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... firstly I must apologise for the quality of this shot ... to be fair on me it was very early, I was still pre-coffee and the yard outside the kitchen window was still fairly darkish. Still I'm glad I snuck out with the camera (wearing only an over-sized T-shirt with colourful abstract lizard pictures on it) to catch this behaviour shot before it launched itself into the water. As you can probably see the water is in a container balanced on an upturned recycling bin about a foot off the ground - makes you wonder how high they could climb if the urge took them! Presumably frogs will do anything in their search for the next tasty slug :-) Hope it makes you smile too ;-)
experiencing some behaviour that I have never seen before from young red squirrels. These kits were unafraid of the water and would enter without any fear
This building is the work of two former students of Mies Van der Rohe. It shares the basic concepts put in practice by Mies in many of his buildings, but in this case the structrure is covered by a pronounced, curved skin.
Redhead behaviour was intense that morning, as bachelor males attempted to attract female attention. Sometimes they will follow an established pair, which may then turn and chase them off, but I didn't observe this quartet long enough to know exactly what was going on here.
It was a real treat for me as a photographer, because Redheads are rare on the west coast, where I lived for so many years. It has taken me more than a decade to build up my stock file of Redhead photos. Great to photograph them, of course, in such beautiful light.
Photographed near Herbert, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2026 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Adult Black Skimmer discarding an eggshell away from its nest
Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm
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I was watching a group of Harbour (Common) and Grey Seals hauled out on the beach at Horsey, Norfolk during the first week of June when a big male Grey Seal caught my attention at the water's edge. It seemed to be holding down another smaller seal and when other seals approached it behaved aggressively towards them. The struggle continued for some time but the malevolent looking big bull clearly had the upper hand. Nov. - Dec. is the breeding seasons for Grey Seals on the east coast towards the latter part of which time male/male competition can be intense. This behaviour was, therefore, very unusual in that it was seen at a time of year when Grey Seals should not be competing (or mating). My thanks to Tim Melling for his explanation and interpretation concluding that the big size difference makes it likely that this behaviour was probably sexual aggression towards a non willing female.
Eared grebes have a variety of interesting bonding behaviours. I'm going to try to describe one of them. This images shows shows a single frame from a sequence (wish I had a video) where the male and female grebe face each other and are slightly puffed up. They vocalize, turn their heads, tilt their heads down and away from each other and do a quick bit of preening on their own neck area, face each other again, turn to the opposite side, and preen again. This is repeated a few times. Quite intriguing.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty.
He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him.
Nemesis noticed this behaviour and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realising it was merely an image.
Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.
These here, with a salmon trumpet, is a fragrant variety.
I (maybe wrongly) make a distinction, based on that fact, between Daffodils and Narcissus...
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The robin is on high alert. There was another robin in the garden and he did not like that one bit. So after chasing him around and making him leave the garden he found himself a high perch to stand guard :-). You gotta love them
I was able to catch this male mountain bluebird as it arrived home. You can tell by the approach angle that it will be landing on the roof of the bird box.
When spring arrivers, I will be eagerly awaiting their return, hoping for more opportunities to learn about their behaviour.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
La Ceja, Colombia
Some male birds will bring food to a female as part of courtship to show he can provide for any chicks she may produce. He may simply bring the food for her to eat or in some cases actually transfer it directly to her mouth just as he would to hungry nestlings.
www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/articles/courtship-behaviour-...
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here a very young yellow baboon (papio cynocephalus) showing us a tipical human behaviour.
there isnt any doubt we share a lot with them.
"almost human"
luangwa valley ,Zambia.
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A large non brood parasitic cuckoo endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. The bird is pretty large - maybe 40-45 cms and is quite famous for its beauty. This is also known as "Lipstick bird" for its reddish beak and beautiful eyelashes.
It habitat is the dry scrub land, forest edges and is often sighted on the ground hunting for insects. The birds are quite shy and behaviours are hard to predict - so it is tough to sight them at the same location again and again.
I was looking for a Common Cuckoo that was sighted in a hilly area, but after an hour didn't find it. Just then this Sirkeer Malkoha landed on the trees on the hill slope and slowed moved up to the edge. There in the sunlight, it preened, spread its wings for almost 30+ mins while I walked around it looking for an unobstructed view. The light was great and delighted at the quality shots!
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Late evening view of Tintern Abbey taken at 21:53 on July 14, 2021 just as the last rays of sunlight are fading.
Probably one of Wales' most photographed ruins but who can resist yet another shot of this wonderful ruined Cistercian Abbey and curse Henry VIII for his destructive behaviour?
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I know that hundreds of Northern Hawk Owl images have been posted, over the last couple of months, but I wanted to share this one as well. I hope that you don't mind.
It shows the behaviour of caching. If prey is abundant, Northern Hawk Owls will take advantage of this by caching food for later consumption.
This owl had caught a vole and flew to this branch. It spent nearly 5 minutes attempting to stuff the vole into the crack of this broken limb. It rotated the vole several times trying to make it fit. Ultimately it was unsuccessful and finally flew off to try another location.
Image created on Jan 8, 2020 west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Image cropped slightly for composition.
One cooperative behaviour you may see honey bees do is clump together at the entrance to a hive in an attempt to regulate the temperature or humidity within the hive. That is typically done on hot and/or humid days. The clumping is called bearding in the bee-keeping parlance.
This image was taken on a very cool morning, so heat wasn't an issue. There was lots of dew, so maybe humidity was a problem.
In trying to figure out what I was seeing, I checked out a few websites. The Honey Bee Suite site seemed to offer the best explanation: "Once the bees begin to finish their work in late summer, you are more apt to see bearding, especially in large colonies. This occurs because the cells are already full of nectar, but summer dearth means flowers are scarce, so no new cells are needed. Simply put, the bees are left with nothing to do.
Too many bees in the hive block air flow, which slows down the drying of nectar, so the bees hang around outside. New beekeepers often misread this behavior as preparation for swarming, but it has nothing to do with swarming. In fact, many of these bees will die at the ends of their natural adult lives of four-to-six weeks, and most will not be replaced in order to bring the colony down to a manageable winter population.
Then too, bearding often increases after the beekeeper removes honey supers, thus forcing the bees into a smaller space. Since there isn’t enough room indoors, the bees stay outside, just doing their thing."
In this case, two hives were exhibiting the behaviour, and both looked to have been downsized recently, meaning the extra summer storage areas for honey and pollen (supers) have been removed by the bee keeper. So, perhaps I happened to show up when there was simply no room in the hive and all these bees were just hanging out at the entrance.
If anyone knows of other explanations for this behaviour, please share your knowledge.
Behaviour:
White-tailed eagles spend much of their day perched on trees or crags, and may often not move for hours. Perhaps up to 90% of a day may be spent perched, especially if weather is poor. Also, they will alternate periods of soaring with perching, especially flying over water or well-watered areas, but do considerably less soaring on average than do golden eagles. Pairs regularly roost together, often near to their nest, either on a crag or tree or crevices, overhung ledges or small isolated trees on a crag.
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Apetlon, Burgenland Austria_7512
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This is a rare sighting of a honey badger in the Chobe National Park in Botswana.
This is one of two that we saw. It was quite cooperative for the camera and its repeated behavioural pattern made photographing it reasonably straight forward. Looking for behavioural patterns in an animal is one way to get a better image.
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I think this Robin and its companion (there were two) were annoyed and particularly at Snugs, my cat. They were making a racket and flying and flitting around and getting very close to me and Snugs. I filled the feeders, shooed Snugs away, got myself a few photos and then left. All this time, they kept up this behaviour and they were brave and seemingly fearless. Still I could not risk my Snugs making a snack out of one of them. I suspect there is a nest nearby and the parents are doing their best despite their obvious lack of self defence against such creatures such as humans and felines.
A lovely female white-breasted nuthatch, perched on a stump, calls out about something. It would be nice to be able to decipher their vocalizations.
This beautiful perch exists no more. I took quite a few nice photos of birds and squirrels sitting on it, but it looks like someone kicked it over, even though it was off the trail in the park.
The Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a fascinating bird known for its specialised brood parasitism and unique survival strategies. Unlike many other cuckoos, this species uses sophisticated, sometimes "vengeful" tactics to ensure its young are raised by unsuspecting foster parents, primarily Eurasian magpies.
If a magpie recognises the strange egg and removes it, the Great Spotted Cuckoo pair might destroy the host's nest in return. They have been observed returning to the scene to peck or destroy the magpie’s eggs, a "vengeful" behaviour rarely seen in other bird species.
Great Spotted Cuckoo chicks are highly unique because they release a foul-smelling, noxious liquid from their cloaca when threatened by predators. This chemical acts as a repellent, protecting not only the cuckoo chick but also the host's own chicks in the nest.
Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) adult Spring Spain_1678