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Flamingos - Caribbean flamingos, a subspecies of greater flamingo, are the brightest, showing their true colors of red, pink, or orange on their legs, bills, and faces. These birds, with their flamboyant color and amusing behaviors are favorite of many! The flamingo’s pink or orange color comes from their food.
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Taken @ San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
and/or San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA
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Shot at the beginning of the light show. This one was quite a long exposure at 80 seconds F/22 iso-50 with a Little Stopper and a .9 GND Hard. I experimented with the branches of the tree moving at the top. I don't know what to make of it but it's interesting and I quite like it.
I've been away up the coast for a couple of days. At the caravan park where we stayed, there were birds everywhere, including these ones, Little Corellas... a huge flock of them, and talk about noisy!!
Can't work out why they were there, because my bird book says their main habitat is inland, away from the coast. So my conclusion is that they were on holidays!! :-)
But you can tell these are from inland... they are SO white!!
And sorry Paul, the weather was bad and I think the bird variety you were looking for were all out shopping!! :-)
I was happy to see this Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage at Sweetwater Wetlands, but I am quite worried about the future of the place. It seems that the reeds just get worse each year, despite the burning for mosquito control. In another year, it looks like they will cover every square inch of the water in all the ponds, leaving not much room for the birds and certainly no opportunity to see any that remain. I hope I'm wrong.
Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ
3-25-15
Kenosha Wisconsin
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores, England, and the Netherlands. An all-white population found only in the Caribbean and southern Florida was once treated as a separate species and known as the great white heron.
The great blue heron is replaced in the Old World by the very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea), which differs in being somewhat smaller (90–98 cm (35–39 in)), with a pale gray neck and legs, lacking the browner colors that great blue heron has there. It forms a superspecies with this and also with the cocoi heron from South America, which differs in having more extensive black on the head, and a white breast and neck.
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Those black dots you see in the trees are birds and bird nests. There must be thousands of them. Each year, the migratory birds would stop by and nest in Tommy Thompson Park, which is one of the largest migratory birding grounds in North America. In the early mornings, the sound from the birds can be deafeningly loud if you are close by.
To see our birds flying outside visit us on youtube and view our Freestyle Flyer Webisodes; youtu.be/XI59D1pRkbc. To inquire on teaching your bird to freeflight outdoors safely email info@birdtricks.com for prices and details.
We were visiting my father-in-law and a pair of birds dropped in to snack in his bird feeders. I was able to get my camera and caught this one shot before they took off and moved along.
Saw this dude strutting through the parking lot of Dunkin Donuts. There are some strange birds in Florida...
This bird was being upset by the rowers on Shrewsburys River Severn and i was waiting for him to chase the rowers as they passed by, great fun to watch the panicking rowers while this huge 32 pound bird came at them with its wings whoosing dramatically. If only only i could have got the camera out quick enough to catch it! GOOD SPORT!!
I copied this design from the very talented Geninne. Her work inspires me a lot!
Check out her blog: blogdelanine.blogspot.com/2010/03/for-you.html
We found Mateo during one of our Island tours... or I should say she found us! She loved our sideshow so much she wanted to come along with us, but was too shy to ask, so she quietly stowed away in our luggage car. When we finally coaxed her from the train, we were all captivated by her innate ability to talk and play with the birds and butterflies so she became our exotic bird and butterfly trainer. When you walk into her tent you are immediately taken into the heart of the forest as she performs in a spectacular show with her daring birds and dancing butterflies.
This class was looking at rainforest species so we built some junk/modroc sculptures. We had some difficulty making them stand, hence the flowerpot props!
This little bird was falling from the tree. We took care 1 night and it fly back to its parents the day after.
These photos are from the second day of the event 13 May 2013 - Bird
watching at Al Ansab Wetland (please create one album from the 3 emails that
I have sent)
The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) was founded in March 2004 by Omanis
representing different regions and many different professional backgrounds.
The Society is the first of its kind in Oman and works by promoting
conservation and environmental awareness in all sectors of society. In
February 2009 ESO was accepted as a member of the International Union for
the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and was chosen to represent environmental
organizations from West Asia at UNEP. In June 2012, ESO attended the United
Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro as
an officially accredited NGO as per the UN General Assembly's decision
(A/66/L/44).
The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) arranged for a 2 day event in
celebration of World Migratory Bird Day, which was celebrated for the first
time in Oman this year. Oman's geographic and geologic position place it at
a unique position to attract migratory birds from three continents
including; Europe, Asia and Africa. With over 500 bird species recorded, the
vast majority are in fact migratory. Migratory birds use from Europe and
East Asia can be found in Oman during their seasonal migrations between
their nesting habitats and wintering grounds. Several migratory birds winter
in Oman whereas others continue their journey south towards Africa. In the
springtime the journey is reversed as they return to their Asian breeding
grounds.
World Migratory Bird Day is an annually celebrated awareness raising
campaign aiming to inspire the worldwide conservation of both migratory
birds and their environments. By celebrating this event for the first time
in Oman we hope to raise awareness on the importance of Oman's varied
habitats including mountains, wadis, deserts, coastal areas, agricultural
lands, parks and urban wetlands which provide important grounds to millions
of migratory birds. These habitats are vital to the survival of migratory
birds as they provide feeding and resting areas allowing birds to then
travel huge distances. Human activities pose threats to these important
habitats through development, changes of land use and fragmentation of
habitats. Conservation of these important grounds require the awareness and
action of government, NGOs scientists and the general public to ensure the
survival of these migratory birds.
The public was invited to attend a public lecture by Dr. Jens Eriksen and
Waheed Al Fazari. A photo exhibition of Migratory Birds in Oman was
displayed for people to discuss and network following the lectures. For the
second day of the event, a bird watching tour took place at Al Ansab
Wetland.Overall the event was a success totaling 80 participants.
Suaad Al Harthi
Project Manager
Environment Society of Oman
T: +968 24790945 x 111
F: +968 24790986
We found this completely skeletonised bird behind the wee room-heater stove that smoked so much the other day when we lit it. After cleaning the chimney it worked a treat!