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Elephants in the Masai Mara, Kenya
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The baby seems very big and some will think that it is more of a couple. But surely they are mother and baby. Baby inca jays quickly reach a size similar to that of the parents.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)
The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.
Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.
The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
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Black Bellied Whistling Duck bringing her tiny family out into the open, lake waters for the first time today.
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Turdus ignobilis (Black-billed Thrush / Mayo)
Turdus ignobilis is a widely distributed thrush species throughout northern South America and the Amazon, inhabiting a diverse set of habitats ranging from floodplain forests, white sand “campinas”, to highland forests (Andes and Tepuis). There are currently six known subspecies of T. ignobilis, which vary extensively phenotypically and also ecologically.
This picture represents and interesting event in this chick’s life history. Up to this point, at least during the time I was lucky enough to be watching, the most Junior would do was peck at his food. He relied upon Mom to tear up the prey and feed it to him. They demonstrated a very close bond, lots of Mom preening her pride and joy and sometimes Junior preening Mom. This shot was taken close to sunset. Mom took the foot shown in her beak, a body part Junior in the past seemed to relish, and flew to a nearby branch. From there she made a call I hadn’t heard before. It was explained to me by Karen, a woman also watching, that Mom was attempting to entice Junior to make the short flight from the nest branch to where she was perched with the tasty tidbit. I hadn’t seen the chick attempt to fly but his feathers had grown in a lot and it would not have surprised me to see a short flight. Unfortunately, I can’t get back to the nest until after Junior will have fled the coup but hope he or she has a bright future and will not move too far from the neighborhood. (Bubo virginianus). (Sony a1ii, 400mm lens, f/3.2, 1/2000 second, ISO 3200).
Dinner on the patio was interrupted by the flutter of not too steady wings.
This fledgling Black-capped Chickadee squawking for food, moments after leaving the nest-box.
this pic is priceless to me words cant describe the emotion in the room!!!! very first hug ever!!!!!!!!
We typically go to Rocky Mountain National Park in the fall. The fall colors are spectacular, and the elk rut is amazing to witness. While that is still on the agenda for September, we decided to go in the Spring to look for baby critters. I asked the park ranger at the entrance station if there were any babies around. She did not believe so thinking it was still too early. Happily, she was mistaken, and we saw lots of little ones.
On this particular morning, this elk cow and calf were in a stand of aspen and were slowly on the move with a few other calf-less cows. I got ahead of them, thinking they were going to walk into a clearing, but the small herd decided to go in the opposite direction. The herd slowly crossed the road and I doubled back, placing myself in a position to get them as they went up a ridge. As I watched them move on, the mother and calf were nowhere to be seen. I continued to wait, and after about five minutes or so, mom and calf crossed over as well and went up the ridge following the others. A beautiful morning, a tender moment in nature – does it get any better?
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Today a celebration. The whole herd, some 20 mountain goats, have finally found their way to our side of the mountain in time for some winter shots. They were all pretty intent on festive feeding this afternoon and I was glad to be close enough to follow them.
They did dine in family units. Occasional disputes arose when the little guys wandered into a male's space from another unit.
This future Mom-to-be is gathering "local" materials for a new nest at Lake Balboa. A number of Sparrows have made nests in the eaves of the "local" Restroom, so toilet tissue is readily available for nest building !!
Hi Mom... Happy Birthday!
October 18th, 2007 my Mom would have turned 80.
I miss her terribly and so does my Dad, family and friends.
She taught me to appreciate nature and to always be kind to others.
... I love you more
We were looking for Petoskey stones on a beach north of the Mission Point Lighthouse at the end of Old Mission Point Peninsula in Northwestern Michigan (North of Traverse City) and came across someone’s work of art.
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