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From the American Bird Conservancy -
The Wood Stork has many folk names, including Wood Ibis (due to its downcurved, ibis-like bill) and flinthead (for its scaly-looking bare head). The word "wood" probably refers to the bird's favored nesting habitat in lowland wetlands.
This is North America's only breeding stork, and the U.S. population is now federally listed as Threatened, downlisted from Endangered in 2014 due to some population recovery. However, like the Snail Kite, Wood Storks face continuing threats from habitat degradation and invasive species.
Wood Stork are widespread and fairly common throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, although populations there are also probably declining for similar reasons.
Florida holds the largest nesting population of Wood Storks in the United States. Canals, irrigation, and other water control projects have long affected the flow and path of the water channeling into the Everglades, the stronghold of this species.
Raccoons are major Wood Stork nest predators in the Everglades, particularly when drought allows them easy access to colonies. Invasive plants and animals, especially the exploding population of escaped pythons, pose a serious threat to habitat and birds.
In addition, pesticides and mercury accumulating in water and fish can kill adult storks.
These social storks nest colonially, with up to 25 nests in one tree. Pairs often mate for life.
In Florida, Wood Storks breed during the late winter dry season, when their fish prey are concentrated in shrinking pools. They regularly fly up to 12 miles from the nesting colony while foraging and will go much farther during droughts in search of food.
Wood Storks have a specialized style of feeding, relying on touch to catch fish. A group feeds by slowly wading through the water with open bills; when a bird's bill touches a fish, it quickly snap it shut to secure the meal.
Although not considered true migrants, juvenile Wood Storks disperse northward after the breeding season, and adults move in response to food availability. They are impressive fliers, with flocks soaring as high as 6,000 feet on warm air thermals.
From the photographer - I've seen many hundreds in the air at once riding thermals at Harris Neck NWR.
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The Old Main, also known as the Livingston C. Lord Administration Building, is the oldest building at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Construction on the building began in 1896 and was completed in 1899.
Architect George H. Miller designed the building, which has a medieval style resembling a castle. The building features a central tower, multiple turrets, and a crenellated roof line. It is one of five medieval buildings built at Illinois' public universities under Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld's administrations; the buildings are collectively known as Altgeld's castles.
Altgeld was a German native who favored Gothic Revival architecture. The governor had a great liking for medieval castles and insisted new state construction during his term in office be inspired by them. Other Altgeld castles can be found at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, and Illinois State University at Normal. EIU and ISU are the only schools where the "castle" is not named after Governor Altgeld.
The Old Main originally housed all of the offices and classrooms for Eastern Illinois, its library, auditorium, and gymnasium. It was the only building on campus until 1909, when Pemberton Hall opened. The building is now used mainly as an administrative building, though it still contains some classrooms.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Sources:
Old Main (Eastern Illinois University), Wikipedia
Altgeld's Castles, Wikipedia
A powerfully built flycatcher with a big head and a heavy, long bill. It has pointed but broad wings, and its medium-length tail shows a shallow notch in the center.
Forages by catching large flying insects on the wing, sallying out from a favored perch (often a telephone line) and returning to it to consume the prey. Also feeds on fruits, particularly during cooler weather. Perches conspicuously and when nesting flies out to confront many sorts of birds that come too close to the nest.
I had seen this warbler once before a few years ago, but that little guy flew from its perch before I could get my lens on him.
So I had to keep trying. The Grace's Warbler nests in higher elevations in mature pines. They hang out in the upper reaches, which makes photographing them difficult.
They are not difficult to find if sought on breeding grounds. I chose a mountain side near Price, Utah, to look for this warbler of the West. I walked the several miles up the road listening for it (and looking for its favored pines). A bird or two would come in, but they wouldn't hang around for long.
And look at its small size. It is perching on needles!!
Sadly its numbers are falling as its habitats are disappearing. Hopefully, we find the sense to protect their forests so this species and others will survive.
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Southern Gate (Arch of Hadrian)
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Long a favored spot for eastbounds, it didn't disappoint today as 250 rounds the bottom of Moosehead Lake at Shadow Pond, about to pass the old Greenville station. CP SD60 6232 is leading CMQ 9017, dressed in Bangor & Aroostook heritage colors, and CP 6067 with a decent train, with stacks and racks up front.
I believe this Kingbird has left the Island now the temperatures are in the Minus range ...Time will tell.
This Kingbird is very Rare on Vancouver Island .
A powerfully built flycatcher with a big head and a heavy, long bill. It has pointed but broad wings, and its medium-length tail shows a shallow notch in the center.
Forages by catching large flying insects on the wing, sallying out from a favored perch (often a telephone line) and returning to it to consume the prey. Also feeds on fruits, particularly during cooler weather. Perches conspicuously and when nesting flies out to confront many sorts of birds that come too close to the nest.
A member of the falcon family, the caracara is a strong flier but spends a lot of time on the ground, scratching or digging for insects, or hunting around shallow ponds or marshes for turtles, snakes, frogs or fish. Caracaras occasionally eat larger animals such as rabbits and cattle egrets and a pair will sometimes work together to subdue these larger prey. Caracaras may also be spotted on fence posts or utility poles along highways where they scan roadways for road killed raccoons, opossums or armadillos.
Crested Caracara is a resident of the prairies and range lands of south-central Florida.
At one time, caracaras were common in the prairies of central Florida, but their numbers declined as favored habitat was converted to housing developments, citrus groves and improved pastures. Today, both the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service list the caracara as Threatened. This species is most abundant in a six-county area north and west of Lake Okeechobee (DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee and Osceola counties). Their stronghold is privately held ranch land, and biologists are working with landowners to better understand the needs of caracaras and the many wild animals dependent on these upland prairies.
I found this one in Osceola County, Florida.
I would have trouble choosing my favorite butterfly, but this surely is in the top three! I love these beauties! I am blessed and highly favored. On Salvia in God's garden in the front yard!
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La Honda, CA
Apple Jacks is an old soul trapped in an even older log cabin. Where drinking your beer and making conversation with the person on the barstool next to you is favored over taking a picture of it and putting it on Instagram. In the words of the tall gentleman, Apple Jacks is a place to be a human being.
Travel Cyprus, The Holy Temple of the Archangel Michael.
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« Le soleil couchant est un artiste de génie. » de Dominique Rolin
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Next Question will be" Where have all the butterflies gone?"
There has been an estimated 96% loss of the common blue butterfly population, which could be due to habitat loss: 46% of the total land area it occupies has been lost since 1901. Host plant decline has also contributed to the loss the butterfly population. The host plant Lotus corniculatus (bird's-foot trefoil) that provided habitat for a number of different butterflies has lost 46% of the total area This host plant is a favored plant for two reasons: it provides adult nutrition, as well as food for the larvae after it hatches
This was not a planned shot. I was walking the opposite direction at that park late in the evening with some friends, looking for some shots when this guy past me by. The moment he was past me, I realized he would go for the jump so I turned and clicked out of reflex mostly rather than anything else. The whole scene took place like a meter behind me so I had no time really to frame and compose. I just pressed the focus button hoping the focusing would be adequate enough and clicked the shutter release button! Although I had the camera in single shot mode at that moment, I kept pressing both buttons as if like I had it in continuous mode and released them way after the click! It turns out, Gods of photography favored me! Ohhh boy, did I have some fun that night...!!! :-)
Ruddy Turnstone
Standing on a rock overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
The windy weather attracted a lot of birds of many species to the rocks - here is a group flying by the rocks in the comments below.
From Audubon:
A chunky, short-legged sandpiper, wearing a bright harlequin pattern in summer, dark brown in winter. The Ruddy Turnstone nests on high arctic tundra of North America and Eurasia, and winters along the coastlines of six continents. In migration it is seen mainly along the coast, although numbers may stop over at favored points inland, especially along the Great Lakes.
A couple of weeks ago, I went around the garage and accidently flushed from the bushes a Carolina Wren and her two fledglings. They flew to the top of my neighbors' fence and look what I saw!
I am blessed and highly favored. Thank You, Jesus, for this wonderful opportunity in my backyard. This sick, old broad appreciates this wee tiny Creation adventure!
And I wish you all a Happy Fence Friday.
As the still life genre became increasingly popular with collectors in the late nineteenth century,artists turned toward what was considered more masculine subject matter,featuring the trophies of hunting or, as in this composition,pipes jugs,books,and newspapers.William Michael Harnett's works were favored by New York businessmen,who enjoyed their clever illusionistic style (seen in the way the newspaper juts forward) and their references to masculine pastimes.
Female Baltimore orioles are looking for nesting material now. Long stringy fibers are favored for her fancy weaving.
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The final stage of the Mujib Valley & Mujib River is where it ends in the Dead Sea which is just a few hundred meters behind the Camera.
The site elevation is 400 Meters below Sea Level.
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This Kingbird is far out of its zone ultra rare on Vancouver Island.
A powerfully built flycatcher with a big head and a heavy, long bill. It has pointed but broad wings, and its medium-length tail shows a shallow notch in the center.
Forages by catching large flying insects on the wing, sallying out from a favored perch (often a telephone line) and returning to it to consume the prey. Also feeds on fruits, particularly during cooler weather. Perches conspicuously and when nesting flies out to confront many sorts of birds that come too close to the nest.
Place Royale (Royal Square) is a historic square in the centre of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
In 1608, the French explorer Samuel de Champlain established the settlement that would become Quebec City on the site of Place Royale. For this reason, the square is often referred to as “the cradle of French civilization in America.
By the 1620s, the square hosted the city's first market, inspiring its original name of Market Square (French: Place du Marché). The settlement would develop rapidly during the 17th century, forming what is now called the Lower Town (French: Basse-Ville) of Quebec City. A fire in 1682 ravaged the wood structures of the settlement, prompting the construction of new stone buildings that would establish the architectural style of the square. In 1686, a bust of King Louis XIV was erected in the square by Intendant Jean Bochart de Champigny, inspiring its current name of Place Royale.
Place Royale would experience significant destruction at the hands of the British Army of General James Wolfe in the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham, a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War.
The advent in the 19th century of the industrial revolution, which favored metal over wood, and the growth of the port of Montreal led Place Royale to lose its role as a commercial hub.
A restoration project in the second half of the 20th Century removed additions made to the square from the period of British control onwards, returning to the space its original French colonial character and architecture. The project, started in 1970, cost $20 million ($162 million in 2024).
One of the very first photos I took with my very first DSLR, a Canon Rebel t5i, on Jan. 31, 2015.
Photographed in Pt. Fermin Park, in San Pedro, CA, about 10 minutes from where I live, and a favored spot for me to race down to the point to shoot a sunrise in winter.
Newly processed 05-28-20. I didn't start taking 3 exposure AEB for HDR processing until later that year, but I did make some early attempts and my images were way too oversaturated in the beginning.
Angry Forster's Tern at E B Forsythe NWR.
One of two Forster's Terns involved in an intense dispute and prolonged aerial fight apparently over a favored perch.
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Yellowstone National Park in Winter
Wyoming
USA
Two North American otters playing in the snow. An image of a sea otter in the first comment section for comparison.
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter or the common otter, is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to the North American continent found in and along its waterways and coasts. An adult river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg (11.0 and 30.9 lb). The river otter is protected and insulated by a thick, water-repellent coat of fur.
The river otter, a member of the subfamily Lutrinae in the weasel family (Mustelidae), is equally versatile in the water and on land. It establishes a burrow close to the water's edge in river, lake, swamp, coastal shoreline, tidal flat, or estuary ecosystems. The den typically has many tunnel openings, one of which generally allows the otter to enter and exit the body of water. Female otters give birth in these underground burrows, producing litters of one to six young.
North American river otters, like most predators, prey upon the most readily accessible species. Fish is a favored food among the otters, but they also consume various amphibians (such as salamanders and frogs), freshwater clams, mussels, snails, small turtles and crayfish. Instances of river otters eating small mammals and occasionally birds have been reported as well.
The range of the North American river otter has been significantly reduced by habitat loss, beginning with the European colonization of North America. In some regions, though, their population is controlled to allow the trapping and harvesting of otters for their pelts. River otters are very susceptible to the effects of environmental pollution, which is a likely factor in the continued decline of their numbers. A number of reintroduction projects have been initiated to help stabilize the reduction in the overall population. – Wikipedia
By then end of our time in Tucson, he favored the feeder that was on the dining room window. We would see him quite a bit, but hardly for a photo op.
Backyard
Tucson, Arizona
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Like most owls, the barn owl is nocturnal, relying on its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. It often becomes active shortly before dusk and can sometimes be seen during the day when relocating from one roosting site to another. In Britain, on various Pacific Islands and perhaps elsewhere, it sometimes hunts by day. This practice may depend on whether the owl is mobbed by other birds if it emerges in daylight. However, in Britain, some birds continue to hunt by day even when mobbed by such birds as magpies, rooks and black-headed gulls, such diurnal activity possibly occurring when the previous night has been wet making hunting difficult. By contrast, in southern Europe and the tropics, the birds seem to be almost exclusively nocturnal, with the few birds that hunt by day being severely mobbed.
Barn owls are not particularly territorial but have a home range inside which they forage. For males in Scotland this has a radius of about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the nest site and an average size of about 300 hectares. Female home ranges largely coincide with that of their mates. Outside the breeding season, males and females usually roost separately, each one having about three favored sites in which to conceal themselves by day, and which are also visited for short periods during the night. Roosting sites include holes in trees, fissures in cliffs, disused buildings, chimneys and haysheds and are often small in comparison to nesting sites. As the breeding season approaches, the birds move back to the vicinity of the chosen nest to roost.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL
The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico.
Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
Red-shouldered hawks are forest raptors. In the east, they live in bottomland hardwood stands, flooded deciduous swamps, and upland mixed deciduous–conifer forests. They tend to live in stands with an open subcanopy, which makes hunting easier. They are not exclusively birds of deep forest, though; one can find red-shouldered hawks in some suburban areas where houses or other buildings are mixed into woodlands.
Red-shouldered hawks search for prey while perched on a treetop or soaring over woodlands. When they sight prey, they kill it by dropping directly onto it from the air. They may cache food near their nest for later consumption. When in clearings, they sometimes fly low to surprise prey. Red-shouldered hawks, like most raptors, have very sharp vision and reasonably good hearing, with talons capable of killing animals at least equal to their own size.
Small mammals are typically the most important prey, especially rodents. Voles, gophers, mice, moles and chipmunks may locally be favored based on abundance. Slightly larger mammals, such as rabbits and tree squirrels, are also occasionally preyed on. Other prey can include amphibians, reptiles (especially small snakes), birds, fish, and large insects. – Wikipedia
A more distant shot than I typically post but I like the fall bokeh here as well as the isolation. Sometimes when a crop is too tight one can lose perspective on how tiny warblers really are. It seems in this age of hurried phone photo views tighter crops are favored by many. For me fall warblers has always been about trying to capture various plumages one doesn't see in Spring but more and more it is an endeavor to try to create a composition as well. That later undertaking can be taken to a whole new level in Spring. Spring migration begins in about 5 months here!!
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier or ossifrage, is a bird of prey.
The acid concentration of the bearded vulture stomach has been estimated to be of pH about 1 and large bones will be digested in about 24 hours, aided by slow mixing/churning of the stomach content. The high fat content of bone marrow makes the net energy value of bone almost as good as that of muscle, even if bone is less completely digested. A skeleton left on a mountain will dehydrate and become protected from bacterial degradation and the bearded vulture can return to consume the remainder of a carcass even months after the soft parts have been consumed by other animals, larvae and bacteria.
Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly on the remains of dead animals. It usually disdains the actual meat, however, and lives on a diet that is typically 85–90% bone marrow. This is the only living bird species that specializes in feeding on marrow. The bearded vulture can swallow whole or bite through brittle bones up to the size of a lamb's femur and its powerful digestive system quickly dissolves even large pieces. The bearded vulture has learned to crack bones too large to be swallowed by carrying them in flight to a height of 50–150 m (160–490 ft) above the ground and then dropping them onto rocks below, which smashes them into smaller pieces and exposes the nutritious marrow. They can fly with bones up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter and weighing over 4 kg (8.8 lb), or nearly equal to their own weight. After dropping the large bones, the bearded vulture spirals or glides down to inspect them and may repeat the act if the bone is not sufficiently cracked. This learned skill requires extensive practice by immature birds and takes up to seven years to master. Its old name of ossifrage ("bone breaker") relates to this habit. More seldom, these birds have been observed to try to break bones (usually of a medium size) by hammering them with their bill directly into rocks while perched. During the breeding season they feed mainly on carrion. They prefer limbs of sheep and other small mammals and they carry the food to the nest unlike other vultures which feed their young by regurgitation.
Live prey is sometimes attacked by the bearded vulture, with perhaps greater regularity than any other vulture. Among these, tortoises seem to be especially favored depending on their local abundance. Tortoises preyed on may be nearly as heavy as the preying vulture. When killing tortoise, bearded vultures also fly to some height and drop them to crack open the bulky reptiles' hard shells. Golden eagles have been observed to kill tortoises in the same way. Other live animals, up to nearly their own size, have been observed to be predaciously seized and dropped in flight. Among these are rock hyraxes, hares, marmots and, in one case, a 62 cm (24 in) long monitor lizard. Larger animals have been known to be attacked by bearded vultures, including ibex, Capra goats, Chamois and Steenbok. These animals have been killed by being surprised by the large birds and battered with wings until they fall off precipitous rocky edges to their deaths; although in some cases these may be accidental killings when both the vulture and the mammal surprise each other. Many large animals killed by bearded vultures are unsteady young, or have appeared sickly or obviously injured. Humans have been anecdotally reported to have been killed in the same way. However, this is unconfirmed and, if it does happen, most biologists who have studied the birds generally agreed it would be accidental on the part of the vulture. Occasionally smaller ground-dwelling birds, such as partridges and pigeons, have been reported eaten, possibly either as fresh carrion (which is usually ignored by these birds) or killed with beating wings by the vulture. While foraging for bones or live prey while in flight, bearded vultures fly fairly low over the rocky ground, staying around 2 to 4 m (6.6 to 13.1 ft) high. Occasionally, breeding pairs may forage and hunt together. In the Ethiopian Highlands, bearded vultures have adapted to living largely off human refuse.
Fatkahatchee Strand State Park
Southwestern Florida
USA
Now for something closer to home. I almost missed seeing this bird hidden in the branches.
The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico.
Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
Red-shouldered hawks are forest raptors. In the east, they live in bottomland hardwood stands, flooded deciduous swamps, and upland mixed deciduous–conifer forests. They tend to live in stands with an open subcanopy, which makes hunting easier.
Red-shouldered hawks search for prey while perched on a treetop or soaring over woodlands. When they sight prey, they kill it by dropping directly onto it from the air. They may cache food near their nest for later consumption. When in clearings, they sometimes fly low to surprise prey.
Red-shouldered hawks, like most raptors, have very sharp vision and reasonably good hearing, with talons capable of killing animals at least equal to their own size.
Small mammals are typically the most important prey, especially rodents. Voles, gophers, mice, moles and chipmunks may locally be favored based on abundance. Slightly larger mammals, such as rabbits and tree squirrels, are also occasionally preyed on. Other prey can include amphibians, reptiles (especially small snakes), birds, fish, and large insects. – Wikipedia
I just reposted this pictured because i had to edit something. Sorry to anyone who commented or favored it before. A bengal tiger cub chewing on a stick. This wild tiger cub was hanging out in a tree with one of its siblings.
Está secando las alas y se nota que la cutícula del abdomen no se ha endurecido del todo y se pueden observar conductos interiores, también favorecido por la luz.
Fotograma completo adaptado a formato panorámico.
Cerca de Biar (Alicante) España
He is drying the wings and it is noticeable that the cuticle of the abdomen has not been completely hardened and interior canals can be seen, also favored by the light.
Full frame adapted to panoramic format.
Near Biar (Alicante) Spain
It's been said, The chicks have a favorite landmark, it might be a weed, a water bottle, piece of trash, a rock or shell... The parent and chick know to return to this spot when feeding. This Common Tern chick favored this green.
Long Island, NY
Here's another neat clearwing moth that mimics a bee or wasp. The dogwood borer lays eggs on wounded sections of dogwood and a few other favored trees. Larvae live for a year or so as they chew their way through a tree's cambium and can do considerable tree damage in that time.
Salisbury Beach State Park, Salisbury, Massachusetts
There was a flock of 20 or more of these birds flying around the park campground. They would regularly all land on what locals call "the Merlin Tree" (a leafless tree favored by Merlins). I wasn't able to get a very good shot while they were perched high up in this tree. However, after a while, I noticed a group of photographers gathered around my car. When I returned to my car, I found that someone had dumped some cracked corn on the ground nearby. Using my car as a blind, I was able to capture this image from just a few feet away. This is another "lifer" for me.
Going for a walk through an open wetland in spring or early summer one can almost be assured he/she will hear the hollow winnowing sound of courting Wilson's Snipes. High above their marshland habitat these birds will be going into headfirst dives with their tailfeathers turned so they vibrate as they build up speed while descending. They are most active in morning but on occasion can be heard in the evening as well.
Their favored habitat is a sedge meadow or cattail or bulrush marsh where they can enjoy a concealed livelihood in thick vegetation. Being a shy and secretive species they tend to remain concealed unless an intruder gets too close then they will flush and take flight in an erratic zig-zag pattern supposedly to confuse a predator. These aerial zig-zag antics make them such a difficult target for hunters that if one became skilled at hunting them, he became known as a "Sniper" - a term later adopted by the military.
In the nest the female incubates normally 4 eggs for about 20 days with both adults working together to raise the chicks. Sometimes the parents will split the brood.
The "Snipe" is a sandpiper that probes the soft muddy marshland for larvae, earthworms and other soft-bodied invertebrates. Other foods on their menu includes mollusks, spiders, small amphibians, crustaceans and some seeds.
This motif as such a little minimalist. True, a small hill would be compositionally certainly nice, but we are here in the north and still in the Baltic Sea region. Some will certainly come to why I favored here musically this song.
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Hairy coo, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Les robes claires se rencontrent moins souvent que les rousses.
La reine Victoria, qui adorait l'Ecosse, avait aussi une préférence pour les Highlands rousses, c'est donc cette couleur que les éleveurs ont privilégiée.
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Light-coloured coats are less commmon than red ones.
It is said that Queen Victoria, who loved Scotland, preferred the red colour, so breeders have favored this one (maybe not all the breeders !).
Also known as the Brazilian Pygmy-Owl, on account of it being almost endemic to that country, the Least Pygmy-Owl occurs from northern Bahia state south to at least Paraná state, and has been recorded in neighbouring Paraguay, as well as being speculated to be present in adjacent northeastern Argentina. east Pygmy-Owl is also never found in second growth or the more open country frequently favored by the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Instead, it favours evergreen Atlantic Forest and its edges, and is found at elevations up to about 1000 m. Like other pygmy-owls, this species is partially diurnal and is easily attracted using a whistled imitation of hollow-sounding, double- or treble-noted song. Despite being relatively abundant, currently very little is known of the Least Pygmy-Owl’s ecology. doi.org/10.2173/bow.leapyo1.01
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Like most owls, the barn owl is nocturnal, relying on its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. It often becomes active shortly before dusk and can sometimes be seen during the day when relocating from one roosting site to another. In Britain, on various Pacific Islands and perhaps elsewhere, it sometimes hunts by day. This practice may depend on whether the owl is mobbed by other birds if it emerges in daylight. However, in Britain, some birds continue to hunt by day even when mobbed by such birds as magpies, rooks and black-headed gulls, such diurnal activity possibly occurring when the previous night has been wet making hunting difficult. By contrast, in southern Europe and the tropics, the birds seem to be almost exclusively nocturnal, with the few birds that hunt by day being severely mobbed.
Barn owls are not particularly territorial but have a home range inside which they forage. For males in Scotland this has a radius of about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the nest site and an average size of about 300 hectares. Female home ranges largely coincide with that of their mates. Outside the breeding season, males and females usually roost separately, each one having about three favored sites in which to conceal themselves by day, and which are also visited for short periods during the night. Roosting sites include holes in trees, fissures in cliffs, disused buildings, chimneys and haysheds and are often small in comparison to nesting sites. As the breeding season approaches, the birds move back to the vicinity of the chosen nest to roost.