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Good Sunday morning everyone, and hope a great day, weekend was had by everyone, and lets not forget about the up-coming week.
I watched this guy for quite a while folks because it was not only a great pose but he could not get positioned because his feet would not fit on the piling as you can see them hanging over, was very comical, so here it is.
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Neither graceful nor beautiful, warthogs are, however, remarkable animals. They are the only pigs able to live in areas without water for several months of the year. Warthogs are found in most of Africa south of the Sahara and are widely distributed in East Africa. They are the only pigs able to live in areas without water for several months of the year. By tolerating a higher-than-normal body temperature, the warthog is perhaps able to conserve moisture inside its body that might otherwise be used for cooling. The face is fairly flat and the snout elongated. Eyes set high on the head enables the warthog to keep a lookout for predators even when it lowers its head to feed on short grass. The warthog's large tusks are unusual: The two upper ones emerge from the sides of the snout to form a semicircle; the lower tusks at the base of the uppers are worn to a sharp cutting edge.
A comical-looking Snowy Egret stretches its wings along the shore of Lake Jackson. In its defense, it was very windy.
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Tripod
It was comical as it just stared at us as it allowed the river current to slowly drift on by us just off shore.
Some time after the Harrier chased away the coyote - Mr. Coyote cautiously returned to the area. He repeatedly stood on his hind legs to get a better look at what the Harrier was up to. It was almost comical to see him 'spy hopping' in this manner.
American goldfinch males are beginning to grow in more of their golden summer plumage feathers now. They look quite comical at this strange-looking change stage and I'm sure the girls give these guys some good-natured kidding.
Black Swans are graceful as they glide on smooth waters, and comically ungainly when they waddle on land but I particularly like watching them preen. There is something gentle and peaceful about the way they curve their necks to nudge their bills amongst their feathers. I like the way the image above shows the different feathers of the head, neck and body as well as a hint of the downy feathers that help insulate the swan.
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Taken on a gloomy wintery day beside a farm field in Oxdrift, Ontario.
I find the legs of Great Greys look almost comical when visible in flight - they look like the legs of a house cat or a rabbit got added on last minute...
Rockport, Texas
The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves. They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.
Helen, Robert and Jamie came up with the idea for this comic cake for my, slightly belated, 50th party and it really made us all laugh. Based on a picture that Rob took at Melton Mowbray several years ago it also features my favourite First Gen unit, a Bubble Car.
The Comical Sea Clown is probably the most photographed Seabird in Shetland. There has been many of times that I have come back with my memory card completely full after spending only a hour with them.
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I find these birds so adorable. They look like little penguins when the are walking around. So comical to watch. Makes me smile. :)
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Tina & the Puglets
I have searched for years for a short-eared owl. These comical-looking birds are scarce at best in Ireland, and every time I've checked out a regular site, I've never seen one. So when a report came of a SEO at a small headland near Bangor, I got the earliest train to Bangor I could this morning. I cycled to the headland and connected with the bird very quickly. It was one of the most superb birds in flight I have seen for a while - graceful, buoyant flight, almost floating over the grass. Later on, the sun came out and I got a shock as the owl landed on the ground - beside a second SEO! I spent the golden evening photographing them, and watching them hunt and interact.
Life is good!!
A noisy, head-bobbing, slightly comical bird captured in Rio Pescado, Region de los Lagos, Chile.
Known locally as a Queltehue or a Treile, it is known in other countries as a Tero, Leque, Quero Quero, Pellar or Alcaraván. It's English name is the Southern Lapwing, and in latin it is Vanellus Chilensis. It is the symbol of the Uruguayan Rugby Team.
There are multiple things going on when we start talking about the weather. We might be in the bush. It could be a slow day. Or perhaps there's an East Coast Low parked nearby, a packet of air that left Antarctica just three days ago has blasted in from the South, and the remnants of Cyclone Narelle who formed in the Coral Sea, took a jaunt over Cape York, through the Gulf, the Top End, then out into the Indian Ocean before re-forming, deciding she'd never been to Perth so will, and is feeding warm moist air into that East Coast Low and that Antarctic air mass. It might even be that out where my mother was born, it snowed last night, in March. Someone will have to make a good case to get me outside today!
Meanwhile, it's warm just south of the Equator; always. Weeks before this picture was taken, away south near Rio de Janeiro when I spotted my first frigate bird, I joked that maybe the seeming impossibility of getting to the Galapagos Archipelago didn't matter. What a day this has turned out to be: day1. There's an epic trip just to get from downtown Quito to the special gate at the airport that feeds the quarantine inspection for flights to Baltra. Land in Baltra, go through quarantine inspection, again, and immigration control even though you're still, technically, in Ecuador… Now I've done the road trip to the dock, then the inflatable skip to a 100ft vessel and headed out to sea…to sea, and to see this!
I can't decide if I'm gawking at these frigate birds, or they are gawking at the next batch of gringos — as the more ill-mannered Ecuadorians call their prey visitors. Oh, I should tell you, yes, that is a radar scanner, yes it is spinning, and no, not one frigate bird both landed and hung on. But they did try!
Contented, satisfied, happy ...take your pick :-D
A special gathering for the Smile on Saturday 'Emotion' theme (29-Feb-2020).
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The Fiat-based Vignale Gamine is no Noddy car despite its comical appearance. This rear-engined two-seater was based on the same platform as the brilliantly fun Fiat 500, but it wasn't produced by Fiat. Instead it was built independently by Italian coachbuilder Vignale, which is why its official name is the Vignale Gamine.
This 1977 Fiat 500 Vignale Gamine 99NOD is seen at Bidford Classic Wings and Wheels on 15th September 2024.
Fort Pierce Inlet
The Brown Pelican –
“comically elegant bird” - oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body.
Squadrons glide above the surf …. Rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves.
They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up.
They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.
Plenty of sheep in Cumbria! They've a certain 'comical' quality about them - the one at the back looks like it's having a chuckle.
Dunnet Head on the north coast of Scotland must be one of just a few places where you can see puffins on the UK mainland.
in a flap....
Tufted duck
This comical little duck lives up to its name – look out for the black tuft of feathers on its head!
Scientific name
Aythya fuligula
Rocking an incredible hairdo, this is our most common diving duck nesting on flooded gravel pits, lakes and reservoirs. Tufted ducks feed on waterweed, plant seeds and water insects. Like most ducks, the 'drake' (male) has nothing to do with the incubation of the eggs or raising the young. The 'hen' (female) has eight to eleven eggs in a brood; the young becoming independent once their true feathers have fledged.
Enjoying the moment as this Black-throated Blue comically tries to remove a yellow leaf that had become stuck in its tail feathers.
Roseate Spoonbill ~ out on a limb
In the Wild ~ Florida Wetlands U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ St. Augustine, Florida
(three more photos 'from this day' in the comments)
*[My own personal take on the Roseate Spoonbill: After moving to South Florida in the early 70's I was pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful bird living here. Yes, they are comical and awkward, but I have grown to love and appreciate them. They are special, even delicate and graceful, and superbly stunning in-flight! Pretty fast flyer!]
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The Roseate Spoonbill is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters by swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups. The spoon-shaped bill allows it to sift easily through mud. It feeds on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts and very small fish ignored by larger waders. The Roseate Spoonbill nests in shrubs or trees, often mangroves, laying 2 to 5 eggs, which are whitish with brown markings. Immature birds have white, feathered heads, and the pink of the plumage is paler. They are extremely agile high in the treetops. (They are often confused with the flamingo.)
This is probably my most famous of all my cat images, Charlie as she was trying to look through the gate I originally posted this on my first year on flickr so I thought I would re-post it in keeping with the last to postings!
I was very lucky to have got such a close pass from this Puffin during my trip to Skomer Island last weekend. I just love that place and these comical sea birds are simply great to watch.
Some shots of puffins taken on a beautiful day in June - hard to believe now! They are such cute birds and I have given them some daft titles!
A puffin with its catch of sandeels on the Farne Islands. Everyone loves to see them. They may look comical, but in reality they're tough little creatures, spending winters out at sea.
A very comical looking giraffe with one ear lower than the other.
Photo taken by Trevor Wright
Kudu Private Nature Reserve
Lydenburg
Mpumalanga
South Africa