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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.
This is one of several males are fighting over the nectar feeder just below. They now compete with breath-taking high-speed aerial sky dives to impress the feeding females and get their attention (for breeding). This flight action is both visually and audibly impressive! It's still very early morning, and the sunlight is heavily filtered by the tall forest growth to the east. Although I have the sun at my back, the gorgets will not display much red iridescence until it gets a little brighter. In this shot you can't get much of a hint of the color to come shortly!
IMG_2300; Broad-tailed Hummingbird
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.
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Touch you and touch and touch
until you give
me suddenly a smile,shyly obscene
E.E. Cummings
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Behavioral Sciences Building, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Architect: Walter Netsch of SOM
Completed: 1969
"In his own way, he's lived life with all the intensity he could muster."
~Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood)
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.
A Touch of Frost Eugenia models Social Behavior fashion from the 2020 Legendary Style Lab collection.
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.
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!
I have never seen a hummingbird do this before in all my years watching them.
In the space of about 20 minutes this little hummer hovered around this spot at about 2-3 inches many times and on at least two times landed in the grass and appeared to rest there for a minute or two.
Each time flying back up into the trees or hitting my feeders.
Any ideas?
I would not have posted this image but wanted somebodies opinion this behavior.
Ostional Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica: A Pacific Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) building the hole in the sand that will serve as a nest for their eggs during an arribada at the beach. The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) adopted a unique nesting behavior that increases their offspring’s chance of survival. They deposit more eggs in the sand than predators can consume; this is known in Costa Rica as 'arribada'. An arribada is a unique masive nesting phenomenon. Its arrival transforms the beach into one of the few places in the world where it spawns in arribadas, it can be up to 300,000 turtles, especially in the rainy season between August and November.
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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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.
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A snapshot taken through partitioning pillars in the NY subway, showing people in social interaction, while not interacting. The slight blur of the picture gives the situation a touch of being unreal, dreamlike.
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
The throat (gorget) deepening colors start initially with a small central red spot in the lower central gorget. This color broadens and deepens as the young lad ages. Some of our local juvies hang around long enough in the late fall that they appear almost adult. This one has a barely begun to develop the full adult display. Much of this gorget color development happens on their fall migration route to the south.
IMG_5729; Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Domestic cat (Felis catus) — orange (ginger) tabby kittens
Breed: Most likely Domestic Shorthair (common mixed-breed house cat)
Age: Approximately 5–8 weeks old
Description
Two young orange tabby kittens are eating wet food from a shallow ceramic dish placed directly on a hardwood floor.
Both kittens have short coats with classic tabby striping and faint mackerel patterning along the flanks.
Their fur is soft and slightly fuzzy, consistent with early kitten stage.
Left kitten: Leaning forward with extended body posture, paws splayed slightly for balance. Clear striping along back and sides.
Right kitten: More compact stance, tail extended downward, hindquarters facing the camera. Subtle banding visible on tail.
The scene is indoors under warm ambient light. The wood floorboards show visible grain and wear. A second food dish is partially visible at frame right.
Behavior suggests littermate feeding—no signs of aggression; both kittens appear calm and focused on eating.
Visual / Compositional Notes
Warm color palette (orange fur + honey-toned wood)
Low camera angle at kitten level
Shallow depth of field
Soft natural or diffused lighting
Symmetrical feeding posture creates visual pairing
I watched an Anole climb this plastic water pail and reach down to drink from it...
views from the porch...
Brooksville, Florida
Curious bird behavior.....
A Red-browed Finch sits on this branch with a long grass stem hanging from its beak.
I don't know whether it was in the process of feeding or building a nest, or just acting silly!!!
Hope you like it anyway!!
Thanks for any comments, views or favorites - always appreciated!!!
Have another terrific day and weekend!
It's pretty hot here - 36C........
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).
Well my friends this is the last of the series, and I know that everyone is relieved to hear this, it was just a great ride for me as a photographer, to see be able to record this behavior.
Have a great weekend, a great Friday, and again I'm sorry if I bored anyone. The story was a little windy ( Larry ) but hope you liked it anyway.
Many, if not most, of the local wild birds eventually visit our created bird oasis to drink and bathe. They drink both from this gushing fountain or the pond below. Water can be scarce in this high mountain region (8600 ft. msl), especially during the drier months. The local birds are regular repeat visitors, and the visitors and those annually passing through during migration key in on these regulars when looking for a safe place with water access. We eventually draw all of the regional bird species in for close photography. I just sit quietly and observe and wait. For wildlife photography it doesn't get any better than this!
IMG_5543; Evening Grosbeak