Bird Behaviour in Action
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Since we are in our new home, Merlin seems to be more peaceful.
Merlin for Happy-Caturday theme : "Behaviour".
LACPIXEL - 2022
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Dove and Red-headed Finch.
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This very small nutria was walking silently in the shadow, that's why I had to use high ISO. Zoom in for more details.
As you can see his fur has a lot of different shades of brown.
And as you can see he was very young : big head and small body
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Very interesting behaviour - this LEO was hunting at 10AM (and was very successful at it!) Not typical behaviour for a dusk hunter. My hypothesis is that it was taking advantage of the people / dog activity in the local park, what I mean is that because of it’s proximity to a busy trail, dogs in particular spook mice and other rodents. If I was a betting person I’d say this is an example of a hunter adapting to it’s circumstances!
Wer schon mal mehrere Blässhühner auf einem Gewässer sah, hat vermutlich auch das ständige Rivalitätsverhalten der Wasservögel beobachten können.
Anyone who has ever seen several coots on a body of water has probably also observed the constant rivalry behaviour of the waterfowl.
This Female Great Spotted Woodpecker had just landed on this small branch when the male came in above her and she suddenly dropped down and adopted this remarkable pose,flicking her tail up & down..behaviour that I have never seen before.
Taken in my local woods in Devon.
It is not just the boys that enjoy singing in the springtime.
However, the tune and the volume is a little softer.
From the "senses" series: Vision
If someone sees something, they react. Cause-effect. According to Pavlov, reflexes could be conditioned. If you don't see, you don't react. But if vision is deprived from you and you know and watch that you don't see because someone doesn't want you to see, you react. Cause-effect.
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Taken a few months back in the Kent coastal town of Whitstable. In general seagulls in the British coastal resorts have a bad reputation for their aggressive behaviour, well deserved I should add. Should you just be tucking into your lovely bag of chips (fries) you'd better beware that if you take your attention away for even a second then chances are one of these guys will be swooping in for a free meal. It can scare the bejesus out of you! And if they don't steal your food they just might leave you with something else in the form of an embarrassing white streak down your back, or heaven forbid, on your head!
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A pair of Northern Gannets at their nest.
The male on the left had just returned and the female started to shake her head from side to side as if saying "Where have you been for all this time?"
The male then started to dart forward excitedly towards the female, beak agape,but never got too close.!
A few days later the female laid her first egg in the nest.
The head shaking is behaviour I have seen before but I have never managed to capture it on camera!.
Taken at RSPB Bempton.
Australian pelicans have a really fascinating behaviour. We watched a group of them in the bird park Walsrode, and their many different faces were amazing!
Although they are not the only birds to engage in similar behaviour, gannets are famous for "billing" or “mutual fencing.” While it can happen any time both birds from a mated pair are at their nest site, it is quite routine when one bird returns to the nest after foraging for food or nesting material. The two gannets will face each other, often touching and calling. They then shake their heads side to side with their bills clacking together. They often bow, rub necks, and preen each other’s neck before taking up the more mundane activities of nesting in colonies, such as bickering and fighting with neighbors.
Feeding behaviour - Typically forages in shallow water. Often feeds very actively, sometimes running after minnows. May forage by walking forward while swinging its head back and forth with the tip of the bill in the water.
AHP East, Ottawa.
Courtship behaviour of the great crested grebe.
great crested grebe
Haubentaucher
[Podiceps cristatus]
This grackle is singing for a potential mate. The song has been described as creaking and grating. I don't find it that bad. Like a toned down red-winged blackbird.
Surtout, ne m'imitez pas, hein, car ce sont des baies d'if, mortelles en 5-10 min. si on croque dans la graine. Moi, comme je n'ai pas de dents, je l'avale tout rond et ainsi, je ne risque rien !
De nombreux humains et animaux (chevaux, vaches, lapins, etc) sont morts après avoir mangé des baies d'if !!!
Don't make the same as me. These are yew berries. If you crunch the seed, hidden into the berry, you will die very quickly ! For me, as I haven't any teeth, I swallow it without chewing it !
A lot of humans and animals (horses, cows, rabbits, etc) have died after having eaten yew berries !!!
Curious behaviour, the Redshank didn't eat the fish, it just picked it up and dumped it on the edge of the water. It must have been annoying the Redshank!
I made a quick trip to the nature reserve after work and met this beautiful and friendly girl. After moving to a very photogenic spot on the grass she spent several minutes turning, preening and generally showing off all her best sides for the camera! It was hard to pick a shot in the end :)
To me, darters always look happy, and this cheery-looking chappy is no exception.
The farmer helpfully dug a small pond next to our house about two years ago, and the common darters didn't take long to find it (also saw common hawker this year!).
I do find these very tricky subjects, because they are either zipping about and never landing (when it's sunny), or completely hidden (when it's cooler). In my few attempts, I haven't found any willing to pose this year ... so here's a shot from last September of a male resting on a post.
Not sure what,s going on here.At first i thought the ants were moving their larvae to another location,but the first larvae is clearly a plant hopper nymph! So moving plant hopper larvae for security,or food?
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Meg & Jess, I still miss them, we walked through life together for some 14 years, I did research into their obvious behaviour's but most of all I grew to love them, I miss them both dearly,,......Best Wishes Tim.
First is a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar, next a Soldier Beetle, then a Ladybird and a Hoverfly. Please try viewing large. Thank you....
Ontario Red Squirrel ... An Artistic oil paint portrait version of my little buddy "Red" who shows up to my backyard from our local park.
Edited with a white matte frame.
Nobody has ever described a red squirrel as laid-back and casual. They seem to live with the accelerator nailed to the floor, zipping around trees and through branches with blinding speed.
Nor are they the fast but silent type. They may be the smallest squirrels in Ontario, but they don’t seem to know that. Any black squirrel that is perceived as an intruder will be chased away in a flurry of chattering and squeaking, every sound accompanied by a stomping of tiny feet and a flick of the tail. The same goes for gray jays and other Ontario birds, small dogs, and even owls: anything that might pose a threat is chased away.
That’s just standard red squirrel behaviour. And come spring, they ramp that up a few notches.
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face. Rooks nest collectively in the tops of tall trees, often close to farms or villages, the groups of nests being known as rookeries.
Rooks are mainly resident birds, but the northernmost populations may move southwards to avoid the harshest winter conditions. The birds form flocks in winter, often in the company of other Corvus species or jackdaws. They return to their rookeries and breeding takes place in spring. They forage on arable land and pasture, probing the ground with their strong bills and feeding largely on grubs and soil-based invertebrates, but also consuming cereals and other plant material. Historically, farmers have accused the birds of damaging their crops, and have made efforts to drive them away or kill them. Like other corvids, they are intelligent birds with complex behavioural traits and an ability to solve simple problems.
"If you ever get close to a human
And human behaviour
Be ready, be ready to get confused
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
To human behaviour
But yet so, yet so irresistible"
This little guy was one of an unusually tolerant flock of eight little beauties.
We had listened for some time to the gentle sound of their named behaviour as they sifted for food along the shore line.
Turnstone - Arenaria Interpres
Oban Bay - Scotland
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This Little Egret, one of three seen at Titchfield Haven, was very entertaining as it repeatedly tried to send off the Black-headed Gull which constantly harassed it from above. Wing flapping, bouncing and quacking, its fine repertoire of behaviours finally paid off and it was left in peace.
Just for the record, to keep some of the instinctive feeding behaviour for these birds, their food is hidden in boxes and cups etc. I can't remember the name of this beautiful bird though!
Interesting to watch the behaviour of these two birds, the female flapped her wings, indicating to the male that she was ready to eat. He duly obliged and flew to her with a nice meal. Image taken on a trip to Hungary.
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