43 years old.
During courtship, birds on the Pacific Coast develop extensive bright red on their pouches; most pelicans on the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast have dark gray-green pouches.
Contrary to popular legend, pelicans do not store food in their pouches.
A plunge-diving Brown Pelican hits the water with its body twisted to the left. This probably helps avoid injury to the trachea and esophagus, which are located on the right side of the neck.
While the Brown Pelican is draining the water from its bill after a dive, gulls often try to steal the fish right out of its pouch—sometimes while perching on the pelican's head. Pelicans themselves are not above stealing fish, as they follow fishing boats and hang around piers for handouts.
Pelicans incubate their eggs with the skin of their feet, essentially standing on the eggs to keep them warm. In the mid-twentieth century the pesticide DDT caused pelicans to lay thinner eggs that cracked under the weight of incubating parents. After nearly disappearing from North America in the 1960s and 1970s, Brown Pelicans made a full comeback thanks to pesticide regulations.
Model: Kat
Alien B800 shot through umbrella
up and to the right on 1/2 power
first shoot with alienbee's and a model...
Lt. Governor Rutherford Mental & Behavioral Health Commission by Joe Andrucyk at Governor's Reception Room, 100 State Circle
Held Thursday 09/14/2017, the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy hosted a symposium discussing behavioral finance. This event included keynote speakers, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and an interactive audience experiment, exploring topics of technological progress in our overall economy.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/behavioral-finance-sympo...
Available for free download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. Mandatory attribution can be listed as: Peter Smith / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Secretary Walker joined Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, two fellow Cabinet Secretaries and dozens of others Jan. 7 in Dover for the Summit on Building a Continuum of Behavioral Health Support in Delaware High Schools. Secretary Walker told the educators, health care providers and government employees that every child deserves a healthy body and a healthy mind. Children’s Department Secretary Josette Manning and Education Secretary Susan Bunting said they were excited for the opportunity to expand behavioral health supports for high school students.
Why do Delaware high schools need these stronger supports? Dr. Laura Rapp with UD’s Center for Drug and Health Studies presented a series of slides revealing the risks among teens, including this one: Nearly 14% of high school students report purposely hurting or cutting themselves in the past year. To see more of the trends:
www.cdhs.udel.edu/content-sub-site/Documents/EPI%20Report...
Rep. Longhurst, who has worked extensively in the General Assembly to increase behavioral health supports for students and has talked with many young people directly, said, “Those things they tell you are kind of shocking.”
Lt. Gov. Hall-Long said the health of Delaware’s students is directly linked to their ability to learn, and both are critical building blocks for the state’s economic future.
The group also heard from Nick Cochart, superintendent of the Algoma (Wis.) School District, about the supports his district has built and the community buy-in that he has sought. “I think the invitation matters,” he said. “I invited them to think differently.” Algoma now has a wellness center open to both students and the greater community, stronger after-school programs that are student-led, and weekly dinners. He showed a slide that showed a variety of demographic measures before and after the changes.
In Delaware, a cross-section of school districts in the state will receive federal funding through DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to imagine new ways to support students through a Multi-Tier System of Support.
A pair of Ospreys gave me a great show 9/7/11 at Ridgefield NWR. They seemed to be gathering nesting materials while calling to each other constantly. These are pictures of one of them. Seems a little early for nesting behavior. It was so fun to watch these large beautiful birds.
This is a logotype I made for a a classroom program called Behavior Lab. It helps integrate children with disabilities back into the classroom and aids them in becoming self sufficient, enabling them to be as independent as possible. I loved working on this project. It was an amazing program.
Secretary Walker joined Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, two fellow Cabinet Secretaries and dozens of others Jan. 7 in Dover for the Summit on Building a Continuum of Behavioral Health Support in Delaware High Schools. Secretary Walker told the educators, health care providers and government employees that every child deserves a healthy body and a healthy mind. Children’s Department Secretary Josette Manning and Education Secretary Susan Bunting said they were excited for the opportunity to expand behavioral health supports for high school students.
Why do Delaware high schools need these stronger supports? Dr. Laura Rapp with UD’s Center for Drug and Health Studies presented a series of slides revealing the risks among teens, including this one: Nearly 14% of high school students report purposely hurting or cutting themselves in the past year. To see more of the trends:
www.cdhs.udel.edu/content-sub-site/Documents/EPI%20Report...
Rep. Longhurst, who has worked extensively in the General Assembly to increase behavioral health supports for students and has talked with many young people directly, said, “Those things they tell you are kind of shocking.”
Lt. Gov. Hall-Long said the health of Delaware’s students is directly linked to their ability to learn, and both are critical building blocks for the state’s economic future.
The group also heard from Nick Cochart, superintendent of the Algoma (Wis.) School District, about the supports his district has built and the community buy-in that he has sought. “I think the invitation matters,” he said. “I invited them to think differently.” Algoma now has a wellness center open to both students and the greater community, stronger after-school programs that are student-led, and weekly dinners. He showed a slide that showed a variety of demographic measures before and after the changes.
In Delaware, a cross-section of school districts in the state will receive federal funding through DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to imagine new ways to support students through a Multi-Tier System of Support.
Birds in his blueberry patch are only one of my neighbor's gardening problems. I witnessed this rabbit in his melon patch. At least the melons are not trying to grow in his back yard. The melon patch is in his share of the residents' gardens. Bird-watching is a less stressful hobby, methinks.
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