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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 :-))
19 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "Tatqiq" walking into her large outdoor enclosure to find snow and fog waiting for her.
International Polar Bear Day Celebrations
Polar Bear Plunge, San Diego Zoo
Conservation status: Vulnerable.
A very special sighting while in Colombia was this Oncilla. I had never heard of it - - it is listed as vulnerable and we were very lucky to spend some time with this little guy.
He was about the size of a large house cat and had recently been in a bit of a mix-up based on his goopy eye and scratched up cheek.
Oncilla - Colombia
The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest parrot in the world and easily one of the most spectacular. It is an enormous bird weighing on average 1.5 kilograms (3.5 pounds) and is completely blue save its dark bill and bare yellow orbital ring and stripe at base of its lower mandible. It is completely dependent on the fruits of a number of palm species and has a necessarily massive bill to aid in the cracking of the tough exterior. Due to its dependence on palm fruit its range is regulated by the presence and abundance of its preferred species and is distributed in north central and south central Brazil into extreme north west Paraguay where it can be found in palm savannas, Mauritia palm stands, open dry woodland, gallery forest and the edge of humid lowland forest. Here, at Pantanal, looking outside its natural nest. For a Peaceful Blue Monday!
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Kenya
East Africa
On the first Saturday in September, International Vulture Awareness Day recognizes the dwindling numbers of vultures. The day not only raises awareness about vulture numbers, but it educates the public, too. Vultures play an essential role in the ecological health of the environment.
These scavengers play a vital role in the food chain. Vultures act as nature’s garbage disposers. When they devour carcasses quickly, vultures keep the environment clean. They also help keep it free of contagious diseases.
Another role vultures play is aiding in catching poachers. When poachers illegally kill animals, they leave the carcass behind. After vultures find the carcass, they circle above the dead animal. This behavior leads authorities to the poached animals.
Because vultures aid authorities, many people kill the birds. After collecting the skins or other prizes, the poachers poison the remaining carcass. Consequently, poisoned vultures then become deadly to other scavengers.
Many species of vultures are considered endangered. Of the 23 species, 16 of them are considered endangered, vulnerable, or threatened.
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The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes, which is sister to the larger Gyps genus, both of which are a part of the Aegypiinae subfamily of Old World vultures.
If I show you all my demons
And we dive into the deep end
Would we crash and burn like every time before?
I would tell you all my secrets
Wrap your arms around my weakness
If the only other option's letting go
I'll stay vulnerable, yeah
Head: LeLUTKA - Lake
Skin: Glam Affair - Reese
Eyes: Avi-Glam
Nails: Bloom
The Pantanal
Wild Brazil
South America
The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is the largest deer species from South America reaching a length of 2 m (6.6 ft) and a shoulder height of 1.2 m (3.9 ft). It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Formerly found in much of tropical and subtropical South America, it ranged east of the Andes, south from the Amazon rainforest, west of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest and north of the Argentinian Pampa.
Today it is largely reduced to isolated populations at marsh and lagoon zones in the Paraná, Paraguay, Araguaia and Guapore River basins. Small populations also occur in the southern Amazon, including Peru were protected in Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. It is listed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN and on appendix I of CITES.
The latter half of its scientific name refers to the forked antlers. Marsh deer resemble the North American mule deer or blacktail deer.
The marsh deer lives only in marsh areas, notably the Pantanal and Chaco, in which the level of water is less than 70 cm (28 in) deep. They are swift swimmers. The marshes with their high vegetation density protect them from predators and provide them with food.
These deer also have a small migratory pattern; they follow the water levels between the dry season and flooding season. With the fluctuation in water levels, they can find new food sources that the water uncovers during the dry season. Some freshwater ponds on the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil reported low densities of individuals dictating that those ponds are not able to support large populations of marsh deer. Wikipedia
Male greater prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) of the grouse family (Phasianidae) vying for dominance in the mating lek in a managed prairie in south-central Illinois.
Once common on the Great Plains, the population of the greater prairie chicken has sharply declined due to the conversion of natural prairies to agricultural land. With the population still in decline, the species is considered vulnerable. Numerous initiatives are attempting to provide suitable habitat and stimulate population growth. The birds in this shot are from such an initiative in south-central Illinois.
Shot from a tripod inside a blind
Camera: Pentax K5
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm
Focal length: 500mm
Shutter speed: 1/1000
Aperture: ƒ/6.3
ISO: 800
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Red Kites:-
This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail.
The RSPB is celebrating the "remarkable" comeback of the Red Kite, a bird which had almost become extinct in Britain.
For more than 400 years the bird of prey was killed as vermin and by the 1960s there were just 20 pairs.
But the organisation's 2011 Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded as many as 2,000 breeding pairs, an increase of over 130% since last year.
Its return began in the 1990s with re-introductions in several areas.
At the turn of the 20th century it was extinct in England and Scotland with just a handful of breeding pairs in the Welsh valleys.
The Welsh birds began to expand slowly in the 1980s with legal protection, reduced persecution and efforts of conservationists, but remained very vulnerable.
Courtesy: RSPB
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.
my SecondLife home - Sevana - all are welcome
Hair: TRUTH Delirium - Grayscale
Top: Blueberry - Solstice - Lace Bottom - Maitreya
Bottom: Blueberry - Solstice - Lace Top - Maitreya
LeLUTKA Ryn Head 2.5
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Humboldt Penguin has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697817/182714418
The Humboldt Penguin is found all along the coast of Peru except for the far north (and off much of Chile except for the far south). A report by the IUCN published in 2018 gave the entire population as only 32,000 and declining; the species is rated Vulnerable on the Red List.
Both the bird species and the ocean current are named after famed naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
(The two birds below the penguins are Inca Terns: see www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/52459642180/in... and www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/52459468994/in... for more images of this species.)
These Humboldt Penguins were seen from a small boat on a trip around an island about one square kilometre in area near the fishing community of Pucusana, south of Lima, Peru, South America.
....a work on the subject of emotion using dolls, they express it so well !
Thanks all ♥♥ have a nice day ☼♪♫
Elephant Sea pup (Mirounga angustirostris) cries out and inches along; no adult female nearby; San Simeon; CA; USA
Horned Grebe has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22696606/132066871
The ‘horns’ show nicely on this Horned Grebe at Elliston Lake in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Being officially classified as vulnerable, it is a real surprise to see a hooded plover anytime, but this was great to see a couple nesting down near Port MacDonnell in South Australia. I had parked the car and wandered a little closer on foot before I realised there was a nest. They naturally got quite agitated and jumpy, so not wanting to disturb them in any way I immediately backed right off, got back in the car and was surprisingly able to get much closer with the car without causing them any problems. They were happy as long as they didn't see anyone on foot. Fingers crossed they survive all the locals, cats, dogs and sightseers (like me) who travel along this little stretch of road. Thankfully it is on a quiet stretch of track that leads down to the beach well away from the town.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
The rescued snowy owl called Qigiq seems to enjoy the limelight as he poses with panache on a mossy log at the Alaska Raptor Center, Sitka, Alaska. He's a popular ambassador for this vulnerable species.
30/07/2023 www.allenfotowild.com
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, the largest extand species of lizard. San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Vulnerable
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The northern amber bumblebee. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across Canada and Alaska and the northern and eastern contiguous United States.
This species is generally found in woodland habitat. It usually nests underground, and males congregate nearby to seek mates. This species feeds on several plant taxa, including milkvetches, thistles, wild blackberries, goldenrods, comfrey, clovers, and vetches. . (Wikipedia)
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Well, I thought this was the Yellow-banded Bumblebee that the Park Services was trying to protect, but I was wrong. Still, I would not have noticed this bee if it had not been for the information signs outside the Visitor Centre. Unfortunately, many bumblebee species are declining so the Park Service planted a nectar garden to support and hopefully increase the local population. This species took advantage of the buffet provided for the Yellow-banded Bumblebees :-)
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada. July 2024.
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Cyanotype photogram on Hahnemühle sumi-e paper
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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.
and eventually you
realize that real
love comes down to
feeling safe enough
to be vulnerable.
- JmStorm -
Taxi to Elvion
"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
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
Although this winter’s finch irruption has brought an unusually large number Evening Grosbeaks to our area, the species is actually currently declining and in 2018 was classified by the IUCN as vulnerable to extinction. According to Cornell, in the eastern states especially, their numbers have declined by 97% since the mid-1960s. The reason for this population decrease is not fully understood. However it is thought that loss of habitat due to logging as well as disease has played a role. These primarily seed-eaters have thick beaks that allow them to crack large seeds with ease. They will also eat berries and often small invertebrates during the warmer months. I photographed this beautiful male during my 2018 trip to Sax-Zim Bog.
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
-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.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Candid eye contact street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Today, in the UK, it is Mother's Day and the single greatest loving act that you can show is to stay away and stay at home. Call your mum, use the phone or video chat apps but physically stay away. Stay safe everyone!
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Mutum-de-penacho
Bare-faced Curassow (Nome em inglês)
Crax fasciolata (Nome científico)
Cracidae (Família)
Galliformes (Ordem)
Pássaro Silvestre
Estado de conservação : vulnerável
Observação de Pássaros em
Parque Nacional de Brasília
Água Mineral
Brasília, Brasil