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Continuing from the last two shots, this is the third when it probed a different spot with its beak
In der Reihe der letzten Bilder ist dies das dritte, in dem der Sandregenpfeifer an einer anderen Stelle weitersucht und mit dem Schnabel herumstochert
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
California
This Marbled Godwit was probing the muddy bottom with its left leg. That's one of it methods for finding clams, shrimp, and other prey.
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwest Florida
USA
The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is found from North Carolina via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal New World tropics. Males are larger and have longer bills than females.
The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range extends further inland in North America and also includes the Caribbean. It is also found along the northwestern South American coastline in Colombia and Venezuela.
Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.
During the breeding season, the American white ibis gathers in huge colonies near water. Pairs are predominantly monogamous and both parents care for the young, although males tend to engage in extra-pair copulation with other females to increase their reproductive success. Males have also been found to pirate food from unmated females and juveniles during the breeding season. - Wikipedia
Tiny Snowberry Clearwing Moth taking nectar from a wild Giant Ironweed flower while in flight during a stiff breeze.
Common and abundant.
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A ruddy turnstone (arenaria interpres) probing stones and dead pieces of coral for something to eat. Photographed near Belle Mare, Mauritius.
Brown Creeper probing the bark of a tree in my yard in Chester County, PA, for tiny morsels of food.
These little birds are very difficult to photograph, not only are they exceptionally well camouflaged, but they also never stop moving.
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I took this earlier this summer when we were visiting the California Coast near Bodega Bay. Here we see a selfie of me playing with my new super-duper powerful LED Nitecore flashlight under the gorgeous Milky Way and light pollution of San Francisco.
Image Notes: Image is a composite, one frame for everything but the ocean detail which was light-painted in a separate shot by the same Nitecore flashlight on a lower setting with a diffuser in use.
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Preparing for migration, an ‘akekeke in breeding plumage flips stones and intently probes the exposed tropical reef flat for invertebrates. It needs to fatten with enough stored energy for an over water migratory flight of 3,000 nonstop miles from Hawaii to Alaska. The journey will require an exhaustive, marathon effort of 3 to 4 days and nights of nonstop flight.
Was interesting watching this bishop's mitre probing his rostrum, I guess to try to find the juiciest seeds!!
Upton Magna - Shropshire
With an expansive migratory range, the wandering tattler lives up to its name. ‘Ūlili, the Hawaiian name, resembles the wandering tattler’s alarm call. On tropical islands it prefers probing crevices and crannies on intertidal shorelines and exposed reefs for invertebrates, often dodging breaking waves. ‘Ūlili were considered messengers and scouts of the gods.
A magnificent navigator, the tattler annually migrates from Alaska and Canada to tropical Pacific islands on a high endurance non-stop flight of 3 to 4 days over thousands of miles of featureless open ocean. Using the stars and the earth’s magnetic field (perhaps visually with quantum entanglement) to find its way. Tringa incana, non-breeding plumage.
Black and white Warblers, such as this one, make their living by probing bark and moss for insects. These birds "have an extra-long hind claw and heavier legs than other wood-warblers, which help them hold onto and move around on bark," according to AllAboutBirds.org. This one was photographed at Chicago's Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. And yes, it was upside down when the shot was taken.
A black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus) probing the mud and vegetation for food. Photographed on the island of Langkawi, in Malaysia.
The Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia - is a very common sight along the coast of Goa where this pair were wintering. Feeding mainly on invertibrates which they probe the sand for as the waves go in and out, they will also dash around and take small fish and amphibians which they hunt for by sight. They breed across northern Europe, where they lay up to four eggs in a ground scrape, and migrate to winter in Africa, southern Asia and Australia.
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A painted stork (mycteria leucocephala) probing the muddy waters of a small waterhole for food. Photographed in Yala, Sri Lanka.
Probing for nectar, a mejiro spreads pollen between the shandilay blossoms. Mejiro, Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus. Klip dagga, Leonotis nepetifolia.
A green sandpiper (tringa ochropus) moving slowly through shallow water and probing for food in the margins of a lake in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
El Complejo de Comunicaciones con el Espacio Profundo de Madrid (en inglés: Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex o MDSCC), está situado en Robledo de Chavela y es la única instalación de la NASA en España, en colaboración con el INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial Esteban Terradas). Pertenece a la Red del Espacio Profundo y su primera antena se colocó en 1961 para el Programa Mariner.
La primera antena, llamada DSS-61, se utiliza actualmente en el Proyecto educativo PARTNeR. Al poco tiempo se instaló en el municipio cercano de Fresnedillas de la Oliva otra antena (DSS-66, apodada "la Dino") para las misiones del programa Apolo. Esta antena fue posteriormente trasladada a Robledo de Chavela. La tercera antena, también situada en Robledo de Chavela, fue la DSS-63, que nació con un diámetro de 64 m, y luego fue ampliada a 70 m para realizar el seguimiento de las sondas Voyager cuando se extendió su misión más allá de Saturno. Existen otras antenas que tienen usos diversos. Además del complejo de seguimiento, se levanta junto a él un centro de visitantes de la NASA, que se puede visitar previa petición.
El complejo consta en total de seis antenas, con las siguientes dimensiones (en metros): una de 70 (DSS-63), tres de 34 (DSS-65,5 DSS-546 y DSS-557), y otra de 26 (DSS-66). La más antigua de estas antenas, DSS-61, se utiliza en la actualidad para proyectos docentes.
Este complejo fue inaugurado en 1964 por el entonces príncipe de España, Juan Carlos I, y estrenó sus funciones (con una antena inicial de 26 m) en julio de 1965 con la misión Mariner 4. Esta instalación también es conocida como "Estación de Seguimiento y Adquisición de Datos de la NASA".
Una de las antenas de la estación (la de 26 metros, apodada la Dino) sirvió de apoyo, junto al resto de antenas de la Red del Espacio Profundo, al vuelo del Apolo 11 en 1969, primera misión tripulada en llegar a la Luna, y al resto de las misiones Apolo. «Sin las vitales comunicaciones mantenidas entre el Apolo 11 y la estación madrileña de Robledo de Chavela, nuestro aterrizaje en la Luna no habría sido posible», afirmó Neil Armstrong. Por aquel entonces, dicha antena era solo de 26 metros y se encontraba en la Estación de Fresnedillas de la Oliva. Posteriormente fue trasladada a Robledo de Chavela, pieza a pieza,
Desde estas instalaciones se ha seguido también el aterrizaje de las sondas Viking en Marte. Igualmente, fue uno de los pocos radiotelescopios que logró conectar con el robot Spirit cuando, desde Marte, perdió contacto con la Tierra.( Fuentes: Wikipedia)
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (in English: Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex or MDSCC), is located in Robledo de Chavela and is the only NASA facility in Spain, in collaboration with INTA (National Institute of Technology Esteban Terradas aerospace). It belongs to the Deep Space Network and its first antenna was placed in 1961 for the Mariner Program.
The first antenna, called DSS-61, is currently used in the PARTNeR educational project. Soon after, another antenna (DSS-66, nicknamed "la Dino") was installed in the nearby municipality of Fresnedillas de la Oliva for the missions of the Apollo program. This antenna was later transferred to Robledo de Chavela. The third antenna, also located in Robledo de Chavela, was the DSS-63, which was born with a diameter of 64 m, and was later expanded to 70 m to track the Voyager probes when it extended its mission beyond Saturn. There are other antennas that have different uses. In addition to the monitoring complex, a NASA visitor center stands next to it, which can be visited on request.
The complex consists of six antennas in total, with the following dimensions (in meters): one of 70 (DSS-63), three of 34 (DSS-65,5 DSS-546 and DSS-557), and another of 26 (DSS-66). The oldest of these antennas, DSS-61, is currently used for educational projects.
This complex was inaugurated in 1964 by the then prince of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and opened its functions (with an initial antenna of 26 m) in July 1965 with the Mariner 4 mission. This facility is also known as "Monitoring Station and NASA Data Acquisition ".
One of the station's antennas (the 26-meter one, nicknamed the Dino) served as support, along with the rest of the Deep Space Network antennas, for the Apollo 11 flight in 1969, the first manned mission to reach the Moon. and the rest of the Apollo missions. "Without the vital communications between Apollo 11 and the Madrid station of Robledo de Chavela, our landing on the Moon would not have been possible," said Neil Armstrong. At that time, this antenna was only 26 meters long and was located in Fresnedillas de la Oliva Station. Later it was transferred to Robledo de Chavela, piece by piece,
From these facilities, the landing of the Viking probes on Mars has also been followed. Likewise, it was one of the few radio telescopes that managed to connect with the Spirit robot when, from Mars, it lost contact with Earth (Sources: Wikipedia)
organ player (and his wife?) rehearsing at St. Stephen's Church, Mainz
Ein Orgelspieler (und seine Frau / Begleitung) probt auf der Klais Orgel in St. Stephan, Mainz. Ich gehe davon aus, dass es sich um Christoph Keggenhoff (Speyer) handelt, der am Donnerstag (06. August 2015) um 19:30h ein Konzert auf dieser Orgel spielt. Der Eintritt dazu ist frei:
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Working the splash zone tide pools, this wandering tattler probes the rocks and periwinkles for a meal, sometimes while dodging breaking waves. ‘Ūlili, the Hawaiian name, resembles the tattler’s alarm call. With an expansive migratory range, the wandering tattler lives up to its common name. ‘Ūlili were considered messengers and scouts of the gods. A magnificent navigator, the tattler annually migrates between Alaska and Canada to tropical Pacific islands on a high endurance non-stop flight of 72 to 96 hours. Using the stars and the earth’s magnetic field, perhaps visually with magnetoreception molecules of cryptochrome in its retina, ‘ūlili find a route over thousands of miles of featureless open ocean.
A kōlea probes the damp soil for earthworms. A Pacific golden plover patrols the Oahu shoreline and reestablishes his territory after a five-month summer breeding season in arctic Alaska. With his seasonal mating plumage fading this shorebird looks for food to replenish his body fat. The return trip traversed approximately 3,000 miles of open ocean requiring an exhaustive 3 to 4 days and nights of nonstop flight. Incredibly, some kōlea will continue their marathon semiannual migration to oceanic islands of the southern Pacific resulting in an annual round trip total of about 15,000 miles. Their fledglings set off from the tundra searching for an island and a suitable territory a month or two after the adults have departed. Many fledgling birds probably miss landfall and perish at sea. Survivors are superb navigators with territorial fidelity, using the stars and the earth’s magnetic field to find their way over the featureless ocean to the same small patch of land every year. Like most transoceanic migratory birds, they may use the earth’s magnetic field visually with the magnetoreception molecules of cryptochrome in their retina.
Just below the summit of Legges Tor, which rises above the central plateau of Ben Lomond, we come across some interesting equipment. The ski lift is obvious enough, but my title reflects a little confusion as to the origins of the solar panel on the right.
My first thought was a weather station, but that seems unlikely since we lack the means of measuring rainfall and wind speed (there's no anemometer). Is it an alien probe? My guess is that it in fact measures seismic activity and relays this information electronically.
Interestingly enough, this is the only place on the entire mountain that has mobile phone reception. So one would think that our phones can tap into whatever signal is being emitted from this "probe". Any suggestions warmly welcomed.
"Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea" (Madalyn Murray O`Hair)
Part of: "Memento - zeitweilige Entnichtung" and "Weaving Diary Tapestry Aktion Tagebuch Teppich Tapisserie Tagebuch weben 365 days project 2: 2015 2016" 29. März 2016: Nagelbombe, - timeline zeitliche Abfolge golden thread goldener Faden: 1. 1. - 17. 1. red thread roter Faden 18. 1. - 9. 2., led lichterkette: ab 10. 2. Fastenbeginn - Esoterik Entlarvung Lichtnahrungsprozess ab 2. 3.: transparenter Faden: Fortsetzung Licht-Fasten. ab 27. 3. green thread grüner Draht // linke Ecke = rechte Ecke right corner = left corner // Was den Krieger glücklich macht
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Black crowned Night Heron
"A heron can use a Probing
technique by quickly and repeatedly moving its bill into and out of the water or
substrate, in a method more typical of ibises. Probing is a non-visual, tactile foraging
technique. A more common behavior is Pecking. The heron merely picks up an item
from the substrate, often repeating the movement. The substrate may be the ground, a
plant, or surface of the water. A specialized method is Scooping used by the Boat Billed
Heron. By Scooping, the individual walks forward with its bill partially submerged,
thrusting forward and Scooping with each step.
Prey are caught in the bill either by Impale Capture or Grasp Capture. Impaling
means the bill tip goes into or through the prey. This occurs mostly on large and wide
prey, and mostly by herons with bills large enough to withstand the stress of impaling
and landing a larger prey item. Grasping is the more common capture method in which
prey are caught in a tweezers grip."
from heronconservation.org
Loved watching this curlew on a freezing cold but sunny morning. Probing for food in the saturated sand and leaving footprint trails. It was such a beautiful and tranquil scene, that I didn’t feel the cold at all !
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From the archives... One year ago.
Or what a probe on a shoestring budget (broken lander leg) might see upon landing at the Michigan City Lighthouse. The near object is a massive block of ice which has formed over a small concrete pillar. The frozen, Southern tip of Lake Michigan is between the frozen pillar and the sky beyond.
Whether the probe landed here, or at the U.S. Capitol Building, the conclusion might be the same: no life here (no offense to those living camera left...the probe was just pointed the wrong way here).
