Photo Contest - Urban Wildlife (4/27-5/3)

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The thread centers around a photo contest themed on urban wildlife, specifically focusing on wildlife that coexists with human civilization. Participants are encouraged to submit photographs that depict wild animals in urban settings, adhering to specific contest rules regarding submission and eligibility.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants discuss the definition of "wild" in the context of urban wildlife, with some suggesting that street cats may not qualify as truly wild due to their interactions with humans.
  • There are differing opinions on whether street cats, which are fed by people, should be considered wild animals.
  • A participant shares a photo of a grackle and mentions the challenges of adhering to contest rules, prompting a reminder about the submission guidelines.
  • Several participants share their experiences with various urban wildlife, including birds, rabbits, and a hawk visiting a bird feeder.
  • One participant describes a fox that frequents their patio, providing context about its behavior and the environment it inhabits.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the classification of certain animals as wild or domestic, particularly regarding street cats. The discussion remains unresolved, with no consensus reached on this classification.

Contextual Notes

Some participants highlight the importance of water availability for urban wildlife, suggesting that the presence or absence of water can influence animal behavior. Additionally, there are reminders about the contest rules regarding photo submissions and the implications of posting multiple photos.

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Urban Wildlife

Our theme this week is on wildlife that lives among human civilization. Your photo must clearly show, as its main subject, a wildlife in an urban or human civilization.

The wildlife must be truly wild, i.e. it is not a captive animal such as in zoos or aquarium. The photo must also clearly show that the wildlife is in an urban or a civilization setting where there are usually plenty of people or activity. So a picture of a wild bird in the middle of a rural farm does not qualify. However, a pigeon on a power line in the middle of a city does qualify.

Contest Rules:

1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first.

2. Please resize your digital photo to no more than 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 pixels. You may also crop your picture if you wish. You are also allowed to adjust the brightness and contrast of your picture but these should not dramatically alter the look of the picture. But other than those, any form of picture editing or modification is not allowed. This is a photo contest, not a picture editing/special effect contest. You may add a watermark or your name/nickname to the photo for identification purposes.

3. Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack or photobucket. Then post it the relevant contest thread and link your picture using the img command. PM me if you do not know how. Alternatively, you may simply upload your image file to PF, and then have the full image displayed in your post.

4. Only ONE picture per member per contest. Once a picture is posted, it cannot be changed other than a total withdrawl by that member from that week's photo contest. Exceptions will be made for modification to comply with the rules, such as resizing.

5. At the end of the contest period, I will open a poll and every PF member can vote for the picture they like best.

6. Note that in case we have a large number of entries, I will do the polling in more than one thread. If that's the case, you can vote in each of the polling threads. The photos will be assigned in the polling threads in the order they were submitted.

7. The photo of the subject must be something that you took directly, not via in intermediary medium, and not taken by someone else. Unless otherwise noted, a photo of another photo, painting, print, etc. does not qualify.

8. You can use a picture only once. Once it is used in a contest, it cannot be reused in another contest.

9. Please post only pictures meant for submission in this thread. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.

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Bluebird above my back yard

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phinds said:
Bluebird above my back yard
A very cool photo! And a cool theme, @ZapperZ !
 
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phinds said:
These are "wild" cats ? Sure don't look like it
They do become wild when unknown people approach them. "Unknown"means people who don't feed them.
 
Wrichik Basu said:
They do become wild when unknown people approach them. "Unknown"means people who don't feed them.
So they are domestic cats?
 
phinds said:
So they are domestic cats?
It's difficult to categorise them into domestic and wild. They are street cats, but people feed them. They live on the streets. Same applies for the dog. Some generous people come every afternoon and night with bowls of rice and feed these animals.
 
Wrichik Basu said:
It's difficult to categorise them into domestic and wild. They are street cats, but people feed them. They live on the streets. Same applies for the dog. Some generous people come every afternoon and night with bowls of rice and feed these animals.
Ah, well then I think they probably qualify after all.
 
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Klystron said:
View attachment 242600Aside from an avatar this is my first time uploading a photograph, so pardon. The bird (lower center) is a male wild corvus, common name grackle. The photo taken through my kitchen window is framed by causarina pine and decorative bamboo branches 'planted' by local wild birds via droppings then allowed to thrive.

Here is a cropped image:
https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/242601

@Klystron : Please read the contest rules. As of now, your post for submission to the contest will not count.

PF Photo Contest Rules said:
4. Only ONE picture per member per contest. Once a picture is posted, it cannot be changed other than a total withdrawl by that member from that week's photo contest. Exceptions will be made for modification to comply with the rules, such as resizing.

9. Please post only pictures meant for submission in this thread. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.

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Wrichik Basu said:
It's difficult to categorise them into domestic and wild. They are street cats, but people feed them. They live on the streets. Same applies for the dog. Some generous people come every afternoon and night with bowls of rice and feed these animals.
Sometimes generous people like this don't realize the animals as well as food need some water. I think the lack of it drives them, er, wild sometimes.

I and my dog were once attacked by cats, And another time without the dog I have seen menace.
 
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epenguin said:
Sometimes generous people like this don't realize the animals as well as food need some water. I think the lack of it drives them, er, wild sometimes.
Water is almost always available. Almost every household puts out a bowl of water, so that animals and birds can drink. In the Indian tradition, giving water to thirsty people is given prime importance, and this generosity often extends to animals animals and birds too.
 
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In my kitchen a few minutes ago:

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A bunny rabbit appeared in our apartment parking lot a couple years ago (right before Easter, appropriately). We couldn't tell if it was wild or an escaped pet, but it wasn't real friendly either way...

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This spring a hawk decided to visit the bird feeder on our backyard deck.
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WindowSeat said:
This spring a hawk decided to visit the bird feeder on our backyard deck.
Welcome at McBirdy Fly-In. Your order, please!
 
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pinball1970 said:
What is that?
I see a vase. Or two faces. I'm not sure yet... :smile:
 
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WindowSeat said:
This spring a hawk decided to visit the bird feeder on our backyard deck.View attachment 242687

Majestic. Beautiful and deadly.
 
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He/she gets free food, and didn't have to pay admission. What a deal!
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This sneaked in my garage while I was doing some yard cleaning. I thought it might be looking to race against @berkeman's rabbit so I put it back outside and wished it bon voyage.

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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
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This fox is very relaxed, urban and is trying to be urbane as he smartens himself up on the patio of our flat in what counts as semi-central London. I have deliberately left in the window frame to show how close and confident he is. I have another pic of him peering in through the French windows as if demanding to know by what right we are there, but I may have posted it before, though I can't find it now. We are not always there so he took up residence in a period when we had not been. Later we found out what the big attraction have been for him - our local Council gives out a couple of large bags to everybody to put their garden waste in which they collect every week. We had one on the patio that was half full of leaves we hadn't put it out for collection. So it was like a luxurious featherbed for him. Since we realized he has had to find alternative accommodation. It is not rare in recent decades to see foxes in London, even in broad daylight. People used to say 'aaah', but since one of them bit a baby they have become slightly less sentimental.
 
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When I saw Rubidium's I thought 'is this an insect that snails hitch a ride on?'
 
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berkeman said:
A bunny rabbit appeared in our apartment parking lot a couple years ago (right before Easter, appropriately). We couldn't tell if it was wild or an escaped pet, but it wasn't real friendly either way...

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Unfortunately, this photo is disqualified because it exceeds the size limit.

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