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Score! A Common Tern hits the water and comes up with a small fish. The fishing was good at this location, so I had lots of chances - also a good thing, because I missed most of them. Fast? These birds are fast! But they were tolerant, too, of a discreet human presence (sitting, or lying back against some comfy rocks for extended periods). A great day for the terns and for me.
When I was a kid, in my early and mid-teens just before I was old enough to drive, I would ride my bike alone along trails through the woods near my home in Quebec. In my twenties, in BC, I discovered wilderness backpacking, and often hiked alone into remote places. It isn't that I reject human company; far from it. But I appreciate solitude, especially in wild places, and that is what makes Saskatchewan so perfect for me at this late stage in my life: there are few remaining places where one can be alone.
I don't have to worry about whether this person will allow his dog to run the wildlife, or that family will leave a bunch of litter in their wake, or this bozo will decide it's a good idea to skip rocks across the water directly in front of me while I'm trying to photograph water birds. Fewer people means fewer conflicts and/or less necessity to try to educate people about behaviour in natural areas. For example, no bear jams. Admittedly, no bears. But twenty years ago when I started hanging out in prairie places, I was astounded to discover how much wildlife thrives here. It's Canada's best kept secret. Sshhh!
Photographed at Lonetree Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies. A member of the Artamidae, the Australian magpie is placed in its own genus and is most closely related to the black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi). Currawongs have yellow eyes, whereas Magpies have red-brown eyes and Butcherbirds have very dark brown, almost black eyes. It is not, however, closely related to the European magpie, which is a corvid. The adult Australian magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm in length, with distinctive black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings. The male has pure white feathers on the back of the head and the female has white blending to grey feathers on the back of the head. With its long legs, the Australian magpie walks rather than waddles or hops and spends much time on the ground. Described as one of Australia's most accomplished songbirds, the Australian magpie has an array of complex vocalisations. It is omnivorous, with the bulk of its varied diet made up of invertebrates. It is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range. Common and widespread, it has adapted well to human habitation and is a familiar bird of parks, gardens and farmland in Australia and New Guinea. This species is commonly fed by households around the country, but in spring (and occasionally in autumn) a small minority of breeding magpies (almost always males) become aggressive and swoop and attack those who approach their nests. S20N_1015
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.
We’ve had Tree Swallows nesting in our bird boxes for quite a few years now … and they are back again this year. I have installed a camera in one of the boxes this year … well, actually not a nest box camera. … and not actually inside the box. I cut a small hole in the roof of the box and mounted an Arlo home security camera on top. I’ve already witnessed some very interesting nest building behaviour,
And now a pair of American Robins are nesting under our back patio. It’s very interesting to see how the nest appears to be woven together with mud and grass.
Photographed at my local feeding station. I've put in a jump which is great fun. The light has been poor when testing it, but should be good when the leaves are off the trees.
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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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) pair in an amorous state prior to breeding. There were periods of gentle contact intermixed with biting along the neck of the female. Interesting behaviour to observed.
This took place during a guided trip to the K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in the Khutzeymateen Inlet along the west coast north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
The inlet is about a 30 minute flight by float plane, north of Prince Rupert. The tour of 6 wildlife photographers (including myself) was 5 days long and run by Ocean Light II Adventures. We stayed at the entrance of the reserve in a 72 ft sail boat (Ocean Light II) and accessed the reserve daily in a 19 ft Zodiac and spent most of the day looking for grizzly bear activity.
Our guide was amazed at the number of times we encountered this mating behaviour. He indicated that it was quite unusual to see this many breeding encounters as the bears tended to be more secretive in his past experiences.
26 May, 2015.
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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.
The Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a striking and highly active songbird known for its brilliant plumage and typical energetic behaviour.
Its name isn't a coincidence. The word "citrine" and its scientific name citreola are derived from the Latin word for "lemon yellow." During the breeding season, the adult male features a stunning, vibrant lemon-yellow head and underparts that contrast sharply against a slate-grey back.
Traditionally, Citrine Wagtails are native to the central Palearctic region (stretching across Central Asia and Russia). However, over the last few decades, the species has been steadily expanding its breeding range westward into Eastern Europe, becoming a regular breeder in countries like Poland and an increasingly frequent "vagrant" (accidental visitor) to Western Europe and Great Britain.
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I was already convinced that the grebes were beautiful, amazing birds, but nature never fails to amaze me, so... Our recent trip at the lake Iseo revealed us a most amazing behaviour of those birds that truly deserves to be shared and cherished. And smiled at, for a change 😁
Their mirrored behaviour was very entertaining but the right hand Seal had a very nasty cut and was bleeding a lot.
Another easy sighting, Follow Park Ranger's tip was; you will not miss them. There are so many of them. In this sighting counted about sixteen within ten meters. Very vocal, another reason for easy sighting. Spotted Br and non-Br together with some young.
Splendid Fairy-wren, Malurus splendens
(06-11-2017 @ Hattah-Kulkyne NP )
This Arctic Tern pair were displaying courtship behaviour, in which one bird gave a fish to the other, with much vocalization attending proceedings. This timeless scene took place in Húsavík, a town in the region of Norðurland eystra, Iceland.
AK 2017: Katmai N.P. and Preserve. We flew to Mirror Lake from Lake Clark then trekked along Funnel Creek where we spent the day watching and photographing the brown bears. This confrontation was interesting (it happened twice while we were there). The light colored bear caught the sockeye salmon. The more aggressive darker bear came over to check it out and managed to steal it away after a scrimmage. The lighter colored bear looked like s/he was well fed, so this behaviour probably didn't happen too often. (Tight crop)
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A mixed bag of a flock containing predominantly Black-tailed Godwit, with Eurasian Teal and Black-headed Gull thrown in for good measure. This was part of a low-tide feeding frenzy at Poolbeg in Dublin Bay recently.
PURE PLAY, inspired by the setting sun. There is hardly any practical functionality in this behaviour of wild geese. The end of the first March day this year.
Took my old E-M1 gen.1 with me, with stills on my mind. The camera has poor video, but the scene was irresistible.
Wild geese make a distinct sound and have a demeanour which is not always the same. I often hear them at night, when they fly in small groups low above my flat 25 m high. Then it's more like navigating, a kind of sound radar. Or encouraging each other. Yesterday evening (5 March, not this recording) I was late coming back from the river shore, and the geese had been conspicuously calm for an hour... when I was at the middle of that big field populated by them, it was almost completely dark already. Camera already packed in my bag. Then something like exploded. The whole flock of around thousand or more wild geese put up a play for me. They suddenly burst into flight from the field on my right hand side and flew right over my head to the other half of the field where they all majestically landed. It was a sound of the thunder, all those huge wings flapping above me and the geese honking and calling. Like ƒƒƒ tutti of a large symphony orchestra. There were many many more birds than could fit in my lens even if I had the camera ready and small µ4/3 sensor somehow probing the dark. –Maybe I should take a sound recorder with me the next time... :)))
The occurrence on March 5th (not the modest one filmed here) brings me to my photographic Murphy's law: My greatest pics and videos are the ones I did not take. That's a rule that's haunting me for years and decades; my whole life actually. Like that one in the caption, just four days after this recorded clip. Please read the paragraph above, it does not pertain to the video clip above. Somehow, the birds always wait just enough —5 or 15 minutes after the sunset— for the light to fade out and then they appear in majestic formations and formidable numbers, to perform their low passes, big turns, amplified rhythmic calls, terrific landings and what not. Exactly that fraction too late when I can NOT film them any more with my modest µ4/3 gear, but can still observe the spectacle. No, they don't do it to spite me; it's just to keep their worthiest artistry beyond our proud-spirited set of captured things. It's rewarding enough to witness them. I am humbled and remain with my reoccurring phenomenon. Birds appearing just before sunrise or just after sunset with the regularity of Newton's physical laws.
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P. S. Contemplating the purchase of the G9 Mark II ever since... Now you know it's not the GAS (gear acquisition syndrome), but the GIS (gees inspired syndrome).
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We were exceptionally fortunate to encounter two young male leopards. The length of the grass made the photography difficult and spoiled many opportunities for great images of these beautiful but very elusive cats.
Leopard Panthera pardus
The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
The leopard's success in the wild is due to its well camouflaged fur; its opportunistic hunting behaviour, broad diet, and strength to move heavy carcasses into trees; its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe and including arid and montane areas; and to run at speeds up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph)
This image was captured close to the Grumeti River, Serengeti, Tanzania while on photo safari with CNP Safaris. www.cnpsafaris.com
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Set of 3 _ Taken at Llanelli Wildfowl & Wetlands reserve in Wales.
Yet another set where I wished I had either a bigger lens or the Magpie would have allowed me to get closer. As a result just records shots although never seen a British bird with a snake before.
It was wrestling with a snake, probably a grass snake and flew off before I could get any closer.
These two wild turkeys were locked in quite the battle.One of them would charge the other then end up with almost the whole head of the opponent down its throat then run around jostling and shoving and pushing and jousting for the longest time then back off and do it all again. I've never seen this behaviour before. I'm guessing it's some form of territorial challenge. All the other turkeys in the flock seemed wholly oblivious to the battle even though they were pretty much in the middle of the fray.
Blue Tits are one of the most attractive and easily recognisable garden visitors in the UK due to their bright colourings of blue, yellow, white and green. The Blue Tit is part of the Paridae family, which is the Tit family, its Latin name is Cyanistes Caeruleus.
Being a European bird Blue Tits have adapted to living in gardens as well as woodlands. 98% of British gardens report sighting Blue Tits during the winter. They are agile birds which will hang upside down from feeders and branches to find food, it is also thought this behaviour is for their own entertainment too!
Goldeneye ducks adopt this remarkable Courtship /display/threat behaviour where they throw their head onto their backs whilst swimming and calling ,all at the same time!
Taken at Slimbridge WWT
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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Hooray! Anyone who follows my photostream and the activities of feeding birds, mostly native Australian cockatoos called Galahs will know that we have our favourites, those amongst the number we identify by name because of their special visual or behavioural characteristics and/or we are able to feed by hand.
Pretty well at the top of that special heap are Wingman (front) and Mrs W (Wingman) who have been very regular visitors for three years now. Jenny got this shot this morning and we were over the moon to see him as we thought we had lost him.
Firstly, to recap, his name is Wingman (one day I will tell the long story about that name), because he has two bad wings, you can see the worst one, the right wing, that diminish his ability to fly as well as these birds can. They are masters. He has trouble getting lift and always flies in stages. He is married to Mrs W as they mate for life. He is a wonderful husband and partner, and up until more recent times they have always come together and go to the same location where they get their very own food dish which he protects like a gladiator.
In more recent times, they have been arriving up to four times per day.
And then about a week ago, nothing! We saw her a couple of times but not Wingman and we were terribly worried that we had lost him. I in particular have been devastated, as you may have guessed, I love them both dearly. Then yesterday, we thought we saw him arrive but not come down from the power lines over the back. And then finally this morning, he returned...oh what a relief. And during the busy morning, they returned several times. Oh, what a feeling indeed. We suspect they had kids this year and the change in behaviour has been mostly driven by the needs of nesting, fledging and being good parents.