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Red Legged Partridge - Alectoris Rufa aka French Partridge
The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family.
It is sometimes known as French partridge, to distinguish it from the English or grey partridge.
This partridge breeds naturally in southwestern Europe (France, Iberia and northwest Italy). It has become naturalised in flat areas of England and Wales, where it was introduced as a game species, and has been seen breeding as far north as Cumbria and eastern Yorkshire and the western Isle of Man. It is replaced in southeastern Europe by the very similar rock partridge (Alectoris graeca). It is a non-migratory terrestrial species, which forms flocks outside the breeding season.
This species breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.
The natural range of the red-legged partridge is France, Spain and Portugal. However, it was introduced from France to Great Britain in the 18th century, and has since become an important gamebird there. As it is a mediterranean species, it thrives in hot, dry areas with sandy soil. The ability to breed two clutches simultaneously has led to it being extensively reared in captivity, and released for shooting. The breeding of chukars (Alectoris chukar) and red-legged/chukar hybrids is prohibited, due to its impact on wild populations of red-legs. The red-legged partridge is believed to be in decline across its range.
This is a Scottish Wild Cat Kitten, not many of these cats left in the wild and the ones in captivity are very important for the breeding program so a lot rests on this little ones shoulders.
There are three kittens eyes are open and mum Kendra is very attentive to her children.
Taken at the British Wildlife Centre camera at full stretch so mum was not bothered.
Got loads more shots to look through but this one caught my eye.
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Red Legged Partridge - Alectoris Rufa aka French Partridge
The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a gamebird in the pheasant family.
It is sometimes known as French partridge, to distinguish it from the English or grey partridge.
This partridge breeds naturally in southwestern Europe (France, Iberia and northwest Italy). It has become naturalised in flat areas of England and Wales, where it was introduced as a game species, and has been seen breeding as far north as Cumbria and eastern Yorkshire and the western Isle of Man. It is replaced in southeastern Europe by the very similar rock partridge (Alectoris graeca). It is a non-migratory terrestrial species, which forms flocks outside the breeding season.
This species breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open stony areas, laying its eggs in a ground nest.
The natural range of the red-legged partridge is France, Spain and Portugal. However, it was introduced from France to Great Britain in the 18th century, and has since become an important gamebird there. As it is a mediterranean species, it thrives in hot, dry areas with sandy soil. The ability to breed two clutches simultaneously has led to it being extensively reared in captivity, and released for shooting. The breeding of chukars (Alectoris chukar) and red-legged/chukar hybrids is prohibited, due to its impact on wild populations of red-legs. The red-legged partridge is believed to be in decline across its range.
The Latin name for the tiger is ‘Panthera tigris‘. They can live up to 26 years in captivity and in the wild. Tigers prefer to inhabit forests, grasslands and mangrove swamps. There are six distinctive tigers: Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, Siberian, South China and Sumatran. White tigers are caused by recessive genes and inbreeding. There are as few as 30 Golden Tigers in captivity. There are three extinct breeds: Bali, Caspian and Javan. They can measure up to 11ft, including tail.
They can weigh up to 670lbs. The stripes that a tiger has are as unique as human fingerprints. Tigers are generally solitary creatures, but are seen as highly social able.
An inquisitive sulphur crested cockatoo coming up close to check my camera.
Taken on the way to the botanical gardens.
These birds are naturally curious, as well as very intelligent.
They have learned how to open garbage bins as a source of food.
In captivity some will spontaneously dance to music with a variety of unique moves.
These birds are very long-lived, and can live upwards of 70 years in captivity, although they only live to about 20–40 years in the wild.
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Slowly showing more and more coloration, this Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) will have much more red streaking his body in about a year's time. You can already see this coloration coming in around his eyes and mouth, with light flourishes painting his legs and abdomen. He's got loads of crickets to eat before then, though--he eats over a dozen a day!
And chameleons really are quite evolved! Seemingly every facet of their being is highly specialized for survival, from their gripping, pincer like feet, to their prehensile tails, to their separately-swiveling eyes, to their color-shifting skin, to their darting tongues. Most chameleons share these incredible traits, be they tiny Leaf Chameleons (like the smallest of all, Brookesia micra, which grows to only an inch in length) or the Parson's Chameleon, which grows to over 25 inches in length, or the size of a house cat!
This panther chameleon, named Queso, lives in captivity.
A captive Peregrine Falcon at York Center for Wildlife, Maine. The species is also called Falco peregrinus.
Native of Eurasia, highly sought after in wildfowl collections and are now becoming more prolific in captivity. They have a beautiful and bold pattern of black, white and chestnut plumage, they are the smallest of the northern geese.
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Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
The happy and free Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Uhu vagy Nagy fülesbagoly, Ο Ευρασιατικός Μπούφος
Just loved the up-close version of this image taken in August for the Art as Mindfulness Project.
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Over the past year, I have really struggled with having my business shut down, forced lockdowns all while wearing face diapers in public so I thought it was fitting to rezz a cage for me with doves flying free...
The symbolism of my doves is divine sovereignty versus captivity of humanity's free will. I yearn for true freedom.
(Divine sovereignty, which is that God exercises efficacious, universal, and loving control over, it is compatible with human freedom in that humans are free to do what they want to do, although God is sovereign over our desires)
I pray to my maker, for it is he who opens cages & restores clipped wings.
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The bank vole lives in woodland, hedgerows and other dense vegetation such as bracken and bramble. Its underground chamber is lined with moss, feathers and vegetable fibre and contains a store of food. It can live for eighteen months to two years in the wild and over 42 months in captivity and is mostly herbivorous, eating buds, bark, seeds, nuts, leaves and fruits and occasionally insects and other small invertebrates. It readily climbs into scrub and low branches of trees although it is not as versatile as a mouse. It breeds in shallow burrows, the female rearing about four litters of pups during the summer. (Wikipedia)
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Muchas gracias a todos mis amigos de Flickr por sus mejores deseos con respecto a mi cirugía. Todo salió bien, mi recuperación es rápida y sin problemas. Tuve un reemplazo completo de cadera hace casi 2 semanas y estaba caminando con un andador al día siguiente de la cirugía. Casi no tengo dolor y la inflamación casi ha desaparecido. Hago terapia en casa varias veces a la semana y una enfermera vino varias veces para ver si todo estaba bien. Mi cirujano (Dr. Andrew Yun) tiene mucha experiencia (30 años) y es uno de los mejores del país en este tipo de cirugías.
The budgerigar (/ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑːr, -əriː-/ BUJ-ər-ih-gar, -ə-ree-;Melopsittacus undulatus), also known as the common parakeet or shell parakeet, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot usually nicknamed the budgie (/ˈbʌdʒi/ BUJ-ee), or in American English, the parakeet. Budgies are the only species in the genus Melopsittacus. Naturally, the species is green and yellow with black, scalloped markings on the nape, back, and wings. Budgies are bred in captivity with colouring of blues, whites, yellows, greys, and even with small crests. Juveniles and chicks are monomorphic, while adults are told apart by their cere colouring, and their behaviour.
The species is the only member of the genus Melopsittacus, which is the only genus in the Melopsittacini tribe.
The origin of the budgerigar's name is unclear. First recorded in 1805, budgerigars are popular pets around the world due to their small size, low cost, and ability to mimic human speech. They are likely the third most popular pet in the world, after the domesticated dog and cat. Budgies are nomadic flock parakeets that have been bred in captivity since the 19th century. In both captivity and the wild, budgerigars breed opportunistically and in pairs.
They are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia, where they have survived harsh inland conditions for over five million years. Their success can be attributed to a nomadic lifestyle and their ability to breed while on the move. The budgerigar is closely related to lories and the fig parrots.
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Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus) - European siskin
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Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus) - European siskin
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Der Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus, Syn.: Carduelis spinus) ist eine Vogelart aus der Unterfamilie der Stieglitzartigen (Carduelinae). Vögel dieser Art werden zuweilen auch einfach Zeisig genannt, da sie im deutschsprachigen Raum die häufigsten und bekanntesten Stellvertreter der Gruppe kleiner Finkenvögel sind, die den Namensteil „-zeisig“ tragen.
Beschreibung
Erlenzeisige sind mit 12 Zentimetern relativ kleine Finken, ihre Flügelspannweite beträgt 20 bis 23 Zentimeter. Sie werden 12 bis 15 Gramm schwer. Das Männchen ist kontrastreich schwarz-gelb-grün gefärbt, mit schwarzer Stirn und schwarzem Kinn, ansonsten gelbem Kopf mit grünen Wangen. Der Rücken ist graugrün, die Flügel schwarz mit einer gelben Binde. Die Weibchen sind unscheinbarer graugrün und gestrichelt, mit hellgrauem Bauch. Ihre Flügel haben jedoch ebenfalls gelbe und grüne Bereiche. Der Audio-Datei / Hörbeispiel Gesang?/i des Männchens ist eilig zwitschernd, knirschend und scharrend, er wird von Baumspitzen aus oder im Flug vorgetragen.
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The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch,[2] barley bird and aberdevine.[3] It is very common throughout Europe and Asia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers.
It can be distinguished from other similar finches by the color of the plumage. The upper parts are greyish green and the under parts grey-streaked white. Its wings are black with a conspicuous yellow wing bar, and the tail is black with yellow sides. The male has a mainly yellow face and breast, with a neat black cap. Female and young birds have a greyish green head and no cap. It is a trusting, sociable and active bird. The song of this bird is a pleasant mix of twitters and trills. For these reasons it is often raised in captivity.
These birds have an unusual migration pattern as every few years in winter they migrate southwards in large numbers. The reasons for this behaviour are not known but may be related to climatic factors and above all the availability of food. In this way overwintering populations can thrive where food is abundant. This small finch is an acrobatic feeder, often hanging upside-down like a tit. It will visit garden bird feeding stations.
Imagen capturada en el interior de la cúpula correspondiente a la fauna de la zona ártica exiatente en el "Oceanografic" de la Ciudad de las Ciencias y las Artes en Valencia.
Bajo esta cúpula y en condiciones de frio y luz adecuadas hay un enorme acuario circular donde se encuentran en cautividad una familia de ballenas Belugas...Las únicas en toda Europa. En mi foto pueden verse abajo a la derecha, pasando delante de unos niños que recibian información al respecto por un monitor del acuario.
Estos inteligentes cetáceos mostraban un interes especial por los pequeños que las observaban con atención y se sorprendian con las piruetas que les dedicaban las belugas al pasar delante de ellos.
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Image captured inside the dome corresponding to the fauna of the existing arctic zone in the "Oceanografic" of the City of Sciences and Arts in Valencia.
Under this dome and in adequate cold and light conditions there is a huge circular aquarium where a family of Beluga whales in captivity, the only ones in all of Europe. In my photo you can see it on the bottom right, passing in front of some children who were receiving information about these cetaceans for an aquarium monitor.
These intelligent cetaceans showed a special interest in the little ones who watched them carefully and were surprised by the pirouettes they performed the belugas when passing in front of them.
The male mandarin duck has the most elaborate and ornate plumage with distinctive long orange feathers on the side of the face, orange 'sails' on the back, and pale orange flanks.The female is dull by comparison with a grey head and white stripe behind the eye, brown back and mottled flanks.
They were introduced to the UK from China and have become established following escapes from captivity.
With only about 600 left in the world including captivity it was exciting finding one out in the wild especially since it was reported three days ago in our area. Very rare sighting here. Camrose County, Alberta. Aproximately 230 meters away.
Fort Boyard is a fort built on Boyard bank, an ocean bank located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits on the west coast of France. Though a fort on Boyard bank was suggested as early as the 17th century, it was not until the 1800s under Napoleon Bonaparte that work began. Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857. In 1967, the final scene of the French film Les aventuriers was filmed at the remains of the fort. Since 1990, it is the filming location for the eponymous TV game show.
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La nature est souveraine dans cette partie du parc. ‘Protected Paradise’ est une oasis de 12 hectares au bord de l’eau et cernée de forêts. Une zone de transition vers notre fierté locale, le Parc National de Haute Campine, un exceptionnel domaine naturel de 12.000 ha.
Ce lieu est aussi un sanctuaire pour cigognes noires. Les cigognes noires sont des oiseaux fiers et farouches. Leur élégance et leur cri en font une attraction dans les forêts, les marais et les zones humides.
Ces oiseaux sont nés en captivité et ont effectué un voyage encadré jusqu’à LABIOMISTA. Ils vont participer à un projet de retour à la vie sauvage mené par LABIOMISTA en collaboration avec le Parc National de Haute Campine et UHasselt Field Research. C’est d’ici que les jeunes cigognes noires découvriront la liberté et feront leur voyage annuel pour trouver de nouvelles zones sauvages humides et boisées.
Nature reigns supreme in this part of the park. ‘Protected Paradise’ is a 12-hectare waterside oasis surrounded by forests. A transition zone to our local pride, the Hoge Kempen National Park, an exceptional natural area of 12,000 ha.
This place is also a sanctuary for black storks. Black storks are proud and fierce birds. Their elegance and call make them an attraction in forests, marshes and wetlands.
These birds were born in captivity and made a supervised trip to LABIOMISTA. They will participate in a return to the wild project led by LABIOMISTA in collaboration with Hoge Kempen National Park and UHasselt Field Research. It is from here that the young black storks will discover freedom and make their annual journey to find new wet and forested wild areas.