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Fynn and a mouse, a real one this time. Sorry, this is not a very pretty sight but something you have to get used to if you live with predators. Fynn isn't a very passionate hunter and he didn't kill the poor mouse himself. When he found it on the path behind the house, the mouse was already dead, probably dropped there by Sethi who hunts everything that moves and is smaller than himself. Fynn occasionally catches mice too but usually brings them home alive and releases them somewhere in the house. That's not very funny either but I honestly prefer a living mouse in my bedroom to a dead one on my doorstep.
Fynn has a vet appointment next Tuesday for his dental surgery but I think I will have to cancel it. The cat flu strikes again at the moment and a surgery under these circumstances would probably be a very bad idea. I will talk to the vet on Monday and see what she says.
Female African Dog (Lycaon pictus) sizes up a herd of Impala in the distance. The perfect predator, an African Wild Dog is a lean, fast, intelligent and nearly inexhaustible hunter. They didn't catch an Impala this time, but it was a thrill to watch the pack in action.
These deceptively small animals, the wild dogs are one of the most ferocious in the forest- even more so than the leopard. And as they are rare to sight, capturing a pair of them with my camera was a treat. They looked warily, yet curious straight into my lens.
I hesitated to upload this., but if you are going to watch and photograph raptors eventually you are going to see this., the cute innocent chick just a few days into it's life crying for it's mother swept away by a merciless killer., it's grizzly fate sealed with no chance of reprieve. But this is nature in the raw., it's not all about beauty., it's actually all about survival., the Marsh harrier has to eat to survive., just as we do. So a dose of reality., and I won't be uploading any of the rest of the set
Black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus, console one another for their plight. They live in a moderate-sized colony in an area that was once a meadow. They ate all the good plants, and those that remain are highly defended by chemical defenses. At the edge of the colony is a large cottonwood with a bald eagle's nest, occupied by two adults and their very big chick. The eagles consider this densely occupied weed field to be their personal banquet table. As if poisoned food and looming predators were not enough, a badger trundled through the colony the previous day, sniffing burrows and making plans.
Life drags on, and then you die. Hug a friend and console them.
Obviously, this female mantid prompted sci-fi thoughts, thus the 2 titles. ;-)
If you compare the eyes in the 2 shots of Alien & Predator, you can see how the pupil-less eye, with its thousands of receptors, reflects light at different angles and under different lighting conditions.
-Predator- - Female Praying Mantis 1204
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Georgia, U.S.A.
In a matter of minutes, I witnessed a stunning display of nature’s raw efficiency. A Red-shouldered Hawk suddenly sprang from its perch and struck the ground. As it lifted its head, a small lizard was clutched firmly in its beak. Without hesitation, the hawk swallowed it and returned to another branch.
But the hunt wasn’t over. As I quietly approached for a better shot, the hawk launched again, landing in nearly the same exact spot. When it lifted its head again, it was now holding a large Ring-necked Snake! This entire episode happened in the span of just a few minutes.
Note: If you're curious, the snake captured is a large Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus).
Here is another image I captured:
20.10.2022
Predator EN100-006 jako osobowy relacji: Warszawa Śródmieście WKD - Podkowa Leśna Główna za chwilę zatrzyma się na p.o. Otrębusy.
1. Mantis Series 7/7, 2. I'm watching you, 3. Mantis Series 6/7, 4. Mantis Series 3/7
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Beautiful yet ferocious, dragonflies’ extraordinary flight skills allow them to catch prey with a success rate of up to 97%. In addition to super vision, their precise and agile maneuvers in flight make them highly effective deadly hunters.
Tarantula hawk
Taken in Los Liones Canyon
These wasps have one of the most painful stings of any animal and are in fact rated number two in pain for bug bites. They are not very aggressive though. One of the few predators who will eat these are roadrunners.
I think this is one Robber fly about to lunch on a different species of Robber fly. I was watching the smaller one fly hoping it would land while not realizing that I wasn't the only one tracking it. Imagine my surprise when I witnessed the Ariel attack and prompt landing for a brief moment.
RKO_3306. Nice interaction of two young lion! Playful and still innocent !
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