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Extreme magnification - Jumping spider - Marpissa muscosa portrait, front view
Focus stack of a few pictures.
The Loggerhead Shrike is a songbird with a raptors habits.
A denizen of grasslands and other open habitats throughout much of North America, this masked black, white, and gray predator hunts from utility poles, fence posts and other conspicuous perches, preying on insects, birds, lizards, and small mammals. Lacking a raptors talons, Loggerhead Shrikes skewer their kills on thorns or barbed wire or wedge them into tight places for easy eating.
Eleven subspecies of the Loggerhead Shrike are known throughout North America, but only L. l. ludovicianus breeds in Florida.
Another one from my Archives!
I found this one perched on a Road (trail sign) at Dinner Island Ranch WMA, in Hendry County, Florida.
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae.
Lions live in large groups called prides. A pride consists of multiple related females and their dependent offspring along with two or three unrelated males. A typical pride has about 15 members, although some prides as large as 40 members have been observed.
Lions spend much of their time resting; they are inactive for about 20 hours per day. Although lions can be active at any time, their activity generally peaks after dusk with a period of socialising, grooming and defecating. Intermittent bursts of activity continue until dawn, when hunting most often takes place. They spend an average of two hours a day walking and 50 minutes eating.
Female lions, sisters, live together for life. Their female cubs also stay with the pride, even after they’re grown, but male cubs must venture out on their own once they reach maturity.
This very intimate moment between Mamma Lioness and cub was captured on a late evening game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.
So today I received Richard's Predator. And I must honestly say that this is one of the best, if not the best Predator sculpt I've ever seen. I decided to show him off in this picture without the mask because the sculpted head is absolutely stunning.
I thought it'd be nice to display my own Predator from a while ago next to his, alongside Richard's line of figures from the Alien Franchise (Namely, the Alien and Facehugger).
If you haven't picked one up yet, do so now before he runs out, it's absolutely worth the money both as a collectible and as a challenge to paint.
When you go fishing, you know that a lot of preparation, skill and time is spent in obtaining your fresh catch. Right? Well, it's no different for the brown bears ... but they also possess an incredible amount of patience to go with it. Especially if you're this particular bear.
See, this bear was cruising the creek for salmon. When he (let's assume that it was a he ... not sure) saw us, he decided after a brief time to park himself along the bank of the creek, but staying in the water. I was excited because that usually means that it's time for some quick action, lunging shots of the salmon pursuit ... you know, bear claws, intensity in the face of the predator, and lots of splash. I set up my gear and tried to exercise some patience. Well, bears win on the patience front, that's for sure. This guy just sat there for what seemed to be an hour (OK, maybe it was 15-20 minutes) and stared at us, while he intermittently stared down a few salmon as well. At his personal "dinner table", the brightly colored salmon swam by him in numbers. He waited for just the right one ... the nice big fat one full of roe. You guessed it too, I missed the lunge shot! Oh well. LOL. There will be lots more lunges, as this bear continues to "fatten up" for the winter.
This is how I feel while waiting for the year end holidays. Anxious for them to get here, carefully choosing my activities, and getting ready to plan for the future.
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Fra i petali di un giallo topinanbur, una coccinella si muove lentamente, ignara del ragno nascosto poco lontano
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It was amazing to watch this Merlin pursuing a Goldfinch a couple of weeks ago: I was rather lucky to capture this shot as the raptor dived in for a killer blow, but missed the lucky finch by a gnat's whisker!
Yellowfin tuna flank a female great white shark off the coast of Mexico's Isla de Guadalupe. While the tuna are a preferred prey item of the shark, their speed and maneuverability allow them to keep a safe distance from their predator. The sharks have to rely on stealth in order to ambush attach the speedy prey.
While it's not uncommon to see yellowfin tuna at Guadalupe, they seem far more abundant around the island in the past couple of years. I'm not sure it's a result of El Nino effects or not, but I definitely saw noticeably more tuna around the sharks than usual on this trip.
She was eating with great relish, getting fuzzy moth scales all over her. Had to take the shot fast, two more munches and there was nothing left to see.
Female Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
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hanging around, the male is on the left while smaller female is on the right, mating season. This was taken shortly after finding them feeding on road kill.
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Dragonflies have a life span of anywhere from about six months to several years. Most of the dragonfly life span is spent in the water as a nymph. During this period, which can last up to a couple of years, it sheds its skin many times. Finally it crawls onto land to break out of its skin as a full fledged dragonfly.
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