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A grey squirrel stops briefly for some much needed itches and scratches, it's comical to watch as they are much like us humans. You could see the relief on his face as he hit the right spot !
A lovely, completely harmless and even almost comical looking little snake. Coutada 12,Cheringoma, Mozambique.
Roseate Spoonbill ~ In The Wild
-Angel Wings in The Mangroves-
Tavernier, FL U.S.A. ~ Florida Keys
(bay-side @ 165.0 mm / hand-held)
*[Has a 'broken spoon' - upper & lower
spoon-tips are both slightly-damaged.
Are supposed to be completely-round]
*[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! Fast flyer!]
(three more photos 'from this day' in the comments)
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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 photo is a bit comical as the one Blue Jay on the right seems to be aimed at the camera just right to appear like a rounded mass of feathers. His 'buddy' is probably waiting for him to move so he can get more seed.
Okay It's wheat (tarwe) not rye (rogge) but who cares.....
Got as close as 3 meter, then she darted off.
Explored on 22-8-2011 # 17
An unmistakable bird with its black back and white underparts, and distinctive black head with large pale cheeks and a tall, flattened, brightly-coloured bill. Its comical appearance is heightened by its red and black eye-markings and bright orange legs. Used as a symbol for books and other items, this clown among seabirds is one of the world's favourite birds. With half of the UK population at only a few sites it is an Red List species.
Seen at the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention last week. You might have to enlarge the photo in order to read the items on the menu.
This puffin was kind enough to strike the pose Thursday afternoon at Elliston Newfoundland. A very tame bird.
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Giant (perhaps 4 feet tall) stuffed bears appear in many places in this district of Paris: at brasserie tables, on balconies of buildings and in shop windows. On this hot July day, this display and another near a fountain must have been a promotional day of some sort. What fun to see them.
26 - Comical, for 119 pictures in 2019
205/365 pictures in 2019
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I love watching the antics of these birds, sometimes quite comical. This one is beside the River Brue at the entrance to Apex Park, Highbridge, Somerset
Do we have one owl looking left and one owl looking right? Or is there ONE heart-shaped owl looking RIGHT AT YOU!? (silly birds...)
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m surprised by how comical my last Flickr description turned out to be. I was really hoping that this year would be better, but it seems like it's still a bit of a joke. I've been working on this concept for months, mainly because my Photoshop wasn't working properly. But I finally resolved the issue, so you can expect to see more edits soon.
In October, I stayed in a cabin in Kitimat and spent some time rearranging the top floor just to get a picture in front of the window. It's funny to think about the problems I had back then, but I'm sure that the months ahead will bring even bigger challenges.
This is a juvenile Burrowing Owl with one of its parents in the background. I just love the expression in their eyes and the sometimes comical faces they make.
Canon EOS 7D, EF300 4L, IS USM, F8, 1/800, ISO 500
My Hen is a sweet silly boy. He's also too fat. I have a problem resisting him when he asks for food :-{
This was a brutal summer Saturday morning battling comically bad traffic to get over the canal to the Cape for a great day with fellow railroaders and foamer friends but totally worth it.
With two real live honest to goodness ex New Haven FL9s working on home rails all weekend long, summer on the Cape is now a destination for its rails as much as its beaches....well maybe for .01% of us anyway!
What a thing of beauty this is on "home rails" despite the worn paint and missing lettering and strange ex LIRR bi-level commuter car.
2011 is an EMD FL9 wearing a number from its days working for ConnDOT on Metro North lines but was built in Sept. 1960 for the New Haven as their #2038.
It is seen here trailing on the rear of the mid day scenic train that is taking a leisurely trip west along the canal before turning back to return to Hyannis. The rails are in sight of the canal for a food portion of the waterway's 7 mile length. First opened as a private enterprise in 1914 after 5 years of construction, it was originally a for profit tollway. In 1928, the government purchased the canal for $11.4 million as a free public waterway, and $21 million was spent between 1935 and 1940 increasing the canal's width to 480 feet as seen here and its depth to 32 feet.
Bourne, Massachusetts
Saturday July 20, 2019
My final shot from my attempts at photographing 8 week old Bengal Kittens....... they were fast and I was exhausted, great fun all the same :-)
They make you smile when they call and chat to one another. This lovable Auk is very sociable and is a delight to watch them interact with the rest of the colony.
Comical look from Paddy .. Elk's seen it all before lol. Snow forecast overnight ... and it did. Paddy's not seen snow before ..
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Penguins are both timid and fearless. On land, these Gentoo Penguins roam relatively fearless, with no predators. In the water however, sea lions, leopard seals, and killer whales enjoy a tasty penguin snack. Killer whales work with the other members of their pod to coordinate attacks, going so far to try to bump into the ice from below to try to knock a penguin off.
When penguins get close to water, be it at the edge of an ice berg or some rocks like here, there always seems to be some hesitation. Inevitably, one brave (or clumsy) penguin will dive into the water. Within moments, all the other neighboring penguins will follow suit.
It can be pretty comical watching these little hesitation rituals play out. In this case, the penguins were walking in one direction, and would then change their mind and start walking back. After going back and forth a few times, they eventually leapt into the water.
Taken on a nature trail surrounding the century-old Mill Pond in the heart of historic downtown Milton, Ontario, Canada
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Had a great time watching these two juvenile green herons. Very comical to see these youngsters go about their business.
A comical set of circumstances preceded this photograph.
Traffic congestion, non-reporting and on arrival at Lower Moor the usual banter. At this point one of the group went back to his car for a much needed kip whilst the other two (me included) took a relaxing lunch on the roadside verge.
So laid-back were proceedings that it was felt that it would be a good idea to find out if the main attraction was on the move from Long Marston - Worcester TC.
At this point all hell broke out - RTT had been retrospectively updated and the move we had gone to Lower Moor was already at Worcester.
The group was then quickly made horizontal, awoken and reassembled and the social distancing convoy made a mad dash to Besford to photograph the main attraction and salvage something from the days strenuous efforts!
On arrival the cars were grateful for a much needed rest and cool-off too!
GBRf 66713 'Forest City' is seen heading through Besford the head of the 5Z91 Worcester TC - Newport Docks (Sims Group) running 30E with a consist of ex GWR HST stock for scrapping.
The journey home was less frenetic!!!!
Thanks to Kevin & Dave - I will look back on this ‘experience’ with fond memories.
The typical comical, frantic, jerky feeding behavior of this egret usually allows it to be identified from a great distance off even when you cannot discern any of its field marks. The jerky motions are best described as spastic! It's my favorite large wader to watch trying to secure a meal. I usually try for stills of this feeding behavior... but it likely the coverage would be more arresting as a video. The bicolored bill is also a good clue for IDing this wader.
IMG_0354; Reddish Egret
Yes, back to the archives for the next few days, along with needing to get my Taxes finished. Oops, I sure messed up with the composition, but I do like those beautiful feathers.
"Believe it or not, I had never seen a Brown Pelican before! We only get the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) here. However, there were several of these beautiful birds hanging around the Blue Waters Inn, on the Island of Tobago, when we were there mid-March. Sometimes, they were flying or floating on the aquamarine water of the Atlantic Ocean, or else perched on a small, wooden, floating pier out in the bay. I love the pattern of their wing feathers.
"The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. 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." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Pelican/id
Bear with me, everyone, as I think I am going to have to post 5 (I posted 6 the first two days) photos from my trip each day, otherwise it will take me many months (years?) to get them on to Flickr. Obviously, no comments expected, unless you happen to like one photo in particular. Actually, I am so disappointed with my photos - never have so many photos come out blurry, many totally blurry and no use at all. I'm not sure why, though the light was often really bad and maybe the humidity had some effect. For some species, I will be posting awful shots, just for the record.
It will take me forever to do much of a write-up about this trip, but I hope to add an extra bit of information about each photo to the very simple, basic description. Right now, I'm not quite sure where I was and when, lol! We arrived back in Calgary three evenings ago, on 21 March 2017, and I have to get myself somewhat organized and see to all sorts of important things. Instead, of course, I have been stuck in front of my computer all day, each day : ) Totally dead beat after such a busy time away, dealing with extremely early mornings and hot, humid weather. Those of you who know me well, know that I am a dreadful night-owl, so getting up around 5:15 am was an absolute killer. Also, heat and humidity don't agree with my body, so each trip out was quite exhausting. In the morning of 21 March, we had to get up around 2:00 am, as we had such an early flight (5 and a half hours) from Trinidad to Toronto - followed by a four-hour flight back to Calgary. On our very first day, we had three flights in a row, as we flew from Calgary to Toronto, then Toronto to Port of Spain on Trinidad, from where we had a short flight to the island of Tobago.
This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a one-week holiday with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together, spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could chose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with quite a few of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre on the much larger island of Trinidad is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road took just over an hour each way.
I'm already missing the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing."
Another from yesterday, this time with the bird a little more elongated and a tad less comical.
Best Large.
Was comical to watch these geese trying to walk through the fence before admitting defeat and took a vey short flight over.
A crazy comical cacophony of feathered friends in a feeding frenzy at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary Ladner, BC, Canada
In Explore March 4/19
Among the most comical and mischievous citizens of dogdom, the Bull Terrier is playful and endearing, sometimes stubborn, but always devoted. These unique 'eggheads' are exuberant, muscular companions who thrive on affection and exercise. There is no more loyal, lovable, and entertaining companion. This is the ultimate 'personality breed.'
Another capture of these comical birds. This Puffin was just returning from his fishing expedition with a mouthfull of Sand eels for his young and was taken on the Farne Islands
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.
This juvenile was photographed at Clearwater Beach, Florida just before it took off and settled in the water for the next 30 minutes or so.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 100
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/320 second
Focal Length – 250mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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