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20+ lightpainted domes in a row, down a flight of steps off a footbridge, in a heavily light polluted area.
Single exposure.
Do you dome? Here's how
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Fabulous encounter with a wonderful, totally relaxed mountain hare in the Scottish Highlands, July 2019.
A very unusual behaviour that I didn’t see before. Red Cardinal Beetles, including this Red-headed Cardinal or Common Red Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) are predators and eat other small insects which they stalk on flowers. Having pollen for a snack is not their typical behaviour, at least what I’ve read. I have seen another one doing the same thing – interesting. Browns Folly Nature Reserve, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bathford near Bath, England
I felt meself not well enough to go for a walk.
Also Maybe her behaviour showed me it was better to stay at home.
I was very disappointed but also glad that Maybe has warned me for a seizure.
How lucky I am to have Maybe by my side!
'Early learner'. A Juvenile Great Black Backed Gull pictured here with Starling prey in its beak. I photographed and watched this young gull catch the Starling and batter the life out of it on the rocks before making a meal of it. Natural predator behaviour…Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk, UK.
Great Black Backed Gull Notes:-
Many gulls have a bright red spot near the tip of their otherwise yellow beaks. Behind that red spot lies a considerable tale ...
In the mid-20th Century, Dutch scientist Niko Tinbergen studied nesting Herring Gulls. He noticed that newly hatched gull chicks were fed by their parents only after they pecked at the adults' bills. Tinbergen devised experiments that varied the shape and coloration of the adult's bill. It became clear that the red spot on the adult gull's bill was a crucial visual cue in a chick's demands to be fed, and thus its survival.
Tinbergen also made the case that the chick's attraction to the red spot on the bill was instinctive. This conclusion came at a time when there was furious debate among experts about whether such behavior was learned or innate. Tinbergen's gull research helped lay the groundwork for the science of animal behavior, and in 1973 earned him a Nobel Prize. And it all started with that little red spot. Bob Sundstrom Notes.
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Great Black Backed Gull Notes.
Key facts.
Scientific name: Larus marinus
Status: Resident breeding species and passage migrant
Breeding birds: 17,000 pairs
Wintering birds: 77,000
Conservation status: Amber
Length: 68 – 69 cm
Wingspan: 150 – 170 cm
Weight: 1.4 – 2.3 kg
Description
Great black-backed gulls are the largest species of gulls in the world. In breeding plumage adults have black backs and wings and large white spots on the tips of their primaries.
Great black-backed gulls have large yellow bills with a red spot on the lower mandible. Their eyes are yellow with a red eye-ring and their legs and feet are flesh coloured.
In winter they look similar except on the head and neck which is streaked with grey-brown. The yellow bill and red spot are duller. Both sexes look similar except the male is much larger. Juveniles have mottled brown and white plumage and a black bill.
Nesting
Great black-backed gulls nest on ridges and on roofs. The nest is bulky and made from grass, moss and algae lined with feathers, vegetation, rope and plastic.
Great black-backed gulls lay 1-3 olive-green or brown eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs for 27 days. Chicks are covered in grey down when they hatch and are fed by both male and female. The leave the nest 2-3 weeks after hatching and can fly 7-8 weeks later.
Feeding
Great black-backed gulls have a varied diet and will eat fish, crustaceans, insects, other small birds and eggs and carrion. They will also occasionally eat small mammals such as rats, mice and rabbits.
The great black-backed gull is the largest gull in the world and due to their size, they have few predators, but may occasionally make a tasty snack for white-tailed eagles, sharks and killer whales at sea. Birdspot Notes.
Several hours again spent watching these birds resulted in only one burst of photos on the same perch. Once again they were constantly working a length of the creek and there was no nesting behaviour observed. The food was on a finders / keepers basis.
(Peter)
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robin ~ erithacus rubecula (behaviour)
RSPB Green status list.
I was playing with a different camera setting and decided to focus on a calling robin for a test shot. Just as I was pressing the shutter button another robin flew into the frame. I had no time to recompose or anything as he passed her a little green caterpillar and was gone. The only way I could of grabbed this shot was the fast speed of the HS50.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world.
It is a stocky white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season which nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Unlike most other herons, it feeds in relatively dry grassy habitats, often accompanying cattle or other large mammals, since it catches insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the Cattle Egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.
The adult Cattle Egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species removes ticks and flies from cattle, but it can be a safety hazard at airfields, and has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases. (wikipedia)
A flock of about 80-100 Cattle Egret flew over our apartment every morning and evening, like clockwork. They roosted on a number of small islands just off the coast near Sagres.
Snowy March and Blue Tit under small snowflakes!
Where Do UK Blue Tits Birds Go In Winter?
Blue tits are ground-dwelling birds that prefer to remain close to their nests. They don’t migrate to a warmer climate like some other bird species, but they adjust their behaviour and activities to suit the colder weather.
In winter, you will find blue tits feeding in flocks together instead of individually to look for food. They also spend more time sitting on branches and less time hopping around the ground.
They also seek shelter in evergreen trees or bushes to keep warm and conserve energy. If the cold weather gets too harsh or there is a lot of snow, they will sometimes roost in large flocks together at night.
Many species use the abandoned nests of other birds. This is most common at night when temperatures are at their coldest. This is done to stay warm and conserve energy for the next day.
With their colourful feathers of blues, yellows, whites and greens, blue tits are one of Britain’s most-spotted birds, appearing in three out of four gardens.
Experts believe their growing ubiquity is thanks to the boom in garden feeders, which allow blue tits to survive the winter.
Small, active and acrobatic, blue tits move in roving flocks and are always flitting around, at all times seeming hard at work.
They are real woodland specialists, and excel at feeding in the upper branches of trees and shrubs, often hanging upside down.
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Bonding time. Neither sleeping nor hunting, the spinners came to the bay to rest and strengthen their social bonds. Some would swim for a few hours in contact with one another.
I don't know what's gotten into the Canada Geese lately! They are all very vocal & looking for a fight! : )
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Shottisham, Suffolk, 6 February 2020 (other hoverflies were also seen exhibiting this behaviour - a second E. tenax, three Episyrphus balteatus and a Syrphus torvus)
I think the warmer weather is bringing out the eccentrics! Whilst it is still rather chilly albeit sunny, this guy was dressed as though it was the height of Summer. The look of disdain on the woman's face says it all.
I was poking about in the rocks yesterday afternoon, when this limpet (with another riding on its back) suddenly reared up on its hind legs. I grabbed this shot and got ready to take another, better composed. But the moment passed too quickly.
I spent all afternoon looking for the behaviour to be replicated in other individuals, and saw a few others, all with a 'rider' - doing something similar but none so exaggerated as this one.
What were they up to? Is this common limpet behaviour? Does anyone know?
Since they are often "frozen" still in "don't detect me" mode , it is always enjoyable to see them just carrying on "being snipe". Moreso if there are more of them.
Wilson's Snipe WISN (Gallinago delicate)
& also
Mallard MALL (Anas platyrhynchos)
Welch Pond
Martindale Flats area
Saanich
Greater Victoria BC
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This species is not known for their gatherings mostly because they are so cryptically shy & camouflaged
This location was a stake out for a local rarity a Black Phoebe...which i did not see on this occasion but the snipe obs were great
Also--
Quickest way to "find" a helicopter is to try to do a video or audio clip..?
what's with that?!?
Sexual predator, Sienna's feeling the heat.
She just loves to touch her special fem features, so moist, so wanting to be loved....😘💖
Let me be your fantasy. 💜💜
With matching G String and a dam fine pair of ooh natural boobs....💜💜💜
Enjoy my flirtatious behaviour. 🔥😘 legs that need to be shown off.💃
I just love being hot and sexed up.🔥❤😳