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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
Well folks as promised, ( The Last ). It ws very comical when he tried to get down from here but after many images of thie behavior, he did make it down and off they went. I thank you so much and you have a very small idea of the behavior of these gorgeous creatures. Thanks for visiting and have a great day.
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
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Jays are splendidly colourful birds. The colour of their body parts almost defies description but the patch at the bend of the wing is unmistakably blue. The smirking black moustache and black and white flecked crown gives them a comical appearance.
(http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Garrulus_glandarius.htm)
Pelicans are some of the most comical, entertaining birds around. So glad I get to observe them every winter.
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
White Rock Lake, Dallas Texas
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Yes, ducks are valiant things On nests of twigs and straws, And ducks are soothy things And lovely on the lake When that the sunlight draws Thereon their pictures dim In colours cool. And when beneath the pool They dabble, and when they swim And make their rippling rings, 0 ducks are beautiful things! But ducks are comical things:- As comical as you.
Frank W. Harvey
Ruddy Duck at Bombay Hook NWR
I enjoy watching these rather scruffy and comical looking small diving ducks
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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.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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.
Here is a capture of a Puffin coming into land and was taken on the Farne Islands. They are such comical characters and great to watch.
Keeping The Colors Of Light I Saw (JHWatkins)
Keeping the colors of light I saw,
Hidden deep in my heart-
There, chambered in silence they grow-
Where, watered by time they flow,
To places concealed at the start.
Each shade, a life of its own,
Gathering force like the wind,
Bursting with promise
And purpose renewed,
In heavenly dreams they ascend.
Returning to sources of similar schemes,
Gliding down currents of circular themes,
Reveried ideas of wondrous things,
Calling my mind to attend.
Revelation perpetually rose,
Comically cracked poetical prose,
Fractured infighting,
Formidable foes,
Deceived by games they portend.
Up through atmospheres,
Right through the stars,
Backed-down multitudes,
Battered and scarred-
Groaning, condoning,
Conditions bizarre,
Where correctional forces contend.
Keeping the colors of light I saw-
Hidden deep in my heart-
Here, chambered in silence they grow-
Shaping the future with wisdom I know,
In places concealed from the start.
JHWatkins
Little Egret, in Portugal. This bird was desperately trying to balance and feed from this wire, except it was too high above the water anyway. It made quite a comical sight at times.
This is Max ( Mad Max ) peering through our Kitchen door looking straight at me and the camera, love his expression !
I met Deidre some time last year in Central Auckland and her face stood out from the crowd as the afternoon light caught her eyes. I approached her and introduced myself before asking if could capture her portrait, however her friend interrupted and rather abruptly said no she doesn't like being photographed. I walked away rather sad as I felt her face told a story but I accepted the rejection and continued my search for other faces to photograph. Today as I walked through Auckland I spotted her again and as I approached her at the crossing she turned to me and said "hey you're that photographer from Christchurch who asked if you could photograph me" She continued the conversation by apologising that her friend has said no to me. I decided I would ask her agin if I could capture her portrait and said she would be delighted. It was raining so we found a nearby doorway and she let me take 5 minutes of her time to capture this intimate portrait.
Just a few weeks ago when I was in Wellington I was approached by a young guy who spotted me with my camera and asked if I would photograph him with his friends. I said sure but joked that I am not working for any news outlet and neither am I anyone famous and he replied "Bro I just want to exist" Whilst his response might have been comical it really made me think. There many people who perhaps slip through the cracks and just want to exist or be noticed. Whilst I don't know Deidre's full story perhaps like many of us she just wants to exist
Geese are so comical when they land on ice. I watched these geese land and tried to hold my camera steady while I laughed at them slipping and sliding...
What do you think about my new watermark for my photos?
April Fools!
I am not now, nor do I ever plan to, go to some gigantic, annoying watermark on my photos. I really dislike watermarks that ruin the whole image, so I thought it would be funny to pretend I was one of those photographers.
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 all the modern trappings of the rebuilt yard and modernized FL9.
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Saturday July 20, 2019
This was taken early January - mid-summer in NZ. I made the trip to the beach and, at sunset, a group of friends came down to play cricket on the beach, giving me a fantastic opportunity to take lots of silhouette shots.
I took photos with 2 cameras and quite a few came out really well.
So I'm ready to flood my stream with them. Feel free to swim for it if you get sick of them ;-)
(I know, more silhouette photos!, but they are my new passion after the great ones I got on that perfect winter day at the beach)
>> Here are more of my beach pics on flickr :-)
OK Time for a bit of humour this is Jester he was trying to get under the gate because we were calling him but the comical side of this is he looks like he is escaping to freedom!
This mob of kangaroos started to hop off after I had been watching them for quite a while. The huge male on the left of the picture must have been over 7 feet tall! Notice the female at the front with a joey's legs sticking out of her pouch - it looked very comical.
Atlantic Puffin has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Vulnerable www.iucnredlist.org/species/22694927/132581443
Atlantic Puffins have a comical side to human observers, yet they nevertheless still have a pecking order to sort out — which involves vocalizations, bill clacking, and even biting another puffin as in this image.
Durante el baño se producen posturas más o menos cómicas. Algunas posturas se reproducen en todas las especies y otras son propias de determinados individuos y de determinados baños.
"Patas flojas" es una postura clásica de limícolas medianos cuando, después del baño, se acercan a la orilla para acicalarse. Aquí el ejemplo de un archibebe común ( Tringa totanus).
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During the bath, more or less comical postures occur. Some postures are reproduced in all species and others are specific to certain individuals and certain baths.
"Weak legs" is a classic posture of medium-sized waders when, after bathing, they approach the shore to groom themselves. Here is the example of a common redshank (Tringa totanus).
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.
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
Een man in een ijsberenpak staat een beetje eentonig te dansen op foute Oekraïense muziek. Een komisch gezicht. Ja, je had er bij moeten zijn. Achter de ijsbeer staat de Фонтан Нептуна. Voor als je geen Oekraïens spreekt (zoals ik), de Fontein van Neptunes. Een god uit de Romeinse mythologie.
Lviv / Львів, Oekraïne
A man in a polar bear suit is dancing a little monotonously to cheap Ukrainian music. A comical sight. Yes, you should have been there. Behind the polar bear is the Фонтан Нептуна. For if you don't speak Ukrainian (like me), the Fountain of Neptune. A god from Roman mythology.
Lviv / Львів, Ukraine
An atlantic seal waving at the camera on the Farne Islands. Photographed in November 2011.
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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.'
Ocypode gaudichaudii - Thousands of these guys on this Pacific beach this morning. Apparently they appear more at this time of year coming into local summer. All digging holes in the sand, excavating it and carefully patting down flat the excavated pile. Their eyes are eery .. yes those white patches are their eyes and their eye 'balls' follow your every movement and they see you coming from many metres away .. disappearing down their holes until you pass .. then comically popping back up out of the sand after you pass .. all the while watching you!
Roseate Spoonbill ~ In The Wild
-Angel Wings in The Mangroves-
Tavernier, FL U.S.A. ~ Florida Keys
(bay-side @ 300 mm / hand-held)
*[Too close! - Too much lens! - Was hesitant to post this with the spoonbill-clip, the rose-blur, and the wing-clip...but what the hay!
Was a very nice day! Life is too short... I still like the fast moment]
*[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)
Forget technology, this is a lot more reliable!
Seen outside the Chandlery at Burnham Overy Staithe in Norfolk, a few years ago.
The two wood storks were having a little problem sharing the sand and the second one left only to return and finally they shared. Quite comical to watch !!!!
Robber flies are so comical viewed up close. The eyes get me every time.
From various online sources: Robber flies are generally considered beneficial insects in Pennsylvania. They are predatory insects, meaning they eat other insects, which can help control populations of pest insects in gardens and other environments.
Robber flies are voracious predators, both as adults and larvae. They eat a wide variety of other insects, including pest insects like aphids, grasshopper eggs, grubs, and beetle pupae.
Robber flies are generalist predators, meaning they don't specialize in eating just one type of insect. This makes them effective at controlling different types of pests.
While they can bite if mishandled, robber flies are not pests in the way that some other insects are. They don't damage plants or crops.
By preying on other insects, robber flies help to naturally regulate insect populations, reducing the need for chemical pesticides.
Their predatory behavior makes them a valuable addition to gardens, where they can help keep pest populations under control.
Pennsylvania, US, July 18, 2025, IMGP0228
One of a set of three distorted lamp posts located on the Halifax, Nova Scotia wharf-front area. Collectively, they compose the street art installation known colloquially as "The Drunken Lamp Posts".