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Common Terns have long, narrow, angular wings and pointed wingtips. Unlike gulls, this tern has a straight, slender bill. The tail is forked, and the legs are short..
Common Terns are pale gray overall with a black cap. Breeding birds have a fully black cap that extends to the back of the neck and a gray belly. They also have an orange bill tipped in black and orange legs. Nonbreeding birds have a white forehead, a partial black cap, and black legs and bill. They also have a black bar across the shoulder known as a carpal bar and dark trailing edges on the wingtips as seen in flight.
Terns fly gracefully with rowing wingbeats over open waters, diving down to pick fish from or just below the water's surface. They are vocal and gregarious birds that make their presence well known.
Common Terns nest on rocky islands, barrier beaches, and saltmarshes and forage over open waters including inlets, lakes, and marine waters. During the breeding season they frequent both salt and freshwater, but during the winter they tend to stick to marine environments.
(Nikon D500, 300 mm f/2.8, 1/6400 @ f/4.5, ISO 800)
Hello to all.. seems like forever since I have been here.
So here is the deal. I have carpal tunnel syndrome and because of other medical concerns I am not a candidate for surgery. So, I can rest the wrists and allocate all their use to taking photographs and writing a paragraph here and there... but I cannot spend hours commenting anymore.
I still enjoy seeing everyone's work and feel a loss for the community and kind words. I thought long and hard about whether to leave Flickr all together but decided that I would come back, continue to post my pictures and hope that everyone will understand as I shift to more favorites and less comments.
Hope all is well out there with each and everyone one of you. Still looking forward to being along for your ride through life.
Interested in my ride? Be sure to check out my blog at bytegirlphotography.wordpress.com
To threaten an intruder, males and females may raise and shiver the wings or spread the tail. Raising the wings makes the yellow feathers at the carpal joint (the “wrist”) especially prominent. Another threat display involves picking up a piece of grass or wrack and pointing it at the intruder.
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The Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) is a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole, but is now considered a full species. Adults can be told apart from the Eurasian golden oriole by the black of the eye stripe extending behind the eye.
The Indian golden oriole is very similar to the Eurasian golden oriole but has more yellow in the tail and has a paler shade of red in the iris and bill. The male has the black eye stripe extending behind the eye, a large carpal patch on the wing and wide yellow tips to the secondaries and tertiaries. The streaks on the underside of females is more sharp than in the females of the Eurasian golden oriole.
The Indian golden oriole inhabits a range of habitats including open deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, woodland, forest edge, mangroves, open country with scattered trees, parks, gardens orchards and plantations.
The Indian golden oriole is a partial migrant. It breeds in central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Indian populations are largely resident while the other populations are migratory.[10] The breeding season is April to August, the nest being a small cup placed in a fork near the end of a branch. Nests are often built in the vicinity of the nest of a black drongo. Two or three white eggs with reddish, brown and black speckling form the typical clutch. Both parents take part in nest and brood care, defending the nest against intruding birds such as shikras and crows.
Orioles feed on fruits, nectar and insects.
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in the time of corona
I have either a carpal tunnel flare-up or the beginning of shingles on my right arm/wrist.
I will be kinda offish.
beside...it was 110F [37.7 C] on my back deck yesterday. nellie, chai and I had a miserable night. it was in the 90's in our bedroom.
we are trying not to melt.
boo was smart enough to stay downstairs where it was cooler.
Dear Flickr friends,
I've been out of running for some time because of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on both hands.
Tomorrow I have a consultation with the surgeon and in three weeks I will have surgery.
I really hope that after six weeks I will be completely back!!
Best regrds,
Hans Dirix
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in the time of corona.
Dupont Velour Black DL - 1 paper
expired 2/1953
left outside all night
#2 or 2
I have no clue what causes the change in colors.
**I'm going to try commenting again.
At first, I will reply to commenters. and when my carpal tunnel heals, I'll try to move on to the people who kindly fave.
...in the time of corona
mama rests.
**I'm going to try commenting starting here.
I will do commenters only at the beginning. and when my carpal tunnel heals, I'll try to move on to the people who kindly fave.
GROUP: LOOKING CLOSE ON FRIDAY
THEME: FLOWERS IN BLACK AND WHITE
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA POPPY
My APOLOGIES for not having been able to comment on your beautiful photos but this carpal tunnel doesn't seem to want to go away! I do notice some improvements each day but wrist is still immobile. Hopefully soon!
Thank you all so much for your concerns and prayers. Have a HAPPY and a BLESSED Friday/Weekend!
Explore #39 Thank you everyone
My carpal tunnel in my right hand is playing up and is painful so I am having to limit myself to mousing. Please forgive my inconsistent visits.
I didn't like the crop I had of this daylily so I played with it .
fires and wild carrot.
in the time of corona
lumen print with portriga rapid paper
**I'm trying to comment again.
I'm replying to commenters. and when my carpal tunnel heals, I'll try to move on to the people who kindly fave.
my wrist is still bad.
also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, The brahminy kite is distinctive and contrastingly coloured, with chestnut plumage except for the white head and breast and black wing tips. The juveniles are browner, but can be distinguished from both the resident and migratory races of black kites in Asia by the paler appearance, shorter wings, and rounded tail. The pale patch on the underwing carpal region is of a squarish shape and separated from Buteo buzzards.
"The Osprey is a medium-sized fish-eating raptor (bird of prey). It has dark brown upperparts contrasting with pale underparts. There is a black band through the eye, separating the white throat from the pale crown. The Osprey has a rather small head and neck and typically swivels its head around or sways its head from side to side. When it is perched, there is a short bristly crest. The eyes are placed well forward on the head. The fingered wings in flight are narrow and angled distinctively. There are dark carpal patches on the underwing (at the bend in the wing). The beak is strongly hooked and the legs are powerful. The female is similar to the male but is larger and has a fuller, darker breast band. The Osprey is also called the Fish Hawk or White-headed Osprey.
Ospreys are sedentary, though they will range more freely in non-breeding periods. They are frequently faithful to a nest site, using the nest for many years. Young birds may disperse 20 km - 400 km. In Europe, Ospreys are migratory, moving to warmer countries in the winter."
in the time of corona.
I've been trying to get a bit of weeding/chomping done in the garden. today I managed my 2 hours mainly using my left hand, but I had to come in and take a pain pill.
by evening even with a cuff covering my wrist, the carpal tunnel is winning.
I'm doing as little as possible on the computer.
I'm so sorry I'm not commenting right now.
I appreciate all of you stopping by.
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It's always a thrill every year when the rough-legged hawks return to western Colorado from the northern areas of extreme North America, including Alaska. they move south in the winter where they spend several months. Glad they do too ... see, other than the northern harrier, they are probably my second favorite raptor ... and I love to photograph raptors in the winter.
The rough-legged hawk is only 1 of 3 raptors that have fully feathered legs down to the tarsi, hence their name. To me, they are quite beautiful in appearance and grace. They're, though not scientifically, like a red-tailed hawk X northern harrier. They prey primarily on small rodents, so they glide over fields looking for their dinner. Of course, they will eat other things such as small mammals and birds, when necessary. They have thicker wings than a harrier, and thus are considered buteos. This one is exhibiting one of its most prominent ID field marks ... those dark carpal patches, as well as those fully feathered legs.
It's always a great day when I find my first of the season. :-). Hope you enjoy it too.
© Debbie Tubridy Photography
This is a flight photo of another common bird in Australia, the Masked Lapwing.
Look closely and you will see a yellow projection on the front of each wing.
The primary function of the yellow spurs on a masked lapwing's wings is to defend its territory and offspring. These spurs, located on the wrist (carpal joint) of each wing, are used for fending off predators, guarding nests, and competing with other lapwings during the breeding season. The rest of the time they are just for show.
These birds are also called Spur-winged Plover
The yellow wattle on their face is used for attracting mates and temperature regulation.
The masked lapwing is the largest representative of the family Charadriidae
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I know that it has been a while since you my followers have seen any work from me, I guess you can say that I took an extended break for family, new house and since I am suffering from carpal tunnel for the past year! It felt good to pick up the camera and focus in on what I know how to do best.
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I spent some time slowly creeping up on this tern, thinking because of it's short legs it might be an Arctic Tern. However, the dark carpal wing bar and the wings that are longer than the tail convinced me that it is a Common Term.
living with dogs, 6 of them
leon prepares the food to cook.
[leon prepares a special meal for jones the basenji; schubert the standard prefers it too. the other 4 get a modified raw meat diet.]
giving the meds.
+ love.
my hands are sore. I have gouges on my arms from the sweet loving boo, who sometimes cannot contain herself.
I'm still pulling weeds and chomping shrubs. today I had to do it two handed.
the carpal tunnel has kept me from folding cranes.
whine...
but....
we have dogs to love
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Un’eleganza che di colpo muta in terrifica minaccia quando in ballo c’è la difesa del territorio, del nido e della prole. Il collo proteso, le piume rigonfie ad aumentare ulteriormente la già imponente mole accompagnano l’aggressività, manifesta soprattutto nei mesi primaverili. Minacce, inseguimenti e anche veri attacchi sono sferrati non solo a conspecifici ma anche a oche, anatre e, non di rado anche a persone che si avvicinano al nido. Sono noti attacchi a canoe e kajak. Colpiscono con la giuntura carpale dell’ala e possono ferire anche seriamente. È il maschio soprattutto a farsi avanti, ma la difesa della prole riguarda la coppia.
A medium sized raptor (bird of prey) with broad wings, a compact body, short neck and medium-length tail. Has a short hooked bill suitable for eating meat. Often seen sitting on fences and telegraph posts or soaring high in the sky, where it shows a fan shaped tail and spread outer wing feathers. Will also hang in the wind on updrafts. Flies with quick, stiff wing beats. Buzzards have very variable plumages from very dark to very light. Much of the plumage is barred. Adults are brown on the upperparts, body and underwing coverts and show a broad black band on the end of the tail and wing feathers. The rest of the underwings are whitish and finely barred. Variation in adult plumage is displayed on both the upper and under sides and some birds can be extremely pale, especially in the tail and upperwing coverts. Juvenile birds are similar to adults and also display a range of light and dark plumage variation; juveniles lack black bands on the ends of their tails and wings and some paler birds show prominent dark markings on the underwing at the carpal (wing joint).
"The Masked Lapwing is sometimes referred to as the Spur-winged Plover because each of its wings is armed with a yellow spur at the ‘elbow’ (or carpal joint). Lapwings use these spurs when diving at potential predators or intruders during breeding season, while chicks are running around or when the eggs are just about to hatch. While these attacks are quite unnerving, the birds seldom actually strike their ‘victims’, preferring a close approach to scare them away."
birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/masked-lapwing/?srsltid=Afm...
Ive ignored the symptoms for carpal tunnel syndrome for years but the last six months its become more apparent & now my trowel is resting in the van the numbness & tingling have started, the splints will be put on shortly which do ease it a little but bedtimes are the dread when it really comes to life :-((
The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus Buteo, found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe bordered. The head is brown and the median coverts of the upper wing are pale. They lack the typical carpal patches on the underside of the wings seen in true buzzards, but the entire wing lining appears dark in contrast to the flight feathers. They sit upright on perches for prolonged periods and soar on thermals in search of insect and small vertebrate prey. They are vociferous in the breeding season, and several birds may be heard calling as they soar together.
clicked at tal chappar - india
The anatomy of a tree peony. The Golden stamens which consist of the anther and filament, and the purplish Carpal which consist of the stigma, style and ovary.
Yoshino Gawa, a flower of the tree peony at BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden).
Japanese Tree Peony
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Yoshino Gawa'
Peony Family : Paeoniaceae
Species native to China, Tibet & Bhutan
Common Terns have long, narrow, angular wings and pointed wingtips. Unlike Gulls, this tern has a straight, slender bill. The tail is forked and the legs are short.
Common Terns are pale gray overall with a black cap. Breeding birds have a fully black cap that extends to the back of the neck and a gray belly. They also have an orange bill tipped in black and orange legs. Non-breeding birds have a white forehead, a partial black cap, and black legs and bill. The also have a black bar across the shoulder known as a carpal bar and dark trailing edges on the wingtips as seen in flight.
--- allaboutbirds.org
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, i was diagnosed about 16 years ago, and have had release surgery,
It would seem, your never really free from it, once you have it.
carpal tunnel and/or tendonitis - perhaps too much time on Flickr - lol - apologies for not commenting and for those who are kind enough to comment on my image - thanks in advance - need to rest my very painful hand and arm for a while
Blacksmith lapwings are very boldly patterned in black, grey and white, possibly warning colours to predators. It is one of five lapwing species (two African, one Asian and two Neotropical) that share the characteristics of red eyes and a bold pied plumage, with a carpal (wing) spur adorning the wrist joint; a sharp black protrusion which they use to aggressively defend their young from potential threats, through persistent aerial dives typically targeting the head. The portions of the bird's body bare to plumage average a black coloration for the bill, and either a black or white-grey dappling on the legs. Females average larger and heavier but the sexes are generally alike.
GROUP: LOOKING CLOSE ON FRIDAY
THEME: FLORA & FAUNA IN VERTICAL PHOTO
SUBJECT: A FEASTING HUMMER
(i have no idea what flower that is.. it shoots out from a huge grass-like plant about once a year and the hummingbirds love them)
Carpal tunnel is getting better but wrist and fingertips are still sensitive most of the time.
Wishing you all a HAPPY, HEALTHY, PEACEFUL and a BLEESED Friday/Weekend!
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Take a chance go out and drive around explore your surroundings. well finally weather permitting I plan to explore with my camera! hey I also need to have my eyes checked because what I see as crystal clear in reality once loaded on my computer is way out of focus! I guess between my eyesight and my carpal tunnel syndrome I'm batting a thousand!
It pretty much opens in sections when yo push it open.
This was a lovely evening of photography with many compositions in many directions.
I really liked how the sun had caught the foliage with some lovely golden light. Looking North West towards Cissbury ring in the distance, South Downs National park.
Posting early today before we have a long drive to Hospital for Jane to have Carpal Tunnel surgery on her hand, while she is in surgery i`ll have a little time to explore nearby Ashdown forest .
Micranthes is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus Saxifrage. The heartleaf saxifrage or Nelson's saxifrage has small white flowers and interesting carpals which are described as 'connate, united at the base, and green-yellow turning to red or purple after pollination'. The flower is under 1 cm (up to 0.35 inch) which made it challenging to photograph.
For Macromondays theme: Oil and/or Water
For me, oil and water is an exercise in luck, and a involves a little bit of carpal tunnel from all the tiny bubble removal in post processing. Usually, about one out of every forty or fifty shots turns out well. Always fun, though. :)
'TEK-9' AKA 'White Beard'
Vibrissae is the scientific term for whiskers. Most whisker-sporting animals hunt or feed in low visibility conditions, offering a clue as to their purpose. Every cat whisperer should know that these long, flexible hair follicles can sense movement, express your kitty's curiosity and help her interpret her surroundings.
Specialized Hair Follicles
More than just cuteness enhancers, vibrissae are specialized sensory organs that are highly sensitive to movement and wind currents. These extra thick and strong hairs are rich in blood and nerve supply and connected to muscle fibers, and some can be moved voluntarily. Your cat has whiskers above her eyes, on the back of her cheeks, around her muzzle and on the backs of her front legs.
Feedback
Whiskers take in information from your cat’s environment and pass it along to her. For instance, a cat’s whiskers are about as wide as her body, allowing her to gauge whether she can fit through an opening. The vibrissae on the back of her legs – called carpal-ulnar – are most sensitive to movement away from the body and help her detect if that mouse is attempting to escape. Cats who have lost their sight move their muzzle whiskers permanently forward to assist in negotiating their environment.
Protection
Above your cat’s eyes are a set of whiskers technically known as the supra-orbitals. These serve a protective function for the cat. Imagine your little hunter stalking prey at night through thick brush – if these whiskers come into contact with a branch or some type of debris, they trigger the cat to shut her eyes, thus avoiding injury.
Body Language
Cleo can move the vibrissae around her muzzle – called mystacials – voluntarily to indicate her mood. Forward-facing whiskers are a sign of curiosity and a positive mindset, while backward-facing whiskers indicate a defensive position and might mean she’s mad and about to become aggressive. These are just one more means by which she communicates what’s going on inside her head.
(Image taken with an Analog film camera).
No need to comment on all my images. I will be busy from now on, with some projects that will include: camping, hiking, planning, and work. And won't be able to visit your Flickr every day or comment on every photo. I will keep posting, but not every day. So please do not feel obligated to comment on mine. On top of that, my carpal tunnel won't let me type too much on the keyboard. Most of the time you will see the same few words. Thanks so much for your support my Flickr friends.
(Spanish: No se sientan obligados a comentar en mis fotos, ya que voy a estar ocupado en varias tareas y proyectos que incluyen campamentos, senderismo y planes. Aunque voy a seguir colocando fotos, no tendré el tiempo de corresponderles. Y menos con el problema de carpal tunnel, que no me deja estar mucho tiempo en el teclado. Muchisimas gracias por sus visitas).
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A Common Tern fly close and attacking photographers who were walking too close to their nesting area at Nickerson Beach in Long Island, NY.
Common Terns have long, narrow, angular wings and pointed wingtips. Unlike gulls, the Terns have a straight, slender bill. The tail is forked and the legs are short.
They are pale gray overall with a black cap. Breeding birds have a fully black cap that extends to the back of the neck and a gray belly. They also have an orange bill tipped in black and orange legs. Non-breeding birds have a white forehead a partial black cap, and black legs and bill. They also have a black bar across the shoulder known as a carpal bar and dark trailing edges on the wingtips as seen in flight.
Tern fly gracefully with rowing wingbeats over open waters, diving down to pick fish from or just below the water's surface. They are vocal and gregarious birds that make their presence well known.
--- allaboutbirds.org
Photographed in Namibia, Africa from a safari vehicle
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Except for the body color, this hawk is a ringer for the Red-tailed Hawk found all across the U.S.A. It even sports the red tail.
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From Wikipedia: The augur buzzard (Buteo augur) is a fairly large African bird of prey. This species is distinct in typical adult plumage for its blackish back, whitish underside and orange-red tail, however a dark morph is known while juvenile augur buzzards are generally rather brown in colour. This member of the Buteo genus is distributed in several parts of the central and southern Africa, normally being found from Ethiopia to southern Angola and central Namibia. It is resident and non-migratory throughout its range. This is a species of mountains (most typically at about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) altitude, but up to 5,000 m (16,000 ft)), and adjacent savannah and grassland. This is a typical buteonine raptor, being a generalist predator which tends to prefer small mammals supplemented by reptiles and birds among various prey items.
Taxonomy:
The taxonomy on this species is not settled, with some taxonomists considering this species, the jackal buzzard, and Archer's buzzard to be within the same superspecies. As noted by taxonomists, each species is fairly distinct, having different calls and variations in plumage. While the augur and jackal have rarely been considered actually conspecific, the Archer's buzzard is sometimes considered improbably as a subspecies of the jackal buzzard despite a number of outward distinctions and having a rather allopatric and restricted distribution. The three species may be classified as belonging to a species complex. In 2022, the International Ornithological Congress tentatively assigned Archer's buzzard as being a subspecies of the augur buzzard (Buteo augur archeri). However, it may simply represent a color morph
Description:
Augur buzzards are one of two larger Buteo species native to Africa, alongside their cousins, the similarly sized jackal buzzard. Adults measure about 48 to 60 cm (19 to 24 in) with a large wingspan of 120 to 150 cm (3 ft 11 in to 4 ft 11 in). The adult augur buzzard is strikingly plumaged and essentially unmistakable if seen well. It is an almost black brown above with a rufous tail that stands out strongly in contrast. The primary flight feathers are blackish and the secondaries off-white, both barred with black. Below the chin and around the throat is mainly white, and the rest of the underparts and the underwing coverts are rich rufous. The flight feathers from below are white, tipped with black to form a dark trailing edge to the wing.
The juvenile augur buzzard is mainly brown above and rufous brown below and on the tail. It can be confused with wintering steppe buzzard, but the augur is considerably larger and bulkier with broader wings and a heavier flight style and an unbarred undertail. Although not as dark as the adult on the back and upperwing coverts, it is usually noticeably darker than a juvenile steppe buzzard. The adult augur buzzard has white underparts and underwings. The female has black on the lower throat. Juveniles are brown above and buff below, the underparts later becoming white. Juveniles are similar to juvenile jackal buzzards but are generally much paler below with bolder carpal patches and more clearly barred secondaries and tail. There is a melanistic form of augur buzzard, all black, except for grey and white flight feathers that are barred black and contrast strongly with the black center and a chestnut tail. About 10% of birds are melanistic, but the proportion rises in forested areas with high rainfall to as much as 50% in some areas. A somewhat similar melanistic morph of jackal buzzard is also known and these birds can very hard to distinguish, perhaps only told apart by the stronger barring on the melanistic augur pale flight feathers. Dark morph long-legged buzzards may also be confused for melanistic augur buzzards but are clearly more slender in the wing, less blackish on the body and lack the bold rufous tail.
Behaviour:
Pairs have noisy aerial displays, including outside the breeding season. Their call is quite different from their cousin, the jackal buzzard, and most other birds of prey, being a harsh, resonant crow-like a-kow a-kow a-kow or a-ung a-ung a-ung, drawn out as aerial display escalates into a longer, higher-pitched a-waaa a-waaa a-waaa. Pairs of augur buzzards usually mate for life but some polygamy has been reported in the species. The large (up to 1 m [3 ft 3 in] wide) stick nest is built in a tree or on a crag, and is often reused and enlarged in subsequent seasons. On average two (sometimes only one and rarely three) creamy or bluish white eggs are laid and incubated by the female only, although food is brought to her on the nest by the male. The eggs hatch in about 40 days, and after a further 56–60 days the chicks can attempt flight. At 70 days they become independent of the nest, but young birds may then be seen with the adult pair for some time. As is the case in other tropical raptors, the clutch size is relatively smaller and the reproductive cycle is relatively longer than in related species found in the temperate zones.
The diet of the augur buzzard is quite varied and opportunistic, as is typical of most Buteo species. It catches most of its prey on the ground, either by still-hunting from perch or swooping down from a soaring flight or, occasionally, from a hovering flight. They may also forage on the ground for both insects and small vertebrates. The primary foods for augur buzzards seem to include either small, terrestrial mammals or reptiles, chiefly snakes and lizards. Other prey may include small ground birds (and sometimes the nestlings, fledglings or unwary adults of varied birds), insects, and road-kill. In Zimbabwe, 59% of the diet was reptiles while the remainder was mostly mammalian, led by vlei rats. At one nest site there, lizards made up 35% of the foods and snakes 46%. In Tanzania, the stomach contents of augur buzzards similarly consisted mostly of assorted rat species and lizards. In the above Zimbabwe study, the most often taken reptiles recorded the giant plated lizards and common flat lizards but could extend to larger and more dangerous prey such as Nile monitors (though doubtfully large adults) and highly venomous snakes such as puff adders, night adders and Mozambique spitting cobras. Elsewhere mole-rats may be preferred, such as in Kenya, and these are likely hunted largely from flight as their tendency to stay in the cover of tall grasses makes them difficult to still-hunt. Occasionally larger prey are hunted including francolins, domestic chickens, hares and hyraxes, although other than rare cases mainly the juveniles of these prey types are targeted (especially in the case of Cape hyraxes).
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Taken at Old Bar, NSW.
A wet night saw many birds drying off this morning, and still looking slightly bedraggled! Many, like this Hobby were quite happy to soak up a few rays before setting out for the day!
The hobby is a solitary and aggressive falcon using rapid flickering wing beats, with tail fanned when hovering. It glides on flat or slightly drooped wings with carpals flexed and outerwings swept back. Its flight is often characterised as low and fast, zig-zagging over or between vegetation and open ground.
Wikipedia.
a lumen in the time of corona.
I love this one with all of its flaws. wabi sabi
Dupont Velour Black DL - 1 paper
expired 2/1953
left outside all night
#1 or 2
**I spent some time chomping some shrubs today and tonight my wrist is bound, arnica applied to knee, and salon pas lidocaine patch applied to back scapula. we had a golden day because of smoke from the fires and hardly any sun which made the chomping tolerable.
now chai and I will nestle into bed to rest and recoup.
slow but sure.
**I'm going to try commenting again.
At first, I will reply to commenters. and when my carpal tunnel heals, I'll try to move on to the people who kindly fave.
Focus stack (27 images) Shot with single off-camera strobe (Godox AD200Pro/Godox XPro II L trigger), bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella mounted on overhead boom, angled towards camera. Two mirrors placed at 30 degrees, camera left/right to reflect light towards underside of subject.
Shot for Macro Mondays - theme berry
Subject size 56 mm dia.
According to Wikipedia, citrus fruits are modified berries know as hesperidia and differ from true berries based on the thickened skin surrounding the juicy interior flesh and seeds. The interior is also divided into segments (carpals).
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Eastern Osprey
Scientific Name: Pandion cristatus
The aerial displays of the Eastern Osprey often feature two birds soaring together in a series of undulations, or one following the other on a weaving course. These may occur near the nest, which is a huge structure made of sticks, driftwood and seaweed. As the nest is used year after year, the material may accumulate to form an enormous pile of sticks, sometimes 2 metres across and 2 metres tall, with the size and shape determined by the nest-site and how long it has been used.
Description: The Osprey is a medium-sized fish-eating raptor (bird of prey). It has dark brown upperparts contrasting with pale underparts. There is a black band through the eye, separating the white throat from the pale crown. The Osprey has a rather small head and neck and typically swivels its head around or sways its head from side to side. When it is perched, there is a short bristly crest. The eyes are placed well forward on the head. The fingered wings in flight are narrow and angled distinctively. There are dark carpal patches on the underwing (at the bend in the wing). The beak is strongly hooked and the legs are powerful. The female is similar to the male but is larger and has a fuller, darker breast band. The Osprey is also called the Fish Hawk or White-headed Osprey.
Similar Species: The White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster, is much larger and soars with up-swept wings, rather than the sharply bowed wings of the Osprey.
Distribution: The Osprey is cosmopolitan, being found in many coastal and lake areas of the world. In Australia, it is found on the north and east coast from Broome to the south coast of New South Wales. There is also a southern population from Kangaroo Island to the Great Australian Bight and a western population from Esperance to Cape Keraudren. Ospreys are also found in the Phillipines, Indonesia and New Guinea.
Habitat: Ospreys are found on the coast and in terrestrial wetlands of tropical and temperate Australia and off-shore islands, occasionally ranging inland along rivers, though mainly in the north of the country.
Feeding: The Osprey feeds mainly on medium-sized live fish, which it does not swallow whole, but rips apart to eat. The Osprey patrols the coast, searching for prey. It folds its wings, then drops headlong, with its feet forward to snatch a fish with its talons. It may go right under the water or snatch a fish from the surface, before lifting off again, with strong wing strokes.
Breeding: The Osprey may use the same nest year after year. The nest is made from sticks and driftwood and may be huge after many years. It is usually placed on a cliff, a dead tree or even a radio mast. Both birds bring sticks, but the female usually places the sticks in the nest. The nest is lined with grass, seaweed or bark. The female does most of the incubation, while the male brings food to the nest.
(Source: birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/eastern-osprey)
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The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.
The Long-crested Eagle has a wide distribution across much of the African continent. It has adapted well to living in all sorts of habitats from forested areas and wooded savannas, to moist woodland areas which are often next to marshes, wetlands, and rivers.
Long-crested Eagle is an appropriate name for this stunning bird of prey. Perhaps the first thing one notices when they see this bird is that it indeed does have a very long crest. When it is lifted, the bird appears to be wearing a very fancy, slightly floppy, pointed black hat. This crest makes this bird very distinctive. As does the rest of its coloration. It is a relatively small eagle with all-dark feathers all over its body, except for its tail and when it is flying. Its tail, like many raptor tails, is black with white bands. In flight, this eagle shows its white carpal patches.
This eagle is mostly active in the afternoons until just after sundown and it spends a lot of time perched on exposed branches in tall trees or power poles. It doesn't spend too much time soaring.
This beautiful juvenile Long-crested Eagle was captured on a photography safari during an early morning game drive in the Meru National Park, Kenya.
Photographed in Botswana, Africa from a safari vehicle
Please click on the image to view at the largest size
I didn't notice the carpal spur while photographing this bird...but the protruding spur is pretty noticeable in this image.
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From Wikipedia: The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (Vanellus albiceps) is a medium-sized wader. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers.
Description:
This lapwing is unmistakable. Its wings and tail are strikingly patterned in black and white, the back is brown and the underparts white. The head is particularly striking, being mainly grey, but with a white crown and foreneck. The eyering, facial wattles and legs are yellow. Females, males and young birds are similar in plumage.
Behaviour:
It is a wader which breeds on exposed sand or shingle near rivers. 2–3 eggs are laid in a ground scrape. The nest and young are defended noisily and aggressively against all intruders, up to and including the hippopotamus.
Food is mainly insects and other small invertebrates. This species often feeds in small flocks when not breeding.
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Common Terns have long, narrow, angular wings and pointed wingtips. Unlike gulls, the tern has a straight slender bill. The tail is forked and the legs are short.
They are pale gray overall with black cap. Breeding birds have a fully black cap that extends to the back of the neck and a gray belly. They also have an orange bill tipped in black and orange legs. Non-breeding birds have a white forehead, a partial black cap, and black legs and bill. They also have a black bar across the shoulder known as a carpal bar and dark trailing edges on the wingtips as seen in flight.
Terns fly gracefully with rowing wingbeats over open waters, diving down to pick fish from or just below the water's surface. They are vocal and gregarious birds that make their presence well known.
--- allaboutbirds.org
To my friends out there in flickrland:
Friday February 28, was my 84th birthday
I figured it was time for an update for anyone interested.
We’ve had good times and bad times.
Since the presidential election, I am becoming more of a recluse and am cutting back on everything. The election was a bad thing. IMHO.
Leon’s Parkinson’s is moving very slowly, if at all, which is a good thing. He thinks he isn’t doing well but he is.
He has fuzzy exhausting days, so do I, and I don’t have Parkinson’s.
My nephew died last year, a bad thing, then his dad died, another bad thing, and then my sister died —- another bad thing.
But…..my granddaughter who has had 4 losses in 5 years, finally conceived and made it through her whole pregnancy and delivered a baby boy Jan. 4th, and he is beautiful. A very good thing.
He looks like both his parents, IMHO. I haven’t been able to hold him yet, they are very cautious and will wait to invite us over until the NorCal sick season is over and he’s had some of his shots.
It is raining right now, that’s a good thing. And all the trees are blooming, another good thing. I’ve never counted the trees we’ve planted on this 3 ½ acres, but it’s dozens and dozens and dozens, well over 50 I’m sure, maybe close to 100. Trees are good things.
I am reclusive, but we have my daughter and SIL up here along with their children and families. Another Good.
And we’ve made friends at the local breakfast restaurant and grocery store. A good thing about small towns.
My older son is paying for a cleaning woman to come in once a week for 2 hours. At least the bathrooms and kitchen are kept clean. Good thing. and he sends flowers.
Some bad things: me. I still can’t walk a straight line and can’t see well because of the nystagmus, and I’ve a very bad right shoulder and left knee and a moderately bad left shoulder and right knee. Navigating is hard. So is reading a book, and I’m an avid reader. I have ouchy carpal tunnel in my right wrist, so the typing is going downhill.
I have pain all of the time. I often sleep 14 hours/day.
And, I’ve lost 15 lbs. I look like an armadillo.
I’ve had every test known to man. The last was the spinal tap and I apologized to my doctor for being a sissy wuss. He asked if we were still friends. Yes, he is a good thing.
Final results are not in on the tests.
I think I’m going to draw the line at a bone marrow test unless they knock me completely out. But I love my doctors.
I’ve got to find someone to put my nose stud back in. I can’t do it. The stud had to go with the last MRI.
It’s still so beautiful up here. The flowers/bulbs are starting to bloom. Unfortunately, so are the weeds.
We have a young man to do some gardening when he can and a tree guy to trim trees when he can. Good things.
I have Leon and 4 boisterous, happy rescued dogs to keep me entertained, and I have the bruises and scars from all our doggies past and present to prove it.
So that's how it goes. Good and bad. It is what it is, and all those other sayings.
I thank you for being here.
**just to remind me not to feel sorry for myself:
from lynnespo181 some time ago
How long have we been asking ourselves this question.
How long will we continue.
Maybe it's the profound ignorance that seems built into our human nature and that some allow to rule.
"later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere."
-Warsan Shire
“just because it ends
doesn’t mean its over.”
~~Jonathan and Jessie Kellerman, The Lost Coast