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Some young bulls are checking out a cow that is beginning to release the smell of estrus. They are curious and fired up, but won't breed this season. When the cows become receptive, the mature bulls will chase away these youngsters. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
I am sometimes amazed by the tender and loving behavior I have seen animals exhibit to each other. Obviously facial expressions don't work for most animals so it has to be behavioral. Here two Sitka Black-tailed bucks are nuzzling each other and obviously enjoying it at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The deer came here when they were found orphaned otherwise they would not have survived in the wild. It's interesting to see this behavior for these two bucks as they will fight each other for the ability to mate with does. So, maybe they are saying, "Forgive me for what I'm about to do to you?"
Taken 29 August 2016.
This black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) was engaged in a three-way fluting conversation. It is sitting in front of its cave and looking upwards to another fluter sitting on the ledge about 2m above this cave.
Diese Gryllteiste (Cepphus grylle) war Teil einer 3-seitigen Flötkonversation. Sie sitzt vor ihrer Höhle und schaut hinauf, zu einem anderen Flötling ca 2m über ihrer Höhle.
These seem to be rare near Boulder--I had only seen one of these beetles (Red net-winged beetle Dictyoptera aurora) before. But a few days ago I found two pairs mating on a single thistle. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm was bearing down so I retreated to avoid a drenching. But I returned the next morning under a blue sky and found one of the pairs--this afterglow of mating is called guarding behavior. The male will hang onto the female until she started laying eggs. He needs the assurance that he is the father of her eggs, not the next male to come along. He had held on all night.
Thanks to Mick and Keith for the title.
Leucophaeus pipixcan juvenile, & Thalasseus elegans,
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
I believe the backstory is that the very small gull had just gotten chased by a larger gull and it happened to land in proximity with the tern. Apparently both took offense with the other's presence. The tern was one of a mass of about 600, most of which had appeared along this shore the day before. The Franklin's Gull is a rare bird locally, had been present since August 25, and was not seen after the day of this photo, August 31.
Northern Territory, Australia
We spotted this lizard while driving through the Australian outback in the Northern Territory. When he realized he had been spotted, he dashed to the nearest tree stump. He was not happy we were taking pictures and, in an effort to scare us off, he raised his frill abruptly around his neck. The neck frill is simply a thin but extensive fold of skin surrounding the throat. When fully erected, the frill measured approximately 12 inches across and was an extraordinary orange and pink. Thankfully, the lizard stayed perched long enough for me to get this shot. Soon after, he folded his crest, climbed down from the stump, and walked away through the bush.
Podilymbus podiceps,
Atascadero Lake,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
The bird at left had been tending four chicks as I heard but could not see the bird (calling excitedly) at right approaching, both swimming toward each other. This connection happened quickly and I did not see a fish exchanged. In a brief search I could not find this behavior explained, but I believe it is a pair-bonding greeting. Seconds later the chicks swam up to join these adults.
I hope I have this ID correct. There are lots of similar looking juvies now flying. I have observed this species to be nesting in this area in prior years. (If you can more confidently ID this bird please comment.) This is our common low-altitude Hummer in my native New Mexico. This guy was hanging around another juvenile that was barely flying. The lime green background is a heavy coating of duckweed covering this pond.
IMG_8224; Black-chinned Hummingbird
Bighorn rams demonstrating the effects of high altitude testosterone with the beginning of their rutting activities. All rights reserved.
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This is the same robin from the previous photo, it had such odd behavior that day. It would sit proudly on the branch, but then try to attach itself to the screen from the window. The only thing that we can come up with, is that she saw the reflection of the branches in the window and tried to land on them. We have since put up a photo of an owl, which has discouraged her from attempting this again.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird perched in the garden de-burring the end of his beak. It is very common to see a Hummingbird perched at the pithy end of a dead branch poking his beak into the soft wood to remove burrs from his beak. You can easily spot a favorite perch by the look of the end of the branch. It will look frayed from the constant poking. They also wipe their beak from side to side on the branch to remove burrs from the sides of their beak. This will leave marks on the side of the branch.
Here's a 'First/Lifer' bird behavior image for me - an adult cormorant bringing water back to young ones in the nest.... I always knew that birds bring food for their little ones, but it never occurred to me that they bring water, also. The adult threw its head around and sprayed and dribbled water for at least a minute while the youngsters twirled around with their mouths wide open. This year the summer heat is suffocating for all of us, so it doesn't surprise me, it's just that I had never seen it done like this. I have seen a cattle egret bring a leaf dripping with water to a mate who was sitting on eggs, and a woodstork bring a dribble of water to the nest but never a bird with lots of water in its craw like this. It is so hot here now that I see the birds perched on trees, just panting like dogs do.
My question for those of you who are familiar with this behavior, is this; do they bring the water for the youngsters to drink, to spray them and cool them off (not much of the water seemed to be caught by the youngsters) or to moisten the nest; or something else? Anybody know?
P.S. I have enhanced and decluttered this image to make it more understandable.
Just got an answer from Janet Holt Schettino on FB, excepted from 'All About Birds' "Double-crested Cormorant nests often are exposed to direct sun. Adults shade the chicks and also bring them water, pouring it from their mouths into those of the chicks."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/life...
Cathartes aura,
At the edge of the bay,
Morro Bay, California
The disagreement was over some small bits of a dead fish that the bird on left was nibbling.
Not a great image but a fun catch of the Canyon Wren on the right not liking it at all that the White-crowned Sparrow on the left was hopping over with…an offering? nesting material? who knows!…which it dropped once the Wren moved down into the rock crevasse.
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These two young baboons could hold their own on any playground. I am always excited to see the rough and tumble play of baboon youngsters.
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have you ever checked out soni avileva's work? deviant behavior is a funky shop where you can try on demos live on the spot without unboxing. what a unique experience! i haven't seen this anywhere else. i happened to find his work on flickr by accident and was totally curious.
when you arrive, you're greeted by some really lovely helpful ladies and the layout of the shop is by body type. the textures are really good and everything seems to be sold in fatpacks at a very reasonable price. i wanted to buy everything but ended up walking away with this body suit and two other dresses. one you can see here.
be sure to check out upstairs, where the deviant ladies hang out. however, don't accidentally get too close... some of them bite ;)
p.s. if you have time to flick through soni's flickr his parties looks epic XD i want to go to the next one lol!
An attempt at capturing the aggressive behavior of this species, with males generally the 'nastier' of the two.
This image's special to me because it was made 6 years ago, when I began shooting @ 10 fps with the Canon 1D M3. Near Lampasas, TX.
Higher ISO @ 1600, f/11, 1/4000th and bright sunlight - no flash. 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x
Elizabeth knew she didn't qualify for the latest contest theme given how her mornings usually start. (more information about contest in previous photo)
Here, Elizabeth gets the most out of her night's sleep before her daughter Tulley and housepets try to start her day before her alarm clock sounds. Last night's reading and her house boots sit on the floor below. :)
Elizabeth is a Juliet Barbie from the late '90s who received a complete reroot by SalvadorLA.