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. Scientific name: Ixora Chinensis
. Popular Names: Ixora-Chinese, Giant pin, Ixora-red
. Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Vivid Fences
. Climate: Equatorial, oceanic, subtropical, tropical
. Origin: Asia, China, Malaysia
. Height: 1.2 to 1.8 meters
. Luminosity: half shade, full sun
. Life Cycle: Perennial
Ixora-Chinese is an arbustive plant for tropical gardens. Its stem is a woody, branched, erect texture and can reach up to 2 meters high.
The inflorescences are terminals, with numerous elongated buttons, which gradually open in flowers with four-pointed star format.
Flowers can be orange, rosy, red or yellow.
It is a wonderful plant, with its curls of small flowers that emerge all year, but mainly in the Spring and Summer.
Scientific name: Euphonia xanthogaster
Common name: Orange-bellied Euphonia
Nombre: Eufonia buchinaranja, Fruterito azulejo, Curruñatá azulejo
Lugar de la captura: Amagusa reserve, Mashpi, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax auritus
Trinomial name: Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus
Ssp name: P. a. floridanus
Common name: Double-crested cormorant
Nombre: Cormorán orejudo, Corúa
Lugar de Captura: Florida, USA
Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Trinomial name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Ssp name: H. i. washingtoniensis
Common name: Bald eagle
Nombre: Aguila calva
Lugar de Captura: Jasper, Alberta, Canada
• Flamenco austral
• Chilean Flamingo
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Phoenicopteriformes
Family:Phoenicopteridae
Genus:Phoenicopterus
Species:P. chilensis
Laguna Nimez, El Calafate, Lago Argentino, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Heterobranchia
Order:Stylommatophora
Suborder:Helicina
Superfamily:Orthalicoidea
Family:Odontostomidae
Genus:Clessinia
Spixia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 is unaccepted, moved to Clessinia Doering, 1875
Shell length: 19mm
Maldonado, Uruguay
Scientific name: Cinchus cinclus.
The chocolate-brown, plump dipper can often be seen bobbing up and down on a stone in a fast-flowing river. It feeds on underwater insects by walking straight into, and under the water.
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Scientific name: Buteo buteo.
Feeding: Buzzards are big birds, more than capable of taking sizeable birds and animals but, more often than not, they will target smaller prey. Rabbits are an important food source, and the birds suffered during the height of myxomatosis, but they will also take smaller mammals. Compared to all other raptors, Buzzard’s digestive systems are able to deal with a poor-quality diet and, in winter when other prey is hard to find, they are able to feed mostly on earthworms, beetles and other small invertebrates. These will be hunted on foot, and you can find Buzzards regularly sitting on the ground. In favoured fields, large numbers can gather and, although somewhat tolerant of each other, disagreements will break out if individuals get too close to others. In certain areas, usually in the uplands, Buzzards may hover when searching for food. Info: Hawk and Owl Trust.
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Scientific name: Motacilla cinerea..
The Grey Wagtail is more colourful than its name suggests with slate grey upper parts and distinctive lemon yellow under-tail. Its tail is noticeably longer than those of Pied and Yellow Wagtails. Info: Nature Spot.
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Scientific name: Rallus aquaticus.
Smaller and distinctly slimmer than the moorhen, the water rail is a fairly common but highly secretive inhabitant of freshwater wetlands. It has chestnut-brown and black upperparts, grey face and underparts and black-and-white barred flanks, and a long red bill. Difficult to see in the breeding season, it is relatively easier to find in winter, when it is also more numerous and widespread. Although usually secretive they can become confident but are still far more often heard than seen. Info: RSPB.
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• Collared peccary / musk hog
• Pecarí de collar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Tayassuidae
Genus:Dicotyles
Species:D. tajacu
Santa Teresa, Rocha, Uruguay
Scientific name: Plectrophenax nivalis.
Only a few pairs of snow bunting breed here, so look out for this striking black-and-white bird in winter around Scotland, the North West and the East coast of England. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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.Scientific name: Tagetes Patula
.Popular Names: Dwarf Tagetes, Marigold, Cravo-French, Student Flower
.Family: Asteraceae
.Category: annual flowers
.Climate: continental, equatorial, mediterranean, oceanic, subtropical, seasoned, tropical
.Origin: North America
.Height: 0.1 to 0.3 meters
.Luminosity: Full Sun
.Life Cycle: Annual
Found in the colors: yellow, orange, reddish orange, Marigold are plants with a special sense. Its leaves have a characteristic aroma and the planting with other more delicate plants are used because they have the fame to keep pests at a distance.
Native from Mexico, is plentiful in the summer. In landscaping it is used in groups, forming massive in large lawn spaces; in borders along paths but also develops well in pots and gardeners.
This flower needs full sun to grown, in soil composed of garden land and vegetable earth, with regular watering. It's tolerant to the cold and multiply by seeds.
Scientific name: Motacilla cinerea.
The grey wagtail is more colourful than its name suggests with slate grey upper parts and distinctive lemon yellow under-tail. Its tail is noticeably longer than those of pied and yellow wagtails. They have gradually increased their range in the past 150 years and in the UK have expanded into the English lowlands from the northern and western uplands. Info: RSPB.
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Scientific name: Alauda arensis.
The skylark is a small brown bird, somewhat larger than a sparrow but smaller than a starling. It is streaky brown with a small crest, which can be raised when the bird is excited or alarmed, and a white-sided tail. The wings also have a white rear edge, visible in flight. It is renowned for its display flight, vertically up in the air. Its recent and dramatic population declines make it a Red List species. Info:RSPB
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Scientific name: Coeligena coeligena
Common name: Bronzy Inca
Nombre: Colibrí Inca bronceado, Colibrí pardo morado.
Lugar de la captura: Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Ecuador
Thanks to Juan Carlos Vindas www.neotropicphototours.com/
Scientific name: Certhia familliaris.
The treecreeper is small, very active, bird that lives in trees. It has a long, slender, downcurved bill. It is speckly brown above and mainly white below. It breeds in the UK and is resident here. Birds leave their breeding territories in autumn but most range no further than 20 km. Its population is mainly stable. Info: RSPB.
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Small forest of hardwoods keeps watch over Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area in Chanhassen/Chaska, Minnesota.
This was originally the site of the Mudcura Sanitarium, a world-famous spa that was opened in 1909 and operated until 1951.
Per MNOpedia, in 1951, the sanitarium was sold to the Black Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor Conventual, from Louisville, Kentucky. They named it Assumption Seminary and the site became linked with both the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas in St. Paul.
The Seminary remained in operation until 1970 and then sat vacant for many years, becoming a popular hangout for teens and other thrill seekers. The main building burned and was demolished in 1997.
The land is now home to the Minnesota DNR Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area that protects the rare calcareous fen that is now the star of the show here.
Explored on Flickr, October 24, 2020
the scientific name is in the tags, but "Black Saddlebags" is a whole lot more fun. a foreleg appears to be broken and wrapped around the neck, or it could be just an itch.......
Scientific name - Garrulax albogularis
Taken on the trek to Deoria Tal in Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India.
Scientific name: Alca torda.
RSPB Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire.
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Using scientifically approved sock puppets Tra attempts to address the overpopulation of cats. Good Thing - Bad Thing; You Decide.
Scott warned Tra this would be futile.
The majority of cats leave in disgust.
Tralalas Diner @ Pine Lake
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A Post-Apocalyptic Photo-Op Sim
Stuff:
.Shi Arcane Headpiece
.Shi : Eirene
Demonic Hell Tattoo
[The Forge] Banshee Welding Goggles (Steel)
SUGAR City Cargo Shorts
Abramations Bento Sock Puppets
WL: Marauder's Trophy Belt
Remarkable Oblivion Last Stand Boots
DRD Nerd Goggles
KOSH Necklaces
DRD Brynhilda Shoulders
Blindspot Memory Cable Neckwrap
uK - Old Americana CarPort RARE
Battle Cats of Tralalas Diner
DC Watching Crows
Scott:
SI Aviator Hat with goggles on Top V.2 c.3 (add/wear)
L&B Swear "Aviator Vintage" FatPack Mens Leather Jacket
Meva Dale Pants Signature Box [Wear Me]
Meva Hakon Boots Signature Gianni
[SIGNATURE] Gianni - Mesh Body - v4.5
Catwa Head Daniel
Hair : *ARGRACE* HAYATE - Blacks
Scientific name: Todus subulatus
Common name: Broad-billed tody
Nombre: Barrancolí, Barranquero
Lugar de la captura: República Dominicana
Remarks / Observaciones: "Hispaniolan Endemic"
Scientific name - Potentilla atrosanguinea
Taken in Valley of Flowers Trek, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India.
Scientific name: Gallinago gallinago.
Snipe are medium sized, skulking wading birds with short legs and long straight bills. Both sexes are mottled brown above, with paler buff stripes on the back, dark streaks on the chest and pale under parts. They are widespread as a breeding species in the UK, with particularly high densities on northern uplands but lower numbers in southern lowlands (especially south west England). In winter, birds from northern Europe join resident birds.
The UK population of snipe has undergone moderate declines overall in the past twenty-five years, with particularly steep declines in lowland wet grassland, making it an Amber List species. Info: RSPB.
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Scientific name: Erynnis tages.
The moth-like dingy skipper is a small, grey-brown butterfly of open, sunny habitats like chalk grassland, sand dunes, heathland and waste ground. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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Scientific name - Heterophasia capistrata
Taken in Lepchajagat, Darjeeling Himalayas, West Bengal, India.
Common dandelion
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale
Biology:
Dandelion flowers from May to October but most profusely in May and June. A period of low temperature seems to intensify flowering but daylength does not have a great influence. Seedlings that emerge in spring may flower in their first year. Established plants that bloom in spring can flower again in autumn. The time from flowering to seed ripening is about 9-12 days. The fruiting period is from April to June. A flower head can produce up to 400 seeds but the average is 180. A plant may have a total of 2,000 to 12,000 seeds. Cut down flower stems do not produce any viable seed.
Dandelion seeds are wind dispersed and may travel up to 500 miles from the parent. Seeds have been recovered from irrigation water and can survive submergence for 9 months. Viable seeds have been found in cattle and horse droppings. Seedlings have been raised from the droppings of various birds.
As Food and Drink:
Did you know you can make wine out of Dandelions? There are lots of recipes for making Dandelion wine on-line. Or that the young leaves go great in salads? In fact, the family of plants that the Dandelion belongs to also includes lettuce! If you let a lettuce plant go to flower in your garden you'll see what I mean. And the roots of dandelions can serve as a coffee substitute when baked and ground. (Hint: if you are a real coffee aficionado, don't try this.) Hey, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, or in this case if you have a yard full of Dandelions eat'em and drink'em. Apparently, you can make green and yellow dyes from the flowers, too.
Scientific name: Bombycilla garrulus.
This single stunning male Waxwing was seen in Dacey Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester.
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Scientific breakthrough!
Documented with a photo - proof that there is water on Mars. ;)
Came to mind while eating one of these candy bars and washing it down with a glass of water...
Lighting: Single LED panel from above, slightly right. White paper as background and in front as reflector for the Mars bar.
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As the common and scientific names suggest, this is a tiny species and the smallest New World shorebird (wader). It weighs a mere 20 grams or so (less than one ounce), which is less than most songbirds. Despite its small size, migration sees it make considerable journeys between its breeding grounds in northern North America and winter territories that may be as far distant as northern South America. This individual was at Whiffin Spit near Sooke on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Scientific name: Scathophaga stercoraria.
The Yellow dung is a common fly in the UK and can often be found on or near dung. The males are bright yellow and very hairy. The females are duller in colouration, often brown, and have fewer hairs. Males and females are predators of other insects that visit the dung. The larvae of the yellow dung fly feed on dung. Info: Amateur Entomologists Society.
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• Lesser flamingo
• Flamenco enano, flamenco chico
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Phoenicopteriformes
Family:Phoenicopteridae
Genus:Phoeniconaias
Species:P. minor
The lesser flamingo is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants.
This is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful unless the species are together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.
This species may be the most numerous species of flamingo, with a population that (at its peak) probably numbered up to two million individual birds. This species feeds primarily on Spirulina, algae which grow only in very alkaline lakes. Presence of flamingo groups near water bodies is indication of sodic alkaline water which is not suitable for irrigation use. Although blue-green in colour, the algae contain the photosynthetic pigments that give the birds their pink colour. Their deep bill is specialised for filtering tiny food items.
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, La Lajita, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae that produces edible leaves and flowers. Their close relatives include the common onions, garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion.
A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.
A. schoenoprasum is the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds.
[Scientific name: Tasmanicosa godeffroyi}
Possibly a female Garden Wolf Spider's
skin that had been shed found hanging above this prickly bromeliad flower, full spidey marks for selecting a beautiful place to shed your skin.
Having visited a special spiders exhibition at the Queensland museum ended up coming away impressed with the complexity of a spiders legs, body joints and hairs and hope to show some of this bio-engineering.
This spider is not known to be dangerous to humans.
Some sites warn they may pose a danger to dogs and cats.
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The scientific name Falco columbarius refers to the merlin, a small, fierce falcon found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Once known as the "pigeon hawk," this raptor is a swift and agile hunter, often found in open areas and even urban settings.
Identification 👀
* Size and build: Merlins are small but powerful falcons, larger than an American kestrel but smaller than a crow.
* Color: Plumage varies by subspecies and gender.
Adult males typically have a bluish-gray back and wings, a faintly streaked breast, and a banded tail.
Females and juveniles are browner on their upper parts and have more pronounced streaking on their underparts.
* Distinctive markings: They possess yellow legs and a pale throat and eyebrow. Unlike other falcons, they lack a prominent mustache stripe on their face.
* Flight: Merlins fly with quick, powerful wingbeats and seldom soar.
Habitat and range 🏡
* Breeding habitat: During the nesting season, merlins prefer open to semi-open areas, including forest edges, woodlands, prairies, and tundra.
* Urban areas: In recent decades, merlins have adapted to city life, nesting in urban and suburban areas and hunting the abundant small birds found there.
Migration and wintering: Most populations are migratory, moving south for the winter. During this time, they occupy a variety of open habitats, such as grasslands, coastal marshes, and farmland.
* Holarctic distribution: Their range spans the Northern Hemisphere, covering northern North America and Eurasia.
Diet and hunting 🍔
* Primary prey: Merlins are carnivores that specialize in hunting small- to medium-sized birds, such as sparrows, finches, and shorebirds. House sparrows are common prey in urban environments.
* Hunting technique: They hunt by ambushing their prey, often flying low and fast to surprise it. Most prey is caught in midair after a high-speed chase. Pairs sometimes hunt cooperatively.
* Varied diet: They also feed on large insects, particularly dragonflies, as well as small mammals like voles and bats, and even reptiles.
Reproduction 👩❤️👨
* Nesting sites: Merlins do not build their own nests. Instead, they reuse abandoned nests built by other birds, such as crows, ravens, or magpies. They may also nest in tree cavities, on cliff ledges, or on the ground.
* Clutch: The female typically lays 4 to 5 rusty brown eggs.
* Parental care: The female performs most of the incubation, which lasts about a month. The male provides food for the female and nestlings.
* Fledging: Young merlins fledge about a month after hatching but remain dependent on their parents for several more weeks.
Conservation status ⛑️
* Global status: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has designated the merlin as a species of "Least Concern".
* Recovery from pesticides: Merlin populations experienced significant declines during the mid-20th century due to pesticides like DDT. Since the ban of these chemicals, populations in North America and Europe have largely recovered.
* Threats: Current threats include continued exposure to environmental toxins and habitat loss in some areas. However, their increasing ability to adapt to urban settings has helped to offset some of these concerns.
• Amber snails
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Elasmognatha
Superfamily:Succineoidea
Family:Succineidae
Subfamily:Succineinae
Genus:Succinea
Possibly Succinea meridionalis
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Katowice, Poland
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Scientific name: Ramphocelus flammigerus.
Trinomial name Ramphocelus flammigerus icteronotus
Ssp name: R. f. icteronotus
Common name: Lemon-rumped tanager
Nombre: Tangara lomiflama, Sangre de toro, Lomo de fuego, Toche enjalmado.
Lugar de la captura: Reserva Ecologica Mashpi, Amagusa, Pichincha, Ecuador
Oystercatcher
Scientific name: Haematopus ostralegus
The oystercatcher is very noisy wading bird with a loud 'peep-ing' call. On the coast, it specialises in eating shellfish, particularly cockles and mussels, which it either prises or hammers open with its strong, flattened bill. Originally a coastal species, the oystercatcher has moved further inland over the last 50 years to breed on waterways and lakes. Most UK birds still spend their winters by the sea, however, and are joined by birds from Norway and Iceland.
• Fennec fox
• Fénec, feneco, zorro del desierto
Scientific classification:
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Infraorder:Cynoidea
Family:Canidae
Subfamily:Caninae
Tribe:Vulpini
Genus:Vulpes
Species:V. zerda
The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey. The fennec is the smallest fox species. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water. It mainly eats insects, small mammals and birds. The fennec has a life span of up to 14 years in captivity and about 10 years in the wild. Its main predators are the Verreaux's eagle-owl, jackals and other large mammals. Fennec families dig out burrows in the sand for habitation and protection, which can be as large as 120 m2 (1,300 sq ft) and adjoin the burrows of other families. Precise population figures are not known but are estimated from the frequency of sightings; these indicate that the fennec is currently not threatened by extinction. Knowledge of social interactions is limited to information gathered from captive animals. The fennec's fur is prized by the indigenous peoples of North Africa, and it is considered an exotic pet in some parts of the world.
Its name comes from the species' Arabic name: fanak (فَنَك).
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura, La Lajita, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
• Jumping spiders
• Saltícidos / Araña saltarina
• Aranhas saltadoras
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
Subfamily:Salticinae
Genus:Dendryphantes
Species:mordax
Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay