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these Burchell's Zebras are playing but at the same time also seeking dominance
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
plains zebra or common zebra
equus quagga ( formerly known as equus burchellii )
zebra of steppezebra
zèbre des plaines ou zèbre commun
Steppenzebra
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A couple male Prairie Chickens fight out for dominance to select their future spouse.
Have a Great Weekend!
(couldn't resist posting another prairie chicken sparring shot)
This was from the morning gathering at the lek* - these are Lesser Prairie Chickens (they don't have as much brown in them). They share territory in some areas.
*A Lek is a hill/or rise area where birds and animals gather to do their courting and sparking!
Badlands, South Dakota. This - judging by his behaviour and his poses - was more of a ham, than a ram! Magnificent beast!
Juvenile going 1st winter Lesser Black-backed Gull lording it over the Black-headed Gulls at a bread handout. Much discussion about the species of this gull as there juveniles/first winters are notoriously difficult. The darker appearance and lack of heavy scalloping on the tertials probably point to LBB but they are very variable.
The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. There are none breeding between the Humber and the Isle of Wight. Birds only come to shore to breed and winter in the northern Atlantic.
Taken at Bempton Cliffs, Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire
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A mob of European Starlings, like the juvenile atop the feeder in the picture, claimed my backyard and the neighbor's yard. Starlings squeaked , fought with each other and chased every living thing from the yard. Eventually, "my hero", a single hungry Blue Jay, one of my favorite birds, cleared the yard of Starlings. They all went to my neighbor's yard hahaha.
Dominance and hierarchy., otherwise known as the Pecking Order
This young Gannet is getting a lesson in it., and in a few years it'll no doubt be dishing it out lessons of it's own
It's the way of the world and the reason every species in the world has evolved to what it has today
Aks Darwin
There is an unending competition between some of the birds who visit my yard, some come for the food, others want to control access to the food. Over the years control has passed between the species, and at times I have intervened to keep the peace.
Butcher birds, the bird closest to the camera in this shot, moved in at one time and drove away almost every bird who visited my yard. They perched on my roof, and the neighbours' roofs, and mounted a co-ordinated, multipronged attack on any bird who entered. They had all the food for themselves. They even posted a guard on the food dish to make sure no other bird got anything to eat.
When Rainbow Lorikeets came to visit after the fires last year, I put out fruit and seeds for them. Not food Butcher birds eat, so I expected they would co-exist. Not so, the Butcher birds were not happy. The Lorikeets stood up to the Butch birds, and ate the Butcher birds' food as well as their fruit and seeds. Now the Lorikeets rule the roost, any bird can visit, so long as they don't want the fruit and seeds.
And still the competition for yard dominance continues. In this shot the alpha Butcher bird provocatively sits on a chair overlooking the Lorikeets' feed dish. It's an uneasy peace, the Lorikeets have superior numbers, they stand their ground, raise their right feet and thrust their talons towards their adversaries. It's very intimidating and they have the Butcher birds well and truly bluffed.
Meanwhile up to a dozen different species come to feed, if not every day, at least regularly. I keep the peace and make sure that every bird gets something to eat, and it's amazing to see how they negotiate among themselves to share the space and the food.
not too sure really, it looked like it to me at first but after 5 or 10 minutes of this they walked side by side as if they were friends and then a few minutes later started chasing each other around again...we watched them for close on 40 minutes and each time I was wondering are they friends fooling around or male dominance display...
Karoo national park, South Africa
The grit stone rocky top of Curbar Edge and Baslow Edge in the Peak District National Park Derbyshire England
Infrared IR720 Canon converted
Even though for us humans colors can only be about mere aesthetics, and different species in the world 🌎 use colors to attract mates, claim dominance, or fight enemies.
One of the most colorful birds🐦 found in nature, Kingfishers🐦 use a variety of methods to reflect their colors and use them to decipher between male and female and attract mates…
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The siskin is a small, short-tailed bird, 11–12.5 centimetres (4.3–4.9 in) in length with a wingspan that ranges from 20 to 23 centimetres (7.9 to 9.1 in). It weighs between 12 and 18 grams (0.42 and 0.63 oz).
The bird's appearance shows sexual dimorphism. The male has a greyish green back; yellow rump; the sides of the tail are yellow and the end is black; the wings are black with a distinctive yellow wing stripe; its breast is yellowish becoming whiter and striped towards the cloaca; it has a black bib (or chin patch) and on its head it has two yellow auriculas and a black cap. The amount of black on the bib is very variable between males and the size of the bib has been related to dominance within a flock. The plumage of the female is more olive-coloured than the male. The cap and the auriculas are greenish with a white bib and a rump that is a slightly striped whitish yellow.[citation needed] The young have a similar colouration to the females, with drab colours and a more subdued plumage.
The shape of the siskin's beak is determined by its feeding habits. It is strong although it is also slender in order to pick up the seeds on which they feed. The legs and feet are dark brown and the eyes are black.[citation needed]
It has a rapid and bounding flight pattern that is similar to other finches.
The siskin is easy to recognize, but in some instances it can be confused with other finches such as the citril finch, the European greenfinch or the European serin.[citation needed] The Eurasian siskin, in many plumages, is a bright bird. Adult male Eurasian siskins are bright green and yellow with a black cap, and an unstreaked throat and breast. Adult females also usually have green and yellow plumage tones: for example, yellow in the supercilium and on the sides of the breast, green tones in the mantle and yellow in the rump. The ground colour of the underparts of the Eurasian siskin is normally pure white. In females and juveniles, the centre of the belly and lower breast are often largely or entirely unstreaked. The wingbars of the Eurasian siskin are broad and yellow (with the tips white) and the bill is short with a decurved culmen.
The same two juvenile elk from the previous photo. It was interesting to watch them grazing, and then stopping to lock up. It, like I said, was very likely them playing. No other individuals were around the area, so in all likelihood they were just getting a feel for the locking up and battling, they broke apart a moment later and kept grazing side by side.
ISO: 400
Aperture: f4
SS: 1/60
Focal 155
This was taken with my 50-140 with a 1.4 Teleconverter.
I'm not sure what's going on with this behavior. The perched osprey is the juvenile which has just begun its first short flights from the nest. I believe the osprey on top is the male which landed on the juvenile's back, no damage done. My theory is that it is a show of dominance, possibly a prelude to "encouraging" the juvenile to head off into the world on its own. That said, the adults paid close attention to the juveniles first flights and were, of course, still providing it with fish. This was an "only chick", somewhat unusual for osprey which usually have 2 and more often 3 or more chicks. (Pandion haliaetus)
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan, Canada
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Male European red deer have a distinctive roar during the rut, which is an adaptation to forested environments, in contrast to male American elk stags which "bugle" during the rut in adaptation to open environments. The male deer roars to keep his harem of females together. The females are initially attracted to those males that both roar most often and have the loudest roar call. Males also use the roar call when competing with other males for females during the rut, and along with other forms of posturing and antler fights, is a method used by the males to establish dominance.[11] Roaring is most common during the early dawn and late evening, which is also when the crepuscular deer are most active in general.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
Ewaso Ng'iro River
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Two male reticulated giraffes in battle with each other trying to determine dominance. Later they will be fighting each other for females, but not now. This battle also called necking took place on the edge of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya.
In the middle of the reserve, the Ewaso Ng'iro flows through doum palm groves and thick riverine forests. It provides water, without which the game in this arid region could not survive.
A couple of African antelope males fight each other for dominance! Taken at San Diego Safari Zoo, CA.
(tough way to win a lady's heart by butting heads!)
There were many large flocks of Sandhill Cranes on the fields around Bosque del Apache, but for the most part only one group had frequent squabbles. Many hours were spend watching the behaviors. More aggressive birds would chase away those more submissive, sometimes giving them a kick or bite on their tail feathers. When two aggressive characters faced off, one or sometimes both would jump in the air, leaning back and kicking at the other. From my observations, it was more for show of dominance than actual physical combat. Few of the kicks landed and of the many squabbles I saw, none lasted more than a few seconds and no damage seemed to have been inflicted, other than to pride.
As shown in the image shared here, surrounding cranes were interested in the conflict and once done, they and the participants would raise their bills to the sky and seem to verbally work it out, or maybe declare who was the
victor. I'm guessing that the behavior was to impress the females who were interested in breeding with the most dominant and impressive male. (Grus canadensis)
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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Harris's Hawk: Fun Fact - "These gregarious hawks employ some of the most sophisticated cooperative hunting strategies known in birds, and they feed according to dominance hierarchies within the group. Group members perch in tight proximity, and territories are occupied and defended year-round." Source: All About Birds
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A Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) shows dominance toward another entering its feeding territory; golden light of the morning; Morro Bay; CA; USA
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
The Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae. It is found in Madagascar and Mayotte. The common brown lemur lives in western Madagascar north of the Betsiboka River and eastern Madagascar between the Mangoro River and Tsaratanana, as well as in inland Madagascar connecting the eastern and western ranges.
The common brown lemur's diet consists primarily of fruits, young leaves, and flowers. In some locations it eats invertebrates, such as cicadas, spiders and millipedes. It also eats bark, sap, soil and red clay. It can tolerate greater levels of toxic compounds from plants than other lemurs can.
Consistent with its large range, the common brown lemur occupies a variety of forest types, including lowland rainforests, montane rainforests, moist evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests.
They normally live in groups of 5 to 12, but group size can be larger, especially on Mayotte. Groups occupy home ranges of 1 to 9 hectares in the west, but more than 20 hectares in the east. Groups include members of both sexes, including juveniles, and there are no discernible dominance hierarchies.
They are primarily active during the day but can exhibit cathemeral activity and continue into the night, especially during full moons and during the dry season. – Wikipedia
Last in my five image series on the White Pelican...
They are social birds that normally get along very well. Nevertheless, heated squabbles are not uncommon, especially during breeding season and when in competition for food.
Of the eight species of pelicans worldwide, the American White Pelican is the only one that develops the distinctive 'horn' during breeding season, on both the mature female and male birds. After mating and egg-laying, the bony protrusion eventually falls off. The horns can be seen on two of the three birds above.
Male greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) of the grouse family 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 is declining and the species is considered vulnerable. Numerous initiatives are attempting to provide suitable habitat and increase populations.
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Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus), is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae. It is found in Madagascar.
The common brown lemur lives in western Madagascar north of the Betsiboka River and eastern Madagascar between the Mangoro River and Tsaratanana, as well as in inland Madagascar connecting the eastern and western ranges.
The common brown lemur's diet consists primarily of fruits, young leaves, and flowers. In some locations it eats invertebrates, such as cicadas, spiders and millipedes. It also eats bark, sap, soil and red clay. It can tolerate greater levels of toxic compounds from plants than other lemurs can.
Consistent with its large range, the common brown lemur occupies a variety of forest types, including lowland rainforests, montane rainforests, moist evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests.
They normally live in groups of 5 to 12, but group size can be larger, especially on Mayotte. Groups occupy home ranges of 1 to 9 hectares in the west, but more than 20 hectares in the east. No discernible dominance hierarchies.
They are primarily active during the day but can exhibit cathemeral activity and continue into the night, especially during full moons and during the dry season. – Wikipedia
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
The Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae. It is found in Madagascar and Mayotte. The common brown lemur lives in western Madagascar and eastern Madagascar as well as in inland Madagascar connecting the eastern and western ranges. They also live on the island of Mayotte, although this population is believed to have been introduced there by man.
The common brown lemur's diet consists primarily of fruits, young leaves, and flowers. In some locations it eats invertebrates, such as cicadas, spiders and millipedes. It also eats bark, sap, soil and red clay. It can tolerate greater levels of toxic compounds from plants than other lemurs can.
Consistent with its large range, the common brown lemur occupies a variety of forest types, including lowland rainforests, montane rainforests, moist evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests.
They normally live in groups of 5 to 12, but group size can be larger. Groups occupy home ranges of 1 to 9 hectares in the west, but more than 20 hectares in the east. Groups include members of both sexes, including juveniles, and there are no discernible dominance hierarchies.
They are primarily active during the day but can exhibit cathemeral activity and continue into the night, especially during full moons and during the dry season. Wikipedia