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The Mute swan actually gets its name from the fact that its is less vocal than other swan species and is one of the heaviest flying birds. A male swan is known as a Cob while the female is known as a Pen and has a lifespan of around 12 years in the wild and can reach 30 years if in an protected environment. One of three species of wild swans to be found in the UK and is the national bird of Denmark. The Mute Swan is unique in making a vibrant throbbing sound with the wings when in flight. A large group of swans can be called a school, ballet and regatta. No swan has ever broken any ones arm, this is a actually a complete myth.
Well, everybody wants a part of my
Black feathers, black feathers
Well, everybody wants a part of my
Black feathers, black feathers
You were laughing at the start
Now we're leaving the older part
We're trapped, don't drown in your lies
I wanna see, see your demise
But they came to me in the pouring rain
Their eyes were closed and they feel ashamed
They came to me in the pouring rain
Their eyes were closed and they feel ashamed
But I, as you know, as you know, as you know I don't want to
I want as much, want as much, want as much, my friend
Well, everybody wants a part of my
Black feathers, black feathers
Well, everybody wants a part of my
Black feathers, black feathers
Found this Great Egret getting breakfast at a local pond. Made My Day !!
The feather was eventually lost to the wind and water... not a Ladies Hat : )
The elegant Great Egret is a dazzling sight in many a North American wetland. Slightly smaller and more svelte than a Great Blue Heron, these are still large birds with impressive wingspans.
They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill. Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds.
Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully: with just two wing-beats per second their cruising speed is around 25 miles an hour.
Though it mainly hunts while wading, the Great Egret occasionally swims to capture prey or hovers (somewhat laboriously) over the water and dips for fish.
The oldest known Great Egret was 22 years, 10 months old and was banded in Ohio.
(Nikon, 500mm, 1/2000 @ f/5.6, ISO 220)
A Great Blue Heron stood motionlessly on a railing about three feet above the marsh. Suddenly, his feathers seemed to explode from his body in an unexpected gust of wind. That created a much more interesting image than the 25 or 30 pictures I took of the motionless heron.
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria), a native of lowland and swamp forests of northern New Guinea and surrounding islands.
Owens Aviary, San Diego Zoo.
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
Macro Monday's theme is "low key".
These are three macaw feathers (two down feathers from our Green Wing and one small feather from our Hahns-mini macaw). The total frame measures about 1 1/2 inches. I placed a measurement photo in the first comment box.
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
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Gigaset GS290
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Feeding birds are forever retreating suddenly to their hideyholes when spooked on our patio. But there is no need to call in Scotland Yard's Flying Squad... A tiny telltale feather clinging to the leaf of our Clematis montana has given away one of their haunts ... :-))
Carribbean Flamingo, aka American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Urban Jungle habitat of the San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Least Concern
I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail, because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds.
John Ruskin
LOVE YOURSELF
For smile on Saturday - feathers
A black feather with white dots, on a black background.
This is about 4 cm.
Happy Macro Monday.
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Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all...................... Emily Dickinson