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Known as the Gray Plover in the Old World and as the Black-bellied Plover in the New. Bayshore Park.
Partially submerged leaf and a few water sliders bugs of some sort floating along out in the lake.
Took a very short walk at the park on a very cool, gray, overcast, slightly drizzly afternoon. Nothing going on so tried to find a few things to capture to pass the time. Sunshine to return in a day or so along with warming temps.
In the serene embrace of Hacienda Montecristo's verdant landscape, the Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) presented itself as a perfect subject against a tapestry of greens. This shot from Santa Rosa de Copán encapsulates the essence of quiet moments that nature offers. The bird's vibrant yellow underparts and distinct gray crown contrast harmoniously with the surrounding foliage, a testament to the region's diverse ecosystem.
From a technical standpoint, capturing the delicate details of this elusive creature required a synergy of patience and precise timing. The soft, diffused lighting of the early morning provided a natural softbox, enhancing the bird's subtle features without the harshness of direct sunlight. The shallow depth of field focuses the eye squarely on the bird, creating a bokeh effect that accentuates its prominence. This photograph is not just a visual record; it represents a fleeting connection with the wild, a reminder of the tranquility and beauty that lie in the patience of bird photography.
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Out for a spring slither, this snake was 3 - 4 feet long, far from the 6 - 8 feet reported for some individuals of this species here in Ohio.
I believe this is a juvenile. I love these birds as they are fun to watch, not terribly shy, and sound just like a cat!
Some guy taking a break in busy shopping district. Street photography attempt using manual focussing, zone-focus style.
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) resting in a dead poplar on the fringe of the boreal woods and an agricultural field in the area nor Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
8 June, 2017.
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Two nights ago I found a family of otters while looking for great gray owls. While I was watching the otters I was fairly sure that I heard one of the juvenile great grays across the river so last night I went back to put in a thorough search over there. They like the micro meadows surrounded by pine forest. They hang it out in low perches in the pine trees on the edges of the meadow to listen for voles. After an hour or so I had found signs of owls but no owls yet. I checked the satellite map view of my location to find the next small meadow. When I got to the edge I looked around to check the trees around the border and over on the far side there was something that looked a lot more like owl than tree. One of the keys to spotting owls is to train your brain to not see tree. This is a lot harder than it sounds as the brain seems to want to just extrapolate so it thinks "ok that's a tree. Let's move on." That's when I say "nice try brain. not so fast. that's an owl." A look through the camera confirmed that I found him. I spent the next half hour watching this adult great gray hunting in fading light in the pine forest of central Oregon. A rare and always awesome experience!
Gray langurs, sacred langurs, Indian langurs or Hanuman langurs are a group of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.
These langurs are largely gray (some more yellowish), with a black face and ears. Externally, the various species mainly differ in the darkness of the hands and feet, the overall color and the presence or absence of a crest. Typically all north Indian gray langurs have their tail tips looping towards their head during a casual walk whereas all south Indian and Sri Lankan gray langurs have an inverted "U" shape or a "S" tail carriage pattern. There are also significant variations in the size depending on the sex, with the male always larger than the female. The head-and-body length is from 51 to 79 cm (20 to 31 in). Their tails, at 69 to 102 cm (27 to 40 in) are never longer than their bodies. Langurs from the southern part of their range are smaller than those from the north. At 26.5 kg (58 lb), the heaviest langur ever recorded was a male Nepal gray langur. The larger gray langurs are rivals for the largest species of monkey found in Asia. The average weight of gray langurs is 18 kg (40 lb) in the males and 11 kg (24 lb) in the females.
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.6–4.7 m (12–15 ft) horizontally and 10.7–12.2 m (35–40 ft) in descending.
The entire distribution of all gray langur species stretches from the Himalayas in the north to Sri Lanka in the south, and from Bangladesh in the east to Pakistan in the west. They possibly occur in Afghanistan. The bulk of the gray langur distribution is within India, and all seven currently recognized species have at least a part of their range in this country.
Gray langurs can adapt to a variety of habitats.They inhabit arid habitats like deserts, tropical habitats like tropical rainforests and temperate habitats like coniferous forests, deciduous habitats and mountains habitats. They are found at sea level to altitudes up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft). They can adapt well to human settlements, and are found in villages, towns and areas with housing or agriculture.They live in densely populated cities like Jodhpur, which has a population numbering up to a million.
Gray langurs are diurnal. They sleep during the night in trees but also on man-made structures like towers and electric poles when in human settlements. When resting in trees, they generally prefer the highest branches.
Ungulates like bovine and deer will eat food dropped by foraging langurs.Langurs are preyed upon by leopards, dholes and tigers.Wolves, jackals, Asian black bears and pythons may also prey on them
Gray langurs are primarily herbivores. However, unlike some other colobines they do not depend on leaves and leaf buds of herbs, but will also eat coniferous needles and cones, fruits and fruit buds, evergreen petioles, shoots and roots, seeds, grass, bamboo, fern rhizomes, mosses, and lichens. Leaves of trees and shrubs rank at the top of preferred food, followed by herbs and grasses. Non-plant material consumed include spider webs, termite mounds and insect larvae.They forage on agricultural crops and other human foods, and even accept handouts. Although they occasionally drink, langurs get most of their water from the moisture in their food.
In one-male groups, the resident male is usually the sole breeder of the females and sires all the young. In multiple-male groups, the highest-ranking male fathers most of the offspring, followed by the next-ranking males and even outside males will father young. Higher-ranking females are more reproductively successful than lower-ranking ones.
Female gray langurs do not make it obvious that they are in estrous. However, males are still somehow able to reduce the reproduction state of females.Females signal that they are ready to mate by shuddering the head, lowering the tail, and presenting their anogenital regions. Such solicitations do not always lead to copulation. When langurs mate, they are sometimes disrupted by other group members. Females have even been recorded mounting other females.
The gestation period of gray langur lasts around 200 days, at least at Jodhpur, India. In some areas, reproduction is year-around. Year-round reproduction appears to occur in populations that capitalize on human-made foods. Other populations have seasonal reproduction.
Infanticide is common among gray langurs. Most infanticidal langurs are males that have recently immigrated to a group and driven out the prior male. These males only kill infants that are not their own.Infanticide is more commonly reported in one-male groups, perhaps because one male monopolizing matings drives the evolution of this trait. In multiple-male groups, the costs for infanticidal males are likely to be high as the other males may protect the infants and they can't ensure that they'll sire young with other males around. Nevertheless, infanticide does occur in these groups, and is suggested that such practices serve to return a female to estrous and gain the opportunity to mate.
Females usually give birth to a single infant, although twins do occur. Most births occur during the night. Infants are born with thin, dark brown or black hair and pale skin. Infants spend their first week attach themselves to their mothers' chests and mostly just suckle or sleep. They do not move much in terms of locomotion for the first two weeks of their life. As they approach their sixth week of life, infants vocalize more.They use squeaks and shrieks to communicate stress. In the following months, the infants are capable of quadrupedal locomotion and can walk, run and jump by the second and third months. Alloparenting occurs among langurs, starting when the infants reach two years of age. The infant will be given to the other females of the group. However, if the mother dies, the infant usually follows.Langurs are weaned by 13 months.
The Gray-crowned Yellowthroat is a species of Central America, barely making it into the USA. It is one of seven species of Yellowthroat found in the New World tropics, which are less well known than the Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) that spreads out of its southern winter haunts to breed through much of North America. This bird was seen near the Mayan site of Coba on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
Gray Tree Frog - The name seems a little misleading to me but I wasn't the one who named it. Taken in Minnesota.
Nikon D850
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While on the east coast, I visited several larger towns, which is something I don't really do all that much on the road these days. But I did. Took some pictures, too - most of which lay undeveloped in my fridge. It's a whole thing. Eventually.
Until then, enjoy this black & white photo of the ass end of a building in Rocky Mount, small city in North Carolina.
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'Gray, My Dear'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Fomapan 100
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
North Carolina
July 2024
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher at E B Forsythe NWR with a little spider web in its bill, most probably for remodeling its nest
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A tricolored Heron ... subtle colors and patterns. Perfect balance and symmetry. Then there's the shoddy craftmanship of the bench!
The Tricolored or Louisiana Heron does not swim but wades in deep water. Audubon called this bird "Lady of the Water" because of its grace and beauty. It resembles the Great Blue Heron but is much smaller and more delicate. Its white belly clearly distinguishes it from all other Herons. It strides briskly through the water, sometimes running after fish and catching them with a thrust of the beak. This action is so fast that it can only be caught with a shutter speed of 1/4000th of a second or less!
The name Louisiana Heron is very misleading because it also lives in coastal states from North Carolina to Texas, especially in Florida.
Egretta tricolor, Tricolored Heron
For more, see my set Wetlands and their Inhabitants, www.flickr.com/photos/jungle_mama/sets/72157625997954564/.