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I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw these brave birds. With plenty of chance to fly away the crow decided not to, and just followed the cat along the wire fence!
Strathspey, Scotland. A small hole at ground evel in the fence (out of view behind the foreground tree trunks) explains why the young deer failed to show again at the end. Goldcrest among birds singing nearby.
After charging a flat battery on the van for a few hours it needed a good run so where better than St Aidan's.
I almost cried of excitement today when Havi jumped on the sofa for her usual "sofa snuggling" with me, and for the first time EVER- she stayed on it after I got up and took a nap!
this probably seems so silly to you, but I'm in tears... this means she is so used to the house and to us- bunnies usually only feel safe enough to nap on the floor level, unless they are very confident and secure in their sorrounding...
*sniff*
Swedish melodic rockers Miss Behaviour perform as a part of the Smokhead Rocks Tour, on it's last date in London on October 12th, 2011.
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//XiLaii ♥
underwater, marine creatures, fish
a hunting school of bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) and baitfish, Indian ocean
©Geoff Spiby/Cape Photo Library
Pacific Swallow
The Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands. The hill swallow was formerly considered conspecific.
This species is a small swallow at 13 cm. It has a blue back with browner wings and tail, a red face and throat, and dusky underparts. It differs from the barn swallow and the closely related welcome swallow in its shorter and less forked tail.
The Pacific swallow builds a neat cup-shaped nest, constructed with mud pellets collected in the beak, under a cliff ledge or on a man-made structures such as a building, bridge or tunnel. The nest is lined with softer material, and the clutch is two to three eggs. It is similar in behaviour to other aerial insectivores, such as other swallows and the unrelated swifts. It is a fast flyer and feeds on insects, especially flies, while airborne.
Waterfowls | Frightened Flocks
Well beyond a line of tree obstructing my line of sight, I began to hear the distinct calls of waterfowls. Shortly afterward, hundreds of Canada Geese began to appear over the woodland lining a river near Kingston, Ontario. The brown-body birds were joined by a large number of the slower-to-take-off swans, mostly mature and juvenile Trumpeters (black bill) with a few Mutes (orange bill) and at least one identified Tundra Swan (black & yellow bill) as well as a limited number of ducks. In the past, I noticed Bald Eagles and Coyotes on or around these mostly frozen bodies of water. So, I would imagine that the multi-species, disorganized avian panic might have been the result of a kill or attempted one, causing the birds to lift in large numbers from their resting states. Although the impressive display of birds-in-flight filling the sky seemed to have lasted a significant length of time, time stamps on the images indicated that nearly all birds had settled back on the surrounding ice within 2 to 3 minutes of taking to the air, likely because the wintering waterfowls must conserve energy for food resources are limited at this time of the year. Nonetheless, the unexpected aerial display with its sounds was a sight to behold and worth braving the cold temperatures on that gorgeous winter day. I hope these images do some justice to this behaviour of local wildlife.