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This behaviour caught my attention today, not sure what it is about. My best guess is that 2 females are trying to attract their partners but it does attract 2 more males to fly in & be seen off
The breeding behaviour of kestrels is a fascinating process that typically takes place in spring and is strongly influenced by their adaptation to human settlements as building-nesting birds. Key aspects of their breeding behaviour:
Breeding season: The breeding season usually begins in late March to early April.
Nest location: As building-nesting birds, they use niches in church towers, old buildings and high-rise blocks, or readily accept nest boxes. They do not bring in nesting material, but use the existing substrate.
Clutch & egg-laying: The female usually lays 3 to 6 eggs at intervals of one to two days.
Breeding behaviour: The incubation period lasts around 28 to 30 days. During this time, the female incubates the eggs almost exclusively, whilst the male provides her with food.
Rearing: After hatching, the chicks are kept warm by the mother (brooding), whilst the male hunts. After about four weeks, the young falcons leave the nest, but are often still fed for some time afterwards.
Kestrels are site-faithful breeders and often return to the same nesting site. Their main food source during the breeding season is small rodents.
Cock Pheasants squaring up to each other although this encounter ended peacefully with just a bit of posturing before one decided to walk away.
Okay I found the Birdie Porn shot-of course mating isn't bad-but this interspecies thing just ain't right!
Happy Birds Behaving Badly Feathery Friday
Photo by my daughter :)
The Harris hawk or Harris's hawk is unique amongst the raptors for hunting in family groups. This co-operative behaviour allows it to capture larger prey than would otherwise be possible.
Just spotted the highly unusual and possibly illegal activity of this Stagecoach driver whilst on the move...are we to think that maybe he doesnt want to be photographed...July 11 2013.
The Purple Hairstreaks (Neozephyrus quercus) were involved in some interesting behaviour I've observed higher up in the Oak canopy, but never low enough to photograph. They were photographed on Butterfly Conservation's Prees Heath Common Reserve.
What happens is when more than one Purple Hairstreak land on one leaf, they walk around and go head to head in a sort of embrace as shown here. I wondered what was going on, and whether it was some sort of social interact, because their mouthparts play some part.
However, going through the photos and looking more closely at what is going on, and the whole sequence, it dawn on me what was going on. Far from some friendly interaction, they actually seem to be trying to push the other off. You can see their legs on the other butterfly, and their mouthparts being used as an extra limb. Notice how they are dug in and braced. Presumably these are rival males, trying to push their rival out of a prime spot. This same part of the Oak tree was where this took place several times, and the encounters on each photo, took place on different occasions.
I called this wrestling, because if you look closely this is more like the grasp of 2 wrestlers, than a friendly embrace.
I should have added that I'd be grateful for any insight or suggestions on what is going on. It was suggested that the photo of 3 was 2 males and a female. However, in none of these encounters, either on this day, or my previous observations of this behaviour, was there even any attempted coupling. It's all just going head to head and pushing each other about.
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.
Witnessed some interesting behaviour!
First photo is a close up of the new fox.
In the second photo you can see Casp in the background.
Third photo you can see Caspian showing submissive behaviour towards the other fox.
Fourth photo the other fox showed more submissive behaviour to Caspian. It even licked his snout and it's ears went right back.
Caspian obviously knew this fox. The main photo was taken while Caspian was a metre away from me and the other fox was on my drive way. And after a few minutes a third fox came who didn't even see me and ran off immediately as it saw the foxes.
"_ 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
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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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The Vancouver Aquarium (officially the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre) is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.
The Vancouver Aquarium was one of the first facilities to incorporate professional naturalists into the galleries to interpret animal behaviours.[6] Prior to this, at the London Zoo Fish House, naturalists James S. Bowerbank, Ray Lankester, David W. Mitchell andPhilip H. Gosse (the creator of the word aquarium)[7] had regularly held "open house" events, but the Vancouver Aquarium was the first to employ educational naturalists on a full-time basis. Aquarium research projects extend worldwide, and include marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation.
Source: Wikipedia
Dentro do Stanley Park, o aquário de Vancouver é lar para mais de 70 mil animais, incluindo golfinhos, baleias e leões-marinhos. Ele é dividido em vários ambientes, que vão do ártico à floresta tropical. A principal atração são as belugas, espécie de baleia branca, típica das águas geladas do norte do Canadá. Tanto as belugas quanto os golfinhos fazem vários shows diários para entreter o público. O aquário de Vancouver tem um papel importante também nas áreas de conservação e pesquisa e há mais de 40 anos salva e reabilita mamíferos marinhos.
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.
Greater Manchester Police has praised the behaviour of visitors to Manchester during a weekend of sport in the city.
On Friday 20 May 2016, the Great City Games saw a number of athletes compete in various events on a purpose-built athletics arena in Albert Square and track on Deansgate.
The following day (21 May 2016) saw Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to win the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium, with a number of fans watching the match in public venues throughout Greater Manchester.
The weekend extravaganza concluded on Sunday 22 May 2016 with over 30,000 lining up to take part in the Great Manchester Run before England defeated Turkey 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in a UEFA Euro 2016 warm-up match in the evening.
The events saw tens of thousands of visitors to the city centre, creating a buzzing and carnival-like atmosphere.
Assistant Chief Constable John O’Hare said: “This has been a fantastic weekend for Manchester and the atmosphere in the city has been superb from start to finish.
“It was great to see so many pictures of smiling faces and people having a good time and I hope everyone who has visited the city this weekend will be going away with some great memories.
“I would like to thank everyone who has played a key role in ensuring that the weekend has been successful.”
For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit www.gmp.police.uk
To report crime call police on 101 the national non-emergency number.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
By doing this capillary flow experiment in space we discovered several surprising mechanisms of fluid behaviour. Important for 1000s of industrial processes.
Bei diesem Kapillarexperiment haben wir sehr überraschende Verhaltensweisen von Flüssigkeiten entdeckt. Wichtig für tausende Industrieprozesse auf der Erde!
Credits: ESA/NASA
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