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A Cham shepherdess at work in south central Vietnam. The Cham people are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority group who live mostly in south central Vietnam. They are descendants of Austronesian people who arrived in Vietnam by boat from Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay peninsula. The Champa Kingdom flourished in this part of Vietnam for millenia until they were conquered by the Kinh people (descendants of modern day Vietnamese). Today most Cham people make their livelihood in fishing and agriculture, including the raising of sheep.
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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Children tend to continue a behavior when it is rewarded and stop a behavior when it is ignored.
Unfortunately politics doesn't work in this way.
When you ignore unjust laws the only thing that is stopped is democracy.
Democracy passes into despotism.
Plato - De Repubblic
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However does she do it?! Mama is entirely responsible for building her own nest. Dad takes off once mating is over.
Hummingbirds are native to the Americas. There are no hummingbirds found in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia or Antarctica.
Here are some other fun facts about these wonderful little gems of nature
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There are more than 325 unique hummingbird species in the world.
A hummingbird’s brilliant throat color is caused by iridescence in the arrangement of the feathers.
The bee hummingbird is the smallest hummingbird species in the world and measures 2.25 inches long. It is only found in Cuba.
The average ruby-throated hummingbird weighs 3 grams. In comparison, a nickel weighs 4.5 grams.
A hummingbird egg is smaller than a jelly bean!
A hummingbird must consume approximately 1/2 of its weight in sugar daily,. In addition to nectar, they also eat small insects and spiders, and may also sip tree sap or juice from broken fruits
A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second
An average hummingbird’s heart rate is more than 1,200 beats per minute
The average lifespan of a wild hummingbird is 3-12 years.
Several species of hummingbird breed together to create hybrid species, making identifying a challenge
"In his own way, he's lived life with all the intensity he could muster."
~Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood)
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.
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) pair dances in courting behavior on a Northern Colorado pond.
I observed the strangest behavior I've ever had the privilege of witnessing. I spotted a Great Blue Heron motionless waiting for fish. I noticed something on its back and realized a Red-wing Blackbird was sitting on him. The Blackbird then began frenzied pecking at the heron's back. Nonplussed the heron never moved. The Blackbird then began flying up and landing on the Heron repeatedly. I estimate about a dozen times. The Heron eventually caught a fish which it ate. Then it started to stalk about with the Blackbird on its back. The strangest and most amazing interaction I have ever seen.
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.
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.
Maasi Mara, Kenya, Africa
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.
I watched an Anole climb this plastic water pail and reach down to drink from it...
views from the porch...
Brooksville, Florida
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Behavior I had never seen before which began with the flaring of the tail. It appeared to be trying to attract another Flicker, which it did. They then flew off together when the second Flicker flew into the tree, so I did not see them actually mate.
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V8oRERt4QU&list=PLP4k98F-8Eo...
"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself.
( I am large, I contain multitudes. )"
This is a behavior I have not seen in a few years folks, the particles of debris you see are not spots on my sensor but dirt from the action of the Thrasher, instead of water this guys uses dirt, makes a hole and splashes the dirt like water, I think there is one more in this series.
Thank you for the visit, and as always have a great day.
It was a cold overcast day in January. Yet this turtle looks like she is basking in warm sunshine.
Female River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
White Rock Lake, Dallas
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Behavioral Sciences Building, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Architect: Walter Netsch of SOM
Completed: 1969
Two Eared rebes (Podiceps nigricollis) dance in courtship behavior prior to the nesting season on a Northern Colorado pond.
Colombia
Potoos are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, camouflaged to look like part of the stump. The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump. The mother sits in a cryptic pose with the chick on top of the stump.
I took this picture while on a photo tour led by Jeff Munoz of Rainforest Photo Tours (rainforestphototours.com).