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A young giraffe drinking (it's most vulnerable position) while mom and dad keep watch (There were indeed a few lions nearby).
And here something about their blood house keeping: To protect the giraffe’s brain from sudden changes in blood pressure when it lowers its head to drink, it has valves to stop the back-flow of blood and elastic-walled vessels that dilate and constrict to manage flow. NASA has done research on the blood vessels in giraffe legs to get inspiration for human space suits.
A giraffe heart weighs approx. 11kg and is the biggest of any land mammal. It is used to pump 60 litres of blood around its body every minute at a blood pressure twice that of an average human.
Photo taken from Mankwe Bird Hide in Pilanesberg.
The parent clapper rail returns a few minutes later (see previous photo) with a freshly-caught crab for its chick.
I was well out on the Ft. Fisher jetty with DistantFocus when we looked back and noticed a clapper rail running back and forth across the jetty from one section of marsh to another. We moved in closer (using the times the rail was in the marsh to move, stopping before it emerged, then repeating until sufficiently close) and watched the rail for a good while. Eventually, a few chicks became visible and the one in the photo above came fully out of the marsh grass, wanting to have first crack at the fresh crab brought back by its parent. I was positioned on the left side of the jetty and my friend on the right (the side the chicks were on). He was able to photograph the transfer of the seafood from parent to chick:
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It was a great surprise to find and be able to watch this clapper rail family. Aren't these unexpected finds a large part of what keeps us wildlife-watchers/photographers doing what we do?
I always feel slightly guilty when we stick the kids in front of the TV or a tablet... but boy does it help to get the jobs done!
Ein friedlicher Moment auf dem Wasser – beide Eltern führen ihre Küken durch die grünliche Wasser Welt. So viel Ruhe, Nähe und Geborgenheit – da bleibt man einfach stehen und staunt.
[Stretching Genitoriale ● 家长拉伸 ● Родителя Растяжка ● 両親ストレッチ]
Location: Salzburg (Austria).
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Parental guidance.Because the bird on the left has a mottled appearance,I assume its a young bird being shown how to feed!
Paid a visit to the Parental Units on this evening. Brought the camera. I really love being able to pump up to ISO 2000 and not sweat it...
I am certainly not a fan of educational methods that incorporate terms like "total surveillance", but when it comes to TV and (small) kids I think there is a fine line between "laissez-faire" and "I don't care". TV is not a good tool to keep children busy in order to get free time for yourself.
So let them watch TV, but watch with them and watch what they watch.
But enough wagging forefinger. Most of all this was something that was in my head for quite some time now. The hardest part was blending me into the screen, but after a lot of trial and error I am quite happy.
Taken for the Active Assignment Weekly! group. This month's assignment: NOISE-CAN YOU HEAR ME?
What it took: Two shots that ended up in 13 layers... And "Shrek" to get my son to look into the TV fully concentrated. (I guided him while he was allowed to watch the first 10 minutes...)
Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4,5-5,6 L IS USM, development in Lightroom.
Ciconia ciconia - White stork - Weißstorch - Ooievaar - Cigogne blanche - Cigüeña blanca - Cicogna bianca - Vit stork - Kattohaikara - Bocian biały - . . .
Wikipedia: "White stork nestlings do not attack each other, and their parents' feeding method (disgorging large amounts of food at once) means that stronger siblings cannot outcompete weaker ones for food directly . . ."
The nest hole of this Gila Woodpecker pair is high in a Saguaro Cactus. The parents take turns feeding their young. Dad waited in the nest hole until Mom came in with more food.
The adult Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) was not in the nest when I arrived, but flew in about 40 miutes later.
I saw it fly in, land on the tree besides the nest and then hop down to the nest. I could not take a photo because I was squeezed in the middle of a bush and there was only a narrow tunnel of vision to the nest.
She looked intently in my direction for a moment, but did not seem to have been concerned because she disappeared into the nest and let her youngster stand there at the edge of the nest and survey the neighbourhood. And sleep.
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