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A minimalistic study. I saw the monk in Galle, Sri Lanka.

Myiopsitta monachus, Parrocchetto monaco, Roma

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D 850 500mmf4+1,4X 1/640 ISO 2500

Macro

Went back to visit this lady, trying to get a flight shot. Settle for a nice setting and perch.

Monmouth, NJ.

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Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Thanks for the visits, faves and comments its greatly appreciated.

Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Thanks for the visits, faves and comments its greatly appreciated.

Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Caturrita

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Psittacidae (Família)

Psittaciformes (Ordem)

FREE BIRDS

Pantanal

Barão de Melgaço

Mato Grosso, Brasil

Jerusalem

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Eko-in Temple

The temple began as a memorial to the over 100,00 people who died in the Great Meireiki Fire in Tokyo in 1657. Today, it is still a place dedicated to victims of disasters as well as victims of crimes and to the souls of beloved cats.

Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan

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Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan

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Bangkok - Thailand

A Juvenile Monk Parakeet in my backyard. Look at that fluff!

Nyaung Shwe - Myanmar

With an acorn.

Morro Jable, Fuerteventura

Parc De La Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Larger Here

Watching the monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery creating a sand mandala at Unity Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. It is amazing to watch monks work on a sand mandala over a period of days. Their concentration and the creation of this sacred masterpiece is a prayer.

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) ~ Polk County, Florida

A monk parakeet hard at work building a nest. Amazing to watch them move these awkward twigs and branches!

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A little monk runs for shelter during a thunderstorm in a Monastery somewhere near Gangtok in the beautiful state of Sikkim,India.

Again a quick shot with my phone.It was drizzling and I was not carrying my camera.It soon turned out to be a full-blown thunderstorm.

I will be off for a few days my friends.See you all soon.Take care.:-)

Enchey Monastry, Sikkim, India

Bangkok

Thailand

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Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Daily life of monks inside Kaza monastery, Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh, India

Also known as Indian Cress and Nasturtium. Medicinal plant of the year in 2013.

Actually I was expecting them to smile and initially they did. After a series of shots when all photographers chimped on their back LCD they started to get bored. That's when I took the shot,