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Londolozi Game Reserve
Near Kruger National Park
South Africa
Happy Caturday again!
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae). The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (331 to 551 lb) for the former and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 401 lb) for the latter. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species.
A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.
It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. – Wikipedia
Rusty Blackbird - a lifer - seen in near dark east of Calgary late last year. This is North America’s most rapidly declining species with an estimated 80-99% decline in the population in the last 40 years.
This photo was taken on a dark and rainy day, when a group of these beautiful and uncommon parrots appeared in the treetops.
This parrot is classified as vulnerable
Deniliquin - New South Wales - Australia
She, well this new-born Blue Tit seems as cute and pretty as any female, has become a regular and welcome visitor to our garden. Since braving the new world, she's been treated to fresh food and water each day.
Have a great weekend and thanks for another week of visits, comments and favourites. I've seen some fabulous photography too :-))
At times one feels exposed and vulnerable
On explore: Explore / Interestingness / August 2011 / 23rd
About Instruction #47
"The real subject is yourself facing the world" - Thierry Girard
Large finch, nearly twice the size of a goldfinch. Stocky with strong, thick, pale bill and short, notched tail. Males are stunning with dark head fading to bright yellow underparts, and mostly black wings with bright white secondaries. Females are overall gray with some white on the wing. Flocks often come to feeders for sunflower seeds. Found in forested regions especially at higher elevations. Populations declining dramatically. (eBird)
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Taken through my dining room window on the first and only time that they visited the feeders in one of my former homes.
My garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2009.
The West Virginia White, is a butterfly found in North America in the Great Lakes states, along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama, and in southern Ontario. They are typically found in moist deciduous forests. Forestry, development, and a highly-invasive species that it confuses with its host plant are causing this species to decline.
Along with the butterfly Pieris oleracea, it is threatened by the invasive weed garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata. The butterflies, having not evolved to be familiar with the plant, confuse it with their host plants. The offspring laid on garlic mustard do not survive. (Wikipedia)
Chaffey's Lock, Ontario, Canada. May 2014.
Snowy Owl has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22689055/205475036
This first year female Snowy Owl was unconcerned at my presence, though I wasn’t standing out in the open nor was I using using a short lens to get this photo. Rather, I was inside my vehicle and deploying an 800 mm lens, so this bird was not as close as it might seem [the image is also cropped]. Although it was buzzed by a Common Raven at one point, this majestic bird definitely exuded an aura of not being too worried about any threats.
This fledgling Jackdaw arrived very wet, and vulnerable on our veranda this morning. It hung around for quite a while entertaining us by begging for food and jumping up onto my hand to be fed with a morsel of biscuit. It's parents were keeping an eye out for it and eventually managed to coax it back up where it belongs....
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....a work on the subject of emotion using dolls, they express it so well !
Thanks all ♥♥ have a nice day ☼♪♫
The most beautiful feature of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is also the major reason why it is a vulnerable species. That coat has to be (along with the majestic Tiger) one of the most beautiful of any creature. And look at its wonderful big tail here. Almost as long as the body itself.
Tomorrow I'll have some photos of the cats in action, and their speed and agility surprised me. Such wonderful animals, lethal in their natural environment, but endangered by just one other creature - the most destructive of any species to have ever inhabited this planet - homo sapiens.
But the snow leopard was also fortunate to have one of the truly great naturalist writers of the 20th century document its plight. In 1978 Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) wrote "The Snow Leopard", an account of his two-month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas. It was a book that moved me greatly, as did his more recent work on rare Japanese cranes, "The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes" (2001). In 2017 Peter's son Alex recreated his quest for the snow leopard: www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/04/zen-following-fathe...
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Happy Caturday!!
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae. The leopard occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation and are declining in large parts of the global range.
Contemporary records suggest that the leopard occurs in only 25% of its historical global range. Leopards are hunted illegally, and their body parts are smuggled in the wildlife trade for medicinal practices and decoration.
Compared to other wild cats, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but generally has a smaller, lighter physique. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguar's do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.
The leopard is distinguished by its well-camouflaged fur, opportunistic hunting behavior, broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas, and its ability to run at speeds of up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph). – Wikipedia
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) named "Kartick" is king of the mountain, standing on the top of his large climbing structure. Kartic and his brother Demock were born ~ 2 years at Woodland Park Zoo and are now living in San Diego as part of the Special Survival Plan for their species. Sloth bears are native to the Indian subcontinent and feed on fruits, ants and termites.
San Diego Zoo
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Botswana
The wattled crane is classified as a vulnerable species. (IUCN 3.1). Found in wetlands and grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa.
It is the largest crane in Africa and is the second tallest species of crane in the world,
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very large hornbill: length up to 1,3m (51") and weight up to 6,2kg (13,7lbs) found from Kenya down to South Africa.
It lives in groups of up to 10 in savanna areas with large trees used for roosting and nesting. Loud booming calls mainly in the morning.
bucorvus leadbeateri
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE
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Kaffernhornrabe
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Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h (50 to 80 mph) with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being 93 and 98 km/h (58 and 61 mph).
The cheetah lives in three main social groups, females and their cubs, male "coalitions" and solitary males. While females lead a nomadic life searching for prey in large home ranges, males are more sedentary and may instead establish much smaller territories in areas with plentiful prey and access to females.
The cheetah is active mainly during the day, with peaks during dawn and dusk. It feeds on small- to medium-sized prey, mostly weighing under 40 kg (88 lb), and prefers medium-sized ungulates such as impala, springbok and Thomson's gazelles.
The cheetah typically stalks its prey to within 60–70 m (200–230 ft), charges towards it, trips it during the chase and bites its throat to suffocate it to death.
The cheetah occurs in a variety of habitats such as savannahs in the Serengeti, arid mountain ranges in the Sahara and hilly desert terrain in Iran. The cheetah is threatened by several factors such as habitat loss, conflict with humans, poaching and high susceptibility to diseases.
In 2016, the global cheetah population was estimated at around 7,100 individuals in the wild; it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. – Wikipedia
This fledgling Jackdaw arrived very wet, and vulnerable on our veranda this morning. It hung around for quite a while entertaining us by begging for food and jumping up onto my hand to be fed with a morsel of biscuit. It's parents were keeping an eye out for it and eventually managed to coax it back up where it belongs....
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Cyanotype photogram on Hahnemühle sumi-e paper
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Another common scene in Holland: dykes
Flood control is an important issue for the Netherlands, as about two thirds of its area is vulnerable to flooding, while the country is among the most densely populated on Earth. Natural sand dunes and human-made dikes, dams and floodgatesprovide defense storm surges from the sea. River dikes prevent flooding from water flowing into the country by the major rivers Rhine and Meuse, while a complicated system of drainage ditches, canals and pumping stations (historically:windmills) keep the low-lying parts dry for habitation and agriculture. Water control boards are the independent local government bodies responsible for maintaining this system.
In modern times, flood disasters coupled with technological developments have led to large construction works to reduce the influence of the sea and prevent future floods.
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Male leopard (Panthera pardus)
Santawani Consession, Botswana
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
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Martinetito, Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Estas en RD: Residente no Comun (Rnc)
también llamada avetorillo panamericano (Ixobrychus exilis) es una especie de ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae. Su área de distribución cubre la mayor parte del continente americano.
The least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas.
The least bittern is an elusive bird. They spend much time straddling reeds. When alarmed, the least bittern freezes in place with its bill pointing up, turns its front and both eyes toward the source of alarm, and sometimes sways to resemble wind-blown marsh vegetation. This is perhaps a predator-avoidance behaviour, since its small size makes the bittern vulnerable to many potential predators. Thanks to its habit of perching among the reeds, the least bittern can feed from the surface of water that would be too deep for the wading strategy of other herons. The least bittern and much larger and different-looking American bittern often occupy the same wetlands but may have relatively little interaction because of differences in foraging habits, preferred prey, and timing of breeding cycles.
These birds nest in large marshes with dense vegetation from southern Canada to northern Argentina. The nest is a well-concealed platform built from cattails and other marsh vegetation. The female lays four or five eggs, in extreme cases from two to seven. The eggs are pale blue or green. Both parents feed the young by regurgitating food. A second brood is often produced in a season.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Ardeidae
Genus:Ixobrychus
Species:I. exilis
Binomial name
Ixobrychus exilis
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10-20 Snowy Plovers were seen at Malibu Lagoon. This guy was hunkering down in a small sand depression made by passer-by footprints.
From the web
They use these depressions for shelter, rest, camouflage and even build their nests there. These ground nests, found on beaches and salt flats, are vulnerable, so parents use distracting "broken wing" displays to protect them from predators, and chicks leave the nest within hours of hatching, following the parents to feed.
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
'The distribution range of these the most colourful of eagles stretch down into the north and north-east edges of South Africa. They are now found rarely outside of protected areas and are considered ‘Vulnerable’ in the Red Data Book. They hunt mostly mammals, but also scavenge. This renders them, along with vultures, vulnerable to poisoning as they may feed on carcasses laced with toxins. They spend most of their time soaring at low altitudes in a slow rocking motion and can cover as much as 300km daily. Their long, bow-shaped wings turn up at the ends and flank a noticeably short tail. Their legs and feet actually extend past the end of their tail in flight – a clue when trying to identify them. Their full adult plumage is acquired only after 7 or 8 years when they become territorial and loyal to a single partner. Bateleurs are one of the few raptors that ‘allopreen’ (groom each other) and consequently quite like a scratch behind their head.'
"Once upon a time I was all alone
How you like me now? Do I turn you on?
Now I got you drunk, hot, and vulnerable
Show me what you want,
give me what you want, want."- Tinashe ♫
Scenery: Bryn Oh's Lobby Cam Exhibit
The colors of the male Multi-colored Tanager are almost hard to believe. This brilliant little tanagers are only found in a small range in Colombia in the west and north Andes
17 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) named "Tatqiq". She lives with her littermate brother "Kalluk" and unrelated 23 year old female "Chinook".
San Diego Zoo.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
(Cyanolyca pulchra) B28I0306 Tatama Reserve - Montezuma - Colombia
Rare bird - Near Threatened -Vulnerable - Near Endemic
It wasn’t an actual date.
We didn’t know each other that well by then.
But we were curious…
There is a harm that can come to you
A potential damage when you interact with others
When you let yourself get too vulnerable
We wanted to avoid that
Unsure of whether to let each other in.
The world can also turn into chaos in a moment.
The vast entropy turns you into something else
The entity you were changes and transforms
You don’t even look like yourself in the mirror.
Are you a human……?
Or are you just a cloud drifting your way out of existence…?
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This is one of the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Much like the other hot springs it has amazing colors.
-birth.
She knows that being vulnerable is not a weakness,
but a language the heart uses when it gets rid of its masks
and dares, at last, to be itself.
She knows that it is in the most extreme fragility
that echoes the greatest proof of courage:
the courage to reach out to oneself.
Because it takes a certain wisdom of the heart to understand
that sometimes, it is at the very moment when everything seems about to break
that everything can be rebuilt.
It is the silent rebirth of those who have cried enough to know
that cracks are not always flaws,
and that scars are never anything but an opportunity for light to shine through.
Horned Grebe has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22696606/132066871
A windy day leads to a comical view of a Horned Grebe, whose head feathers have become dishevelled due to the breeze. This individual was observed at Elliston Lake in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.