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A female broad billed (probably) hummingbird in the Hummingbird Aviary of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
I'm not a huge advocate of shooting "captured" birds, but I put this thought aside when I visited the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pa. This wonderful man-made habitat has over 500 birds with 150 different species. I saw birds that I've only been able to see on my Flickr friends site(s). A must place to visit if your passion is bird photography. This set represents only a sample of the birds I saw on my visit...more to come in the future...hope you don't get tired of my posting these wonderful birds !
American flamingos are unmistakable birds with a curiously shaped bill, slender necks and long, delicate looking legs. Their brilliant feathers range from a pale pink to scarlet red, with bright pink being the most common. Although they may appear strange, each feature on the flamingo serves an important function. Their long legs and necks allow the birds to wade and forage in water several feet deep. Their oddly shaped bill is perfectly suited to strain plankton and other small invertebrates from the water. The microscopic shrimp and algae in their diet is also the source of their iconic pink color – the pigment is deposited in their feathers as they grow and the brightness of the color indicates how well the flamingo was eating as the feathers were growing. This may be a sign to other flamingos of an individual’s fitness.
Source: The National Aviary
www.aviary.org/animals/American-Flamingo
The National Aviary
The National Aviary, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the only independent indoor nonprofit aviary in the United States. It is also the country's largest aviary, and the only accorded honorary "National" status by the United States Congress. The aviary is home to over 500 birds representing more than 150 species, and is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
American flamingos are unmistakable birds with a curiously shaped bill, slender necks and long, delicate looking legs. Their brilliant feathers range from a pale pink to scarlet red, with bright pink being the most common. Although they may appear strange, each feature on the flamingo serves an important function. Their long legs and necks allow the birds to wade and forage in water several feet deep. Their oddly shaped bill is perfectly suited to strain plankton and other small invertebrates from the water. The microscopic shrimp and algae in their diet is also the source of their iconic pink color – the pigment is deposited in their feathers as they grow and the brightness of the color indicates how well the flamingo was eating as the feathers were growing. This may be a sign to other flamingos of an individual’s fitness.
Source: The National Aviary
A Taveta golden weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) in an aviary at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona. In nature, this species is found in the savannahs of Kenya and Tanzania.
I'm not a huge advocate of shooting "captured" birds, but I put this thought aside when I visited the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pa. This wonderful man-made habitat has over 500 birds with 150 different species. I saw birds that I've only been able to see on my Flickr friends site(s). A must place to visit if your passion is bird photography. This set represents only a sample of the birds I saw on my visit...more to come in the future...hope you don't get tired of my posting these wonderful birds !
American flamingos are unmistakable birds with a curiously shaped bill, slender necks and long, delicate looking legs. Their brilliant feathers range from a pale pink to scarlet red, with bright pink being the most common. Although they may appear strange, each feature on the flamingo serves an important function. Their long legs and necks allow the birds to wade and forage in water several feet deep. Their oddly shaped bill is perfectly suited to strain plankton and other small invertebrates from the water. The microscopic shrimp and algae in their diet is also the source of their iconic pink color – the pigment is deposited in their feathers as they grow and the brightness of the color indicates how well the flamingo was eating as the feathers were growing. This may be a sign to other flamingos of an individual’s fitness.
Source: The National Aviary
www.aviary.org/animals/American-Flamingo
The National Aviary
The National Aviary, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the only independent indoor nonprofit aviary in the United States. It is also the country's largest aviary, and the only accorded honorary "National" status by the United States Congress. The aviary is home to over 500 birds representing more than 150 species, and is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
A white-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) in an aviary at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona. Native to East Africa.
American flamingos are unmistakable birds with a curiously shaped bill, slender necks and long, delicate looking legs. Their brilliant feathers range from a pale pink to scarlet red, with bright pink being the most common. Although they may appear strange, each feature on the flamingo serves an important function. Their long legs and necks allow the birds to wade and forage in water several feet deep. Their oddly shaped bill is perfectly suited to strain plankton and other small invertebrates from the water. The microscopic shrimp and algae in their diet is also the source of their iconic pink color – the pigment is deposited in their feathers as they grow and the brightness of the color indicates how well the flamingo was eating as the feathers were growing. This may be a sign to other flamingos of an individual’s fitness.
Source: The National Aviary
This pavilion, l’Uccelliera, is a short walk from the Borghese gallery in Rome. It did not seem to be accessible and was behind a tall metal fence. It was constructed in the early 1600's.
me & my lazy eye & a goldfinch in black and white
(it's actually extropia not a lazy eye but that's not as poetic so~)
The Aviary was originally a Buckminister Fuller inspired geodesic dome which served as the Winston Churchill Pavilion during the 1964 World’s Fair. It was subsequently transformed into the colorful habitat that we know today.
I took too many pictures to put in a collage... so this first batch is just the inside beauty of this aviary... next batch will be the birds I captured!!
I hope you enjoy the walk!!
Looking up the metal netting aviary for a friendly african grey parrot. I could not photograph him through the cage and settled for making bokeh of the autumn foliage of the trees above.
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This is the view from the Aviary in London overlooking the city. It was a nice cloudy evening that night.