Birds Feeding
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Snow Bunting | Escrevedeira-das-neves (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Photo taken in a rainy day at Grímsey Island harbour, Iceland
Jay - Garrulus Glandarius
Although they are the most colourful members of the crow family, jays are actually quite difficult to see. They are shy woodland birds, rarely moving far from cover. The screaming call usually lets you know a jay is nearby and it is usually given when a bird is on the move, so watch for a bird flying between the trees with its distinctive flash of white on the rump. Jays are famous for their acorn feeding habits and in the autumn you may see them burying acorns for retrieving later in the winter.
The word jay has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a person who chatters impertinently.
The term jaywalking was coined in 1915 to label persons crossing a busy street carelessly and becoming a traffic hazard. The term began to imply recklessness or impertinent behavior as the convention became established.
In January 2014, Canadian author Robert Joseph Greene embarked on a lobbying campaign among ornithologists in Europe and North America to get Merriam-Websters Dictionary to have a "Jabber of Jays" as an official term under bird groups.
Population:
UK breeding:
170,000 territories
It is always exciting to find and photograph a Barred Owl. To catch an adult preparing to feed the youngsters a Garter Snake is a real treat! I assume for both the photographer and the young owls.
An eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, feeding on a hybrid Grevillea, "Grevillea Superb".
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Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
E. M. Forster
As far as iconic pieces of public art go, none may be as daringly modern or whimsical as Minneapolis’ iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry.
This giant spoon and cherry was erected in 1985 by artist Claes Oldenburg and his wife, Coosje van Bruggen and is the centerpiece of the Walker Art Center’s Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the largest urban sculpture park in the world. Oldenburg is an artist who is known for making oversized versions of everyday objects and food products. Together with his wife he set up a number of public sculptures, including Chicago’s Batcolumn sculpture. The spoon was Oldenburg’s idea, who had a habit of doodling spoons ever since 1962 when he was inspired by a spoon resting on a piece of fake chocolate. The cherry in the piece was van Bruggen’s idea, wanting to use it as a comment on the garden’s otherwise staid layout.
The spoon itself weighs 5,800 pounds and the cherry, another 1,200 pounds. The cherry’s stem also acts as a fountain which sprays into the bowl of the spoon and off into the pond beneath. Even the pond itself has meaning, being shaped to resemble a linden seed, drawing attention to the rows of linden trees planted nearby.
The city of Minneapolis seems to have largely embraced the massive sculpture, expressing almost universal outrage when Spoonbridge and Cherry was vandalized in 2012 as part of a “Kony 2012” protest. The artwork was cleaned up and still remains as a somewhat goofy, definitely unforgettable icon of the Minnesota city.
Seen in Explore. Highest position: 21 on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A bloke feeding the gulls at Cosmeston Lake, near Cardiff.
For the spotted Flycatcher
Not the sharpest image I know.
But amazing photo opportunity's@Burton Mere Rspb
Brilliant Bank Holiday Weekend with six Spoonbill also on the reserve.
They'll eat out of your hand near the Nature Center at Michigan's Kensington Metropark. This female Downy Woodpecker and the hand she is perched on were processed in black and white for Monochrome Bokeh Thursday.
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Yellowbilled stork feeding his offspring
Gadikwe Island, Okavando Delta, Botswana
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My walking partner Janet feeding the goose.A pleasant feeling when it eats the seed from your hand.
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Closeup of a Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans), about to feed. Seen here in the rainforest of Costa Rica.
An Australian painted lady, Vanessa kershawi, feeding on the Jervis Bay Grevillea, Grevillea macleayana, at Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay, Australia.
The markings of the Australian painted lady are similar to the Northern Hemisphere painted lady, Vanessa cardui.
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The purple emperor like it salty + cheese is another option to lure them + Aparatura Iris + Leinawald - Forest 2021
This moorhen and her only chick were so brave. They approached me so close that I was unable to photograph them. This is the first I got so close to moorhens which they usually shy away. To get this shot, I have to moved away and remain hidden. No clear shot during my 15 minutes three. Maybe another time.
Image as captured on camera.
Sigma F=70-200mm 1:2.8
Lisbon, Portugal
June 2022
A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher feeding a chick at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, Philadelphia PA.
Seen in Explore.
This is the companion photo of a man feeding the gulls at Cosmeston Lake which did so well when I posted it a couple of months back.