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Blackcrowned Night Heron-Bihoreau gris (Nycticorax nycticorax), Auvergne, France. 🐧 🇫🇷🌏 ✅ www.vincentpommeyrolphotography.com
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Backyard bird that is usually much much more shy. Near Arcata, California on the Northcoast of Humboldt County.
Wishing all my dear Flickr buddies a happy New Year and many photo walks or outings! And obviously a great health!
THANKS for your support throughout the past year!!!
Brown pelican-Pelican brun (Pelecanus occidentalis), Magdalena bay, South pacific, Mexico. 🐧🌏🇲🇽
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From the Cornell Lab:
"The Lesser Prairie-Chicken is a pale grouse of the southern Great Plains, found only in prairie and agricultural land with shinnery oak and sand sagebrush. Once widespread and abundant, its numbers have crashed following heavy hunting in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and then conversion of its natural habitat to cropland and rangeland. Like its close relative, the larger, darker Greater Prairie-Chicken, male Lesser Prairie-Chickens gather in spring on “leks,” sites where males compete for females by performing spectacular displays."
This shot was taken at Smoky Valley Ranch, a Nature Conservancy property in western Kansas. More than half of all lesser prairie chickens in the world are in western Kansas. The Nature Conservancy is playing a key role in preserving the species.
Third and final installment in my grouse series.
Cuesta del Obispo : Valle encantado
"Cuando las condiciones climáticas son favorables el valle agrícola se vislumbra desde el pie de la Cuesta del Obispo cuando se observa al Torreón de la Cuesta (3280 metros), que custodia el sitio.
Puede encontrarse allí cerros multicolores, diversas formas sugestivas esculpidas por la lluvia y la erosión eólica, una laguna emplazada entre prados de altura y rojizas formaciones rocosas. El valle posee pequeñas lagunas y gran cantidad de flores, pinturas rupestres y una cuña de las yungas.
(tope de la carretera) 3.348 m s. n. m."
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Diego Torres - Zamba para olvidar
I'm back after a few days away from Flickr. We visited a couple of wetlands in central Kansas hoping for some good migrating bird activity. While there were quite a few birds present, the weather wasn't very cooperative. Very windy conditions had the birds lying low, producing few photo ops.
An exception was a small group of Cattle Egrets foraging near the road in the Nature Conservancy's Chyenne Bottoms Preserve. Though windy, the weather was warm enough for snakes to be active, which this bird was happy to exploit for a meal.
Ray Mobula-Mobula Japonaise (Mobula japanica), Magdalena bay, south pacific, Nature's Paradise, Mexico.🐠🌊 🌏
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🇬🇧 Mobula japanica is also called Spiny mobula ray or Japanese mobula ray. It is a species of pelagic fish of the Mobulidae family. Mobula japanica is now considered conspecific to Mobula mobular, it would be the same species. In fact it is no longer recognized by the IUCN as Mobula japanica.
Mobula japanica can reach a maximum wingspan of 3.10 m, but the average size generally observed is around 2.30 m. It is identifiable by its head which detaches from the body, slight silver reflections on its cephalic fins, the ventral position of its mouth as well as the presence of a small sting on the posterior base of the dorsal fin and a white spot at its top. The color of the dorsal side is dark blue-mauve and a broad black band crosses the head joining one eye to the other. The ventral part is white.
Mobula are planktivorous, migratory, slow-growing animals, highly fragmented populations that are scattered throughout tropical and temperate oceans around the world. Their biological and behavioral characteristics (low reproductive rates, late maturity and gregarious behavior) make these species particularly vulnerable to overexploitation in fisheries and extremely slow to recover from depletion. The Mobula japonica ray has a pelagic lifestyle, it can be observed in groups or alone. Its range is not clearly defined, but is found in coastal, offshore and possibly deep waters. This species frequents the tropical and temperate waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean as well as the central-eastern zone of the Atlantic Ocean. This species may be able to tolerate lower water temperatures than other mobulids.
As a large species that feeds down the food chain, Mobula can be considered an indicator species of overall ecosystem health. Studies have proposed that the removal of large filter organisms from marine environments can lead to large, cascading changes in species composition. Regardless of the type of fishing this population, which has a low fertility rate, is listed as vulnerable.
🇫🇷 Mobula japanica est appelé également Raie mobula aiguillat ou Raie mobula japonaise. C’est une espèce de poissons pélagiques de la famille des Mobulidae. Mobula japanica est considérée maintenant comme conspécifique à Mobula mobular, il s'agirait de la même espèce. De fait elle n’est plus reconnue par l'IUCN comme Mobula japanica.
Mobula japanica peut atteindre une envergure maximale de 3,10 m, mais la taille moyenne généralement observée est de l'ordre de 2,30 m. Elle est identifiable par sa tête qui se détache du corps, de légers reflets argentés sur ses nageoires céphaliques, la position ventrale de sa bouche ainsi que la présence d'un petit aiguillon sur la base postérieure de la nageoire dorsale et d'une tache blanche à son sommet. La teinte de la face dorsale est bleu-mauve sombre et une large bande noire traverse la tête joignant un œil à l'autre. La partie ventrale est blanche. Les Mobula sont des animaux planctivores, migrateurs, à croissance lente, avec de petites populations très fragmentées qui sont dispersées dans les océans tropicaux et tempérés du monde. Leurs caractéristiques biologiques et comportementales (faibles taux de reproduction, maturité tardive et comportement grégaire) rendent ces espèces particulièrement vulnérables à la surexploitation dans les pêcheries et extrêmement lentes à se remettre de l’épuisement.
La raie Mobula japonica à un mode de vie pélagique, elle peut être observée en groupe ou solitaire. Son aire de répartition n'est pas clairement définie, mais se trouve dans les eaux côtières, au large et éventuellement en eaux profondes. Cette espèce fréquente les eaux tropicales et tempérées de l'océan Indo-Pacifique ainsi que la zone centre-est de l'océan Atlantique. Cette espèce peut être capable de tolérer des températures de l'eau plus basses que les autres mobulidés. En tant que grande espèce qui se nourrit en bas de la chaîne alimentaire, Mobula peut être considérée comme une espèce indicatrice de la santé globale de l'écosystème. Des études ont suggéré que l'élimination des grands organismes filtreurs des environnements marins peut entraîner des changements importants et en cascade dans la composition des espèces. Quel que soit le type de pêche cette population, qui possède un taux de fécondité faible, est répertoriée comme vulnérable.
We spent 2 1/2 days at The Nature Conservancy Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve, near Great Bend, Kansas. Most of the time we were enveloped by low clouds, mist and drizzle. Not exactly ideal photography conditions. On the last morning the sun came out and we had some good light for a few hours. That's when I snapped this one.
In the hour when mist still owns the pines, the forest holds its breath. Scrub oak burns red against the gauze of morning, each leaf catching fire without flame, while pitch pines rise like sentinels into a sky not yet decided. This is the Pine Barrens in its oldest mood — patient, amber-lit, indifferent to time — a place that has always known how to be beautiful without asking permission.
Shorebirds, mostly semipalmated sandpipers (Caladris pusilla), as they congregate to feed in the upper Bay of Fundy, prior to their departure for South America.
I was very thrilled that this photo took first place in the NJ State Fair in the Animals-Color Division. It's a shot that holds special meaning to me since this is the very first family of bluebirds that nested on our property, in spring of 2016. In the photo, the male is feeding two of the five fledglings.
Grutas o cavernas. En general, las grutas se forman de manera semejante a los cenotes, pero en lugares donde el nivel freático es muy profundo, por lo que se conservan secas las cavidades formadas por las filtraciones, y los desprendimientos.
El agua de lluvia recoge dióxido de carbono del aire y, al filtrarse a través del suelo, se convierte en un ácido débil. Esto disuelve lentamente la piedra caliza a lo largo de las juntas, los planos de estratificación y las fracturas, algunas de las cuales se agrandan lo suficiente como para formar cuevas.
Caves or caverns. In general, caves are formed in a similar way to cenotes, but in places where the water table is very deep, so the cavities formed by leaks and landslides remain dry.
A pair of beloved Trumpeter Swans take flight in February, Now many have begun to migrate north. In Alaska we longed to hear incoming Trumpeter and Tundra swans, Sandhill Cranes, Canada Geese, Snow Geese, and the smaller birds in spring.
"Trumpeter Swans ...are our biggest native waterfowl, stretching to 6 feet /1.82 metres in length and weighing more than 25 pounds / 11.33 kb—almost twice as massive as a Tundra Swan.
"Getting airborne requires a lumbering takeoff along a 100-yard runway. [And indeed it did!] Despite their size, this once-endangered, now recovering species is as elegant as any swan, with a graceful neck and snowy-white plumage. They breed on wetlands in remote Alaska, Canada, and the northwestern U.S., and winter on ice-free coastal and inland waters."
Cornell Ornithology Lab
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Backyard bird feeding on the Fire Lily near Arcata, California on the Northcoast of Humboldt County.
Magdalena bay and Pacific coast, Baja California, Mexico. 🐠🐋 🌊🇲🇽🌏 ✅ www.vincentpommeyrolphotography.com/-/galleries/landscape...
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An area of the Nashua Grasslands near Dixon,IL. The grasslands there are some of the last remaining prairie in the state. They are also home to one of the largest bison herds east of the Mississippi.
This 1,576 acre parcel is protected by the Nature Conservancy. There are 4.5 miles of hiking trails.
After 30+ years living in Maine, it was well past time to check it out!
Laowa 15mm F2
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At 12,944 feet, Lone Pine Peak is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada range just west of the town of Lone Pine, California.
The mountain is fronted by some of the wonderful rock formations and desert scrub vegetation of the Alabama Hills Recreation Area.
Alabama Hills has been host to approximately 150 movies and a dozen TV series. Among the more well known: Several Tom Mix films, Hopalong Cassidy, The Gene Autry Show, The Lone Ranger, Bonanza and Gunga Din.
A young tree struck down in the prime of life ......
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The Beaver Creek Wildlife Area was opened after the sale by Bob Seibenthaler of 130 acres to Nature Conservancy in 1995. A one mile long composite boardwalk goes through the center of the fen. Eight feet of peat from sedges lies below the surface. The fen is fed by mineral rich springs oozing up from groundwater. Nearby Beaver Creek quickly drains the area. In early June the multiflora roses are at their peak.
This Great Blue Heron landed in the top of a cedar tree but the branches were too flimsy to support its weight. So he struggled to maintain his balance. It was rather entertaining to watch for about 30 seconds until it flew off to find a more stable perch.
We observed this fun behavior at The Nature Conservancy's Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve in central Kansas.
Striped marlin-Marlin rayé (Kajikia audax) hunting school of fish, Magdalena bay, south pacific, Nature's Paradise, Mexico.🐠🌊 🌏 ✅ www.vincentpommeyrolphotography.com/-/galleries
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The striped marlin (Kajikia audax) is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. Epipelagic and oceanic species, usually found above the thermocline, but unlike species it ventures more readily into higher latitudes, tolerating temperate waters. The species is strongly oceanic, rarely entering coastal waters, and is most often seen near islands, seamounts and boundary currents where it feeds and breeds.The striped marlin is a predator that hunts during the day in the top 100 m or so of the water column, often near the surface. One of their chief prey is sardines but also wide variety of fishes like mackerel, crustaceans, and squids.
The Striped Marlin consists of 42-48 rays on its tall first dorsal fin that is almost the same or longer than its body depth while the second dorsal fin is much smaller. They have torpedo-like and compressed bodies. They have around 10-20 clear, visible bluish stripes on the sides of their bodies even after death. Stripes consist of cobalt blue dots or narrow bands. First dorsal fin dark blue, other fins usually brown.The color of their bodies is dark blue or black above and silvery-white on the bottom. Striped Marlin has an average length of 2.9 m and a maximum length of 4.2 m and can weight up to 220 kg
Striped Marlin reached sexual maturity at a age of one or two years or 1.4 m for males and two or three years or 1.8 m for females. They can live up to at least 10 year. About reproduction Eggs is approximately one mm in diameter, but exact size not known. Larvae occur in sub-equatorial waters, in temperatures above 24 degrees.
Mainly targeted via surface longlines in the commercial fishery. The species is also a popular recreational target. Recent stock assessments indicate a declining Pacific stocks, with commercial catch rates falling and the average size of fish captured decreasing. IUCN Red List Status for this fish is Near Threatened (NT).
🇫🇷 Le marlin rayé ( Kajikia audax ) est une espèce de marlin que l'on trouve dans les océans indo-pacifiques tropicaux à tempérés non loin de la surface. Espèce épipélagique et océanique, généralement trouvée au-dessus de la thermocline, mais contrairement aux autres espèces, elle s'aventure plus facilement dans des latitudes plus élevées, tolérant les eaux tempérées.
L'espèce est fortement océanique, pénètre rarement dans les eaux côtières et est le plus souvent observée près des îles, des monts sous-marins et des courants de frontière où elle se nourrit et se reproduit. Le marlin rayé est un prédateur qui chasse le jour dans les 100 premiers mètres environ de la colonne d'eau, souvent près de la surface. L'une de leurs principales proies est la sardine, mais aussi une grande variété de poissons comme le maquereau, les crustacés et les calamars.
Le marlin rayé possède 42 à 48 rayons sur sa grande nageoire dorsale qui est presque égale à la longueur de son corps tandis que la deuxième nageoire dorsale est beaucoup plus petite. Le corps est très fuselés, ressemblant à une torpille. Ils ont environ 10 à 20 bandes bleuâtres claires et visibles sur les côtés de leur corps même après la mort. Les rayures sont constituées de points bleu cobalt ou de bandes étroites. La première nageoire dorsale est bleu foncé, les autres nageoires généralement brunes.La couleur de leur corps est bleu foncé ou noir sur le dessus et blanc argenté sur le dessous. Le marlin rayé a une longueur moyenne de 2,9 m et une longueur maximale de 4,2 m et peut peser de 220 kg à 300 kg. Le marlin rayé a atteint sa maturité sexuelle à l'âge de un ou deux ans ou 1,4 m pour les mâles et de deux ou trois ans ou 1,8 m pour les femelles. Ils peuvent vivre jusqu'à au moins dix ans. À propos de la reproduction les œufs mesurent environ 1 mm de diamètre, mais leur taille exacte n'est pas connue. Les larves évoluent dans les eaux subéquatoriales, à des températures supérieures à 24 degrés.
Principalement ciblé par les palangres de surface pour la pêche commerciale. L'espèce est également une cible populaire pour la pêche sportive. Des évaluations récentes indiquent un déclin des stocks du Pacifique, avec une baisse des taux de capture commerciale et une diminution de la taille moyenne des poissons capturés. Le statut de la liste rouge de l'UICN pour ce poisson est Quasi menacé (NT).
White Pelicans found in The Nature Conservancy's Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve, Kansas.
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The grove is one of the few remaining accessible woodlots containing significant stands of old growth Ottawa Valley white pine.
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Third in my reptiles and amphibians set is this American Bullfrog enjoying a warm sunny day in the Nature Conservancy Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve, Kansas.
P.S. I'll be away from Flickr until Saturday. Happy Thanksgiving to all my USA friends.