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Whistling Kite
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The endless hunt for a meal.
Such big birds, at speed they seem to have no problem slipping low down tthrough the trees
Wikipedia: The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a bird in the Old World flycatchers family Muscicapidae that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage with several of them considered as subspecies. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places foraging for snails, crabs, fruits and insects.
Conservation status: Least Concern
A whistling kite cruising over the lake in central Shepparton in Victoria, Australia.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
WHISTLING TREE FROG
Portrait of a magnificent male Australian Whistling Tree Frog (Litoria verreauxii) that I initially heard calling sporadically at dusk. The call was emanating from some sedges lining the driveway as I was walking the bins out to the front the other night. I went back inside and grabbed a torch. When I spotted him and saw his vivid colours and bold markings, I just couldn't resist a quick photo sesh with him in that light.
Taken on a Fuji GFX 50S coupled to a vintage Leica R Series Bellows Rail System with a third party adapter, and in concerto with a 100/4 Leitz Wetzlar Macro Elmar short lens from the 1970's.
From Ducks.org
Black-bellied and fulvous whistling ducks are most common in Mexico and Latin America where they are known as pichichi or pato maizal and pijia or pato silvon.
There are eight species of whistling ducks in the world, but only two-the black-bellied and fulvous whistling ducks-occur in the United States. Scientists consider whistling ducks more closely related to geese and swans than to the "true ducks." With their long legs, long necks, bone structure and erect stance, they certainly look more like geese than like ducks. As with geese and swans, the plumage of both sexes of whistling ducks are very similar. They only have one molt (in contrast to two molts in the "true ducks"); both parents share in the brooding of the young; and pairs mate for life.
They also are distinguished by their appearance and behaviors in the field. Black-bellied whistling ducks fly slowly in shapeless formations. In flight, they show long necks, trailing legs, and broad wings, but the most distinguishing feature is the contrasting black and white between the upper and lower wings. When standing or perching, the most striking features are the bird's namesake stark black belly and sides, along with the red bill and pink feet. Biologists recognize two subpopulations of black-bellies.
From the Photographer - I find BBWD to be quite common in central and southern east coast of Florida - they could be elsewhere in Florida as well.
The most interesting (to me) component of their flight is two-fold --- 1) They go along in one direction for a bit of time - but that doesn't indicate 'where' they are going because, they change direction and go in that direction for a bit of time and then, change again, I've seen them do it a number of times until they are out of site - and they may be 90 degrees from the direction they started, or 180 degrees, or something else; (2) they whistle while in flight!
This one was at Green Cay - they are quite common in that area.
Whistling Heron Couple
Casal de Maria-faceira
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High Quality (HQ) - 3D
Double Exposure
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Software: Windows Paint 3D; Pixlr; Snapseed,
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Jardim botânico
Brasília, Brasil
The lizard actually has a hold of the Kite's beak. Poor thing wasn't going down without a fight but lost in the end. Fogg Dam, NT.
Wikipedia: The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage with several of them considered as subspecies. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places foraging for snails, crabs, fruits and insects.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whistling_thrush
Conservation status: Least Concern
Bornean whistler, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.
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Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus
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It must have been some chasing came, but this one wasn't staying around to be tagged.
An hour hike leads you to this site near Whistler. It is the site where a train that was behind schedule, decided to speed up and derailed spilling its cars in the forest.
Whistling Kite
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Hard to id the carcass. But red bill with black tip and grey feathers might be juvenile Silver Gull
The Kite probably didn't take it live.
My guess is likely a Sea-eagle had feasted and moved on.
Not to be confused with the Three Tenors, or the Three Musketeers, or The Three Amigos, or............
Whistling ducks always seem so attentive and curious. I'm not sure what they were considering doing.
From Audubon:
A spectacularly marked, sociable, noisy waterfowl. Often rests on low snags above water, and may perch high in dead trees. In North America found mostly near Mexican border, but has increased in numbers recently, partly because it will use nest boxes put out for it. In some areas (such as coastal Texas), feeding of this species has become popular, with landowners tossing out corn near ponds to attract hundreds of whistling-ducks.
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Haliastur sphenurus
I photographed these two birds, which were part of a group of four, on the beach at Bingie Point on the south coast of NSW, Australia.
I am calling them Whistling Kites - but I am not completely certain, so would welcome any alternative views on the ID!
They were about 150 metres away, so the hand-held shot with a borrowed 200-600mm lens was a real stretch! I was able to improve the shot a little with Topas De-noise software.
Whistle Stop Cafe on the corner of E.J. Adren Mays Blvd and Collins Street in the City of Plant City in Hillsborough County Florida U.S.A.
A 1905 White Steam car, Whistling Billy. Originally built by the White Company, this steam works sprint car was made for the popular, new, motor racing on the dirt trotting horse tracks throughout North America. It was called "Billy", but soon renamed "Whistling Billy" because of the howl that it's burners made going down the straights.
This owner driver, I believe, rebuilt the car and he can really make it howl with clouds of steam.
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Whistling Kite
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A partly eaten meal was left on the gate post, and the Whistling Kite cruised past, made a tight dropping turn, and without pausing picked up some of the remainder.
Wandering Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arcuate
Formerly named tree ducks, the wandering whistling duck has its new name because of their loud whistling calls and the whistling noise their wings make during flight. They have long necks and legs and look like a cross between a goose and a duck. The wandering whistling duck lives in deep lagoons, flooded grasslands or dams. They enjoy the water and rarely leave the shore. They can swim and dive with ease. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. A vagrant species in Sabah and Sarawak.
Couple Whistling Heron
Casal de Maria-faceira
Illustration/Art
High Quality (HQ) - 3D
Double Exposure
Lightweight HDR editing
Mix Effects
Software: Windows Paint 3D; Pixlr;
Edits made to my original photos.
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Pássaro Silvestre
Área de proteção Ambiental
Água Mineral
Parque Nacional de Brasília
Brasília, Brasil
A nice bit of old signage, this is the rear of the building, it's no longer a tailor but a bar. Wollaton Street, Nottingham.
Another image of the female Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) I encountered recently at Woodlands Historic Park, Melbourne, Australia. In this image, she is looking down at a small red grub (or caterpillar?) which is about to become a meal.