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Phaethornis eurynome - Only large hermit hummingbird in its range with black feathers on the throat giving it a scaled appearance. The bill is slightly curved. The back is olive-green and it has a strong mask. The tail is long and white-tipped. Similar to Dusky-throated Hermit, but Scale-throated Hermit is bigger with a longer tail. Found in the understory of humid and montane forests.
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This photo goes with the next image of Factory Butte in Utah.
This shot is from my good friend and photographer Brian Klepper.
Can you find me in the scene? I had just finished shooting and began the hike back, and he spotted me. I am a small black spec about one third up from the bottom and towards the left.
Last night's sunset over the small boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. The post of the harbor look like the lines on a scale
...really against a harsh hot environment. When one sees the vast dry White Sands Park one really sees the scale and strange environment that a flower can even grow. Yes I laid down to get image - soft for a change but then found sand everywhere, Had to be extra careful changing lens here.
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(Phaetornis eurynome) B28I8675 Espinheiro Negro - Mata Atlantica - Brazil
Mata Atlantica Endemic Tour - Guide : Marcos Eugênio
(Lepidocolaptes squamatus) B28I3122 Itatiaia - Mata Atlantica - Brazil
Endemic species to Mata Atlantica
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The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.
Scaled Fruiteater -Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Tandayapa, Ecuador
Bird Species (# 469) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
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A little beauty - enjoying the nectar of the sage flower - at TapiraÃ, São Paulo.
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A great shop for exotic pets. This is where we bought Mr. Crawley (may he rest in peace) years and years ago.
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A simple shot from my S scale model railroad. Shot with the Olympus E-M1.
The New Haven RR boxcar at left is a "hirail" version that came ready to run from S Helper Service. The reefer at right was a "shake the box" scale wooden kit from Kinsman.
The Royal Iris of the Mersey sails past the Cruise ship Carnival Pride in Liverpool.
Depicting the the scale s of both ships beautifully ..
Last week had me attending the 2023 ISA Show.
While in Nevada, I managed to head out early to get a few shots from Red Rock Canyon National Conservation located roughly 20-miles west of downtown Las Vegas.
This is a 13-shot panoramic image at 40mm.
(To get a sense of scale of this location, click twice on the image to locate the woman taking photos, then once found, click once to back out).
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Wheeling’s 535 job rumbles by the old Wheeling-Pitt scale house as they take loaded stone to Martins Ferry.
beneath the arch, one person crosses. the monument does not notice. the light knows its path. we walk through spaces built to dwarf us.