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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...
In the butterfly world there is lots of mimicry in coloration, where a tasty (to a bird) butterfly is colored to look much like one that is poisonous or nasty tasting.
But I have seen this particular behavior several times, usually among the black swallowtails, where the butterfly holds its wings in the position that is much like that of the skipper butterflies.
But then again, maybe this is a way of cooling off for the butterfly. It's been hot lately.
The american bittern is often very difficult to find because it usually is rummaging around in the tall marsh foliage. It becomes visible once in awhile as in this photo or as it flies to a different location.
Taken at the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, Viera, Florida.
A medium-sized cockapoo with a wavy, reddish-brown coat displays attentive behavior while seated on a patterned rug, indicative of comfort within a domestic setting.
One of the behaviors of the Lesser Prairie Chicken lekking ritual involves two males going face to face, crouching low and vocalizing like crazy. Occasionally, this evolves into an all out battle. But most of the time, after a few seconds of this, they just stand up, turn around and walk away. Then, after several minutes of displaying and prancing around the little patch of turf they've claimed as their territory, they come back together for some more trash talking. All of this occurs repeatedly for about two hours every morning, annually, for several weeks during spring.
Thanks to the Kansas Nature Conservancy for allowing us to view this Lesser Prairie Chicken Lek on their property.
The recent cool weather was not to this cat's liking. It usually has more energy than the Energizer Bunny, and sometimes literally runs around the walls and recoils off people! It discovered this ray of morning sunshine coming through a bedroom window and claimed this spot as its own. I couldn't pass up this posed shot! (For you cat lovers... it's a Russian Blue.)
IMG_0513; Cat
Female mountain bluebird bringing a special delivery treat to her just fledged offspring...in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week.
I was looking at their nest on the edge of Paynes Prairie, to see if anybody was home. When I didn't see any occupants, I looked to see if they were near. Not seeing anybody I prepared to leave, when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw movement in the tree line across the cow pasture. Two Bald Eagles were flying at the edge of the woods and landed in a tree. They were so camouflaged that I could only see them while they settled unto the branch and prepared to mate. I fired off several bursts before I lost track of them.
A week after I saw him on the pole feeder, I spotted my male woodpecker on the ground with the other birds, looking for fallen seeds. All the other woodpeckers in my yard stick with eating from the suet basket and looking for insects on the trees.
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker (melanerpes carolinus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
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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.
Just because today is International Polar Bear Day ... and because it's been quite a while since a bear (of any kind) was shared by me on Flickr, I thought it appropriate to share this one.
Who can resist a young cub, especially a polar bear cub, posing on the snow covered landscape, as it takes a break from playing. Not far away, of course, is its mom who always has the young one in sight.
Spending 5 days with these amazing bears has been a highlight of my photography life. It's amazing to see their size, their strength, their behavior, and especially their cuteness. These polar bear moms, from what I witnessed, are fabulous moms who protect and play with their cubs. Don't fret, she does take breaks too. Cubs learn to entertain themselves when mom is resting. Whether it be with sticks, blubber remnants, the snow itself ... virtually anything is fair game ... including other cubs, which is probably the cutest.
How could we not want to protect these bears from the environmental changes that threaten them?
Thanks so much for stopping by to view and especially for sharing your thoughts and comments.
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Cape Gannets (Morus capensis) in scissor behavior as they court next to their nest at the Gannet colony at Lambert's Bay, South Africa. It is terribly hard to isolate a pair as some 19,000 birds were occupying the small island.
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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Two Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) have an early morning sure enough fight on the plains at Andoni in Etosha National Park of Namibia.
Haha..I am kidding. This super starling is super friendly and did not my presence at all. It just probably yawned..
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.
When we arrived at the Albany mudflats the tide had been pretty high but was going down...we decided to sit on a log and wait it out hoping the birds would show up, it didn't take long! Avocets started coming in and we witnessed a very 'curious behavior'...they would fly across the water skimming, dipping and even diving full bodied into it. The water hadn't exposed the mud yet but as they emerged they had streaks of mud on their chests! Something I had never seen before and very entertaining!
The last image you can see the mud on it's chest as it's walking out!
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.
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 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.
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
Two Great Egret (Ardea alba) posture in aggressive dominance over a fishing spot on a waterhole in Kruger National Park of South Africa.