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The Canada goose, sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. Wikipedia
Mass: 7.1 – 14 lbs (Male, Adult), 5.5 – 12 lbs (Female,
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
....the waterbuck is the largest of the kob antelopes. It is known for its trademark white ring around the hindquarters which they use as a 'follow me' sign. If one of the group spots a predator and runs, the rest will follow to avoid becoming prey.
Our wonderful Bobby who returned to us this year, for the third consecutive time
This is an image of one of his triplets, at the taking food stage but able to fly
We felt so privileged that he trusted us so much, he brought them all over to our kitchen door
It was like a blackbird nursery
It wasn't long before he stopped feeding them and left them to fend for themselves (it's a hard life being a bird) He would watch from the sidelines though
The little ones are still visiting several times daily, although we've not seen Bobby the past few days.
I miss his little face appearing at the window and the tilt of his head as he listens to me talking to him
I just hope if thats the last we see of him this year, he returns next year. I've grown mighty fond of our little visitor
Not the greatest of images, he's not so keen when he see's the camera :)
Yellowbilled stork feeding his offspring
Gadikwe Island, Okavando Delta, Botswana
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Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax Nivalis
Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking 'snowy' plumages. Males in summer have all white heads and underparts contrasting with a black mantle and wing tips. Females are a more mottled above. In autumn and winter birds develop a sandy/buff wash to their plumage and males have more mottled upperparts.
Globally, they breed around the arctic from Scandinavia to Alaska, Canada and Greenland and migrate south in winter. They are a scarce breeding species in the UK, in Scotland, making them an Amber List species. They are more widespread in winter in the north and east when residents are joined by continental birds.
They are listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act.
The snow bunting lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra. There is no apparent limit to its northern range, while the southern range is limited by the duration of daylight, which influences their reproductive activity. This species is found in the high Arctic tundra of North America, Ellesmere Island, Iceland, higher mountains of Scotland, Norway, Russia, North Greenland, Siberia, Novaya Zemlya, and Franz Josef Land. During the winter, this bird migrates to the circumglobal northern temperate zone including the south of Canada, north of the United States, north of Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and east to central Asia. During the last ice age, the snow bunting was widespread throughout continental Europe.
During the breeding period the snow bunting looks for rocky habitats in the Arctic Since the vegetation in the tundra is low growing, this bird and its nestlings are exposed to predators, and in order to ensure the survival of its offspring, the snow bunting nests in cavities in order to protect the nestlings from any threat. During this period, buntings also look for a habitat rich in vegetation such as wet sedge meadows and areas rich in dryas and lichens. In the winter, they look for open habitats such as farms and fields where they feed on seeds in the ground.
Population:
UK breeding:
60 pairs
UK wintering:
10,000-15,000 birds
This is Mumsy and her five babies who are now almost as big as she is. We are so happy to see all five are still alive and doing so well which is a testament to how well she takes care of them. She's a strict mum and enforces her rules which no doubt has kept them all alive and thriving. That little one in the front with the blonde tail is the scamp of the group. They usually arrive at dusk when the light has faded which presents a challenge to get a crisp and clear shot of them but I keep trying.
We are pretty sure Mumsy is the offspring of Mama who has her own album. She invites you to stop by and visit her photos.
Three wolf cubs at the entrance of the den, France
Breeding occurs between February and April, only the alpha male and female will mate and she will give birth to the pups alone in her den. After the first month, they emerge from the den with her. It is the responsibility of all the wolves in the pack to help to raise the offspring. They will take turns caring for them while other members go out to hunt. Even with the entire pack caring for them, less than half of all pups survive the first year.
The pups in a wolf pack have a great deal of freedom and privileges. In fact, they are often able to do more and to benefit more than some of the adults within the pack that have a very low ranking.
When they are about two years old they are mature, and they may stay within their own pack and be given a place on the social ladder or they can also leave that pack and go to form one of their own. Males often leave while females choose to stay in the pack they were born into.
A female White-tailed Kite (bottom) getting food from her mate during nesting season. She then takes the food to the nest to feed her offspring.
It took quite awhile before they decided to pose in this configuration. I like how both seem to be interested in having their photograph taken.
An adult black-crowned night heron and its offspring at a rookery in Tampa, Florida, USA. Somebody's not happy!
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She is now self-employed !Comes alone to the feeding station and gives me great pleasure. Watching such a small creature grow, is just wonderful!
Crazy conspiracy theories linked to 5G mast...
5G Mast spread the coronavirus
5G Mast are a cover-up for depopulation
5G Mast are used to monitor us
5G Mast spread radiation
But even more absurd than any of those...
5G Mast are also a home for Kestrel Chicks!
Haha., that last one really made me laugh!
Surely can't be true!!
Can it?
The pregnant lady gave birth to quadruplets!
This is my first attempt to use a vintage lens: Nikkor 50mm f1.4 attached to my R5 with an Urth adapter.
First shooting with Cody, an Australian Shepherd puppy from Cologne. It's the dog of a friend.
Erstes Fotoshooting mit Cody, dem Hund eines Freundes. Es ist ein kleiner, 10 Wochen alter Australian Shepherd Welpe.
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Having just fed herself and her offspring she was looking rather plump. Totally nonplussed by my presence she sat and preened for a few minutes before heading back to her tumultuous youngsters
Lewa Downs
Kenya
East Africa
Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and fruit from the branches. Currently there are 5,055 black rhinos left.
Except for females and their offspring, black rhinos are solitary. Females reproduce only every two and a half to five years. Their single calf does not live on its own until it is about three years old.
Black rhinos feed at night and during the gloaming hours of dawn and dusk. Under the hot African sun, they take cover by lying in the shade. Rhinos are also wallowers. They often find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sun block. Rhinos have sharp hearing and a keen sense of smell.
Black rhinos boast two horns, the foremost more prominent than the other. Rhino horns grow as much as three inches (eight centimeters) a year and have been known to grow up to five feet (one and a half meters) long. Females use their horns to protect their young, while males use them to battle attackers.
The black rhino once roamed most of sub-Saharan Africa, but today is on the verge of extinction due to poaching fueled by commercial demand.
The black rhinoceros is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List and is listed on Appendix I of CITES. For conservancies, national and private reserves that hold any rhino, the key to ensuring the survival of their populations is the provision of adequate security. – Wikipedia
...they were a portion of her, after all, and seeing one’s reflection in a distorted mirror is disquieting.
Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. We had the best time here, stacks of birds and Pademelons... and a volunteer who stayed with us walking round, for over an hour. Couldn't see what she was eating, (the Pademelon), but it made the loudest crunching sound, possibly the seed from one of the trees.