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A black faced sheep probably full of greens and now resting in the sun in Dunham Massey. Did I say sun!!!!
Elegant Profile
Africa’s largest kingfisher, the Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), rules the rivers with its shaggy crest and thunderous dives. Males wear a chestnut breast band, females an orange belly, both masters of the hunt. From crabs to fish, nothing escapes its powerful beak. And when nesting season comes, they carve tunnels up to 8.5 meters into riverbanks true engineers of the wild. Would you dare to buzz past this river monarch?
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Sandhill Crane - In the Wild - mated pair
Very Big-Birds! - massive 6ft 7in wingspan!
Autumn 2023 - mid-day - last Nov. day
Florida Everglades - Nov. 30th, 2023
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
South Florida - Palm Beach County, Florida
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - sharp profile portrait]
*[Among the wading (big) birds of our area with extremely
long-legs and extremely wide-wingspans, they seem to be
MUCH BIGGER than the great-blue-herons and great-egrets]
*[When they all get 'honking together', even in-flight,
they are REALLY, REALLY LOUD! Fun to hear. LOL]
*[Incredible that these (two) are totally WILD and floating
around North America. They seem to return every winter]
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.
The bald eagle is an opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops down and snatches from the water with its talons. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
This bird is a resident of the Hawk Conservancy Trust is a bird park and conservation charity that cares for and displays birds of prey. It is located in Weyhill, Hampshire, England, near to the A303 road and the town of Andover.
Founded as a zoo by local farmer Reg Smith and his wife Hilary, the park was incorporated as the Hawk Conservancy Trust in 2002. It is also the site of the National Bird of Prey Hospital, a veterinary hospital that takes in injured birds of prey.
Daisy is awake sometimes - but it's easier to take photos of her profile when she's asleep!
Happy Caturday
One of my Orchid Cactus Flower "Epiphyllum Strictum" as I.D. by my friend Rig's,
finally bloomed this morning, I was quite surprised.
Such a lovely flower and wonderful fragrance, this is one of my favorite flower's.
To bad it opens in the night and by noon it is already withered away.
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Hope Y'all like this wonderful image. Lol: Gaston (aka Gasssman)
Thanks to all my Flickr Friends for your support on my work.
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