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Winged Lion Memorial in Prague, commemorating Czechoslovak airmen who served alongside the RAF in WWII. Photo taken using Huawei P8 smartphone
All over China you will see either the stone lions or dragons guarding an entrance to a building but this was the first animal mixture statue that I saw when I first came to China.
2004
Shanghai has always been the place where new developments where brought to China. Department stores were of the main features, starting to populate Nanjing Road from 1913. Wing On was the third shop to open in 1918 after Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co (1913) and Sincere (1917) (more information about the history of Wing On this article from Shanghai Star). Wing On was clearly one of the most influential department stores in China, setting the trend for others in Shanghai and other cities. Fortunately, the Wing On shop still exists and is still a department store and the shop is now called Wing On again.
Detail from a 1936 Cadillac V-16. Taken at the Cruising Newington car show in Newington, Connecticut.
Broad-winged Hawk seen while birding at the Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica, in February, 2022.
Red-Winged Blackbird © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on February 26, 2022.
Green-Winged Teal © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on March 6, 2021.
Olive-winged Bulbul - Pycnonotus plumosus plumosus - Малайский бюльбюль
Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia, 03/12/2014
AI Overview
The bird in the image is a Kookaburra, likely a Laughing Kookaburra or a Blue-winged Kookaburra, given the visible blue hues on its wings.
Description:
Laughing Kookaburras are the largest members of the kingfisher family, known for their distinctive "laughing" call. They have a white chest and head, dark brown wings, and a brown back, with a reddish-colored tail in the case of the Laughing Kookaburra.
Habitat and Diet:
Native to Australia, they are found in woodlands, open forests, and even urban areas. Their diet consists of insects, reptiles, frogs, and rodents, and they are known to kill prey by striking them against a perch.
Social Behavior:
Kookaburras live in communal flocks or small family groups, often staying together to help raise young.
Unique Features:
Their loud, distinctive call, often described as a "laugh," is frequently heard at dawn and dusk, earning them the nickname "the bushman's alarm clock". This call has also been used as a sound effect in movies to represent jungle sounds.
It was Red-winged Blackbird and American Kestrel day today. I found other birds, but that's all I was really looking for! :} Got great flight shots of each too.
Van Bibber park, 3-12-10.
This Grey-winged Trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
This is the Golden-winged Skimmer, Libellula auripennis. Needham's skimmer is similar but I doubt this is Needhams because they only live near the coast.
My completed winged foot for the Town of Hopkington Boston Marathon public art event.
See my art at www.howiegreen.com