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A Turnstone foraging at low tide along the edge of the Deben at Woodbridge!
Turnstones can be seen for most of the year in the UK. Northern European birds pass through in July and August and again in spring. Birds from Canada and Greenland arrive in August and stay until May. Some non-breeding birds may stay for the summer. They can be spotted all along the UK coastline, on rocky, sandy, and muddy shores, and feeding by seawalls and jetties.
Turnstones eat mainly insects and larvae during breeding season as well as crustaceans, molluscs, worms, small fish, carrion, and birds’ eggs. They forage by turning over stones, as suggested by its name, but also seaweed, shells, leaves, and other objects. Turnstones are frequent scavengers and will take bread from humans.
Big Horn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) in grassland of Badlands NP; South Dakota; USA. It looks like the younger one in foreground has injury adjacent to the eye on its left (viewer's right) side.
I usually capture these tiny birds foraging in a shadow of shrubs or taking a bath in one of my birdbaths, This Brown Thornbill was regularly visiting a veggie garden on a farm bordering with the Great Otway National Park.
(Acanthiza pusilla)
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
We have a small, but slowly growing, colony of Noisy Miners around the local sports ground. Seen on my way to the D 1 Drain Reserve yesterday.
41:52 Found and foraged – You can go out looking for something to photograph, or it can be something you have already found. Use your imagination…
Least Sandpiper foraging at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Many shorebirds have returned to the tidal mudflats to feed up before the next stage of their migration
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Another evening spent badger watching. The wind was perfect for tonight. Six of them were out at one point, though all busily snorting through the grass foraging. Beginning to think, that when the grass gets much taller, getting shots here might be difficult.
I saw this Limpkin foraging for Apple Snails this morning at the Lox boat ramp. The bird caught a few small snails, not enough to fill its tummy and he kept on looking.
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Well, not the ones found in the ocean, but the ones found in the forest!
We had a tiny bit of rain and some mornings with heavy dewfall.
Golden Oysters popped up in a few areas of the woods.
These were taken when my neighbor and I hiked through the woods.
We discovered two flushes and came home with a huge bag to cook and to dehydrate.
The Yellow-crowned Night Herons are definitely back in the area, but none of them were foraging because of the extremely high tides. I saw and photographed several of them on my last outing. Photo taken on Horsepen Bayou.
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A Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor) was feeding under the salty muddy water. Interestingly in their menu, some diatoms are there that render the pink colour of the bird. I had to walk on my knees in the middle of such salty wet desert to approach them. After three longs hours effort and wait, got some close ups of the stunning species. I love the colour combination of the ambience and the bird really. Pics was taken in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujrat, India.
winter adult White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) feeds in marsh in early evening light: Merced NWR; CA; USA
Horned Grebe has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable
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This Horned Grebe came up with this tube of vegetation while foraging at Elliston Lake in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For a surprising development, see this image www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/54405631967/in...
I got the impression that she was carrying. Female elephants are pregnant with their young for a staggering 22 months, the longest gestation period of any mammal. This young cow was one of a small nursery herd grazing on the open grasslands between Satara and Olifants rest camps
The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a medium-sized blackbird with a striking yellow bill, vibrant yellow rump and vent, and piercing blue eyes. Found in tropical forests from Mexico to South America, it forages alone in dense shrubs for insects, fruits, and small prey. Often seen in flocks high in the canopy, these social birds thrive in large colonies, constructing intricate hanging nests with their fellow caciques
The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the largest and most striking Forest birds in North America. They are insectivores, with their main prey being carpenter ants. This female is searching under the bark in hopes of finding one of their tunnels.
HIlton Head Island, Whooping Crane Conservancy SC, USA
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I was pleased to finally get photos of this bird on the ground. When I go to Shasta Valley Wildlife Area, I'm guaranteed to see meadowlarks, usually singing their hearts out from a tall perch. I have many photos of that. When they're on the ground foraging and the grasses are brown (which they usually are) they are hard to pick out. The greenery out now really helps in this regard. Note also the small blue wildflowers. This is 1,000 feet lower in elevation than where I live, but wildflowers will soon be out in the mountains! The bird is foraging for seeds and bugs.
This male Yellow warbler was having a early morning feast on aphids.
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It is rare that I include a person in my landscape photos, but this one was in need in order to complete the narrative. We were out once again in the forest foraging for mushrooms. Along the path at one spot, the light was terrific helping to create an archway.
Using the trees to frame my subject, the light enhanced her position. With a container in hand, the story was intact showing purpose and not just a forest trek.
A Palm Warbler foraging among the flowers of an Alligator Flag plant in the Wetlands of Wakodahatchee, Florida.