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Apparently, I am Judah "Unique Stunt Bonus" Nielsen, and the Unique stunt I performed involved jumping through a flaming hoop, and over the internet. Oddly, the internet is the same kind of semi truck as the new Optimus Prime.
Not good news for the lilies in our back garden! Two Red Lily Beetles (Lilioceris lilii) copulating on a lily leaf. Taken using an EL Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 enlarging lens at f/11 reversed on extension tubes. Approximate macro ratio is 2.6:1
Mating display of sunbird
Actual coital sequence:
1 Female positioned herself and started fluttering (above)
2 With the fluttering she leaned forward
www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228875066
3 The male which was displaying above and infront of her hovered in and mounted
www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228083025
4 Very briefly there was very close contact, the assumption is that penetration had occurred www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228082883
5 Before we realised it he was already dismounting www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228874740
6 and hovered away - this sequence was repeated twice more in quick succession before she turned away www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228874600
7 .. stopped the fluttering motion, apparently satisfied www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228874468
Apologies if this seems rather explicit
Purple-throated Sunbird - female
Leptocoma sperata
ssp Leptocoma sperata brasiliana
Central catchment area, Singapore
28th. January 2008
Family Natricidae - watersnakes etc.
On the right side you can see the ventral side of the tail of a second animal. The tail of the main snake is lighter colored and wraps back around clockwise. When these two moved in tandem it was possible to see that they were copulating.
now we have some crazy blonde takin our picture. i wish for once you would listen to me !!!!! oh shut up and enjoy it !!!
According to "Amphibians & Reptiles of Indiana" by Sherman A. Minton, Jr., Five-lined Skinks are plentiful in southern Indiana. I have several on my property in Vigo County. They are most often seen in May and June. Adult males have orange or red heads, adult females are brownish with yellow stripes and blue tails.
St. Louis
A few articles on cliff swallow behavior, particularly this extra pair copulation:
www.10000birds.com/why-do-cliff-swallows-flutter-their-wi...
thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/cliff-swal...
Mating display of sunbird
Display: www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228095699
Actual coital sequence:
1 Female positioned herself and started fluttering www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228083267/
2 With the fluttering she leaned forward
www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228875066
3 The male which was displaying above and infront of her hovered in and mounted
www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228083025
4 Very briefly there was very close contact, the assumption is that penetration had occurred www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228082883
5 Before we realised it he was already dismounting www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228874740
6 and hovered away - this sequence was repeated twice more in quick succession before she turned away www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/2228874600
7 .. stopped the fluttering motion, apparently satisfied (above)
Apologies if this seems rather explicit
Purple-throated Sunbird - female
Leptocoma sperata
Central catchment area, Singapore
28th. January 2008
Dirty dirty grasshoppers! Can you see all that dust?
Hey. Check out what Scienceray has to say about this photo. *blush*
It's a great year for crane flies. I counted 21 yesterday just strolling around our backyard, and it's nothing unusual to find mating paris.
Maybe I should compile a crane fly Kama Sutra.
RAW file processed wtih Olympus Viewer 3.
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Breeding:
Lions have very high copulation rates. The female may mate approximately every 15 minutes when she is in heat for three days and nights without sleeping, and sometimes with five different males. This often leads to physical exhaustion of males when only a one or two are involved.
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa.
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females, and their young. All of a pride's lionesses are related, and female cubs typically stay with the group as they age. Young males eventually leave and establish their own prides by taking over a group headed by another male.
Lion Prides and Hunting:
Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads. Males defend the pride's territory, which may include some 100 square miles (259 square kilometers) of grasslands, scrub, or open woodlands. These intimidating animals mark the area with urine, roar menacingly to warn intruders, and chase off animals that encroach on their turf.
Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, and other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off.
After the hunt, the group effort often degenerates to squabbling over the sharing of the kill, with cubs at the bottom of the pecking order. Young lions do not help to hunt until they are about a year old. Lions will hunt alone if the opportunity presents itself, and they also steal kills from hyenas or wild dogs.
Black Oystercatcher, Bluff Trail, Montaña de Oro State Park, Los Osos, CA
Two adults copulating* and adult (s) incubating two eggs at the "Grotto."
Includes vocalization
*Jodi Isaacs:
"This nest is past the typical 28 days of incubating. We have had birds continue to incubate well beyond the 28 days to eventually abandon the nest. One pair in Shell Beach even continued beyond 36 days. As far as the copulation, maybe they know the eggs aren't viable and going to lay more maybe even in the same nest bowl - now that would be a story. It will be interesting to follow."
HISTORY
Four eggs were observed on June 14, 2022
Three eggs were observed on June 24, 2022.
Poor photo in bad light. After delivering a stick to the nest, Buzz was rewarded. They have been copulating for more than a month, but now mate virtually daily.