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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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Pied Flycatcher (M) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
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.
Pied Flycatcher (F) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
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 :)
Ramphocelus flammigerus -female-
(Flame-rumped Tanager / Toche)
This mom is now taking care of its offspring in the nest. For that reason her feathers appear as "messy".
The Flame-rumped Tanager occurs from western Panama south through Colombia to western Ecuador. This is a sociable bird, being typically found in monospecific flocks, which inhabit shrubby semi-open areas.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online; Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species
/overview?p_p...
Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
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!
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chick of a coot
Blässhuhnküken
[Fulica atra]
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So far this season I've seen fledgling hairy, downy and red-bellied woodpeckers here at Lake Meyer Park. I'm hoping to see this red-headed woodpecker's offspring soon.
Georgina (in the foreground) and Scruffy, would be out most mornings checking the fishing holes until SWR ran them off. I believe Scruffy is one of Red’s offspring, those that remember Red will see the similarities in her features when I post more shots of her.
I have lots more bear photos to post :)
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
Looking down at the starling from above.
The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It was formerly known as Spreo superbus.
This species has a very large range and can commonly be found in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania.
The superb starling lives in savanna, in thornbush and acacia arid areas, open woodland, lakeshore woodlands, gardens and cultivated fields, at an elevation of 0–2,650 metres (0–8,694 ft) above sea level.
The superb starling feeds primarily on the ground, often below, or in the vicinity of acacia trees. These birds mainly feeds on insects (grasshoppers, beetles, termites, ants and flies) and worms, but also on grains, fruits and small berries. They are gregarious and are generally rather tame and unafraid of people. The breeding season lasts from October to February in Ethiopia, from March to June in Somalia.
Spherical nests of grasses and twigs are built in bushes, in trees of medium height and also in rock crevices. Females lay 3-4 eggs which are incubated for twelve days. Both the male and the female take care of the offspring. – Wikipedia
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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The pukeko is a large, conspicious rail found throughout New Zealand and is a widespread and easily recognisable bird that has benefitted greatly by the clearing of land for agriculture. In addition to its brilliant red frontal shield and deep violet breast plumage, the pukeko is interesting for having a complex social life. In many areas, pukeko live in permanent social groups and defend a shared territory that is used for both feeding and breeding. Social groups can have multiple breeding males and females, but all eggs are laid in a single nest and the group offspring are raised by all group members. (nzbirdsonline.org.nz)
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