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Yesterday my colleague gave me this tiny bird "clip" for Christmas（there is a clip at the foot). Made of real feathers. Bokeh lights from our Christmas tree are a bit messy but the bird looks happy.
Bird in flight
colored film study 2000's
photographed @ Lamberton Conservatory
Floral Macro
Scientific Name :
Strelitzia /strɛˈlɪtsiə/[1] is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae.[2] The genus is named after Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower/plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise. In South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower and is featured on the reverse of the 50-cent coin. It is the floral emblem of the City of Los Angeles; two of the species, S. nicolai and S. reginae, are frequently grown as houseplants.[3]
Birds are well equipped to survive the coldest of temperatures. They store fat during the short days of winter to keep themselves warm during the long nights. During those freezing nights, they fluff their feathers to trap heat and slow their metabolism to conserve energy. They also look for good places to roost, whether it’s a birdhouse, natural tree cavity, grass thicket, evergreen or shrub.
The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Otidiformes and are restricted in distribution to the Old World. It is one of the four species (ranging from Africa to India to Australia) in the large-bodied genus Ardeotis. The male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight.
Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to get closer to this beauty with my usual luck... so it is a big crop.
The owlet waits somewhat patiently as mom prepares breakfast of tasty frog.
Thanks so much for the visit!
Another bird on our fence - I caught her as she was doing her preening thing, and got an interesting expression...
Another simple roadside shot from this great chase more than a dozen years ago that's never been seen before.
Three SD70MACs lead a 70 car unit coal train (with three more on the) as it snakes along the icy tidal waters of Turnagain Arm. The train is crossing Bird Creek at MP 86.6 on an ancient hand me down "temporary" WWII era rivited pony truss bridge. Alas this classic structure is on borrowed time, and is finally scheduled to be replaced this year. You can read all about the project here: www.alaskarailroad.com/sites/default/files/Communications...
Use of six units set up in DP mode precludes this coal train train from having to double the hill at Grandview which features 3% grades and 14 degree curves and is one of the most challenging and treacherous avalanche prone stretch of railroad. Alas, as those of you have read here with captions on other photos, a decade later big export coal trains are but a memory in the Last Frontier....At least we have photos like this to look back on in wonderment to those halcyon days we thought would never end.
And one other thing I'd like to note about this photo. Look closely above the horizon line of the water and you can see the glacier covered peaks of the mighty Alaska Range rising in excess of 11,000 ft. The closest are some 90 miles away on the far west wide of Cook Inlet and it always amazed me when they were out and visible.
Bird (Municipality of Anchorage), Alaska
Saturday November 14, 2009
Dear friends!
Thank you so much for your kind comments, faves and visits! They are appreciated. Stay safe dears
With love
Geetha :)
DEAR FRIENDS! IF YOU CAN VISIT MY B&W PHOTOGRAPHY :) :
White Ibis immature Miami, Florida, USA.
No post-processing done to photo, only cropped. Nikon NEF (RAW) files available. NPP Straight Photography at noPhotoShopping.com
We had a quick 3 inches of snow during this storm. That's when we get the most birds. I guess they like to stick near the easy to get food when it snows.
One of my favourite little birds! I liked this one against the beautiful blue sky, and the little glint in his eye! HEoM ;0)
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For Our Daily Challenge Group 1 - Pastime
Like many of us I love nothing more than wandering around with a camera in hand. I have oodles of images of birds and am still striving for that perfect seagull shot.