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I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it's much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey.
James Van Der Beek
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is a very large native frog to southern and eastern parts of the United States and Canada. This frog is an introduced species to California where it is an apex predator with a voracious appetite. Bullfrogs eat anything they can catch including other amphibians, reptiles, rodents, crayfish, birds, and even bats.
I was allowed to look deeply into the eyes of this beautiful red kite (Milvus milvus). I'm not sure if he looked at me with interest or friendly:-O.
Rhinocéros veut dire « corne sur le nez ». Les rhinos sont devenus très rares (moins de 10 000), à cause du braconnage stupide qu’ils subissent à propos de leurs cornes, sensées avoir des effets thérapeutiques et aphrodisiaques.
Il existe deux genres de rhinocéros en Afrique : les blancs (rares) et les noirs (encore plus rares). En réalité les deux sont gris ! Le nom de « blanc » vient d’une erreur de traduction de l’afrikaans « wijde » (large, pour bouche large) vers l’anglais « white » (blanc).
Les rhinocéros blancs ont en théorie deux cornes mais on coupe les cornes des rhinos des réserves pour éviter le braconnage.
On a vu ce rhino de près ! Il s’est même arrêté quelques secondes en nous regardant, et on s’est dit que s’il lui prenait l’envie de charger on aurait bien du mal à s’en sortir !
Contrairement aux apparences, et malgré ses 4 m de long, 1,80 m de haut et son poids de 2,5 tonnes, le rhino est très agile et peut courir très vite (jusqu’à 50 km/h).
Les rhinocéros blancs vivent 45 ans en moyenne et n’ont pas de prédateur à part l’Homme.
Plus d'infos sur Les herbivores du parc Kruger.
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Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
Rhinoceros means "horn on the nose." Rhinos have become very rare (fewer than 10,000) due to the stupid poaching they suffer for their horns, which are supposed to have therapeutic and aphrodisiac effects.
There are two types of rhinoceroses in Africa: white (rare) and black (even rarer). In reality, both are gray! The name "white" comes from a translation error from the Afrikaans "wijde" (wide, for wide mouth) into the English "white."
White rhinos theoretically have two horns, but rhinos in reserves have their horns cut off to prevent poaching.
We saw this rhino up close! He even stopped for a few seconds to look at us, and we thought that if he got the urge to charge, we'd have a hard time getting away!
Contrary to appearances, and despite his 4 m length, 1.8 m height, and 2.5 ton weight, the rhino is very agile and can run very fast (up to 50 km/h).
White rhinos live 45 years on average and have no predators apart from humans.
More information at The herbivores of Kruger Park.
My two favourite birding locations in Ontario - Pelee Island and Prince Edward County - both jut into bodies of water and mark the southernmost tips of their regions. As a consequence, both areas host significant wine-making operations, which in turn attracts boutique hotels and restaurants and a very different kind of tourism.
The odd thing is that both areas have managed to retain large areas of very rough terrain for wildlife, and these tend to be unpopular with the folks from Ottawa and Toronto who are visiting for other reasons. That is quite obvious when backroading: driving on the many dirt roads that crisscross the areas near the water. Barred Owls, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks, Bald Eagles, and even the occasional Upland Sandpiper are fairly common sights on these rarely travelled routes.
I was alerted by my friend Paul to the location of a Red Fox den on one of these roads, and made a point of keeping my eyes peeled for adults and kits. This adult was spotted hunting for rodents along a grassy ridge alongside one of these roads.
I slowed down and stopped, pulling off on the opposite (wrong) side of the road, and then turned off the engine. Unlike the tamer Red Foxes around Ottawa, who are more used to sharing space with humans, these creatures are more skittish. Homes are pretty scarce in this area, and the Foxes are more natural predators.
In any event, I figured I had about thirty seconds to work. I had the windows down and my camera ready to go on the front seat. I wanted to really lean out of the window to avoid heat waves distorting the image. The Fox had just failed to catch something and had assumed a very focused pose, planning its next move. A short burst of three images and it was gone into the tall grasses of the nearby field.
Look closely and you'll see a ring of silver inside the hole. It is a large fender washer. Putting it in that location will prevent squirrels from gnawing open the hole so they can get at the eggs or hatchlings. In this box, since it's being used by Chickadees (and they didn't mind my adding this while they had eggs inside), the opening is 1.25 inches. A bluebird needs 1.5 inches.
I just passed this snapshot of sweet Merlin, who, by the way, has grown a lot again. So it's time for another photoshoot.
I suddenly got hungry. So, after this photo is online, I am going to find something for lunch.
Bon appetit!
Gerade bin ich an diesem Schnappschuß von der süssen Merlin vorbei gekommen, die übrigens schon wieder mächtig gewachsen ist. Es wird also mal wieder Zeit für ein Shooting.
Spontan hab ich Hunger bekommen. Also werde ich mich, nachdem dieses Foto online ist, erst einmal ums Mittagessen kümmern.
Mahlzeit !
I will hunt you
I will bring you down
I'm the predator
Of flesh skin and sound
Raptor killer
I'm the God of Prey
Once I'm upon you
You'll never see the light of day
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The sun was dropping and my wife and I were driving back to the exit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. At that point, our eyes were still open for something exciting, but we never expected what we saw next. Suddenly, my wife yelled out, "eagle." A juvenile Bald Eagle had just plunged into the water and was in the process of capturing a Ring-necked Duck. That struggle caused the eagle's entire body to be submerged in the water except for his flapping wings. After he seized the duck, the eagle flew to one of the few spots still in full sun. And the sun was behind us. This was a major break. Needless to say, it was breathtaking to experience, but also very sad because we love ducks. It was so hard for us to watch the eagle ripping at the duck and, finally, flying away with it. This is one of three in a series.
Prehistoric carnivore/dinosaur statue seen in front of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Short-eared Owl is a specialist predator of small mammals, predominantly voles. They can be seen quartering an area of suitable habitat, listening and looking for signs of prey in the grass below. Quartering flight involves a mixture of flapping and gliding, with the bird sometimes hovering briefly before dropping down onto unsuspecting prey. (BTO).
Another “Shortie” shot. I haven’t been getting out and about as much with the camera recently, so I thought I’d show one or two photos from this rather enjoyable afternoon I had earlier this month.
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Foxes are skilled hunters, so it is unfortunate that they can so quickly become scavengers of human garbage.
Their prey typically consists of small rodents and animals up to rabbit size. Foxes have excellent senses and use them all while hunting, including their ability to sense changes in magnetic fields. When mice are under the snow, foxes pinpoint their precise location by sensing an infinitesimal change in magnetic field and pounce to that location.
Foxes are closely related to dogs but interestingly have eyes and retractable claws like cats.
Keep foxes hunting.... don't feed the wildlife!
I am uploading a lot at the mo, ' cause i am upgrading my camera! Surprise! I backed up all my Canon 400D pictures and i can wait to receive my birthday present!
Another shot of yesterday's snake encounter. Snake is a non-venomous Kopstein's Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis kopsteini), and the poor lizard is most likely the Flying Lizard Draco formosus, able to change its colours to blend in with its surroundings.
In the ten-or-so minutes I stood taking photos of this scene - right from when the snake first captured the lizard (the sudden movement caught my attention), right up to the snake finally heading off into the undergrowth with only about half the lizard's long tail sticking out of it's mouth - I estimated that the snake was longer than my 178cm hight. Like other colubrid snakes (like the Asian vine snake) this one was quite skinny and had a very long tail. Interestingly, in all of the many shots I took yesterday, this snake's tail remained close to it's head the whole time it was trying to swallow this lizard.