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No matter where I wander, Buster the Crow pops up like magic. Here's his regular routine ... I put down a little of his 'health-food' snack ... he takes a bite, then says, "CAW" three times to summon Mrs B, his faithful mate, to join in the feast.
He must be a fair age now - he's been a friend for 11 years!
He likes to be stroked, if we're in a quiet place and he feels relaxed.
2005 Chandra observations revealed new details about the fiery ring surrounding the stellar explosion that produced Supernova 1987A. The data give insight into the behavior of the doomed star in the years before it exploded, and indicate that the predicted spectacular brightening of the circumstellar ring has begun.
Supernova 1987A occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy only 160,000 light years from Earth. The outburst was visible to the naked eye, and is the brightest known supernova in almost 400 years. Optical hot-spots (pink-white) now encircle the ring like a necklace of incandescent diamonds. The Chandra data (blue-purple) reveals multimillion-degree gas at the location of the optical hot-spots.
Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/PSU/S.Park & D.Burrows.; Optical: NASA/STScI/CfA/P.Challis
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) _ Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park, Ecuador
I saw that today was world vegan day, so I decided to post the largest reptilian vegan! The galapagos tortoise which is infact the largest (heaviest) terrestrial reptile, the aldabra tortoise which is also a herbivore comes close but doesnt quite get as heavy. The Galapagos tortoise is actually a complex of about a dozen different species, they're all large and I'm sure some get heavier than others but I didn't want to spend too long looking into it. Suffice to say, they are all huge! This one here had found a great source of food, it was parked underneath a pomelo tree and systematically picking off the low hanging fruit one by one. The only reptiles that do get heavier than the tortoises are various crocodilians which are semi aquatic and sea turtles.
Captured this Royal Spoonbill today during another shoot at Hunter Wetlands (Shortland, NSW; Australia) with long time friend and fellow flickr photographer Joe Micallef.
I didn't notice that he'd pulled out the plug until I viewed this on my monitor!!!
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Mating Behavior
Once mature, a male dragonfly or damselfly establishes a territory from which he chases other males. When on territory, he produces packets of sperm called spermatophores at the tip of his abdomen (tenth segment), reaches the tip forward and places the spermatophores in a depression on the lower surface of the second abdominal segment.
With his sperm receptacle filled, the male flies out and grasps a female's head with his clasping genitalia at the abdominal tip. Each species' male genitalia fit the head of only the female of that species. (Slaty Skimmer Clamped in Tandem.) In some dragonflies and damselflies, the shape of the male genitalia is the most constant and accurate identifier of the insect's species.
Once the male has grasped a female, they fly in tandem for some time (Swamp Spreadwing in Tandem). The male usually flies while the female rests. Rarely, the female will fly while the male rests. It is unusual for both odonates to be flying at the same time.After some time, the female reaches the tip of her abdomen below her body and grasps the male's second segment to pick up the spermatophores he placed there. During this process, called the wheel formation, the two dragonflies take on a circular or heart-shaped pose. The two may stay in the wheel formation for upwards of fifteen minutes before the female releases and returns to the tandem position.
Behavioral Picture 1 of 2
This bird did an unsuccessful full immersion snow dive for a vole and then sat up in the snow. But it seemed to hear a vole again under the snow and emulated the human behaviour of putting one's ear to the wall despite its highly sophisticated hearing.
I liked the owl's expression here and what one can see of the expression in picture 2.
"Your behavior, Jyn Erso, is continually unexpected." - K-2SO
As the battle in the sky and space above Scarif rages, Jyn, Cassian, and K-2SO arrive at the Imperial data vault. K2 stays outside the vault to help the others find the correct data file, and to fend off Imperial troopers. Before leaving, Jyn hands the droid a blaster, which takes him completely off-guard, considering how he protested at Jyn's possession of a blaster when they first met. Cassian also contacts Bodhi to ask him to ask the Rebel fleet to take down the shield gate above Scarif, so that they can transmit the Death Star plans once they have been found.
I could not help it . . .
I was constantly stopping when I spotted an interesting photo opportunity.
My passenger was annoyed.
This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L-1A filter using Fuji 160NS [220] film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
While in Yellowstone NP, we encountered several bighorn sheep ram along the hillside grazing on the grasses sticking up through the snowy landscape. The light was so very beautiful and enabled us to capture that eye, which I always find so intriguing.
This ram had some pretty beat up horns too. Made me wonder how curled they would have been if they weren't so worn down. Of course, I also thought about what stories those curls could tell about the life of this beautiful bighorn sheep.
But getting back to that eye ... there are few animals that possess such a mesmerizing eye as the BHS, at least to me. Eye contact is generally locked and sustained. Such a thrill. :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by to view and especially for sharing your thoughts and comments.
© 2016 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
The male in many songbird species will often feed the female in courtship prior to breeding. Male cardinals will feed the female while she is incubating. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
There were two Spotted Towhee males in my backyard foraging. One kept hopping on the other and flailing its wings almost in a sexual/dominant manner. I wish I'd had my camera ready at that time. Then this male flew closer to me and just sat there motionless as the other one continued to forage. This Towhee stayed motionless for almost 5 minutes until the other male flew away. Then this one eventually followed.
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.
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.
Male on left and female on right.
Female calls male to signal male for readiness. Eventually male shows up and perches close by in viewing range. When ready female goes into the pose shown here and also notice the male ready to mount...
I hate the semi-annual process of clock change. Don't like how it messes with my circadian rhythms or the mental grogginess it causes (even more than my usual state). But I especially dislike leaving daylight saving time. At this point in the year, sunset is already occurring much too early for my liking. To have the sun setting one hour earlier just cements the feeling of anxiety about re-entering the dark part of the year. It's not the cold of winter that gets to me; it's the massive decrease in the quantity and quality of sunlight. The root of it is a primordial fear of darkness. Nightfall is the perfect breeding ground for the unknown. Easy enough to put that aside on lazy summer nights with their slow rolling, lemonade-sipping sunsets. But November sees darkness crashing down, not just early, but as swiftly as sudden death. And the abruptness of the autumn clock change only worsens a bad situation.
Late afternoon now is very deceptive. Everything at first seems normal until the shadows lengthen and the sun begins to crowd the horizon. Yet still there's enough brightness in the sky to make me believe darkness is still a long way off. Oddly I get this recurrent sense of false hope every day for at least a couple of weeks after the clock change. And every day hope is dashed as darkness envelopes the landscape, each day sooner than the last. Body and mind reluctantly adjust, however it's an uncomfortable process.
One of my many odd rituals is to remain outdoors during sunset on the last night of daylight saving time. I love the idea of experiencing firsthand the final twilight of the bright phase of the year. There's an aspect of facing one's fears in this I suppose. But like many rituals, the original intent is lost or at least muddled over the years of repetition. Anyway it's as breathtaking now as it ever was, and even more so when skies are clear. This year I gathered up a Jack-O-Lantern which I carved especially for this moment and headed off into a clearing in the woods about a half hour before sunset. I lit the candle and just sat down to absorb the atmosphere. The approach of darkness can be felt as much as observed. It felt like weight pressing down on me as the temperature began to dip and color began to fade from the landscape. The color goes first, then shadows replace texture. And soon there's nothing left but soft glow on the horizon in the direction the sun recently occupied. Less than an hour to watch it all slip away.
Several inches of fresh snow is not quite how I was hoping to start off April, but it sure makes for photogenic settings. I couldn't resist visiting this guy who was cooperative as always. I've yet to capture him in full display but have seen him perform this behavior more frequently over the past few days, so hopefully after a week of nice weather things will start getting interesting.
A breathtaking close-up of a peacock in full display, showcasing its iridescent blue plumage and mesmerizing "eye" patterns. This image captures the grace, beauty, and intricate details of one of nature’s most spectacular courtship displays.
It is hard to believe this bird is a babbler. It's behavior is that of a nuthatch, yet they seem to forage amongst epiphytes in the canopy vs on bark. It reminded me very much of the Ifrita of New Guinea. This bird was photographed at Eagles Nest Sanctuary, Himalayas, 5,500 feet elevation in rainforest. Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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.
Majestic eagles? Thieves is what they are. Old Ben Franklin had it right with the noble turkey. Eagles hand around the periphery waiting for an osprey or another eagle to do their work for them. It looks to me like it would take less effort for them to catch their own fish, so I've concluded that they just like stealing another bird's hard caught prey over catching one on their own. Thanks to Dick Vautrinot for getting me in position last year to get this shot.
By the way, you can get a gauge on an eagles age by the color of its bill, among other things. The bill starts out black and the yellow begins to develop close to the eyes and work its way out, taking about five years for full maturity. (Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Moose and Elk are both members of the Deer family but there are some interesting behavioral differences.
During the mating season, bull elk try to collect and maintain a harem of as many breeding cows as they can manage. The bull elk can often be heard bugling to both call cows to them and to also display their dominance over other bulls in the area.
Bull moose tend to have a small number of cows during the rut. The cows actually call to attract the bulls and cow calls may even invite one bull to invade another's harem. So, cow moose have more control over which bulls they end up mating with.
Our two fall Hummingbirds up here are the Broad-tailed and the juveniles appear very similar... especially in the earliest stages. They are very difficult for me to confidently ID. This one's eyebrow doesn't show rufous. The color flakes on the gorget area that indicate its manhood are beginning to appear.
IMG_4107; Broad-tailed Hummingbird
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.
Lady, i will touch you with my mind.
Touch you and touch and touch
until you give
me suddenly a smile,shyly obscene
E.E. Cummings
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