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I've no idea what's going on in this pic, other than the awesome behaviour of nature and what's going on inside the camera — particularly the strobe-like artefacts, but mostly the bounce!
a drop of rainwater from a drainpipe into a water butt outside Rob's
For me behaviour is the grail, I don't care how common . Loving the Tai Chi here :0)
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White-throated Honeyeater
Scientific Name: Melithreptus albogularis
The Yellow-throated Honeyeater can be quite aggressive towards other honeyeaters, as well as other species such as pardalotes, Golden Whistlers and Grey Shrike-thrushes, chasing them away in both breeding and non-breeding seasons.
Identification: The Yellow-throated Honeyeater is a medium to large slim-bodied honeyeater with a relatively long tail and a distinctive bright yellow chin and throat. It is a bright olive green above, with a silver-grey head, neck and underbody, and the yellow throat is bordered by a narrow black band. There is a small yellow ear-patch and the underbody is washed yellow, with the wing feathers also outlined with yellow. The bill is black and the eye is red-brown. Females are smaller than males. Young birds are very similar to adults, but duller overall. This Tasmanian species is usually seen singly or in pairs, often foraging on the trunks or foliage of large trees. It has also been called the Green Cherry-picker, Green Dick or Green Linnet.
Habitat: The Yellow-throated Honeyeater is found in a range of habitats, including wet and dry forests, woodlands, sub-alpine forests, temperate rainforest, wet scrubs and coastal heathlands. It is also often found in parks, gardens and reserves in urban areas. It is also found in orchards.
Distribution: The Yellow-throated Honeyeater is endemic to Tasmania, being widespread, and is found on some offshore islands. It is also found on King Island and on islands of the Furneaux Group.
Seasonality: Sedentary with some local movements. Females move into male territories during breeding season, then disperse along with young when breeding finished.
Feeding and diet: The Yellow-throated Honeyeater feeds mainly on insects and nectar, and occasionally on fruit and seeds. It feeds at all levels of the canopy, foraging on foliage, bark and flowers for insects and nectar. It will visit orchards to feed on insects and fruit, especially pears.
Communication: Loud 'tonk' calls, also 'pick-em-up' or 'get-a-whip'; aggressive churring and bill-snapping when chasing other birds.
Breeding behaviours: Male Yellow-throated Honeyeaters hold territories year-round, aggressively defending them against others of their own species as well as other birds and particularly, other honeyeaters. The female builds the small, cup-shaped nest close to the ground in dense shrubs such as tea-tree, Lomandra and wattles or in grass tussocks or new growth from a burnt stump. The nest is made from closely woven grass, bark and spider-web, and is lined with mammal fur or hair. Like a mainland Lichenostomusspecies, the White-eared Honeyeater, this species is known for its habit of collecting hair from live animals such as horses and dogs and even humans. The female incubates the eggs and feeds the young. She will leave the nestlings to be fed by the male if she is starting a second nest and brood, however the males will drive off the fledglings when they are old enough to disperse (usually for about three weeks, but often till the end of the season) and he will eventually drive the female away as well, once all the young have fledged. This species is parasitised by both Pallid Cuckoos and Fan-tailed Cuckoos.
Breeding Season: August to December.
Economic impacts: The Yellow-throated Honeyeater prefers older stands of dry sclerophyll forests and may be adversely affected by fire. It was formerly considered to be a pest of orchards, but there are no recent claims that it damages crops. It is well-known for its habit of landing on people's heads to collect hair for its nests.
(Source: australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/birds/yellow-throat...)
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A young Red-necked Grebe eagerly ingests a feather on its own. I also observed a young take a feather given to it by an adult that had been preening. Grebes as a family are well-known for this phenomenon. It is thought that the feathers serve to pad the stomach to protect it from sharp fish bones, and slow digestion to allow the bones to dissolve and not pass into the intestine where they could cause injury. Most of the feathers taken by grebes are small, downy, contour feathers, not larger feathers with hard quills. This behaviour was witnessed near Airdrie in southern Alberta, Canada.
They were too far away for a good picture however, I took this shot anyway because of the male's behaviour charging females at several occasions while I was there. Females either ignored him or pushed him away. I have never seen this before even though I observed them a lot in the past. I don't think it is courting time in mid-January. It was just bizarre.
A large Plains Bison (Bison bison) bull uses a slender aspen poplar as a rubbing post to releave an itch between the right eye and the base of its right horn. This appears to be a popular spot based on the wear on the tree bark. This behaviour was observed along the roadside in Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
26 September, 2022.
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I only managed a snapshot of this interesting behaviour. I wasn't sure if these were two males, facing off, or a courting couple?
Marsh Harrier attacking Buzzard which was sitting too close to the Harrier's nest site. Fascinating to watch. The Buzzard eventually gave up and left..
If a mate can't walk on water he will be out of luck.
A combination of up to 20 steps per second, forceful slaps on the water’s surface with splayed feet, and an unusual stride help these grebes defy gravity
Isle Lake
Yet another iconic sound of the Peruvian Amazon, but such a rare sight.
There aren't many photos of this bird out there - its colours, ground dwelling behaviour and aversion to open spaces in the dark undergrowth of the Amazon all combined to make it one hard to see bird!
Even with the help of playback it seems more like a ghost with a voice than a real bird.
Untamed Peruvian Amazon Expedition
I find this shot of the rather light coloured red deer stag quite amusing... I know why it's doing what it's doing but my 15 year old mindset can't help but think it's just being rather rude to the other deer!
I made an album cover for cactus island recordings.
This is an awesome compilation with beautiful music inside!
I'm very happy with this work, is very special to me and one of my song is on it.
Released: 16th february, close to valentines day ; )
more info: www.cactusisland.net
Ant damsel bug [Ameisen-Sichelwanze]
Almost perfect ant mimicry - also in the behaviour (running around wildly etc. )
Hand held stack
Lens: LAOWA 100mm UltraMacro
This egret isn't taking off to fly it is jumping up and down, trying to drum up some lunch in the shallows of the estuary. I was mesmerized watching it run around in a circle, flapping and jumping from one spot to another. I have only ever seen them slowly 'stalking' their dinner. Sorry the photos are dark but it was a really grey day with little light.
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Things are changing within the pride. The girls are growing up and because they are remaining at the zoo and not being moved to another zoo, they needed to be implanted so no inbreeding would occur.
This was the day that happened and Milo was far more concerned about his girls than Misty was.
Both Milo & Kiros walked by the den doors doing their low lion grunts.
It surprised me that the boys were more concerned than Misty the mum.
To me zoo photography or any sort of animal photography is about knowing animal behaviour and if you know and preempt their behaviour you can ready yourself to what may unfold.
Most animals after they wake will yawn, (like Khumbu here )stretch and maybe shake or they will simply change position. Around their feed times they usually are a lot more active and will often move about their enclosure waiting for their meal, which is another opportunity to get different shots.
Knowing these behaviours and waiting for them pays off.
In the fall, and through the winter, the angle of the sun does not favour photography in the back end of Long Point Harbour. But a late visiting group of Greater Yellowlegs was too much to pass up, after high water levels in the Ottawa area. The bottom of the harbour, exposed by low water levels, was less attractive to me as an aspiring photographer than it was to the birds, for whom it became a welcome mid-migration buffet. Especially challenging for me was lying in it to try to secure a decent image, and then still having a day of birding ahead. But I could have spent hours prone on the edge of the harbour bed. Shorebirds are such a different experience for photographers after a fall warbler migration. Their momentary pauses after near manic drilling into the soft wet bottom seem so perfect! The deceptive element of the shorebirds behaviour however is that it seems there is always at least one body part in motion, no matter how still the bird appears to be.
After yesterday's mystery limpet behaviour - I ventured to a different beach at low tide this afternoon, and spent a couple of hours staring a limpets - waiting for a repeat. My patience was eventually rewarded. This is quite a big crop, but I am super-pleased with the detail in this shot.
I hardly ever use flash - but it was the only way to capture this. I think I need to buy some Rizla papers for my kitbag, so that I can diffuse the tiny flash that came with the EM1 MKII.
Your comments and faves are greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Australasian Grebe
Scientific Name: Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Description:
The Australasian Grebe is a small waterbird with two distinct plumage phases. The non-breeding plumage of both the male and female is dark grey-brown above and mostly silver-grey below, with a white oval patch of bare skin at the base of the bill. During the breeding season, both sexes have a glossy-black head and a rich chestnut facial stripe which extends from just behind the eye through to the base of the neck. At this time, the eye becomes darker and the patch of skin at the base of the bill becomes pale yellow and more noticeable. When approached, Australasian Grebes usually dive under water.
Similar species:
The slightly larger (27cm to 30 cm) Hoary-headed Grebe, Policephalus poliocephalus, is quite different in breeding plumage. The throat is black and the head becomes dark grey with numerous overlying white plumes. Outside the breeding season, it can be confused with the non-breeding Australasian Grebe, but it can be distinguished by its dark crown that extends below the eye. It also has a greater tendency to fly off rather than dive when approached.
Where does it live?
Distribution:
The Australasian Grebe is found throughout Australia and throughout the Pacific region. Also self-introduced to New Zealand.
Habitat:
The Australasian Grebe is found in freshwater ponds or small waterways
What does it do?
Feeding:
Food consists mainly of small fish and water insects. Prey is normally caught during deep underwater dives, but some is taken on the surface. Like other grebes, the Australasian Grebe is often seen eating its own feathers and feeding them to its young. This behaviour is thought to help prevent injury from any sharp fish bones that are swallowed.
Breeding:
The Australasian Grebe may raise up to three successive broods in a season. The pale blue eggs are laid in a nest which is a floating mound of vegetation, normally anchored to a submerged branch or reed. The striped downy chicks are able to swim from birth and are cared for by both parents. When parents start breeding again, however, the young of the previous brood are driven away.
Minimum Size:
25cm
Maximum Size:
27cm
Average size:
26cm
Breeding season:
September to January in the south; January to April in the north
Clutch Size:
4 or 5
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Tachybaptus-novaehollandiae)
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It took a few trials reading the pre eruptive behaviour of Strokkur. Then I fired 8 shots per second to see the stages of the geyser's eruption.
Cats are very territorial animals. They need to feel safe in their space and they need it to be clear to other cats that they are, in fact, the owner of that space. The best-known feline territory marking behaviour is urine spraying: Males and females, can spray when they feel the need to plant “no trespassing” signs.
Scent is used to identify members of the same colony, define territory, create familiarity, announce sexual readiness, learn more about unfamiliar cats in the environment, self-soothe, bond with another, or as a form of covert aggression.
This shot of Cheetah part of Tano Baro was photographed spraying this tree with his urine on a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.Oct 2020 while the rest of the group were relaxing under the shade of the tree.......
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