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The Forster's Tern approaches its mate with a freshly caught minnow from the marsh waters. Both have breeding adult plumage, so I assume this is either courting behavior or just plain kindness and love between mates. Either way it was precious to view and experience...
This juvenile Red-necked Grebe is molting into an adult as evidenced by the increase of the red in the neck but it still has what I refer to as "prison plumage", that black and white striped appearance on its head. It was going through a series of movements similar to a duck flapping its wings but different, a movement that involves the neck more along with a sort of lunging forward with a head and neck twisting movement. It makes me wonder if molting is a bit of an irritant and this is it's way of "scratching" that itch, so to speak. Anyway, it was fascinating observing this behavior which went on for a bit while I was there that day.
Taken 14 August 2017 at Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska.
I sleptwalked last night and woke up and realized that I was covered in safe-t-pops!
Okay, not really, but I do have dreams/nightmares like this that revolve around childhood food staples.
Bizarre behavior - This is new to me, and I could not find information about Grackles mating in water. The Coot’s behavior is also surprising... maybe it’s a male hoping for menajahtwa.
... flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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Daily life in the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was harsh. Prisoners were given four rights. They included medical attention, shelter, food and clothing. Recreational activities and family visits had to be earned through hard work. Punishments for bad behavior included hard labor, wearing a 12 pound ball and chain, and lock-downs where prisoners were kept in solitary confinement, restricted to bread and water. There were a total of 14 escape attempts by over 30 prisoners. Most were caught, several were shot, and a few were swallowed by the chilling swells of the San Francisco Bay.
I don't know what is beneath the lady bird, and the colour on his body fade like this. she just stay there any didn't make any move
This fast and tiny wasp was very busy, collecting materials for cells partitions.
First time I meet this species.
Don't you just love when they pose for you
shot at the Emperor Valley Zoo, Trinidad & Tobago.
Honestly i Think it's a swan goose but i could be wrong if anyone knows the name of this beautiful bird please let me know.
Sassy, Ryan, Teresa, Darren, Ken and Scott
Sassy --- I know that all of you won't be attending Thursday's event, but that doesn't mean you can't benefit from this. I gathered you guys here for a short lesson on how to deal with the press.
[...Sassy goes on about the do's and don'ts for press, red carpet etiquette, and so on...]
Okay, I think you all got it. I just have one more thing to let you in on before you go. If you can only take away one thing from today, it's this; the #1 rule in any press situation... always leave them wanting more.
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Taken at Southampton Agriculture & Forestry Museum & Heritage Village in Courtland, Virginia [Southampton County] Patient, strong and cooperative mules put on a demonstration. I’d like to think this is a nudge of affection for its handler.
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Mais um recém chegado e deslumbrante pasta o Desafio Ostentassaum Novidadeira.
Foram duas camadas e finalizei com tc da Impala, ele é super pigmentado e ao contrário dos outros esmaltes da marca que eu tenho, a consistência dele está perfeita e facilitou muito a esmaltar.
Ele tem um tom de rosa muito bonito, ao vivo é mais azulado e tem um tom muito perfeito.
I watched these two goatfish stay close together with the larger one staying in a vertical position and both alternating between remaining stationary and swimming frantically.
I've often seen roadrunners face away from the sun and spread their wings to warm their body core. But, it was 82 degrees this morning. Watched this bird for awhile and after a few minutes, he ran into the shade and immediately began gular flutter to cool down. Curious behavior.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
I followed this monarch around my garden this morning as she deposited eggs on my little milkweed seedlings. I'll be bringing them all into safe enclosure to develop. Andover, NJ
The history of the dominatrix is argued to date back to rituals of the Goddess Inanna (or Ishtar as she was known in Akkadian), in ancient Mesopotamia. Ancient cuneiform texts consisting of "Hymns to Inanna" have been cited as examples of the archetype of powerful, sexual female displaying dominating behaviors and forcing Gods and men into submission to her.
Domina rituals included cross-dressing of cult personnel, and rituals "imbued with pain and ecstasy, bringing about initiation and journeys of altered consciousness; punishment, moaning, ecstasy, lament and song, participants exhausting themselves with weeping and grief."
The profession appears to have originated as a specialization within brothels , before becoming its own unique craft.
Anyone want to know why there are so many red winged blackbirds? Well, it's because they are good at what they do, and this beauty killed more insects than a bug zapper on a hot summer night in the everglades. She was none too cooperative though. I got two shots before she took off. I wanted to narrow the f- stop to f-18 or higher to get it all in focus.
The day I saw the familiar behavior from you
I was very shocked, I didn't know there's someone not only me
Actually before you made this act, I didn't notice it yet
But that day, I looked longer time
My eyes lingered and wondered
Full of surprises that I realise it
There's a problem of your ^MiMi^
by Babette Teeth
As you all know, I just love doing these guys. Here he was minding his own business preening and such and along came a Coot which got a little to close, and this was the display of the Heron to warn him off, and the Coot mad a hasty retreat. Have a great day everyone and thank you for visiting, always appreciated.
WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 26, 2016) Republic of Korea Navy ships Seoae Ryusungryong (DDG 993), Yul Gok Yii (DDG 992), Kang Gam Chan (DDH 979) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) conduct maneuvers during a combined maritime operation. Spruance joined ROKN Aegis destroyers, submarines, anti-submarine helicopters, and U.S. and ROKN P-3 patrol aircraft in the operation that highlighted the unified naval force capabilities in defense of the Republic of Korea and region from surface, subsurface, and ballistic missile threats. Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea Commander General Vincent. K. Brooks said, "this Combined Maritime operation is another example of the broad range of capabilities the Alliance has to confront North Korea's unacceptable behavior and the threat they pose to the stability on the Korean Peninsula, and the region."(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Will Gaskill)
This Spotted Sandpiper did something previously unseen,. As I approached it -- stealthily (I like to think), it moved away from me, as they do. Quick walk. In the normal Sandpiper posture.
Then, for whatever reason, it stopped, and reared up. Think 'standing on its tiptoes'. Vertical posture...VERY unusual. Stood like this for seconds, like it was sampling its surroundings...but it never looked back in my direction. Then it dropped down to normal stance...and flew off.
Not a great photo -- but in this case behavior trumps quality. I processed this photo three times, in three very different ways...couldn't find any pleasing composition. Lacking that, I'm just showing the bird standing upright, like a biped.
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Nikon D4s. Nikkor 80-400mm @ 400mm. 1/3200nd @ f/11. ISO 3200. EV = 0.0.
A una in Paradiso
Eri per me quel tutto, amore,
per cui si struggeva la mia anima -
una verde isola nel mare, amore,
una fonte limpida, un'ara
di magici frutti e fiori adornata:
e tutti erano miei quei fiori.
Ah, sogno splendido e breve!
Stellata speranza, appena apparsa
e subito sopraffatta!
Una voce del Futuro mi grida
"Avanti, avanti!" - ma è sul Passato
(oscuro gugite!) che la mia anima aleggia
tacita, immobile, sgomenta!
Perchè mai più, oh, mai più per me
risplenderà quella luce di Vita!
Mai più - mai più - mai più -
(è quel che il mare ripete
alle sabbie del lido) - mai più
rifiorirà un albero percosso dal fulmine,
nè potrà più elevarsi un'aquila ferita.
Vivo, trasognato, giorni estatici,
e tutte le mie notturne visioni
mi riportano ai tuoi grigi occhi di luce,
a là dove tu stessa ti porti e risplendi,
oh, in quali eteree danze,
lungo rivi che scorrono perenni.
Edgar Allan Poe