EXPLORED #378 August 7th 2009 Thank you so much my friends.!

This little flip flap picture was taken inside my friend's car..=)

Serengeti

Canon EF200mm f/2.8L II USM

Golden Flapping Wings

Female Anhinga Anhinga anhinga. Edgewater Lake, Sugar Land, Texas.

Ring-necked duck drakes, Siskiyou County, California

Rock Creek Regional Park, Rockville, Md

Drake flapping after grooming in eastern Washington.

A little abstraction for SlidersSunday... :)

Glancing through my gallery you might think that we have an abundance of insect life in our surroundings. Nothing could be further from the truth and I struggle to find much at all day to day, especially at the moment during our anticyclonic gloom. One species that does seem to have done OK is the mother of pearl moth - patania ruralis. As I go around the garden watering with the hose, I inevitably disturb one or two moths and this one flew out yesterday and secreted itself amongst the Japanese azalea leaves. Usually these moths in flight travel fast and disappear before I can pinpoint their position. But I managed to spot this one's hiding place and got a snap or two, even with our dark, grey skies overhead. These mother of pearl moths have emerged from a clump of nettles which we grew in a container pot. Quite often they have flapped back into the nettles which have kindly stung me as I strive for a snap or two. This time however, there were no such hazards.

Canada goose

Kuifeend - flapping male Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula).

@ Noorderplantsoen.

Common Goldeneye male coming in for a landing

Drying up after a bath in the shallow waters.

At this time of the year, the chameleons are looking for a bit of sun to sit in, to warm up, before the evening temperatures start to drop...

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Chinstraps are one of only four species of penguin that breed in Antarctica (the others being Gentoo, Adelie, Emperor). On the day we visited a Chinstrap breeding colony it was raining quite heavily so the only Chinstrap photos I took were odd ones we encountered elsewhere. This snow waddler with flapping flippers was photographed at Portal Point on mainland Antarctica. Its scientific name Pygoscelis antarctica translates as Antarctic arse-leg, as they often use their stiff tail like a tripod to maintain balance.

On the Water Park at Sale, just to finish off a preening session

Leaving Belgium.

had to switch back to jans 7d due to a 1d4 problem ,so just a test shot for now

Tri-colored Heron fishing on Horsepen Bayou.

Pato jergón grande - Anas georgica

Concepción, Chile.

American Avocet wades in the shallow of Bolsa Chica in the warm "golden hour" light... @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve

Snowy Owl (fem)

Mandarin having a good flap at Etherow Country Park.

Another shot below.

Ovenbird in Charlestown Meadows

Great Blue Heron

George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Alaksen National Wildlife Area, Vancouver, British Columbia

This surreal effect was created by the mid-day sun reflecting back off the water and on to the wings. The exposure of the wing was then dialed up.

This KC-135 Aerial refuelling aircraft first flew in 1960!!

A Snowy Egret coming in for a landing at the edge of Salmon Creek.

Sonoma County, California

Milkweed Borer about to Take Off in Valley Forge