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Odd behaviour of Ring-billed Gull.... my friend Penny told me one day that she had seen Gulls feeding on berry trees. I thought it was strange. So next time I was in that area for other wildlife, I remembered about this and watched them for a while. They sure have a hard time standing on a branch and they do like berries too.
We had a lovely day out with friends today at a local farm. Last time the children were rather startled by the livestock, but today they had a fab time!
Took a few attempts but eventually got this one diving, many of a splash and just the tail feathers .
St Aidan's Nature Park.
Just managed to find a gap in the reeds but no fish this time for this Common Tern.
St Aidan's Nature Park.
James Hunt was notorious for his unconventional behaviour on and off the track, which earned him a reputation for cavalier indulgence in both alcohol and sex. Having been part of Formula One when the series was consolidating its global popularity, Hunt's image was the epitome of the unruly, playboy driver, with a touch of English eccentricity (which included dining with his pet German Shepherd, Oscar, at expensive Mayfair restaurants).
Early in their careers Hunt and Niki Lauda were friends off the track. Lauda occasionally stayed at Hunt's flat when he had nowhere to sleep for the night. In his autobiography To Hell and Back, Lauda described Hunt as an "open, honest to God pal." Lauda admired Hunt's burst of speed while Hunt envied Lauda's capacity for analysis and rigour. In the spring of 1974, Hunt moved to Spain on the advice of the International Management Group. Whilst living there as a tax exile, Hunt was the neighbour of Jody Scheckter, and they also came to be very good friends, with Hunt giving Scheckter the nickname Fletcher after the crash-prone bird in the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Another close friend was Ronnie Peterson. Peterson was a quiet and shy man, whilst Hunt was exactly the opposite, but their contrasting personalities made them very close off the track. It was Hunt who discovered Gilles Villeneuve, whom he met after being soundly beaten by him in a Formula Atlantic race in 1976. Hunt then arranged for the young Canadian to make his Grand Prix debut with McLaren in 1977.
Source: Wikipedia
An Image taken recently during an anti-social behaviour operation by local officers in Brinnington, Stockport.
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Spotting another Snowy Owl flying nearby this snowy lets out a loud screech. I believe they are quite territorial. Late day sunshine.
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That what looks like white smudges are in fact hares hiding behind the columns, sparing themselves from the harsh wind. Smart creatures
McDonalds are open to drive-thru customers, but closed to sit customers. So many will park up and eat in the car park. The seagulls aren't daft. They have learnt to scavenge, or maybe some people have been feeding them.
The birds with black head are called black-headed gulls.
I got a number of shots of galahs mating a few days ago which I'll try to post over the next coming days. This shot shows part of the pre-mating ritual. Too bad other stupid other birds are in the background: galahs have no scruples about doing it in public.
The Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. Adults are on the wing from June until November - occasionally into December.
Behaviour
This small red Dragonfly is seen in a wide variety of habitats, including lakes, ponds, canals and slow-flowing rivers. They will often repeatedly return to a sunny spot and chase competitors away, even attempting to chase much bigger Dragonflies away such as Southern Hawkers. This habit allows you to easily predict where it is going to land, and enables you to observe it. They are sometimes quite inquisitive and may land on an observers hand. they reproduce in air.
When having a rest in between all the swooping and aerobatics of their courtship displays the lapwings on the moors between Buxton and Macclesfield like to perch by the side of the Cat and Fiddle road to watch the Sunday cyclists sweat (uphill) or streak (downhill) by.
The sculpture, made from over 100,000 seized blades, was specifically created to highlight the negative effects of violent behaviour whilst solidifying our critical need for social change. Not only does the Angel act as a catalyst for turning the tide on violent and aggressive behaviour, but it is also acts as a beautiful memorial designed to celebrate those lives who have been lost through these violent and thoughtless actions.
At first this behaviour looks almost comical - a bit like Punch & Judy - but it can be deadly serious. It's common for the two largest chicks to turn on the smallest one and try to kill it, often by throwing it out of the nest. However, in this particular nest it was the two larger ones who were fighting each other while the little one tried to keep its head down and stay out of trouble. The mother stood by and watched dispassionately. In Nature it's all about survival of the fittest, of course, but I couldn't help hoping the little guy managed to keep out of harm's way.
Save peace for the world,
OUR WORLD, THEIR FUTURE!...
Stop barbaric behaviours. Full stop.
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Sauvons la paix pour le monde,
NOTRE MONDE, LEUR FUTUR !...
Stoppons les comportements barbares. Pour de bon.
(Manifestation de soutien au peuple ukrainien.
Organisé par la ville de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France
Parvis de la médiathèque, 04-03-2022)
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Standing on one of his court displays on one end of the 'avenue' to his bower, this male Great Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus (Chlamydera) nuchalis, inpsects the inside walls of his bower. Does it need more tidying up? Will it impress the ladies?
He spends a lot of time each day working on the bower itself as well as the display areas at either end. There is a female in the area nearby as the crest area on the back of his head is beginning to open slightly letting the bright magenta coloured display begin to emerge.
More shots of this Bowerbird, plumage displays, rituals and behaviour are in this album www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegypsy/albums/72157671900160764
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