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Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
"The black-tailed deer is one of nine subspecies of the mule deer. It was first recorded by the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06.
Black-tailed deer live in the temperate coniferous forests along the Pacific coast. These forests are characterized by cool temperatures and lots of rain, but an overall mild climate. Black-tailed deer do not therefore migrate in response to seasonal changes, unlike some of the other mule deer subspecies. Instead, black-tailed deer often spend their entire life in the same general area.
Black-tailed deer can be distinguished from mule deer by their larger tail, the back of which is completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. Mule deer have smaller tails in which only the tip is covered with black hairs. Black-tailed deer are generally smaller than mule deer."
- nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/permanent-exhibits/north-american-mammals/black-tailed-deer
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The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the largest birds you’ll see in North America, yet even the biggest females weigh in at only about 3 pounds. A similar-sized small dog might weigh 10 times that.
New Britain Pa.
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This is a green-tailed towhee. Woohoo! LIFER! (bird I've never seen before). I was chasing an Abert's Towhee at the Desert Botanical Garden when I saw this guy's rufous cap through my viewfinder. I knew immediately it was a green-tailed towhee, I bird I've sought out for many years now. That makes 241 on my list. But since there are 967 birds species in North America alone, I've got a ways to go. Always a thrill to get a lifer
"Do you like how I can do my cool "Tail Tuck" while I'm eating?
It saves having to clean up any dropped seeds and crumbs later on."
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! :)
A Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) arrives on the dancing ground or lek situated on the prairie landscape near Leader, Alberta, Canada.
A group of males will set up territories on the grassland and conduct a series of dances to mark out their limited territory or to draw the interest of a prospective mate.
This is the first of three images of the dancing ground encounter with this species.
22 May, 2013.
Slide # GWB_20130522_8973.CR2
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Phaethornis longirostris.
Taken from the hummingbird blind at Las Escobas Tropical Forest Trail, Guatemala. Conservation status: Least Concern
With its long legs, the black-tailed godwit is an elegant, large wading bird. It has a very long and straight beak that is orange on the head side and black towards the tip. The male in its summer plumage has an orange-brown head, neck and chest. Its wings and prey are spotted and it has white stripes above and below the wings that are mainly visible during flight. The difference with the females is often difficult to spot: in general they are somewhat paler in colour and the markings on the belly are less pronounced. In winter the similarities become even greater when both sexes get a brown-grey chest, back and wings.
In the breeding areas the black-tailed godwit eats mainly earthworms and (larvae of) insects. Especially leatherjackets (= larvae of crane flies) are often eaten (up to 1,200 per day per black-tailed godwit). During the migration period and in the wintering areas, vegetable material (including rice) is also part of the diet.
The first clutches are usually found at the end of March, but egg laying continues until the end of May, with a peak in the second half of April. Black-tailed Godwits try to cover their nests under grass. When the grass grows higher, the breeding black-tailed godwit tries to pull the stalks growing around the nest over itself, in order to hide the nest from the sharp eyes of predators. A clutch usually consists of three to four eggs, which are incubated for 22 to 24 days. Dutch research has shown that 90% of black-tailed godwit pairs, after returning from Africa, breed within 700 metres of the place where they nested the year before. More than half (60%) even nested within 50 metres of the previous nesting place. Of the young birds (which usually return to breed for the first time after two years), 75% were found as breeding birds at a place that was less than 18 km away from the place of birth.
After chasing a pair of red-tailed hawks who insisted on keeping a distance of two power poles between us, I came abruptly upon this one...looking for all the world like it was just waiting to have its photo taken.
I was happy to oblige!
Hiding among the tree branches.
Perkasie Pa.
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Red Tail coming off Skirt Mountain Langford.
Most Red-tailed Hawks are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the wing underside, a dark bar between shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’s brown and banded. “Dark-morph” birds are all chocolate-brown with a warm red tail. “Rufous-morph” birds are reddish-brown on the chest with a dark belly.
You’ll most likely see Red-tailed Hawks soaring in wide circles high over a field. When flapping, their wingbeats are heavy. In high winds they may face into the wind and hover without flapping, eyes fixed on the ground. They attack in a slow, controlled dive with legs outstretched – much different from a falcon’s stoop.
A young White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) wanders the boreal woods in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
20 September, 2016.
Slide # GWB_20160920_5633.CR2
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Obispo Colilargo, Long-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes progne.
Barberspan Bird Sanctuary
North West Province
South Africa
Haven't yet captured this bird in its exotic breeding plumage that is marked by the elongated central tail feathers that has given the bird its name. It is a resident breeder in tropical India, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia. Its diet consists of insects, molluscs, and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the water's surface.
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The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory waders of the bird genus Limosa. Their long bills allow them to probe deeply in the sand for aquatic worms and molluscs. They frequent tidal shorelines, breeding in northern climates in summer and migrating south in winter. In their winter range, they flock together where food is plentiful. A female bar-tailed godwit holds the record for the longest non-stop flight for a land bird.
-Wikipedia
Species: Haliaeetus albicilla.
Mull, Scotland, UK.
The white-tailed eagle is the largest UK bird of prey. It has brown body plumage with a conspicuously pale head and neck which can be almost white in older birds, and the tail feathers of adults are white. In flight it has massive long, broad wings with 'fingered' ends. Its head protrudes and it has a short, wedge-shaped tail.
Info: RSPB.
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Snowy Egret (wild) standing on an Alligator (captive), Alligator Breeding Marsh and Wading Bird Rookery, Gatorland, Orlando, Florida
It is fun to watch Swallow-tailed Kites fly. They sometimes tilt their forked tail at an angle to their wings and go through the air seemingly effortlessly. It's a good think because they are one of the species that migrates up to ten thousand miles. We have them here in Florida in the Spring and Summer where they come to breed. Before leaving, they form large groups that kettle in the updrafts. Drive around Florida this time of year and you're very likely to see a few soaring above the tree tops, their primary hunting grounds for lizards, frogs and insects, as the one shown here. (Elanoides forficatus)
Rare sighting of an European Roller with her tail up. This was just after mating, seen in Serbia during the 2018 breeding season.
Warminster Park Pa.
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A wander through the Werribee River Park this morning yielded three confirmed lifers, and a possible fourth, along with some other fabulous shots. I have chosen to post the three lifers today.
Same blustery morning as my previous post, but this time a snowy egret stalking the shoreline for small fish.
Best viewed large to see how the wind is blowing its feathers.
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I think he was used to getting "treats" on the trails in Gillies Grove (Arnprior, Ontario) and therefore agreed to pose for me ....
This photo also shows the balancing benefit of the large bushy tail.