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There were a number of Red-breasted Mergansers in Portland Harbour this weekend. Towards the end of the day, this pair separated from the others and starting to exhibit behaviour that I had not seen before. The male courtship is often seen at this time of year, but this was different, in that the female was looking very submissive with her tail pointing up. Typical mating behaviour but surely not in December. Anyway as this series of images show it was clear was a mating attempt or pair bonding.
Some really nice visitors to a local reserve including a pair of Redpolls, unfortunately I couldn't get any shots of the female on this occasion.
Found on the path near the pond at Woods Mill - really large, are these hornets or queen wasps? What are they doing? Fighting or mating? They did now move much and were not distracted by me standing over them.
ID as European Hornets (Vespa crabro)
"_ I use alcohol or drugs before entering a feared social situation"
_ If I attend a social situation I stay only a certain length of time
_ I'm likely to avoid eye contact
_ I'm likely to set other conditions on attendance such as staying close to certain "safe" people or staying in a certain place
_ I frequently try to distract myself by daydreaming or thinking about other things
Other: _____"
Ring-billed Seagulls. The female is whining & circling the male. I had no idea that he held a present for her!
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One of Greater Manchester Police’s dedicated anti-social behaviour vehicles at work on the streets of Stockport.
The Force recognises that anti-social behaviour can blight community life and is dedicated to effectively policing the problem.
The vehicle’s distinctive livery is designed to be a highly visible deterrent to would be culprits and they are fitted with video surveillance equipment.
For more information about Neighbourhood Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
Sunseekers newest offering, the very sexy looking Preditor 68.
Seen near Dor Drecht in Holland on the Rhine. We were returning to the UK after the Düsseldorf boat show.
Officers of Greater Manchester Police Rochdale Division are joined by colleagues from the Specialist Operations Branch for the Force’s latest Supervortex operation.
Supervortex sees officers out in force in a specific area to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. The latest operation, conducted on Thursday 25th of March 2010, was centred around the Langley area of Middleton.
The Specialist Operations Branch provided support with officers from the Tactical Aid Unit, Road Policing Unit, Tactical Mounted Branch and Air Support Unit assisting members of the Middleton Neighbourhood Policing Team.
The operation gets under way.
To find out more about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
A fallow deer buck with some snazzy headgear last October. I'm itching to go and see them but I've been waiting for some sunshine, might be waiting a while yet.
I hope Ray doesn't mind me doing this but if you have the time I'd love for you to see this amazing shot he took at the same deer park.........
www.flickr.com/photos/raymaj/6231639635/in/faves-42293105...
PS, Sandra, I'm having a good rummage in my deer pics to try and find something as rude as yours but I'm struggling !
This male swan was getting very agitated as he felt the family 'next door' were too close to him and his nesting wife. The fact that a fence divided them made no difference as he tried to bite his way through it
I've been stopped and questioned for around 20 mins this morning (01/04/09) under Code D of the PACE act. I received a 5090X form for the Police to "investigate suspected crime/disorder/anti-social behaviour".
My "suspected crime"? Taking this picture of the Royal Bank of Scotland building and a news crew outside. No police visible in the shot. Where's the crime?
Her'es the form they handed me, see if it makes sense to you? www.flickr.com/photos/piersmason/3410180254/