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A quick capture before I adjusted the camera settings, surprised to get it at 1/40sec inbuilt image stabilization worked well, funny turned out to be the best one.
Always entertaining to watch but once you see them coming together you've missed it, just managed to spot the build up with this pair.
St Aidan's Nature Park.
It was the breeding season for Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) and we observed a number of mating occurrences during our trip to the area.
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.
28 May, 2015.
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Mud-puddling is the phenomenon mostly seen in butterflies and involves their aggregation on substrates like wet soil, dung and carrion to obtain nutrients such as salts and amino acids. This behaviour is restricted to males in many species.Males seem to benefit from the sodium uptake through mud-puddling behaviour with an increase in reproductive success.
This Robin appeared to be trying to attract attention to itself by fluttering its wings in short bursts without taking off, like a young fledgling would do to get fed by a parent bird. I was grateful that it kept repeating this behaviour, so I could take the shot.
Partially hidden by the foliage meant AF was difficult to say the least but luckily it snapped into focus just when I was about to give up.
St Aidan's Nature Park.
LBG, Caspian Gull and Common Gull juvenile; the first one scared, the second one attacing and the last one fleeing.
Wings open with loud scream and full ahead; such aggressive behaviour is said to be typical for Caspians (C. Gribbins et al). Herrings doesn´t act like that. Wonder where they´ve learned such manners?
Note the dark, peppered iris of the Caspian.
You can also pay attention to colouring of it´s primaries (what´s left of them; 10, 9, 8).
Selkälokki, Aroharmaalokki ja Kalalokki
Lake Suontee, Southern Savonia, Finland
Picture taken 2016-08-25
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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The Eurasian Wigeon is a medium-sized duck with large rounded head, small bill and pointed tail. The males has a russet head and neck with a creamy yellow crown and forehead. The breast is pinkish-grey, and the rest of the body is grey and white with a black stern. The female is a greyish brown colour with various mottled patterns. Speculum dull, dark.
This species grazes on coastal seagrass and algae, particularly on Zostera spp. and Enteromorpha spp., and also feeds regularly on grasslands and cereal crops.
The species is widespread in Ireland in winter where they occur on coastal marshes, freshwater and brackish lagoons, estuaries, bays. Many are found on inland wetlands, lakes, rivers and turloughs. The Icelandic breeding component of this population winters mostly in Ireland and western Britain, though some continue on to parts of continental Europe. (Birdwatch Ireland)
The species can be found in small numbers at the outflow to the water treatment facility in Poolbeg, Dublin Bay, during the winter months. This is a male bird in flight showing the dark speculum. There are Black-tailed Godwits in the background.
These guys were not playing, the dust they were kicking up , the heat haze off the path, plus a large crop, messed with things here, as did having to quickly drop to one knee and hand hold., these excuses aside, worth sharing I thought.
Taken at RSPB Titchwell, on the main path, MORE IN THE SERIES BELOW IN COMMENTS
Canon EOS-1D X
ƒ/10.0
700.0 mm
1/5000
iso 1250
I spent a beautiful day in Parc Omega observing the behaviour of native animals. The best medicine for the soul that is tired of the pandemic.
Aggressive behaviour from a Blue Tit, towards a Coal Tit. There was loads of food, but the Blue Tit was determined not to share. The same wee Coal Tit was chased off another feeder by a Chaffinch.
Day of Atonement : Tishrei 10th 5784 - September 24-24 2023
Starting at sundown, Yom Kippur is observed for a 25-hour period.
Primarily centred on introspection and repentance that follow Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the day's observances consist of full fasting and ascetic behaviour accompanied by intensive prayer as well as sin confessions.
Yom Kippur observances :
refraining from works that is prohibited on Shabbat, plus additional prohibitions : eating and drinking, refrain from using fire, electricity, motors and cars, smoking, bathing, anointing the body with moisturizer, oil, perfume and makeup, sexual relations, wearing leather shoes.
Rhinoceros Auklet RHAU (Cerorhinca monocerata)
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Salish Sea
BC
DSC_5084 - Copy
DSC_5086 etc Publication1 RHAU power dive
Prey appears to be
Pacific Sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) aka Needle Fish
Initially i thought this bird was working on taking off.
It was not stressed by being too close to boat or anything like that ... just seemed to want momentum for a deep dive.
1st time i have seen that behaviour
The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific.
The Atlantic puffin breeds in Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland and many North Atlantic islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and the British Isles in the east.
The Atlantic puffin has a large population and a wide range. It is not considered to be endangered although there may be local declines in numbers. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, they swim on the surface and feed mainly on small fish, which they catch by diving underwater, using their wings for propulsion.
The Atlantic puffin has a black crown and back, pale grey cheek patches and white underparts. Its broad, boldly marked red and black beak and orange legs contrast with its plumage. It moults while at sea in the winter and some of the bright-coloured facial characteristics are lost. The external appearance of the adult male and female are identical except that the male is usually slightly larger.
The juvenile has similar plumage but its cheek patches are dark grey. The juvenile does not have brightly coloured head ornamentation, its bill is less broad and is dark-grey with a yellowish-brown tip, and its legs and feet are also dark. Puffins from northern populations are typically larger than their counterparts in southern parts of the range. It is generally considered that these populations are different subspecies.
The Atlantic puffin spends the autumn and winter in the open ocean of the cold northern seas and returns to coastal areas at the start of the breeding season in late spring. It nests in clifftop colonies, digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. The chick mostly feeds on whole fish and grows rapidly. After about six weeks it is fully fledged and makes its way at night to the sea. It swims away from the shore and does not return to land for several years.
Colonies are mostly on islands where there are no terrestrial predators but adult birds and newly fledged chicks are at risk of attacks from the air by gulls and skuas. Sometimes a bird such as an Arctic skua will harass a puffin arriving with a beakful of fish, causing it to drop its catch. The striking appearance, large colourful bill, waddling gait and behaviour of this bird have given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the sea" and "sea parrot". It is the official bird symbol for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
This image was taken on a whale watching trip with Elding from Reykjavik, Iceland
You can see that the positions of the two Crows are diametrically opposed.
Maybe it's "warm tube sound" vs. "cold transistors", maybe film and digital? Environmental issues or natural instincts?
I don't have an answer... ( Just kidding of course.)
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