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20.10.2022
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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:
The term “urban predators” is a controversial label sometimes used in the UK to describe gang members or serious youth offenders operating in cities. It is not a formal legal term, but rather a media or political phrase.
Now these guys passed by and caused no trouble, either they were just normal guys who just looked threatening - - or maybe they had a specific target and were focused on that.
The pack was definitely "moving with purpose".
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
1. Mantis Series 7/7, 2. I'm watching you, 3. Mantis Series 6/7, 4. Mantis Series 3/7
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
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.
Black- Shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) with its breakfast.
( shot hand-held with a friend's Nikkor 80-400mm 4.5-5.6 ED lens )
RKO_6905. From the archives. When scrolling through my archive I found this nice shot. Looking at the image I wonder why I din't take a landscape shot with some more space at the side of its head.....😏
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Short-eared Owl.
He even brought sunshine this time too.
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Egrets are formidable predators. This one snagged a baby thresher shark in the tidal flats of Tamales Bay. In this case, the predator was prey as it is for baby predators all around nature.
She had been at it all day., patrolling the edge of the lake.,causing general mayhem amongst the other birds without actually making a 'move' for any of them., she always majestically glided back to the reed bed and everything returned to normal
Edging towards the end of the day., the sun about to melt over the horizon., she was back!
This time with serious intent., Repeatedly swooping down this large and powerful bird of prey demonstrating what she is all about
We were not expecting it., and neither was the Grebe she targeted., this was an stunning exhibition you don,t get to see often
The Grebe did finally escape (just)., we got our photographs., and I also expect sooner rather than later this magnificent raptor did get her evening meal as well!
Sunset on the Lancaster Canal near Garstang, Lancashire. This barge was called "Predator", hence the title! The owner had obviously cut quite a lot of firewood to keep his wood burner going, looking at the amount of saw dust on the towpath!
The colours in the sky were magical!
Prey and Predator Here is a quiet and tranquil scene that, for me, brims with conflicting emotion. During birthing season juveniles have to be extremely lucky to survive. In the case of Cape Buffalo, for example, if they can keep up with the herd there is some degree of protection. In the case of Thomson’s Gazelle, if spotted by a Cheetah, they are as good as gone. Adult Thomson’s are fast and agile, yet often fall victim to an adult Cheetah. Juveniles have no chance and are taken in seconds rather than minutes. There is no herd to protect them and literally nothing the parents can do but fend for themselves. It’s tough out there. (Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus; Thompson’s Gazelle - Eudorcas thomsonii) (Sony a1, 200-600 lens @ 524mm, f/6.3, 1/5000 second, ISO 640)
Arusha National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa.
The common warthog is the only pig species that has adapted to grazing and savanna habitats. Its diet is omnivorous, composed of grasses, roots, berries and other fruits, bark, fungi, insects, eggs and carrion. During the wet seasons, warthogs graze on short perennial grasses. During the dry seasons, they subsist on bulbs, rhizomes, and nutritious roots.
Although they can dig their own burrows, they commonly occupy abandoned burrows of aardvarks and other animals. The common warthog reverses into burrows, with its head facing the opening and ready to burst out if necessary.
Although capable of fighting (males aggressively fight each other during mating season), the common warthog's primary defense is to flee by means of fast sprinting. The common warthog's main predators are humans, lions, leopards, cheetahs, crocodiles, wild dogs and hyenas.
Common warthogs are not territorial, but instead occupy a home range. Common warthogs live in groups called sounders. Females live in sounders with their young and with other females. Subadult males associate in bachelor groups, but live alone when they become adults. – Wikipedia