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I don't make very many copulation images, but the nosy chicks in the adjacent nest cracked me up and drew me into this scene.
This image also shows just how close together these birds nest.
Smith Oaks Rookery in High Island, Texas. 4/2017
En uno de los numerosos y tranquilos rincones por los que discurre el río Vinalopó en su tramo alto, encontramos odonatos siempre dispuestos a perpetuar la especie.
Una pareja de Platycnemis latipes en plena cópula en uno de esos bellos rincones.
In one of the numerous and quiet corners through which the Vinalopó River flows in its upper reaches, we find odonates always ready to perpetuate the species.
A pair of Platycnemis latipes in full copulation in one of those beautiful corners.
Ver cópulas de O. cancellatum, para mí, es más habitual aunque fotografiarlas ya no tanto.
La obtuve en una charca a la que llamamos Las Damas.
Fotograma recortado un 2%.
Caudete (Albacete) España
See copulations of O. cancellatum, for me, it is more usual although photographing them not so much anymore.
I got it in a pond that we call Las Damas.
Frame cut by 2%.
Caudete (Albacete) Spain
A feast of Marbles Whites today at one of my local patch sites in Northwest Leicestershire.
They were everywhere 100's of them,
I don't have any shots of mating so when I saw a pair I concentrated on them ignoring other shots, returning to them when I had enough shots.
Walking up to the lower sunny banks still surrounded by MW's and even more on the sunny bank where I spotted another mating pair so I had the opportunity to take my time already having shots in the can.
I even had time for a 4K video.
Wild Bird
Near The Gulf Of Mexico
Southwest Florida
USA
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Photographed high in a tree.
The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal New World tropics.
This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs, and black wing tips that are usually only visible in flight. Males are larger and have longer bills than females.
The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range extends further inland in North America and also includes the Caribbean.
Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.
During the breeding season, the American white ibis gathers in huge colonies near water. Pairs are predominantly monogamous and both parents care for the young, although males tend to engage in extra-pair copulation with other females to increase their reproductive success. - Wikipedia
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Die Marienkäfer sind bei der Bevölkerung beliebt und tragen die unterschiedlichsten Namen in der jeweiligen lokalen Umgangssprache. Die Beliebtheit begründet sich unter anderem darin, dass sie im Gartenbau und der Landwirtschaft nützlich sind, da sie allein in ihrer Larvenzeit je nach Art bis zu 3000 Pflanzenläuse oder Spinnmilben fressen.
Die Käfer können gut fliegen und erreichen 75 bis 91 Flügelschläge pro Sekunde.wikipedia
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A friend took me to a great blue heron rookery the other night. We got the sun to our backs, and watched the show, as at least 30 herons were up in a grove of old oaks preparing their nests for egg laying.
Eagles, ducks, black birds, sandhill, geese were fly back and forth in front of the rookery. The herons were coming and going! Some carrying sticks. Some were copulating! Some were trying get cozy with females while their mates were off gather sticks. Some were doing some fierce defending of their nests. That bill is long, hard, and sharp. All the action you wanted to see!
They are big gangly birds, but in the air they are like ballet dancers(see image above). What a thrill is was to watch this all take place.
hanging heron
dropping in for a landing
above the rookery
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
This one is well on her way to nirvana- nice straight wings, waiting for the Chitin/Sclerotin polymers to harden.once hard, no shape change will occur, and flight becomes possible. This is a stack of 25 images.
Pair of insects in the family Pieridae, with female presenting genitalia for copulation with male in flight
Close-up of lovemaking Golden Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) on Peppermint in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
Two dagger flies copulating whilst one sucks out the contents of its prey, all whilst dangling from the two fore legs of one of the daggers. Incredible.
Single shot
And here is what it's all about - the right to mate with as many partners as you can to keep the strength in the herd.
(Tringa semipalmata)
These two Willets put up quite a fuss and drove the two small shore birds away. They then copulated.
Willets are rather dull looking shore birds. However, when they open their wings it's another matter entirely.
The male mounts the female, grips her by the nape of her neck with his bill and patters on her back with the webs of his feet. Then, to copulate he lowers his tail while the female raises hers.
This photo is part of a compilation: 4th/10.
Y seguimos con el ritual de esta unión entre macho y hembra. Una vez realizada la carga de esperma por el macho como hemos visto en la fotografia anterior, sigue la imagen de la cópula formando la figura de una corazón.
And we continue with the ritual of this union between male and female. Once the sperm has been loaded by the male, as we have seen in the previous photograph, the image of copulation follows, forming the figure of a heart.
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
This is the behavior I mentioned in the last upload. That's a one year old female on the left. She's been flying back and forth to the nest box ... bringing in nesting material to build a nest. I'm pretty sure this is her mate ... or potential mate as far as copulation is concerned ... hanging on the hole. However, it could be an older female ... who are also metallic blue-green like the males ... trying to take over the box. On one of my uploads last year, I mentioned that there is an interesting book by Bridget Stutchbury called The Bird Detective: Investigating The Secret Lives Of Birds. She has documented some interesting experiments that she has done with Tree Swallows ... and other birds. I think she would say that this is an older female trying to oust her from the box ... not her future mate. But, I'm not so sure.
This box is hung on the side of my garden shed ... under the eave where it is quite protected. If you are wondering about the nail there on the right, it's the keeper nail. The door you see there is hinged on the bottom ... for cleaning purposes, etc ... and that nail goes through the front and into the door. It pulls out very easily by hand when you want to open the door. It's in the plans if you look at them.
I can tell this is a one year old female because of the brown color. Very few of them get to breed. Older females ... who are also metallic blue-green ... arrive first in the spring from down south and claim most of the nest sites. Those nest sites are in extremely short supply. Most one year old females do not get to breed ... actually less than 15% of them ... so this one is pretty lucky.
Next year, God willing, I think I might install a wireless nest box camera so that I can keep an eye on what's going on inside. Yes, they do exist ... not very expensive, either.
Thank you very much for the visit and comments. Cheers....from a walk in the Oxley Creek Common. Oxley Creek Common is home to a remarkable variety of birds. An experienced observer can find as many as 70 species in one hour of observation during the spring – about 10% of all Australia’s bird species and several times the diversity one could find walking the suburbs. In the past eleven years over 190 species have been recorded on the Common. (Source: University of Queensland)
Pacific Black Duck
Scientific Name: Anas superciliosa
Description: The Pacific Black Duck is mostly mid-brown in colour, with each feather edged buff. The head pattern is characteristic, with a dark brown line through the eye, bordered with cream above and below and a dark brown crown. The upper wing colour is the same as the back, with a bright glossy green patch in the secondary flight feathers. The white underwing is conspicuous in flight. Young Pacific Black Ducks are similar to the adults in plumage.
Similar species: The Pacific Black Duck is closely related to the Mallard, A. platyrhynchos, introduced into Australia from the Northern Hemisphere. The two species are very similar in habits and occupy the same niche in the two regions. The two species will interbreed in situations where Mallards have been released.
Distribution: The Pacific Black Duck is found in all but the most arid regions of Australia. Outside Australia, its range extends throughout the Pacific region.
Habitat: The Pacific Black Duck is one of the most versatile of the Australian ducks. It frequents all types of water, from isolated forest pools to tidal mudflats. Pacific Black Ducks are usually seen in pairs or small flocks and readily mix with other ducks. In the wild, birds are often very wary of humans and seldom allow close approach. Birds in urban ponds become quite tame, however.
Feeding: The Pacific Black Duck is mainly vegetarian, feeding on seeds of aquatic plants. This diet is supplemented with small crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic insects. Food is obtained by 'dabbling', where the bird plunges its head and neck underwater and upends, raising its rear end vertically out of the water. Occasionally, food is sought on land in damp grassy areas.
Breeding: Mating in Pacific Black Ducks coincides with availability of sufficient food and water, and often with the onset of heavy rains or when waterways are at their peaks. Courtship is accompanied by ritualised displays including preening, bobbing and wing-flapping. This behaviour is often initiated by the female, and, other than copulation, the male helps little in the breeding process. Often, two broods will be raised in a year. The number of offspring produced may seem quite high, but only 20% of these will survive past two years of age.
Minimum Size: 50cm
Maximum Size: 60cm
Average size: 55cm
Breeding season: Highly variable
Clutch Size: 16
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Fazenda Grotão - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
The species is a moth, but has a very similar look to some butterflies in the tribe Acraeini (particularly the genera Actinote and Acraea). Maybe there's a mimicry relationship between them.
Beetles copulating on the right side are probably from the genus Cosmisoma.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Sesioidea
Family: Castniidae
Subfamily: Castniinae
Tribe: Gazerini
Genus: Riechia Oiticica, 1955
Species: R. acraeoides (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])
Binomial name: Riechia acraeoides
Quite a bit of damselfly activity in our Staffordshire garden today. I was fortunate to get a shot of this pair of Large Reds (Pyrrhosoma nymphula). They (and the several blues) wouldn't let me very near most of the time.
Esta parejita de Ischnuras elegans (Common Bluetail) realizando juegos malabares (cópula - copulation-) en lo alto de una florecilla seca.
Foto realizada en una charca próxima a la ciudad de Alicante.
Adults. France; Brenne, Lignac 14/11/18. Still a rare bird here, although range has increased dramatically in the last 15 years. These two were copulating, on migration, in November ! Obviously they don't read the books... And it's doubtful whether they were an established pair, they departed separately and one's still here. Clearly a species of low moral standards - whatever next !
Not entirely sure which blues these are but I'm leaning towards Common. If anybody can shed more light on it I would be very grateful. I'm sure I'll get to the 'bottom' of it. ahem :)
Taken around Thornton Reservoir, Thornton, Leicestershire.
The fluctuating water levels here means this is the first time this species has not had there efforts thwarted, or not yet at least.
This pair are still nest building and copulating, other pairs are still displaying and some are sitting on eggs.
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Nikon D7100 4/500 mm Lens 1.4 converter
1/500 f/6.3 ISO 640
You can see the female has accepted the fish. she then turns around and the male is on top of her. This process last about 3-5 seconds.
Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) = Papilio cardamines Linnaeus, 1758, l’aurore ou piéride du cresson.
I'm sure the Red-shouldered Hawks have been busy as usual, copulating and whatnot. The female will begin laying eggs soon; can't wait until April!
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The male folds his wing over the female after they finish mating.
"Then, with necks entwined and bills crossed, the pair conduct a turning Bill-crossed Run... then separates (Birds of North America Online)."
When you see all the "caressing" involved, it's tempting to think of Avocet mating in human terms.
A close-up of a flower of this wonderful orchid that resembles the furred body of a bee. Not resembling any species that I know it is, however, sufficient to attract enough bees to pseudo-copulate.
Possibly my favourite orchid, probably related to the fact that it is the easiest for me to identify. This one was photographed on the Bull Island in Dublin Bay.