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A Gray Catbird at Avimor near Boise, Idaho
"Gray Catbirds are relatives of mockingbirds and thrashers, and they share that group’s vocal abilities, copying the sounds of other species and stringing them together to make their own song."
A Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) in the mixed woods north of thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
11 January, 2021.
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Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) adult waiting patiently and listening for sound of a small rodent moving in the snow covered grass along the edge of the mixed woods north of Opal, Alberta, Canada.
23 November, 2017.
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Taken near Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
This local celebrity is a rare bird for the Vancouver area and a *lifer* for yours truly.
A Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) reading peacefully on a post along the edge of the roadway in the boreal woods north of Opal, Alberta, Canada.
30 October, 2018.
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This is a life bird. I was able to get some shots before the heavy rain.
Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara California
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) patiently listening and waiting for some rustling of the grasses at the base of the perch by a rodent. This is in the boreal fringe near Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
30 October, 2018.
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Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) flushes from its perch in the quest for a rodent on the snow along a roadway in the boreal woods north of Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
21 February, 2015.
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Three wolf cubs at the entrance of the den, France
Breeding occurs between February and April, only the alpha male and female will mate and she will give birth to the pups alone in her den. After the first month, they emerge from the den with her. It is the responsibility of all the wolves in the pack to help to raise the offspring. They will take turns caring for them while other members go out to hunt. Even with the entire pack caring for them, less than half of all pups survive the first year.
The pups in a wolf pack have a great deal of freedom and privileges. In fact, they are often able to do more and to benefit more than some of the adults within the pack that have a very low ranking.
When they are about two years old they are mature, and they may stay within their own pack and be given a place on the social ladder or they can also leave that pack and go to form one of their own. Males often leave while females choose to stay in the pack they were born into.
Sometimes birds drop down right next toys when we are holding a camera. Such was the case with this catbird. I even forget what I was looking at when he appeared.
The Catbird nests across most of the US and southern Canada, and can be heard giving its cat-like whine or whimper as well as its imitations of other birds' sounds.
They are birds which I look forward to having back in the yard because of their cheerful appearance as well as their pseudo-enraged sound.
Walking in fog often provides a visual representation of my thought process. My brain constantly brings different topics into view, but in the process lets others slide into the periphery. Most of the time they are all still there, competing for my attention, but all in varying degrees. In fog I respond to the overall loss of clarity, but also the nuance that is created by relative distance. It's this layering effect I find most appealing as more distant objects eventually recede into nothingness...exactly the same as my mind reacts.
Walking outdoors this morning felt otherworldly. I love seeing familiar places rendered as ones I'm visiting for the very first time. A rich dichotomy as the serenity of fog is ripped apart by this visceral reaction. In these moments I invariably come up with camera angles that never would have occurred to me in normal circumstances.
A long drive home from a funeral…charcoal smudges form the clouds above, reflecting emotions from the afternoon. Edges are blurred until an old sycamore and a fence line appear next to the country road in fine detail. Blurred lines and sharp points; such is life.
Primavera ou Maria-branca
Gray Monjita (Nome em Inglês)
Xolmis cinereus (Nome CientÃfico)
Tyrannidae (FamÃlia)
Passeriformes (Ordem)
FREE BIRD
Parque Ecológico
Ermida Dom Bosco
BrasÃlia, Brasil
I will be away from this site until early in the new year. I wish everyone a happy and joyful Festive Season.
Thank you for the encouragement visitors to my photostream have provided with comments, favs and views. I have also enjoyed the many great pictures posted by FLICKR friends, my FLICKR followees and others posting on the site. Cheers.