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Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
Deer are fascinating to watch and I'm so pleased to have captured this wee behaviour from this impressive Red Deer stag. He was so permanently furious and stompy but mesmerising to watch and capture with my camera. It isnt just deer who do this (Big cats and horses do this too) but it is a known behaviour for scenting females and whilst the stag looks like he is sneering, he stretches his neck, lifts his nose and curls his top lip, maximising exposure to air containing pheromones to his vomeronasal organ, (located in the roof of his mouth). This helps him detect Doe's in Oestrus.
Nature is truly incredible.
Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
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Today is a pink or purple day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Smile on Saturday is numbers.
As you can see, Mr. Egg is obsessed with numbers… Since he gained a little bit of weight, he can’t stop measuring himself… He takes note of all the numbers each day. Unfortunately for Mr. Egg, even with all the efforts he makes in order to lose some weight, the numbers are still the same (or almost)… Maybe Mr.Egg’s metabolism has slowed down…or maybe it is hormonal … or maybe it is both… or maybe Mr. Egg eats too much Nutella on his cheat days… We will never know. However, Mr. Egg is very motivated to bring those numbers down before going back to work in few weeks…
Mucho, mucho amor for you all !! Have a beautiful day !
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la Volucelle transparente, est une espèce d'insecte diptère de la famille des Syrphidés, une famille qui est particulièrement habile en vol et pratique souvent le vol stationnaire.
La femelle de cette espèce trompe les Bourdons ou les Guêpes par des hormones appropriées pour pondre ses œufs à l'intérieur des nids, sur l'extérieur des alvéoles de «papier».
La larve au sortir de l'œuf perce les cloisons de papier des alvéoles et se développe en parasite d'une larve de guêpe. Plus tard, elle retraverse la paroi de papier et va se nourrir de cadavres de guêpes accumulés dans le fond du nid.
Elle hiverne dans le sol et au printemps se métamorphose en pupe. Elle émerge de la pupe, quitte le sol à la recherche de nectar de fleurs (ronces et ombellifères) contribuant ainsi à leur pollinisation, et d'un partenaire sexuel.
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the Transparent Volucelle, is a species of dipteran insect of the family Syrphidae, a family that is particularly skilled in flying and often hovers.
The female of this species deceives bumble bees or wasps with hormones suitable for laying eggs inside the nests, on the outside of the "paper" cells.
The larvae emerging from the egg pierce the paper septa of the alveoli and develop into a parasite of a wasp larva. Later, she crosses the wall of paper and will feed on dead wasps accumulated in the bottom of the nest.
It winters in the soil and in the spring turns into a pupa. It emerges from the pupa, leaving the soil in search of nectar of flowers (brambles and umbelliferae) contributing to their pollination, and a sexual partner.
Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
this Bull Elephant had been drinking at the river before we arrived. He and a few younger and smaller bulls were aware of the approaching breeding herds and were now slowly walking away from the river.
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa.
Musth is a periodic occurrence in bull elephants characterized by strongly increased hormone levels and often by aggressive and erratic behavior, mostly from younger bulls.
African Elephant
loxodonta africana
Afrikaanse olifant
Eléphant d'Afrique
Afrikanischer Elefant
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Human pollution has affected the behavior of the American white ibis via an increase in the concentrations of methylmercury, which is released into the environment from untreated waste. Exposure to methylmercury alters the hormone levels of American white ibis, affecting their mating and nesting behavior and leading to lower reproduction rates.
Blue Light is referred to as the colour of God.
Think about the meaning of a "Blueprint", good reason why the basis of all things can be referred to as the "blueprint".
We are the "blueprint" of God's creation. In Ramtha's teachings many years ago he taught to heal ourselves it was necessary to access our 'blue bodies" for deep healing to take place.
Like all things in this realm there always remains the polarities of negative v positive.
On the negative side of this "blue bloods" is a reference to the alien dark beings, otherwise known as the dark ones, the illuminati, those that infiltrated our earth and in control creating the suffering we experience.
At the same time, we are surrounded by artificial blue lights through computers, iPhones, screens, lighting in our homes.
This artificial light is detrimental to our health.
We need healthy amounts of blue light during the day as this is responsible for making us feel awake, motivated and alert.
Too much blue light by way of modern lighting, monitor screens and devices emit very unnatural levels of blue light - which can often cause eye damage, headaches and eye strain.
We need healthy amounts of natural blue light.
At night time we need to make sure we block ALL blue light, as any amount getting through is enough of a signal to the brain that its still daytime, so our sleep hormone melatonin will be supressed and you will have lower sleep quality, trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep, or all of these issues. So ensuring the glasses you have remove 100% of blue light is key for night-time!
Solution
Invest in block out blue light lenses or glasses.
Eine Begegnung während eines Herbstspaziergangs.
An encounter during an autumn walk.
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Fasciated Black-eyed Susan Inflorescence in the TWU Butterfly Garden, Denton, Texas
Fasciation (pronounced /ˌfæʃiˈeɪʃən/, from the Latin root meaning "band" or "stripe"), also known as cresting, is a relatively rare condition of abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip), which normally is concentrated around a single point and produces approximately cylindrical tissue, instead becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested (or "cristate"), or elaborately contorted tissue. Fasciation may also cause plant parts to increase in weight and volume in some instances. The phenomenon may occur in the stem, root, fruit, or flower head.
Some plants are grown and prized aesthetically for their development of fasciation. Any occurrence of fasciation has several possible causes, including hormonal, genetic, bacterial, fungal, viral and environmental causes. (Wikipedia)
Roundings and hormones for happiness...
Today I show you a different rounding compared to yesterday, a semicircular vault with frescoes.
They are part of a biliotheque and under it students study.
Is the end of our ever-expanding space round? Circles play in any case on our earth and in our life an important role and because the human being is a physilogical premature birth, no other creature comes so clumsily on the world, must be led at least 20 years and the baby already begins in the womb with the learning, the evolution has come up with a reward system for our learning. Learning successes generate happiness hormones in us ... Learning is the most beautiful thing in the world ...
ein paar Gedanken .. heute zeige ich euch, im Vergleich zu gestern, eine ander Rundung, ein halbrundes Gewölbe mit Fresken. Sie sind Teil einer Biliothekt und unter ihr lernen Studenten.
Ist das Ende unseres sich ständig weiter ausbreitenden Weltraums rund?
Kreise spielen jedenfalls in unserem Universum und in unserem Leben eine wichtige Rolle.
Und da der Mensch ein physilogische Frühgeburt ist, kein anders Lebewesen so unbeholfen auf die Welt kommt, mindestens 20 Jahre geführt werden muss und das Baby schon im Mutterleib mit dem lernen beginnt, hat sich die Evolution ein Belohnungssystem für unser Lernen einfallen lassen.
Lernerfolge erzeugen Glückshormone in uns ... Lernen ist die schönste Sache der Welt ...
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one of the five frames I got of these two in focus together
Catch up with you all later. Going out for a nice long morning walk with Otto and my neighbor and her dog.
Thanks for comments and faves. All appreciated 💕
Welcome to the Looney Bin! One male in hot pursuit of another. In all my years of Common Loon watching I have never witnessed this behaviour. Usually when loons have a turf war they do it under water and come up for a powerful wing smack. They just flapped above the water right past me and continued on down the whole length of the lake while the female watched from the sidelines. I'm not even sure why the loon being chased didn't fly away. I admired their stamina from my kayak, It had to be exhausting. Even though the wind wouldn't die down It was so good to see my loon pair again and take time from my many jobs.
24 hours later and this happens. Not funny Mother Nature, not funny.
I put the photo from yesterday in the comments below.
I appreciate each and every visit, comment and fave here on my little corner of the world as seen through my lens.
Zuzu been molting and also she is plucking her feathers, is a hormonal thing,
Please click on the link to see her colors,
Picture with her best friend my beautiful Phill that we sadly lost.
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Wenn die Hormone regieren spielt das Wetter keine Rolle
When hormones reign, weather doesn´t matter
Wildpark Lüneburger Heide
The hormones have kicked in... my sweet adorable people pleasing puppy is still adorable but increasingly, he tries it on. Ignoring me, as in this image, throwing puppy tantrums, growling, you name it, he tries it.
Iron is Tryin!!
Adolescence is here to stay!!
Tibetan Mastiff puppy Iron putting me through my paces, but I am putty in his paws....
More commonly seen looking smugly serene, come the Spring, hormones flow and rough-housing begins. Whether this is a male chancing his luck with a rather passive female or seeing off another male, I am not sure. The nearer swan didn't fight back in any way, just tried to get away from the aggressor - which pursued the other quite vigorously. I often see swans having a small spat, but once one has flown a short distance away, the fuss usually dies down immediately. In this case, the pursuer followed the other and continued his advances or attack once they landed.
- Oui, le soir, car, proches de la maturité, nos têtes restent fixes, orientées vers l'est...
Jeune, le plan du tournesol "suit" le soleil. Selon Ouest France, la lumière du soleil "a une incidence sur l’auxine, une hormone qui permet l’allongement des cellules de la plante. L’auxine se situe en haut de la tige, mais craint la lumière. Plus la quantité de lumière captée par la plante est importante, plus l’auxine va devoir se déplacer vers les parties ombragées. En clair, au plus près de la base de la plante. Les parties ombragées vont donc grandir plus vite que les parties ensoleillées. Ce faisant, la tige, dissymétrique, penchera en direction de la source de lumière. Voilà pourquoi nous avons l’impression que le tournesol suit le soleil."
Mais "une fois le tournesol arrivé à maturité, [...] (l)a plante se tournera vers l’est et n’en bougera plus. Bref, elle ne suivra donc plus le cycle du soleil.
Pourquoi vers l’est ? Car cette orientation lui permettra de capter le soleil dès les premières heures du jour. Selon une étude de la revue Science, le parfum alors dégagé attirerait en effet cinq fois plus d’insectes pollinisateurs."
Do you turn your backs on the sun?...
- Yes, in the evening, because, close to maturity, our heads remain fixed oriented towards the east...
When young, the sunflower plant "follows" the sun. According to newspaper "Ouest France", sunlight "has an impact on auxin, a hormone that allows the plant's cells to elongate. Auxin is located at the top of the stem, but it is sensitive to light. The more light the plant captures, the more auxin will have to move to the shaded areas. In short, as close as possible to the base of the plant. The shaded parts will therefore grow faster than the sunny parts. In doing so, the stem, asymmetrical, will lean towards the light source. This is why we have the impression that the sunflower follows the sun."
But "once the sunflower reaches maturity, [...] (the) plant will turn east and stay there. In short, it will no longer follow the sun's cycle.
Why east? Because this orientation will allow it to capture the sun from the first hours of the day. According to a study in the journal "Science", the fragrance it releases attracts five times more pollinating insects."
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Sometimes you never know what you're gonna find when you're out in nature. On this day, we were venturing out and I told my husband that I was feeling like we were gonna come across some bighorn sheep or something very cool. On our way out sure enough there were a few bighorn sheep up on the cliffs, but no good place to pull over and the lighting was a bit harsh, so we kept on going. During the day, we really didn't see much, except for a few golden eagles, bald eagles, and a variety of hawks. On our way back out, I had resigned myself to the fact that we had already seen bighorn sheep, but kept a watchful eye just in case they were still around. Sure enough, we see them and I get out to snap a few images. It was like a scene out of Harry and the Henderson's ... you know when one yeti is spotted and before you know it, many more emerged. LOL. That's how this unfolded, only with numerous bighorn rams with 1 female they were all pursuing. The action was fast and furious and due to the nature of the tight canyon walls, a bit closer than I had expected. Shooting with my long lens, I had to pick and choose what action I wanted to focus on. Here is an image with the female being in tight pursuit of 2 of the lead (at the moment) rams. The herd of rams, about 6, all chased this poor gal, only stopping to turn around and slam heads with the one behind. So amazing the power they possess. All the while, there was a younger bighorn just trying to figure out why they were all running around like that. LOL. It went up the canyon wall a bit to get more of an aerial view and keep sight of where everyone was. What an experience!
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in the Laikipia area in northern Kenya last month
Taken at 560mm and f/8
Musth is a completely natural phenomenon seen in mature bull elephants.
Generally characterised by the secretion of a hormone rich substance called temporin from the temporal gland (on either side of the elephant’s head) and a steady trickle of urine down the back legs of the elephant, musth involves a rise in the reproductive hormones in the elephant’s body. This causes the animal to feel more restless, energetic, aggressive or unpredictable – and generally irritable and oversensitive to sounds and movements. Musth is seen in healthy adult bull elephants.
African Bush Elephant
loxodonta africana
Afrikaanse olifant
Eléphant d'Afrique
Afrikanischer Elefant
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These few pictures may be my last for a while as I am starting radiotherapy treatment tomorrow. I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer earlier this year and have been on hormone therapy injections for nine months. I advise all older men to get a blood test done which I had done purely by chance and found it to show a higher level of PSA than it should.Better safe than sorry !
Anyway thanks for all your views and comments.
If you've just experienced a hormone surge then this magnificent suit from Avec Toi is for you. The Piper glasses from DS set it off in an appropriately severe fashion as does the Paradox hair from Stealthic.
Applications will be taken for Cara to take this off to show off her new LaraX body. Valuable consideration assumed. Line up in an orderly fashion please!
Pineapple gives you happy hormones!! I'm having two!!
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Pose: Feeling Tropical
Rheydt Castle is famous for its Renaissance Architecture , its park and its peacocks. This cock was the first one who exercised in a one-cock-show to be prepared for the upcomeing courtship season to persuade a hen.
The Hormones - Take the A-Train Musikfestival Salzburg - 13.09.2019 - Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
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Besetzung:
Zhou Lijuan: drums
Wang Minghui: bass
Zhu Mengdie: vocals, keys
Wang Jiao: guitar
From just over a year ago, a Mule Deer buck watches me from tall grass near the river. I was on foot for this one. It's a little more difficult than shooting from the rolling red Toyota blind, because as soon as they identify me as human, they put distance between us as fast as possible. This buck allowed me one shot, then it was gone.
Occasionally, though, I am able to work for an extended time - on foot - with deer and other local species, and these are by far the most rewarding encounters.
I still can't believe how thick his neck is. This was near the start of the annual rut, and the combination of hormones plus workouts - thrashing bushes, grass, and the ground with his antlers - have enlarged and strengthened his neck.
More Mule Deer to follow over the next few days...
Photographed in the Frenchman River Valley, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Milu had her blood results back on Tuesday and although her thyroid hormone levels are not where they should be, they are 'close enough' to quote the vet. So we are maintaining the same levels of Thyronorm and she will go back for her next blood test in three months. There have been times where we have thought "this is it" when she has become lethargic and won't eat but recently she has definitely perked up. She still only weighs 2.9 kilos but apart from screaming like a banshee when I give her medicine (through syringe in the mouth) she appears happy enough. Oh and to all those Youtubers who say just gently wrap your cat in a towel like this - HA! First you have to catch her and then you have to ensure that you have swaddled her to within an inch of her life so she cannot move those dagger claws one inch
The young stags are suddenly a lot more brazen, happy to be seen out, munching in gardens and ground around houses. Perhaps they are getting hormonal in the run up to the rutting season.
While standing out along the edge of a cliff with a bunch of other puffins, this individual stood out visually for obvious reasons, and attracted a bunch of attention.
Some of us speculated that it was a young puffin that hadn't completed the change over to full breeding plumage and colour. But that might have been only be part of the story.
In talking to a longtime puffin photographer and documenter at a local coffee shop the next day, I was given an alternate explanation. Judging by beak wear marks, he believed this may be the same individual that was seen a few times over a few years, and the plumage and beak colour has been the same each year.
He had previously contacted a Scottish puffin expert, who wrote a book on the puffin, who believed it was a very mature female that was lacking some of the hormones that allowed it to develop the characteristic bright breeding colours on the legs and beak, the white facial plumage, full gape rosette (the orange at the base of the beak), and decorative orange and grey skin around the eye.
So, if you see a puffin out on the ocean in the winter, it would look a lot like this individual.
un des moteurs de l'activité des mammifères est la dopamine, hormone du plaisir immédiat... manger, baiser, plus quelques trucs apparus chez les humains (consommer, paraître, accumuler..) mais pas les autres, pas l'écologie..
Uno de los motores de la actividad de los mamíferos es la dopamina, la hormona del placer inmediato... comer, besar, además de algunas cosas que aparecieron en los humanos (consumir, aparecer, acumular...) pero no los demás, no la ecología...
One of the engines of mammal activity is dopamine, a hormone of immediate pleasure... eating, kissing, plus some things that appeared in humans (consuming, appearing, accumulating..) but not the others, not ecology..
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