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“Human and bird interaction”.
Migratory movement of Birds is Natural survival and propagational instinct of species in evolutionary process on the earth. With increasing human encroachment, the shared resources are shrinking. As a birder you may be happy to see new species but agriculturist see them threat to their crops, if they are grass eaters and stay close to their newly laid crops. One such vigil near water body.
January, 2024
Pong Reservoir, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
OM1-300f4-MC14 1/1600, f5.6, ISO500.
From left: Tom Anderson, Nicholas Whyte, Liz Batty, Spike, Caroline Mullan (and Small). (thanx coalescent)
Azteca and other ant species also attack coffee berry borers, which burrow into coffee fruit and cause fruit rot.
Photo by John Vandermeer
This session, hosted by chairman of Bradley University’s Department of Interactive Media Jim Ferolo, provided an examination of mobile interactions that are tied to physical location and advertising modalities. With help from three of his students, Ferolo also presented data from a recent study completed by members of his capstone theory class.
This smooth Ray of Rye Pier, (Victoria, Australia) was incredibly interactive and "played" with me for over 30 minutes. The photo itself was taken while free diving.
Uno scatto dal workshop "Human - Centered Interaction Design" tenuto dal Prof. Joannes Vandermeulen
27-28.04.12 ISIA Firenze
Upon arrival in Donsol, be sure to register at the Whaleshark Interaction Center. It is also here where you will watch a video to explain rules of engagement.
I have two pictures depicting trophic interaction. This picture represents an example of one heterotroph preying upon another. In this case, this was a nest of snapping turtle eggs that has been destroyed by a small mammal (in all likelihood a raccoon.) The picture titled Trophic Interaction 2 is a closeup shot of the nest and you can see ants and other insects working on breaking down and decomposing the eggs and whatever tissue has been left behind. In these two pictures of the same scene we see predation and decomposition at work.
I believe that the most influential species in my location are white oak trees. Of the wooded portions of my location, white oaks are the dominant species. The white oak provides a substantial canopy. This canopy provides habitat for some birds and mammals. Additionally, mast from the acorns dropped by the white oak provides forage for a number of different species including squirrels and deer. Lastly, two of the water bodies on my location are surrounded entirely by the white oak. They provide substantial cover for these ponds. This cover limits the penetration of sunlight into these ponds creating a certain set of circumstances designed to support a particular niche.
If one were to remove the white oak, you would displace the species whose niche depends in part upon them for food, shelter, or cover (such as those reliant on the shade it provides to the ponds). The landscape would change substantially from a forested landscape to an open landscape. Because of the dramatic change in landscape different species would be able to more effectively compete within that niche than the species that had thrived with the presence of the white oak.
If the white oak were replaced by an invasive species the landscape would change more dramatically that if they were simply removed. Presumably, if the white oak were removed different species occupying that new niche would become established. The nature of an invasive species is that they are particularly keen competitors that are able to flourish without limitation. In that regard, I would expect that the species moved out as their niche changed would not be replaced.
Squirrel: The squirrel is an herbivore, Hairston et al found that herbivores are typically not limited by food supply, but are generally limited by predation.
Oak: The oak is limited by its competition for space. Hairston et al found that as terrestrial plant species compete, the competition ultimately expresses itself as competition for space.
Red-winged blackbird: The red winged blackbird are omnivores and feed on seeds, grains, insects, and small mammals. Within this location, there are numerous other species that compete for some of these same food sources. In that regard, they are limited by their competition for resources through interspecific competition.
This photo depicts one of my favorite and most meaningful adventures of the trip. While exploring the Accademia in Florence, I lost track of the rest of the Bethel group, and when I left the museum I enjoyed some time simply wandering around by myself in that vibrant city. Without any particular goal in mind, I turned down a series of sidestreets - and happened by chance to stumble across the best cross-cultural experience I could have asked for. I found a tiny shop which was sunk down by half a staircase from street level, and which was miraculously still open at dinner time. From outside, I could see a tiny woman with grey curls, bent over a worktable and absorbed in refurbishing an antique lamp. My curiosity prompted me, and I went in.
There were wooden shelves lining the walls, filled with restored antiques and handmade bead jewelry; it was a beautiful little shop, and full of treasures. In such a small, intimate space, it was impossible not to strike up some sort of conversation with the tiny Italian woman, as I was barely standing five feet away from her the whole time I was there. I asked, from my limited repertoire of phrases, whether she spoke any English; she laughed good-naturedly and told me that she spoke none at all! But in spite of this, we cobbled together a language of nods, gestures, pantomimes, and smiles between the two of us. She seemed to really enjoy hearing about the trip, and the places our class had visited so far; cities and places have universal names. She managed to convey that she could tell I was excited about the trip, and having the time of my life. I must have stayed in the shop talking to hear for nearly a half an hour, and would have loved to stay longer. I asked her if I could take this photograph of us before I left, because I wanted to remember meeting her.
I had to leave in order to meet up with my group from Bethel again, and I was already half a block away before I realized that I had never asked for her name, and had never given her mine; we had simply become those instant friends that are made from the best of happenstance. I ran back into the shop and surprised a laugh out of her in my efforts to introduce myself. Her name was Franca; she pointed it out to me on the business card she had given me. And I told her that my name was Michelle - just like the Beatles' song. When I sang a few bars, she recognized it and understood what I had been trying to say, and it made her laugh again. She said to me, in English, "Michelle! Now, I will remember!"