Alimentándose de un pichón de Codorniz Californiana.
Defense posturing and calling. Consider the audio, yes it is actual audio, a try not to laugh challenge.
A good result for song meter sites sited within the NP (& beyond boundary of Pullen Pullen Reserve) under the auspices of Bush Heritage and Birds Qld as part of a broader Bird Surveying Expedition to the NP with Andrew Ley. 2- note call confirmed by N Leseberg, (Pullen Pullen Reserve) "one bird flew over that area on the night of 27 Sep, at about 10pm. You had a number of recorders there within a few hundred metres of each other, and the bird was detected on four of the recorders. Based on the times (see data below), it seems to have been moving west. Of the 8 calls detected, all are two-note whistle calls (I have attached a clip of the strongest call) and similar in structure, suggesting the same bird. There was one call of the 8 though that was higher and thinner. This may indicate a second bird, or it could just be the one bird doing something unusual.
So, while it’s not a roost site, it’s still valuable information. It is consistent with what we’ve found before, which seems to suggest birds roosting on the western edge of the escarpment country to the east of where this one was detected, then perhaps moving out onto the floodplains to the west to forage.
I’m sure your crew will be excited to hear the news. It’s not a roost site, and there is no risk of folks disturbing a sensitive area, so happy for you to share this data and the call clip around" 1/5/24
With the aurora borealis behind
Found this specimen when working with the Washington State Department of Agriculture looking for the hornets. Hornet in the possession of WSDA.
Found stunned in the middle of the road after being hit by a car. I didn’t have anything to put it in so I put it on my passenger seat. Was driving it to the wildlife rehabber when it suddenly recovered and flew on my shoulder.
Handled with permit
© Ahmad Tarek
Arabic Name: قبرة الصحراء
English Name: Desert lark
Latina: Ammomanes deserti
Location: Wadi Degla Protectorate
Observation #5900 Preening female seemed completely unconcerned with having her photo taken. A tagged bird, I couldn't read the numbers on her right leg.
This little possum broke in to my house to eat my left over pasta
transformers
Looking like a record of the first example of a UK mammal in with a biofluorescent trait? Shot using 365nm UV torch
It’s a odd one. UV blue and pink have been seen in mammals in other parts of the world. But never yellow as far as I can tell
Juvenile
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Range extension.
Cerro Guido, Última Esperanza, Magallanes.
Se acercaron 2 individuos cuando estabamos almorzando, super confiados.
Молодой ястреб поймал голубя и сел обедать. Удалось подойти на дистанцию 3 м
Naptime 💤
One of a group of six emus foraging to the east of Serendip Sanctuary. Observations for some of the other birds can be found here and here.
This immature bird noticed me observing it at a distance and decided to approach. It walked towards me at a leisurely pace until it was about 3 metres away and then made one of those typical emu "thump" noises while looking at me. Not sure if it was feeling threatened or just curious - it didn't seem at all agitated, but I went on my way just in case 😅 I've never had such a large wild animal approach me like that, quite an experience!
Barn swallow roost site in Boje, Cross River state, Nigeria.
Boje is an IBA that witnesses an aggregation of barn swallows from around the world, from November to April/May.
The swallows, in their thousands, roost in elephant grass fields on the surrounding hill tops.
Ornithologists visit annually to perform ringing, which enables research to further understand the swallow migration.
Rescued this Redhead today. It had a fishhook in its bill / face, and the fishing line it was attached to was frozen into the ice and the bird was trapped. Captured the bird, broke the fishing line, and then, with a friend, cut the fishhook in half and removed it from the duck's bill / face. It seemed vigorous and healthy. When we released it, it flew away strong and fast. Good deed done.
We (Karin, Nils, Anja and I) were hiking up Nahal David towards the waterfall when we noticed that 2 people (warden/researcher) were shouting at us 'namer/leopard!" and motioned us to turn back on the trail, we did, but I managed to to look over my shoulder and took this picture. This is a scan of the original slide.
The last leopard in Israel was seen in 2010/11 in the northern Arava. (Granit, B. 2016; https://www.birds.org.il/en/article/id/844)
1cy Female. OCA4/SLC45A2 Albinism. Do not use the photos until further notice
Small colony (~20 individuals) including dealate queen in partially-buried rotting log at the base of a small tree a few meters off a busy hiking path.
Very cooperative individual!
Muestra genética C5976