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A must for this Pronghorn Antelope buck in the weeks before he annual fall rut, when
there will be little time to rest.
Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus). Hornbills are noisy, conspicuous birds easily distinguished by their bold black and white feather patterns, accented by long, colorful bills and patches of bare skin around the eyes or throat. Their first two neck vertebrae are fused to support their large bill. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
Conservation status: Least Concern
This male coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) found a salmon tangled in the purse seine net and quickly retrieved it for a meal. Cook Inlet, Lake Clark National Park. Alaska. Conservation status: Least Concern
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium sized hummingbird (3.5-4.5") native to the West Coast of North America. The reddish throat and head of the male looks dull brown or grey when not in direct sunlight. Seen in one of the garden beds at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: least concern
Two of three female African lions (Pantera leo) that have been hunting together. After their meal, they went to the watering hole for a drink, then spent time relaxing and grooming nearby. The traces of blood on their coat are from their most recent hunt.
Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
This bird has two distinctive subspecies: T. m. maximus which lives on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America. The royal tern has a red-orange bill and a black cap during the breeding season, but in the winter the cap becomes patchy. The royal tern is found in Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean islands. The royal tern lives on the coast and is only found near salt water. They tend to feed near the shore, close to the beach or in backwater bays. The royal tern's conservation status is listed as of least concern.
The knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix), also known as Sulawesi wrinkled hornbill, is native to the primary forests of Indonesia. The male has the red casque while the female's is yellow. Seen at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation status: Vulnerable. They are threatened by habitat destruction from logging and to some extent hunting
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
Away For The Season...
A brisk hike in the cold autumn air,. you can feel fall slipping away and winter slowly creeping in; the temperatures over the past two weeks has steadily dropped and today was no exception.
The maintenance staff at the park have already winter preparations under way; they have stacked picnic tables and dragged all the canoes off to the back of the shed for winter storage.
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Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone, though they are absent from interior South America and from polar regions and the open ocean. Pelicans frequent inland and coastal waters, where they feed principally on fish, catching them at or near the water surface. They are gregarious birds, travelling in flocks, hunting cooperatively, and breeding colonially. Four white-plumaged species tend to nest on the ground, and four brown or grey-plumaged species nest mainly in trees. The relationship between pelicans and people has often been contentious. The birds have been persecuted because of their perceived competition with commercial and recreational fishing. Their populations have fallen through habitat destruction, disturbance, and environmental pollution, and three species are of conservation concern. They also have a long history of cultural significance in mythology, and in Christian and heraldic iconography. 61272
The largest/heaviest flying bird native to Africa, the Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) is a ground dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. The males can get up to 42 lbs and stand nearly 5 feet tall; they may be twice as heavy as the females.
This is a male in breeding display striding about with his neck puffed out, his tail fanned and wings planed and pointed downward. If he was looking to court a lady, we saw none in the vicinity - perhaps he was just practicing his routine.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
This photo, taken November 6, 2021, documents the presence of wildflowers and butterflies in late fall in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area in western Colorado. The most abundant flowers were on on rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus. I saw dozens of clouded sulphur butterflies, Colias philodice on rabbitbrush in the 3 balmy days that I was there. This photo shows the only sunflower blossom that I saw in 3 days.
For reasons that I do not understand, I was never able to get a view of the dorsal surface of the wings, so the butterflies might have been orange sulphurs, Colias erytheme.
As I was traveling to this area, I expected to see only dried flowers and no insects. What a pleasant surprise!
The Bridge....
Saturday Karen and I made our way to the south end of Heart Lake Conservation Area; The fall is a fickle time. some years the leaves changing colours are okay and others they don't change much at all. some years they last for a long time others a sudden storm and strong winds and its all over.
This is probably the last weekend for shooting fall colours in southern Ontario, the colour display is off the charts, so may varied shades of red, yellow and burnt orange.
this shot is of the bridge in the middle of the park, it is showing signs of its age and will probably be replaced with a much better newer one, but i do love the old worn out version.
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Male African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) emerging from the reeds. The Okavango Delta is the core area for Botswana's massive elephant population, estimated at over 130,000 animals. This makes up a significant portion of Africa's total elephant population.
Conservation status: Endangered
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Male Bufflehead Duck at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Stoddard County, Missouri. Taken February 19, 2022.
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26 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "Chinook", the oldest of three polar bears that live at the San Diego Zoo's Polar Bear Plunge. Chinook also came to San Diego in May 1996 as a one year old orphan. Conservation status: Vulnerable
Photographed the pair of Mallard Ducks resting on the Gillies Lake shore located in the Gillies Lake Conservation Area in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins located in Northeastern Ontario Canada
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I saw this plant at Tamala Park Conservation area. Not sure what it is and i suspect it may be a weed but I genuinely don't know. It was very cute and about the size of my fist.
Trail to Junco Junction with a fresh blanket of snow out at Hersey Lake Conservation Area in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
Excerpt from www.oakville.ca/assets/general%20-%20business/Feb22Sectio...:
247 Trafalgar Road (1839): Gothic Revival 1 1/2 storey stucco house with round headed windows, decorative bargeboard and finial in gables, large front verandah.
One of a coalition of five male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), sometimes called the 5 Musketeers or the Fast Five, that have been together since the Fall of 2016. This is a historic grouping because of its large number and consists of two brothers and three non related males. Together they are able to hold larger territory and bring down larger prey. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa, Conservation Status: Vulnerable
The Conservatory Hesketh Park, Southport, England.This superb Victorian Glass building was relocated to Hesketh Park in 1878 having previously been part of a private residence in the town.In recent times it has been neglected by the local council so that quite a lot of remedial work is now needed.Thankfully funding has been obtained to restore it to its former glory. HSS.
Photographed 28 October 2024, Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, Galveston County, Texas
Latin - Egretta rufescens
Spanish - Garza rojiza
French - Aigrette roussâtre
Italian - Airone rossastro
German - Rötelreiher
Russian - Красноватая цапля
Thai - นกยางแดง
Icelandic - Rauðhegri
The Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized, highly distinctive heron with two color morphs: a dark morph with a reddish-brown head and neck and slate-gray body, and a less common white morph that is entirely white except for its grayish legs and bicolored bill. It is especially known for its active, erratic feeding behavior, running, jumping, wing-spreading, and dancing through shallow water to flush and catch small fish, crustaceans, and other aquatic prey. It inhabits shallow coastal lagoons, tidal flats, salt marshes, mangroves, and sandy shorelines, with its principal range along the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, extending into northern South America; it is generally uncommon and is classified as Near Threatened due to coastal habitat loss and disturbance.
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1 of 23 white-fronted bee-eaters (Merops bullockoides) that have recently been added to the Africa Rock aviary.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Excerpt from ontariohiking.com/rockwood-conservation-area/:
One of the most extensive network of caves in Ontario is right here at Rockwood Conservation Area. This cave system has a series of 12 caves. One of the most interesting features inside the caves is called flowstone, which are sheet-like deposits of calcite (a type of calcium carbonate) that are formed by flowing water over many years.
Excerpt from www.quinteconservation.ca/en/outdoor-spaces/vanderwater-c...:
Vanderwater Conservation Area at 512 Vanderwater Road, Thomasburg ON is located along the banks of the Moira River. Visitors can explore a trail network consisting of 16 km that will lead them through mature forests and to the Moira River where the water cascades over a series of limestone steps.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Il lago in cui abbiamo effettuato il nostro picnic.
Pranzo in compagnia degli ippopotami che affioravano per respirare e una moltitudine di uccelli in attesa di qualche cosa da mangiare.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The lake where we had our picnic.
Lunch in the company of hippos that surfaced to breathe and a multitude of birds waiting for something to eat.
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Beautiful red stag Horn Sumac trees behind a wooden fence on a trail in Greenwood conservation area , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , August 31. 2021
Beautiful teasels , goldenrod , wildflowers and trees on a trail in Greenwood conservation area , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , August 31. 2021
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