It's so hard to get in the mindset of some people. Seeing the neighbors finally leave the house to buy food and you quick run over and literally steal their home? I feel bad asking to borrow things!
I wish mine kept more starlings away! I don't begrudge their existence; they just eat too dang much and I put out the fancy hull-less food so it's too expensive to let them have a free for all on my dime!
Might be out of luck there. I only saw the one in our care eat fishy, seafoody things and some googling says they are almost strictly carnivorous, and many seem to suspect what little vegetation ends up in their belly is probably just coincidental.
Diamondback terrapins are almost strictly carnivorous but sometimes ingest small amounts of plant material. They possess strong jaws and crushing plates in their mouths that enable them to eat hard-shelled prey, including aquatic snails, crabs and small bivalves, such as mussels and clams. They also eat carrion, fish, worms and insects. (National Aquarium)
As carnivores most Diamondback Terrapins will readily accept any number of commercial turtle diets. We suggest a mixture of three or four different high-quality types. Fish, frozen crayfish or shrimp, and earthworms should add to the variety. Freeze-dried krill or brine shrimp can also provide a great treat for these turtles. (The Turtle Source)
Mid-forties now. Mid-20s me would be surprised to know that yes, he does have major depression and doesn't have to just find a way to work around that. A lot of great things came after that, but many unnecessarily bad things in the interim. Now I'm just what I feel to be a normal amount of depressed! 😅
The downies and red-bellies are all I get, but I am happy with them!
The best observation I'd had was this past spring. The feeders were still up, as I had some remaining seed to use, and a pair of Caolina wrens had made a nest in the rafters of the deck. The Red-belly was on the feeder, while the male wren was very displeased with this. It would perch on the one large flower, shoot over and whack the woodpecker in the head, and the woodpecker would look around very confused as to what had just happened, but not disturbed enough to stop snacking. That poor wren was trying so hard to be a tough guardian, and the woodpecker barely knew it was the target of an attack. It was very funny to watch!
The flameback pics aren't mine, just posts I've shared here. I'd love to see some in person.
How timely! I'm sure I've seen it, as when I looked it up I saw it was a standard prop for the living room, but I never would have recalled that on my own. May that be a good omen!
Wow, crazy stuff in that article! The guy that got pulled over for speeding and then made a surprise POW, and that being the best case scenario for him was insane. How a government can just magically deny your existence seems a nobody should have, yet it's probably scarily common around the world.
I had wanted to see a Pileated for so long, I've grown very fond of woodpeckers. I finally saw a pair in the wild this year, and the one that was at the rehab. I love how they hang about and their zygodactyl feet like the owls. And they're just so beautiful and diverse.
If you haven't heard about flamebacks before, check those out too! I've shared 2 different ones here before, and now I'm excited when I get new pics of them in my feed.
I'm not sure if it's technically considered a belly button, but they have a bit of yolk sac left to provide the first few days' nutrition for them. Then it dries up, falls off, and leaves a scar that will eventually disappear.
You may be thinking of the other BFO, Blakiston's Fish Owl. My most dreaded OotY contestant. It wouldn't be right to no have the world's largest owl in it, but there is maybe a dozen pics total I've ever found.
I went back to check since I didn't notice a location before, but they either edited the post or I just forgot it. It is PAssion Wave @ Sembawang, Singapore.
Another commenter said there is at least a pair of Buffies here and also a Spotted Wood Owl they hear when walking their dogs here. I love the Spotted Wood's golden face so much! 🥰
The really impressive thing from the comments was the poster saying this was a cell phone photo! So good for a night shot! 😦
I have a sinking feeling it's going to be an increasingly familiar story at the rate mankind is going.
I don't know if I could be part of the Spotted Owl program. My hope for old forests to win out over capitalism is pretty grim with our current leadership on all sides in the US, and Canada for as much as I'm aware of their handling of this. I get worried so much about the "ordinary" animals I release, with so much riding on the breeding program owls, I don't think I could bear that anxiety, with decades of no success already. I don't want to give up on them, of course, but my pessimism is always lurking in my mind.
Reading that and watching the linked lost footage of the IBW does remind me that at least we should have better records of many animals we are set to lose, since electronic storage and video storage are so prevalent today and it's trivial to keep backups and records of where all this data is.
Also looked at the link to the Imperial Woodpecker. That would have been something to behold! A woodpecker the size of a raven...
We had a Pileated at the rehab this year and it was so cool to see him up close. He was just shredding the wood of the aviary. So beautiful and amazing. It's hard to picture a woodpecker that would make it look small, but the Ivory-billed and Imperial would truly dwarf it.
Oh no! 😮
You'll have to go with her next time and go on the search for owls.
Love that long forked tail!
It's so hard to get in the mindset of some people. Seeing the neighbors finally leave the house to buy food and you quick run over and literally steal their home? I feel bad asking to borrow things!
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I wish mine kept more starlings away! I don't begrudge their existence; they just eat too dang much and I put out the fancy hull-less food so it's too expensive to let them have a free for all on my dime!
Might be out of luck there. I only saw the one in our care eat fishy, seafoody things and some googling says they are almost strictly carnivorous, and many seem to suspect what little vegetation ends up in their belly is probably just coincidental.
Very cool eagle, but Verreaux sucks. Get this bird a name change!
That hallux is something else though. Reminds me of how they presented the raptor's claw in Jurassic Park, but upside down.
Mid-forties now. Mid-20s me would be surprised to know that yes, he does have major depression and doesn't have to just find a way to work around that. A lot of great things came after that, but many unnecessarily bad things in the interim. Now I'm just what I feel to be a normal amount of depressed! 😅
The downies and red-bellies are all I get, but I am happy with them!
The best observation I'd had was this past spring. The feeders were still up, as I had some remaining seed to use, and a pair of Caolina wrens had made a nest in the rafters of the deck. The Red-belly was on the feeder, while the male wren was very displeased with this. It would perch on the one large flower, shoot over and whack the woodpecker in the head, and the woodpecker would look around very confused as to what had just happened, but not disturbed enough to stop snacking. That poor wren was trying so hard to be a tough guardian, and the woodpecker barely knew it was the target of an attack. It was very funny to watch!
The flameback pics aren't mine, just posts I've shared here. I'd love to see some in person.
How timely! I'm sure I've seen it, as when I looked it up I saw it was a standard prop for the living room, but I never would have recalled that on my own. May that be a good omen!
Wow, crazy stuff in that article! The guy that got pulled over for speeding and then made a surprise POW, and that being the best case scenario for him was insane. How a government can just magically deny your existence seems a nobody should have, yet it's probably scarily common around the world.
I had wanted to see a Pileated for so long, I've grown very fond of woodpeckers. I finally saw a pair in the wild this year, and the one that was at the rehab. I love how they hang about and their zygodactyl feet like the owls. And they're just so beautiful and diverse.
If you haven't heard about flamebacks before, check those out too! I've shared 2 different ones here before, and now I'm excited when I get new pics of them in my feed.
It's good to get a new perspective on things from time to time!
I'm not sure if it's technically considered a belly button, but they have a bit of yolk sac left to provide the first few days' nutrition for them. Then it dries up, falls off, and leaves a scar that will eventually disappear.
I dunno, this was my first thought yesterday when I saw the news of a potential withdrawling of 25-50,000 US troops from Europe...
You may be thinking of the other BFO, Blakiston's Fish Owl. My most dreaded OotY contestant. It wouldn't be right to no have the world's largest owl in it, but there is maybe a dozen pics total I've ever found.
Guilty as charged.... 😇
I went back to check since I didn't notice a location before, but they either edited the post or I just forgot it. It is PAssion Wave @ Sembawang, Singapore.
Another commenter said there is at least a pair of Buffies here and also a Spotted Wood Owl they hear when walking their dogs here. I love the Spotted Wood's golden face so much! 🥰
The really impressive thing from the comments was the poster saying this was a cell phone photo! So good for a night shot! 😦
I have a sinking feeling it's going to be an increasingly familiar story at the rate mankind is going.
I don't know if I could be part of the Spotted Owl program. My hope for old forests to win out over capitalism is pretty grim with our current leadership on all sides in the US, and Canada for as much as I'm aware of their handling of this. I get worried so much about the "ordinary" animals I release, with so much riding on the breeding program owls, I don't think I could bear that anxiety, with decades of no success already. I don't want to give up on them, of course, but my pessimism is always lurking in my mind.
Reading that and watching the linked lost footage of the IBW does remind me that at least we should have better records of many animals we are set to lose, since electronic storage and video storage are so prevalent today and it's trivial to keep backups and records of where all this data is.
Also looked at the link to the Imperial Woodpecker. That would have been something to behold! A woodpecker the size of a raven...
We had a Pileated at the rehab this year and it was so cool to see him up close. He was just shredding the wood of the aviary. So beautiful and amazing. It's hard to picture a woodpecker that would make it look small, but the Ivory-billed and Imperial would truly dwarf it.
::: spoiler Pic of Pileated/Ivory/Imperial specimens side-by-side (dead bird warning)
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