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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..
I only managed a snapshot of this interesting behaviour. I wasn't sure if these were two males, facing off, or a courting couple?
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
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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Kallang. This is part of the courtship behaviour of little terns, where the male would offer food to the female.
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.
I don't think I've ever seen a Eurasian jay just hanging out at the park. They are far too fast to be captured usually, but there you go. Nothing is as usual these days...
Just read about a very peculiar behaviour of the jay: "In order to keep its plumage free from parasites, it lies on top of anthills with spread wings and lets its feathers be sprayed with formic acid." (Wikipedia). Has someone ever seen this?
Oder sitzt bei euch zumindest mal ein Eichelhäher minutenlang am Futterhaus, wie dieser hier am Zaun?
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.
These limping pigeons were astute enough to utilise a compartment for less able passengers on a train leaving Sydney for Newcastle, a journey of just under three hours. They spent their time foraging under the seats in the entire carriage, downstairs first and then returning via the upper level. They did this a few times before alighting at Strathfield, about fifteen minutes out from Central (Sydney). There has been some recent media discussion of this phenomenon by quite a few commuters. It has been conjectured that the birds involved have learned the sound patterns of the trains and favoured stations, enabling them to travel confidently away from and back to their homes. Might be a PhD or two in this I reckon 😄.
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An image of a male Pileated Woodpecker from my 2018 archives. It's just about ready to probe the tree cavity with its tongue. There must have been some very fine ants or larvae in there because he worked at this for quite some time and didn't seem to mind my presence. His pose also shows how a woodpecker uses its tail feathers to keep itself upright while on the tree.
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These huge boulders are called glacial erratics ... dropped here like this eons ago when the glaciers that covered the island during the last ice age melted.
This is not really erratic behaviour for erratics, since it is not uncommon to find them perched in precarious places such as this. These are up on top of the Annieopsquotch Mountains. I have a photo on my photostream taken from the other side. A photo that really is an optical illusion. This one is a straight on photo taken just today.
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