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Cape teal
Anas capensis
The Cape Teal is a relatively pale coloured bird, but nevertheless very attractive. Much of the plumage is distinctly spotted and the markings on the bill are light pink with narrow black margins and base, with a blue tinge on the anterior portion.
Both vegetable and animal matter constitute the diet of this dabbling duck. Mixed corn or wheat along with a compound pellet are welcomed. Cape Teal are not very vocal, but during the breeding season the female emits a low quacking sound and the male has a rather husky whistle.
In captivity they are treasured because of their pretty shape, their light tone and their beautiful pink bill. Drakes can be over-amorous and they may hybridise with other dabbling ducks
Distribution of the Cape Teal is throughout South Africa except the easternmost part. They move about according to rainfall and seasonal conditions. They will frequent large and small areas of water and marshes, in open and savannah country; also often found around salt lakes.
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There were three of these juvenile Killdeer and they skitter about very quickly! I was able to capture this one mid-stride.
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THOUGHTS and PRAYERS to all on the path of Hurrican Halene but especially those who lost their homes and those who lost their lives.
“L'amitié est indispensable à l'homme pour le bon fonctionnement de sa mémoire. Se souvenir de son passé, le porter toujours avec soi, c'est peut-être la condition nécessaire pour conserver, comme on dit, l'intégrité de son moi.”
Milan Kundera
Conrail 5026 leads an Eastbound TV train through Highland Cut in Big Beaver, PA on March 15, 1993. It was two days after the big snowstorm of March 13 and the snow was melting fast. I had spent the day making the rounds at Conway Yard and New Castle. On my way home from New Castle I stopped at the cut. The light was getting low, but I shot a couple of Eastbounds anyways. This one was pretty dark, but I was able to lighten it up with the wonder of Photoshop.
Temps de Flors 2018, Girona.
Girona, Temps de Flors es una exposición de flores que se celebra en la ciudad de Girona desde 1954. Su creador fue María Cobarsí y fue en ese año que, junto con algunas mujeres de la Sección Femenina de la Falange, crearon la primera exposición Desde 1956, cada mes de mayo, se celebra este festival de primavera que atrae a personas de todo el mundo.
Girona, Temps de Flors is an exhibition of flowers that has been held in the city of Girona since 1954. Its creator was Maria Cobarsí and it was in that year that, together with some women from the Feminine Section of the Phalange, they set up the First exposure Since 1956, every month of May, this spring festival is celebrated that attracts people from all over the world.