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Male downy woodpecker searching for insects in this abandoned nest cavity. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsy;vania.
A male Tree Swallow peers out from the entrance to its nest cavity in a trembling aspen, sporting a mayfly moustache.
Photographed during my annual Ultimate Loons Photo Workshop, in British Columbia, Canada.
Canon 7DM2 | Canon 500mm f/4 IS with Canon 1.4x Teleconverter iii | 1/200th | f/8 | ISO 1600
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Description: The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage. Both sexes look alike, with a blue (mauve) head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast. They are often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks, or in communal roosts at dusk.
Similar species: Rainbow Lorikeets are such colourful parrots that it is hard to mistake them for other species. The related Scaly-breasted Lorikeet is similar in size and shape, but can be distinguished by its all-green head and body.
Distribution: The Rainbow Lorikeet occurs in coastal regions across northern and eastern Australia, with a local population in Perth (Western Australia), initiated from aviary releases.
Habitat: The Rainbow Lorikeet is found in a wide range of treed habitats including rainforest and woodlands, as well as in well-treed urban areas.
Seasonal movements: Largely sedentary with some nomadic movements in response to seasonal flowering or fruiting of plants.
Feeding: The Rainbow Lorikeet mostly forages on the flowers of shrubs or trees to harvest nectar and pollen, but also eats fruits (go ape over mangoes), seeds and some insects.
Breeding: The eggs of the Rainbow Lorikeet are laid on chewed, decayed wood, usually in a hollow limb of a eucalypt tree. Both sexes prepare the nest cavity and feed the young, but only the female incubates the eggs.
Minimum Size: 28cm
Maximum Size: 32cm
Average size: 30cm
Average weight: 133g
Breeding season: June to January
Clutch Size: 2
Incubation: 23 days
Nestling Period: 45 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net )
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Last September I walked by the dining room window and saw a Pileated Woodpecker in a dead snag, about 75’ from the house. The tree was diseased and in danger of hitting the house, so a couple of years ago we had it topped, but left it standing – just for the woodpeckers. I cracked the window and slipped the scope out the window, and videoed him creating what appeared to be a new cavity, but he ended up making just a shallow depression.
Six months passed, and I saw him only occasionally. In March I looked out and he was back working very seriously on his well-aged starter cavity. He worked for a couple of days, excavating an enormous amount of wood. During the time he was still excavating the cavity, I looked out one morning to see him at the cavity, but his crest was up and he clearly didn’t want to go in. He hopped around the tree, came back, looked in, raised his crest, and left. Later in the day we say him working on the cavity again. We thought there might have been a rat snake in the cavity, so that afternoon, after he'd "knocked off" for the day, we went out and were about to wrap the base of the tree with some nylon mesh we use to protect nests from snakes, and saw that there was a fresh, broken egg on the ground at the base of the tree. Apparently a Wood Duck was in the cavity laying an egg, even before the Woodpecker had finished it. The most important tree in the woods is a snag, and the most important bird is the woodpecker.
**4/22/15 UPDATE: I was in my blind this morning, and my husband called me from the house to tell me that a hen Wood Duck had just gone in the cavity. We haven't seen the Pileated there for a few weeks, so maybe the Wood Duck will nest there. To be continued...
I hope you enjoy this, it was a lot of fun to film and edit.
Near The Gulf Of Mexico
Naples, Florida
USA
A feral population of rose-ringed parakeets can be found in Naples, Fl along with monk parakeets. I did not even know we had rose-ringed parakeets until I went out photographing birds on the 2nd of May. I was looking for the monk parakeet, and all of a sudden a bird with a red ring around the eye landed on top of a dead palm tree. When I got back home, and processed the images, there were several in a nest hole just a little lower down the tree.
Native to southern Asia and central Africa, this big, long-tailed parakeet has been very popular as a cage bird all over the world. Apparently it is also very adaptable, because escaped birds have managed to establish feral populations in many regions of the globe. In the U.S. there are wild flocks around Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, and around Naples, Florida, with scattered sightings in many other locales.
P. krameri is a common, medium-sized bird found in a variety of forested and other habitats such as light secondary forest, riparian woodland, mangroves, savanna grasslands, open farmlands with scattered trees and parks and gardens in urban areas In its natural range, P. krameri is known to cause considerable agricultural damage. Due in large part to its popularity as a cage bird, it has succeeded in establishing feral populations almost worldwide, but especially in Europe.
Population sizes range from only a few tens of birds to several thousands and although several populations are growing exponentially, the rate of spatial spread seems to be rather. In Europe, P. krameri is known to compete for nesting cavities with native hole-nesting birds.
P. krameri is included in the DAISIE list of 100 of the worst invaders in Europe and is considered a pest species in Western Australia. - Wikipedia
A Present Day Hideout -
Everyone needs a secret space to lay down a worn out mind. I wasn’t looking when I found it. Beneath the cascading slope of entangled tree roots, a discarded grotto endured the passages of time. Standing at the mouth of this rocky excavate, I stethoscope inquisitively into her world of darkness. The entrance seems like a divider between two realms, one of civilized life and the other, existence of a different kind. Who knows which is more advanced? The isolated cavity seems the perfect hiding place to burrow. In the bowels of the cool tunnel with rushing breeze, I tread cautiously upon the cutting rocks in case skeletons were used as stepping stones. As if in defence, heavy droplets arrowed down from above onto my head and jagged walls amplified my footsteps as warnings to… perhaps prehistoric bugs and things who love their everlasting night with unchanging loyalty. My primeval moment of going caveman was interrupted when an abrupt burst of wings flitted high and low over me. Whoa! King bats hanging down from the ceilings and crevices were spooked, and so was I. Suddenly the moon descended on the other side and threw her beam so bright it blinds. Hesitation grips me with her iron fist. For once, I was at a standstill and afraid to move forward. That beacon that tirelessly tries to entice, how long would it last? For three days and nights, Jonah was trapped in the belly of a whale. I don’t have that kind of staying power and will for certain. The thought of being entombed in pitch blackness within a dungeon of terrible length was unimaginable. Why should I take that risk? To quit or continue through the dark path not knowing where it leads was a dilemma. The puddle of hesitation lounging at my feet reflected my indecisiveness and an eyeless fish. A full minute had passed, I took a long deep breath and watched my soul walked towards the meteoric star shining steadily. I hope what lies at the end is the beginning of something beautiful. No flowers will refuse to bloom for fear of withering. Let it be.
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While I was sitting at our bird oasis awaiting avian arrivals to drink and/or bathe, I heard the distinctive call of a Wren along our property fence line. The bird eventually came to the pond and began foraging right at my feet. This species is a regular nester in brush piles and woodpecker cavities up here, but being this close was a real treat! The open mandible shows much more volume than you would expect when looking at the narrow closed bill!
IMG_1327; House Wren
The Northern Flickers are busy looking for potential nest cavities and calling for mates. This male was interested in this cavity, used in past years for Northern Flicker nesting. Hopefully they'll use it again this year. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
When the winter just keeps getting colder, we long for spring. The first warm day, when you bring your cup outside on the coffee break. The first ice cream. The birch pollen...
Cavity Corner is a LEGO modular corner house built on a 32x32 baseplate. It features a dentist and a candy/ice cream shop.
Number of bricks 3200
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This house is my second attempt at a classic modular building. I wanted to use some colors that I wouldn't normally use. So, I thought I went totally wild when I decided to go for the lime green/yellowish green combo.
I've been planning/building this since august last year. There have been several iterations along the way. Thanks to Sollan and Myko who helped me through this :)
You can view this model in 3D and look at building instructions in the BriXtar App.
When the winter just keeps getting colder, we long for spring. The first warm day, when you bring your cup outside on the coffee break. The first ice cream. The birch pollen...
Cavity Corner is a LEGO modular corner house built on a 32x32 baseplate. It features a dentist and a candy/ice cream shop.
Number of bricks 3200
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This house is my second attempt at a classic modular building. I wanted to use some colors that I wouldn't normally use. So, I thought I went totally wild when I decided to go for the lime green/yellowish green combo.
I've been planning/building this since august last year. There have been several iterations along the way. Thanks to Sollan and Myko who helped me through this :)
You can view this model in 3D and look at building instructions in the BriXtar App.
Thought I found a pair of nesting Barred Owls before this furry critter stuck its head out. Noises from within the cavity suggest that there might be a family of coons inside.
i have been watching this cavity in a huge cedar tree for almost a year. So cool to see a little something extra this time.
my dentist must be making some pretty good coin...I'm gonna ask for a ride next time, after all, 15+ years as a client I think I've earned some different type of seat time...
An Acorn Woodpecker tucked into a Coast Live Oak — the evergreen oak that keeps its leaves “live” year-round and grows naturally along the California coast. Photographed in Camino Ruiz Park above Los Peñasquitos Canyon in Mira Mesa, San Diego.
Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri), a small parrot, peers out from its nesting cavity in a dead Acacia Tree. Image taken in the Serengeti of Tanzania.
Based on how discolored this woodpeckers breast/belly are, I wonder if he's already started excavating a nest cavity? (Downy Woodpecker, male)
Bornean tree-hole frog (Metaphrynella sundana) - Poring Nature Reserve, Malaysia
I envisioned getting a photo of one of the tree-hole frogs in their namesake holes that showed them as they are often seen. I tried with this shot and I remember being dissatisfied with the results, however now over a year later I took another look (yeah I'm still sifting through my photos from a year ago). On 2nd look I actually quite like the result. The male tree-hole frog just barely visible among the shadows of his hollow... As far as tree hols go this one was quite spacious, some other frogs were calling from tiny cavities with just a tiny slit for an entrance which made photography of them impossible. One of my favorite bornean frogs, endemic to the lowland tropical forests of Borneo yet quite common in the right habitat this is one of the first frogs I think of when I think of Borneo's amphibian fauna. Its been a while since I posted any shots of this species so I will include a bit of their life history again. The males seek out small water filled tree-holes from which they call, the amazing thing about this is that they actually do some test calls and modify their calls in order to achieve the best resonance within their cavity and effectively use the hollow space as a megaphone in order to amplify their calls. These are the only frogs known to do this. If a male has a good cavity he may attract a female to it, its likely that eggs are deposited directly in the water-filled cavity and that tadpoles develop in there too.
The Soap Berry tree got a little cavity in a twist and the grass seed found a home above the ground.
Squirrels at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on a cold Fall day - Tuesday December 5th, 2017. Saw another squirrel in a cavity nest - two actually!
A vast cavity on the Red Planet looks back at ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) with an icy stare in this sweeping panorama. The crater sits in Utopia Planitia, the largest known impact basin in the Solar System with a diameter of roughly 3300 km, or twice the size of Earth’s Sahara Desert from north to south.
The region is known to scientists for showing intriguing ice-related features on and below the surface, including frost on the surface during the martian winter.
When ExoMars flew about 400 km above the crater – centered at 98.74°E, 34.37°N – it almost filled the full field of view of its most sophisticated colour camera, CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System).
This remnant of an ancient impact is just one of the many scars asteroids have inflicted upon the Red Planet. Water, volcanoes and impacts from asteroids shaped the martian surface in the ancient past. Mars is currently a cold, dry desert.
This view from CaSSIS shows a crater of about eight kilometres with material ejected in a way that scientists believe suggests the presence of water ice. When the asteroid hit this region of Mars, the water ice melted and a mix of liquid water and dust rock was propelled from the top layers.
The smooth look of the crater is consistent with other features in the region having evidence of a water-ice history. Zooming into the crater it is possible to see streaks on the walls of the crater, showing evidence of landslides, and ripples sculpted by the wind.
For six years CaSSIS has been observing Mars in astonishing colour, from volcanic landscapes and colossal sand dunes to active dust devils. Understanding the history of water on Mars and if this once allowed life to flourish is at the heart of ESA’s ExoMars missions.
TGO’s full science mission began in 2018. The spacecraft is not only returning spectacular images, but also providing the best ever inventory of the planet’s atmospheric gases and mapping the planet’s surface for water-rich locations.
Learn more about martian craters on ESA's blog To Mars and Back.
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ESA/TGO/CaSSIS
Seen at the park, near the creek. The water is low, as we need rain. Someone has chosen some of the many smooth rocks to fill a cavity in a dead tree trunk.
a White Walls Studio production
Jennifer Mehigan & Lucrezia Tettoni
2010
Cavity-inducing
This outfit is so sweet it could give you a cavity.
This pairing of watermelon pink and cool mint is sweet as a candy. The dotted tights just make it sweeter.
Sweater, VOE (thrifted). Skirt, J Crew (consignment). Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Vince Camuto. Earrings, flea market.
In Britain the Great Tit breading season normally begins in March . Nests are formed in cavities in trees and walls, the birds are also willing occupants of bird nesting boxes. the nests are built by the female bird and made of hair, moss, feathers and grass/plant materials. The number of eggs in each clutch varies from as few as 5 up to 12 eggs.
Britain’s population of around 2 million pairs puts it in 8th place in Europe. Germany has the most: an estimated 8 million pairs.
The mating pair can have a second brood later in the year a these tend to be much smaller in numbers. The mother takes on all the incubation duties , the male’s main role being supply of food. the incubation period lasts up to 15 days and the chicks hatch blind and unfeathered. Both parents are evolved with feeding the chicks with food within the nest for the next 20 days . Survival rates for the young are low with an average of 40% making it to adulthood.
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Having finally found this nesting cavity a few days ago, we've been watching as the Flicker adults patiently feed two nestlings, one male, one female.
In this pic, the male adult is feeding the female nestling.
A feeding nestling is often very physical and seemingly careless with the sword that is it's beak. Parents feeding their young are often seen with entirely closed eyes when performing the act of feeding...otherwise, they may suffer injury to their own eyes from the beak of their nestlings.
Hi everyone, my son (Ryan) has been given a clean bill of health today after his surgery. He has pretty much seemed like his old self the past few days. So, I'm back on flickr and missed everyone a lot. :)
One of my son's requirements was to walk as much as possible. So I ended up taking him on many of my nature hikes. It has also been very warm here for November. I decided with the warm weather that we would see if we still could find some creepy crawlies. It ended up that, what we found the most was spiders and I did not mind that at all, as I was able to get a lot of practice with my macro lens.
Most of the spiders we found were behind bark on dead trees. When we spotted this Jumping Spider, he/she ran into this tiny cavity and peered out at us. I would estimate this guy was about 4-5mm in length, so you can picture how small the little hole he/she climbed into was. I thought it ended up being the perfect pose though and I really like how this one turned out. I have been wanting to get pics of jumping spiders for years now and I am very happy that I finally have some equipment to be able get decent shots. I ended up getting a good variety of spiders this weekend and will be posting more here and there in the near future. I hope you enjoy this cute little guy for now! :)
I have found out that this spider is in the Genus Phidippus but am not sure of the exact species. If anyone happens to know, I would greatly appreciate the info. :)
This one is from earlier this spring. I usually see Tree Swallows nesting in birdhouses but I was very happy to find this one checking out a more natural cavity. I always like to catch them on natural perches whenever possible.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :^)
The scientific name for this species is: Tachycineta bicolor.
Yesterday's weather was beautiful and I finally got out for a walk in Fish Creek Park with birding friends. We started off at the Boat Launch, checking the Bow River for any waterfowl, then walked to the first storm water pond. From there, we walked down the path by the river, where, among other things, we spotted a little male Tree Swallow working at his nest cavity. Also a Black-capped Chickadee doing exactly the same thing. At one point, we heard a rustling in the dead leaves on the ground and then caught sight of a Meadow Vole. We even heard one litte squeak : )
Our last stop on our walk was to check on the pair of Great Horned Owls. Dad was sleeping in a tree not far from the nest tree and Mom was on the nest. We couldn't see any young ones yesterday morning.
The Balsam Poplar trees were full of bright red (male) catkins - they always look so beautiful, especially when seen against a blue sky. We saw one flower on our walk - yellow, and I think it was Silverweed, if I remember correctly. When I returned home later, I was welcomed by another yellow flower - my first Dandelion of the season : )
After the bird walk, I had intended going straight home, but on the spur of the moment, I turned on to the small road leading down to Bankside (still in Fish Creek Park). Sometimes, I get the feeling that I am meant to go somewhere, that there is a reason, and usually it ends up with my seeing something beautiful. Well, yesterday, the 'something' was a gorgeous male Ring-necked Pheasant (actually, two of them)! On the drive to the parking lot, I had already seen another male, but the second one ended up crossing the path, giving a much closer view. As soon as I got out of my car, I recognized a lady in the distance - it was friend, Shirley, who had already spotted this bird. A fisherman mentioned it to us, as well. After watching the very well-hidden bird, we were treated to a clear view when it walked across the path ahead of us. Such a spectacular bird!
I will add the list of species seen on the first walk, compiled by our leaders:
Spring Birding, Boat Launch, FCPP, Calgary, 0915-1215, Thu07Apr2016. Sunny, calm, 3 – 15°C. Combined results of three groups.
Canada Goose-20
American Wigeon-2
Mallard-20
Common Goldeneye-10
Common Merganser-5
RED-TAILED HAWK-1
WILSON’S SNIPE-1
FRANKLIN’S GULL-5
Ring-billed Gull-15+
Rock Pigeon-2
Great Horned Owl-2
Downy Woodpecker-6
Hairy Woodpecker-2
Northern Flicker-7+
Black-billed Magpie-3
Common Raven-3
TREE SWALLOW-3. One male was excavating nest-hole
Black-capped Chickadee-10,One pair were excavating nest-hole
White-breasted Nuthatch-2+
American Robin-4
European Starling-40+
SONG SPARROW-2+
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD-3 m.
Meadow Vole-1
Muskrat-2
North Falls as viewed from the cave surrounding the falls. This may look a bit similar to my first upload but this vantage helps demonstrate how powerful this plunge is as the cave ceiling is actually blocking the upper 1/3 of this waterfall. I wanted to upload this because I am a huge fan of silhouetted rocks framing waterfall images, as you can tell via some of my other uploaded images. The shadows inside the cave really give this cascade a wonderful glow that I recommend you experience in person if you are ever traveling in Oregon. I have been impressed with the winter colors (both in person and in images) that are abundant in Silver Falls State Park, I can only imagine how this area would look in Autumn. Enjoy!
Same Western Screech Owl as in the previous two photos. It was nicely protected in a western hemlock tree cavity.
By train through the mine of san giovanni. Iglesias
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