#Leon Molenaar

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Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius), family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes, Limpopo, South Africa

photograph by Leon Molenaar

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2024 olympics representing non country of residence part 6

Mali: Ibrahim Cissé, soccer (Dreux, France); Mohamed Cisset, soccer (Montreal, Quebec); Brahim Diarra, soccer (Paris, France); Ahmed Diomandé, soccer (Séguéla, Côte d'Ivoire); Alex Kouma, swimming (Dijon, France); Coli Saco, soccer (Créteil, France); Wilson Samaké, soccer (Vitry-Sur-Seine, France); Fodé Sissoko, athletics (Lille, France) & Mamadou Tounkara, soccer (Épinay-Sur-Seine, France) Malta: Kyle Micallef, swimming (Melbourne, Australia) Marshall Islands: Will Reed, athletics (Adel, Georgia) & Mattie Sasser-Robert, weightlifting (Avon Township, Illinois) Mauritania: Camil Doua, swimming (Bordeaux, France) Mauritius: Rémi Feuillet, judo (Val-d'Oise, France); Kate Kune, badminton (Paris, France); Marie Perrier, athletics (Montpellier, France); Kim Pienaar, cycling (Pretoria, South Africa) & Anishta Teeluck, swimming (Milan, Italy) Mexico: Abe Ancer, golf (San Antonio, Texas); Prisca Awiti, judo (London, U.K.); Roman Bravo-Young, wrestling (Tucson, Arizona); Austin Gomez, wrestling (Bloomingdale Township, Illinois); Martha Gustafson, swimming (Toronto, Ontario); Carlos Ortiz, golf (Dallas, Texas) & Jessica Sobrino, swimming (Houston, Texas) Monaco: Théo Druenne, swimming (Quebec, Quebec) & Lisa Pou, swimming (Fréjus, France) Morocco: Jawad Abdelmoula, triathlon (Angers, France); Eliesse Ben Seghir, soccer (Gassin, France); Benjamin Bouchouari, soccer (Borgerhout, Belgium); Mehdi Boukamir, soccer (Charleroi, Belgium); Ilias Chakkour, soccer (Els Hostalets De Pierola, Spain); Oussama El Azzouzi, soccer (Veenendaal, The Netherlands); Imane El Barodi, swimming (Ozair-La-Ferriere, France); Ilias El Fellaki, swimming (Seville, Spain); Munir El Kajoui, soccer (Melilla, Spain); Bilal El Khannouss, soccer (Strombeek-Bever, Belgium); Houssam El Kord, fencing (Paris, France); Zakaria El Ouahdi, soccer (Hoboken, Belgium); Yassine Kechta, soccer (Paris, France); Achraf Mouh, soccer (Madrid, Spain); Yessin Rahmouni, equestrian (Hasselt, The Netherlands); Dean Reeves, cycling (London, U.K.); Michael Richardson; Jr., soccer (Nice, France); Mathis Soudi, canoeing (Rennes, France) & Youssra Zekrani, fencing (Lyon, France) Mozambique: Steven Sabino, athletics (Johannesburg, South Africa) Nepal: Duana Lama, swimming (Phuket, Thailand) & Alex Shah, swimming (Bangkok, Thailand) The Netherlands: Liemarvin Bonevacia, athletics (Willemstad, Curaçao); Taymir Burnet, athletics (Willemstad, Curaçao); Caspar Corbeau, swimming (Santa Cruz, California); Raf Kooremans, equestrian (Turnhout, Belgium); Kim Molenaar, handball (Copenhagen, Denmark); Eugene Omalla, athletics (Chawolo, Uganda); Jean-Julien Rojer, tennis (Dubai, U.A.E.); Ana Schoesser, archery (Tijuana, Mexico); Vivian Sevenich, water polo (Mataró, Spain); Kenzo Simons, swimming (Paramaribo, Suriname); Renzo Tjona-Joe, swimming (Paramaribo, Suriname); Odile Van Aanholt, sailing (Willemstad, Curaçao); Mathieu Van Der Poel, cycling (Kapellen, Belgium); Kai Van Westering, swimming (Bidart, France) & Lieke Wevers, gymnastics (Oslo, Norway) New Zealand: Sydnee Andrews, judo (Camberley, U.K.); Lachlan Bayliss, soccer (Darwin, Australia); Tyler Bindon, soccer (Los Angeles, California); Ko Bo-Gyung, golf (Orlando, Florida); Scott Boyde, field hockey (Brisbane, Australia); Georgia-Rose Brown, gymnastics (Melbourne, Australia); Ally Green, soccer (Sydney, Australia); Leon Hayward, field hockey (Darwin, Australia); Katie Kitching, soccer (Well, U.K.); Ethan Olivier, athletics (Vereeniging, South Africa); Risealeaana Pouri-Lane, rugby (Auburn, Australia); Maia Ramsden, athletics (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia); Akuila Rokolisoa, rugby (Lautokoa, Fiji); Indiah-Paige Riley, soccer (Albany Creek, Australia); Erin Routliffe, tennis (Caledon, Ontario); Kees Sims, soccer (Bracknell, U.K.); Lulu Sun, tennis (Geneva, Switzerland); Laticia-Leigh Transom, swimming (Brisbane, Australia) & Logan Ullrich, rowing (Brisbane, Australia) Nicaragua: María Schutzmeier, swimming (Freising, Germany) Niger: Evann Girault, fencing (Orléans, France)

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Engelhardt sprints to victory on Vuelta a Castilla y Leon opening stage

Fedeli second and Molenaar third in four-up sprint in Soria from CyclingNews RSS Feed https://ift.tt/yo8eHRU

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White-crowned Shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens)

© Leon Molenaar

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Royal Starling by Leon Molenaar

Found in the grasslands of East Africa but photographed in captivity at the game farm Boulders,  Mica, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

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Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

© Leon Molenaar

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White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus)

© Leon Molenaar

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Amethyst Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)

© Leon Molenaar

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White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus)

© Leon Molenaar

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The Red Sphynx Rises In '9 Tails' On Kickstarter

The Red Sphynx Rises In ‘9 Tails’ On Kickstarter

The first female Dutch super hero, the Red Sphynx is the star of 9 Tails, a new comic currently on Kickstarter from Reboot Comics. She has nine lives so she’s a bit more risky in her fights against evil. Before she reaches her ninth and final life, she must find a replacement to continue her legacy. This is what makes the Red Sphynx appear immortal. Villains from the past and present are coming…

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Lupulella adusta

Side-striped jackals are in the same genus as black-backed jackals, which means the species are closely related. Side-striped jackals are larger, averaging around 20 pounds (9 kg) but weighing up to 30 (13.6 kg). That’s 10 pounds more than the black-backed jackal.

While black-backed jackals prefer dry savannas and forests in Southern and Eastern Africa, side-striped jackals generally live in wet flatlands, marshes, and mountains in Africa’s more tropical regions. This includes the Congo Basin as well as the countries of Mali, Nigeria, South Sudan, and others in a large band across Western, Central, and Eastern Africa. Their distribution is expanding into surrounding countries as well, which likely means their population is increasing.

All jackal species are omnivores. This means they eat whatever is available, including fruit, carrion, birds, reptiles, insects, etc. Side-striped jackals have never been recorded hunting large prey, preferring carrion, plants, and small animals. They usually search for food at night and on their own or in pairs. These jackal pairs are very territorial, aggressively chasing off unrelated jackals and other predators like leopards and hyenas.

Jackals are quite social and often live in small family groups. Because of this they are very vocal, using a range of barks, howls, and yapping calls. Side-striped jackals are known to have a call that sounds like an owl hoot.

I rate side-striped jackals 14/10. Their white stripes are very unique

Photo credits:

(1) Dave Brown (2) Chris Fourie (3) Leon Molenaar (4) greatplainsconservation.com (5) Scotch Macaskill

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Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus), family Hyperoliidae, South Africa

photograph by Leon Molenaar

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Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) cow at Kruger National Park in South Africa

Leon Molenaar

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Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita)

Photo by Leon Molenaar

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White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus)

© Leon Molenaar