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The swallows have had a good year here. As each brood fledges they move from being fed on a perch to being fed in the air - something that I cannot catch no matter how often I try. There are droves still here. The day before Storm Ali I counted 50 on the power lines all preening. The owner of what was the derelict farm down the lane is beginning to demolish some of sheds this week - I am hoping he leaves some for them to nest in next year!
A demonstration of creative skill at the dolphin show at Kobe Sea World in Japan.
I posted this photo because I like the artistic formation of the trainers and dolphins; however, I realize it is controversial and there are ethical considerations regarding keeping dolphins in captivity and using dolphins for entertainment.
A cylindromyia dipter doing acrobatics.
This photo was taken in the Utxesa natural park in Lleida (Spain), a paradise of biodiversity.
I used an external flash manually configured to 1/32 and remotely triggered from the camera.
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Un díptero cilindromyia haciendo acrobacias.
Esta foto fue tomada en el parque natural de Utxesa en Lleida (España), un paraíso de la biodiversidad.
Para tomar la foto utilicé un flash externo configurado manualmente a 1/32 y activado de forma remota desde la cámara.
We finally got some sunshine today (although it was in the 40's and windy) so I got out my bike and went riding at the Dutch Gap Conservation Area. The birds seemed to be staying mostly out of sight because of the wind, but I was very pleased to find this female Baltimore Oriole.
She was busy extracting seeds from these seedpods...you can see she's holding the seedpod to the under side of the branch with her feet as she pries it open with her beak.
The days were filled with lifers, here's a Ladder-backed Woodpecker. We saw both a male and female in different locations, the other one the day before this. This one was doing a bit of an acrobatics show for us.
... Mentre il buio se ne va
ti ritrovi a testa in giù
perchè hai dato sempre tanto
e adesso nun' o tiene cchiù
ma che vuò...
che vuo cchiù!
(P. Daniele)
Fallow Deer - mother and fawn. These lovelies are residents of Pymatuning Deer Park, Jamestown, PA. Very comfortable around people and feed right out of your hands.
Conclusive proof that wood pigeons are smarter than they look.
They mostly scratch around below the garden feeder, hoping to find sunflower hearts dropped by the small birds. And they do pretty well I think. But this one has found a better way!
Have you ever seen a wood pigeon hanging on by its toenails?