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India, Kerala, Nelliampathi, Wanderoo or Lion-tailed macaque.
…just his kind of macho behavior, or really being angry,
…I decided rather to move on, instead of finding out.
📍….sometimes it is helpful to know someone who knows someone who is friends with a ranger & who is responsible for monitoring the endangered Lion-tailed Macaque...thanks Sania...🙏
So we were able to observe & photograph them in their natural habitat with the necessary distance to the animals & without tourist hype.
There is rarely & only in the company of a ranger individually or with maximal a handful of observers, feeding is absolutely forbidden, after about 2 hours the fun is over & we have to leave, so the monkeys don't get used to people & change their instinctive behaviour.
It is a zestful thing to observe the Wanderoo in the Forest Reserve of Nelliampathi, approximately 70 km straight line between the forest reserve & Kochi on the coast.
Lion-tailed macaques are omnivorous but their diets consists mainly of fruits, but also eat a wide variety of vegetation such as leaves, stems, flowers, buds fungi, occasionally insects, lizards, tree frogs & small mammals are part of their diet.
The Wanderoo monkeys live exclusively in southwestern India in the southern regions of the mountain range Western Ghats. They are diurnal rainforest dwellers & good climbers, spending most of their lives in the trees. In contrast to other macaque species, they avoid human contact & do not colonize plantations.
In their group behaviour they are similar to the other macaques: they live in groups of mostly ten to twenty animals, which are made up of a few males & many females.
There is a distinct hierarchy within the groups. Wanderoos are territorial animals, they initially defend their territory with loud screams against other groups. If this doesn't help, aggressive fights can also occur.
📌….In 2003 a report stated 3000–3500 of these animals live scattered over several areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka. The lion-tailed macaque ranks among the rarest & most endangered primates. Their range has become increasingly isolated & fragmented by the spread of agriculture, tea, coffee, teak wood & cinchona trees, construction of water reservoirs for watering & power generation & human settlements to support such activities. They do not live, feed or travel through plantations, destruction of their habitat & their avoidance of human proximity have led to the drastic decrease of their population.
📌….however, there is hope, actually are about 32 zoos worldwide that have this species in their zoo & participate in a common breeding program.
There are 5 zoos in Germany, 4 in China & 2 in the USA - San Diego, Birmingham, 1 in Canada, 2 Russia, the rest are spread out in zoos in Europe & a few other countries around the world....except India.
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original version without lighthouse signal
The North Sea Canal is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. It ends at Amsterdam in the closed-off IJ Bay, which in turn connects to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal.
A photo of the lighthouse at the beginning of the North Sea Canal. I was waiting for a romantic couple to pass by but the beach was too quiet so I got the idea to run, like a little boy, towards the seagulls and scared them. The seagulls did hover all for this capture, YEAH ;-)
Het Noordzeekanaal is een kanaal in Nederland dat loopt van de stad Amsterdam (het IJ) naar IJmuiden en Velsen Noord aan de andere kant, waar het uiteindelijk uitmondt in de Noordzee. Om de verbinding tussen de Haven van Amsterdam en de Noordzee te verbeteren werd in 1824 het Noordhollandsch Kanaal tussen Amsterdam en Den Helder in gebruik genomen. Dit kanaal voldeet al snel niet meer aan de eisen van het groeiende scheepvaartverkeer. Daarom werd enkele decennia later besloten om via de kortste verbinding tussen Amsterdam en de Noordzee een kanaal te graven. Hierbij werden de duinen nabij Velsen op het smalste deel van Holland ('Holland op zijn Smalst') doorgraven. Er werden sluizen aangelegd die de verbinding vormen tussen het kanaal en de zee.
Ik hoopte eigenlijk dat een romantisch paartje langs zou wandelen bij deze mooie zonsondergang maar helaas het strand was veel te stil. Toen ben ik maar als kleine jongen achter de meeuwen aangerend. Het resultaat zijn de krijsende zeemeeuwen in de lucht. Ik kreeg erbij natte voeten van ;-)
A Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) looks downslope toward the Logan Pass visitor center to keep tabs on the hordes of tourists ascending the trail toward Hidden Lake.
When I first visited Logan Pass over 20 years ago, it was at the tail end of a 5 day backpacking trip, and I recall seeing goats at the Pass that were relatively unafraid of humans compared to the ones we'd seen through binoculars up a cliff face over the previous days. After visiting again this year, I can report that the population of Goats at Logan has changed very little in terms of their tolerance to human visitors - this one strolled about eating, mostly oblivious to the hooting of my son, and the pointing of the other Homo turisticos. I asked one of the volunteer rangers what might explain this (odd) behavior, and he indicated there's some evidence that the Goats like the salt deposited by the human visitors. I leave it up to you to determine for yourself the most likely form in which that human-derived salt is deposited ;-)
Happened and was over so fast! Even did the beak bump! Wish I had been ready, I don't often see this ritual. Love mating season!
When the water levels are right, Sir Lance-A-Lot is always good to show, and he can assume some unusual positions as he stalks his prey in the shallow waters of Horsepen Bayou. I’ve posted two shots to show how deep the water was in the area and how he crouches down at time to focus on this next tasty meal. He is extremely proficient at what he does. Tri-colored Heron in breeding plumage foraging on Horsepen Bayou. No need to comment on both photos.
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For the most part brown bears are fairly docile creatures. We fear them because of the potential for injury or death but for coastal brown bears the fear is unnecessary. Understanding bears and bear behavior and adding a good dose of attentiveness is really what is necessary. The bears spend a majority of their time eating berries, grasses, and shellfish. How do they get the shellfish, you ask? They dig it! Cubs do their best but have not yet learned the skill. Adults are very adept at digging razor clams along the tidal flats. The clams form a dimple or hole in the sand that we call a “clam show.” The bears look for these, and perhaps also smell the clams. Keep in mind that razor clams can dig about a foot every 30 seconds, so stealth is needed if they are going to capture their prey. It’s pretty interesting to watch. Can you dig it? #Brownbears
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I had a slight mental breakdown yesterday. I think it was a mixture of stress from finals and a feeling of photographic inadequacy. I keep seeing the amazing photos others are creating and the success they are having and feeling like mine will never be as good. I kept looking back at all my photos and found that most of the ones I was most proud of were from months ago or were followed by ones that I really don’t care for. I started having a personal identity crisis and just wanted to crawl into a hole and hibernate until I was ready to face the world. I eventually decided that what I really needed was to go out and lose myself in the forest. I ended up going to a completely different area of the forest and just wandering about and ended up finding an amazing area that I plan on shooting in a lot. It was exactly what I needed. I eventually got out of my funk and realized that I was the only one creating my problems and was the only one who could fix them. If I want to get better I need to put in more effort. It’s as simple as that. So today while editing this I made myself become a perfectionist, working every detail until I got it how I wanted it. And then my computer shut off for no reason at all, of course on the one day that I wasn’t saving every so often. I wanted to rage/cry. But instead I just turned it back on and started all over again. I got this.
Also on a separate note, a lot of you are commenting on how cold I must have been. Well surprisingly it hasn’t actually been that cold. It’s usually been around only 32ºF, yesterday even getting up to 37! This is like October weather for Montana. Usually by now we could easily be having wind chill down to -20ºF or colder!
I'm going to put a rotated version of this on my Facebook becasue it loses the concept but has a strange uneasiness to it. Formspring. Tumblr
I observed some interesting animal behavior today. Mrs Jedi had just wiped down some pictures and was walking by Happy with this picture of Shadow. Happy started making his Happy sounds and kissy noises. We put the picture down on the table with Happy. My camera was close by and I managed to capture these images as he gave the picture another big kiss and kept saying "hi". Is it really possible this bird recognized this picture of his departed friend and had something nice to say to him?
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Exploration of the present day human condition and behavior as reflected in the lifeless world of mannequins and store windows. As beautiful as it seems from a visual perspective, there is an ever-present reminder of the lack of emotions, and an almost surrealistic belief of happiness and pleasure derived from the material world. Trapped in a well-conceived, visually stimulating box, these mannequins exude spiritual bliss, presenting a paradoxical interpretation of reality.
Although there are exotic springtails whose antennae surpass those of my little model, I still couldn't resist this title. After all, she displays her natural regalia — spanning almost the entire width of the frame — with such graceful dignity!
And the camera angle itself seems to have elevated this millimeter-sized 📏 little one onto a pedestal. :)
📚 A note for the dedicated enthusiasts.
In various sources, I have come across the statement that the melanistic Dicyrtoma fusca var. 2 is recorded significantly less frequently than other "traditional" forms of this species. However, drawing on my own experience of regular observations in the forests of the Sumy region (northern Ukraine), I would note that var. 2 is quite common here.
My archive contains numerous photographs documenting different developmental stages of this variation.
The average length of adults is approximately 1.6 mm. But upon reaching their maximum size (around 2.4 mm), they are fully capable of rivaling the impressive dimensions of large Allacma fusca springtails.
Considering that the length of the tiny creature depicted here is about 1.1 mm 📏, and evaluating its body proportions and pigmentation, I would suggest that we are looking at a subadult individual.
📷 Photographed on the trunk of a fallen, moldering forest tree.
P.S. Field observation, 2016 (First published 2026).
One of two images of a groundhog I met on the Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA on May 26, 2022. Although he turned around several times to seemingly glare at me, he never chose to leave the trail & just continued to run along ahead of me!
One interesting move an american bittern makes is to stretch straight up when it feels threatened. Guess it is trying to look like a stick and disappear into the marsh foliage.
Taken at Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, Viera, Florida.
Recurvirostra americana & Himantopus mexicanus.
In ephereral ponds on flooded alkali sink after all the winter & early spring rains,
Carrizo Plain,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
The stilt had been making some displays with the avocets nearby and at this point the avocet chased briefly. The avocet pair flew off shortly after. It is possible both species could be in the process of nesting nearby.
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He was attempting to pull the stick loose with his mouth and foot. Apparently the stick was too tangled. He left without the stick.
Male blue jay feeding his mate, in their annual "renewal of vows". It is believed that this behavior solidifies the bonds of mated pairs, and also proves that the male will be able to provide for his offspring
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The daily free-flight exhibitions here offer exceptional photo ops of relatively close raptors. The Harris's Hawk is a unique species of neotropic Hawks in that they stay together as a family and engage in group hunting. The free-flight show here deploys this species in such groups to simulate their natural behavior! Today the show included four such birds. The Tucson area has proved to be a very reliable location for spotting this rare hawk species. Harris's Hawk can be seen in the US almost exclusively in only extreme southern AZ and TX. (We also have a few in NM.)
IMG_6149; Harris's Hawk
Always exciting to catch a behavioral shot when photographing birds. This male and female American Goldfinch were in some kind of a family dispute.
The root cause of all immoral behavior is fear.
Fear is the only thing in the universe capable of killing the empathy that is the source of our consciousness.
"There are moments of suffering or sadness or days like stabs to the heart, these moments when you try to knock on the door of my heart. My life and my heart are open to te.Queste ears can listen to anything any time, even these eyes have accumulated so many tears to cry with you. When you are joyous do not have to speak I understand from your face. Instead when you feel loneliness, sadness or desire to get away talking to me about all these things, I load on my shoulders half the weight of your suffering. Let us go forward together. This is our way until continue our friendship."
Daisaku Ikeda
I think it is very lucky to be friends with a person who says these things....:)
Good evening to everyone ! :)
It's tempting to use anthropomorphism when interpreting animal behavior, but I have seen this display from many different species of birds, and I get the feeling that it's not just wing-drying, or flight preparation.
This male Osprey was entangled in the mass of algae on the right side of the screen. I'm not sure how that happened, but he was having a difficult fight with it. The more he clawed at it, the deeper entangled he became. Meanwhile, the number of onlookers swelled. After several minutes of effort, he was able to rip his sharp talons through the algae, free himself, and then...face the humans who were snapping his picture, and give this display. Maybe he was just preparing to fly...but he maintained this pose for about 30 seconds, finally turning away, and taking off.
Seen at J.N."Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida.
Tachycineta bicolor,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
The two at left inspected the pipe they were perched on, I assume considering it as a potential nesting site. (Think about that!) Meanwhile there were several other Tree Swallows flying over the pond and the one at far right landed near the pair. Not welcome at all.