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Aplonis metallica at the San Diego Zoo Owens Aviary. For more information about this bird, see the following SDZG Blog: blogs.sandiegozoo.org/2012/10/02/metallic-starlings-shows...
A Banded Demoiselle by the River Trent at Attenborough Nature Reserve.
The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is an Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.
This is a large damselfly with a total length of up to 48 millimetres (1.9 in) and a hindwing length of up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).
Male and female are variable in color and pattern. The male has translucent wings which each have a broad, dark iridescent blue-black spot (or band) across the outer part. On immature individuals the spot is dark brown. The body can be a metallic blue or bluish green or a combination of both colours, depending on the time of year and location.
The dark wing patch of the male starts at the nodus (the slight dip midway down the upper edge of the wing) but can reach up to the wing-tip in southern races. In the very similar beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), the dark patch starts before the nodus.
The female has translucent, pale green iridescent wings with a white patch near the tip (a pseudopterostigma), and a metallic green or bronze/green body.
Part II of the "Metallic Butterfly" Installation
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Metatheodora|Chariot|Loovus Dzevavor|Clemmm
Metallic Starling pair
Aplonis metallica
November 14th, 2018
Flying Fish Point, Queensland, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon 600EX II-RT flash
These Starlings have amazing plumage - a wonderful metallic like shimmer rolls across their feathers with the light! This is a pair working on their nest in a nesting tree.
Metallic Starling migrate from New Guinea each year to breed in Far North Queensland over the Summer. They nest in communities that can contain hundreds of birds, building messy, spherical nests that hang from nesting trees. These nests are often only centimetres apart from one another. The noise they make is incredible!
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica
January 12th, 2023
Brinsmead, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
The aptly named Metallic Starling. From a distance, its plumage may appear a simple black, but when it catches the light, its feathers shimmer with an iridescent sheen of vibrant greens, purples, & blues. This brilliant display is made even more striking by the bird's piercing, fiery red eye.
This is the same Agapostemon sp. pictured in yesterday's post. I think this may be A. virescens, but there are a number of similar species. These are relatively large and very showy bees that may be seen on a variety of flower species.
I captured this image in Dallam County, in the extreme northwestern corner of the Texas panhandle in June 2019.
Absolutely LOVE this tat from Izzie's and I am not a tattoo type of girl. I basically love everything from Izzie's though sooo yea :p
Metallic looking design blended with a blue one to create my image ..... geometric too
Big thanks for having a look at this one .... very grateful ..... best bigger & hope you have a Brilliant Day
Taken with a Nikon D700 and a Nikon 50mm
Disney Concert Hall
Architect: Frank Gehry
Los Angeles, Ca.
SoCal
I adopted a slightly different approach to this image by standing in the water and capturing the scene looking towards the shore.
Flynn's Beach newest mural (courtesy Joel Moore aka 'Mulga’) is seen reflecting on the sand as is headlights from a vehicle which was parked.
Flynn's Beach.
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.