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One from a 24-hour trip to Florida, and one of the first shots taken with a new 300mm lens plus 2x extender.
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adult Roseate Spoonbill pair
digiscoped with the new Leica APO Televid 82 mm spotting scope, D-Lux 4 camera, and prototype digital adapter 4!
High Island, Texas April 2009
Just three more images of this "slightly out of season" Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) on an inland lake in Wake County, North Carolina (USA).
The bird was resting most of the time it was observed. Occasionally it would do a thorough preening, including this one before taking flight--just after this sequence was taken. It flew off quite strongly, from what I could see through the trees. Efforts to find it on area lakes have failed. I hope it made it back to the coast.
I'm pretty sure I will never see a booby again while listening to the song of Carolina Wrens and Cardinals.
Interview with Sarah Richardson at Preen / Soho Grand, for the CraneTV (UK) shoot, NY MB Fashion Week in Feb. 2011
While you can easily see the handiwork of beavers at Ridgefield I've only seen beavers themselves a few times. I was lucky enough on Mother's Day in 2006 to come across an adult preening in the early morning light, but it got even better when a young beaver swam up and began preening beside what I presume is one of its parents.
EXPLORE, November 10, 2007 #266
I love how he's holding onto the toy :)
I got Pasha a new toy and I think he likes it. He keeps preening the feathers. LOL
Thanks to His Girlfriend Soliel for telling him about this cool feather toy :)
Just a quick shot lucky to of caught it another second and it would of been a blur lol.Appreciate all of you for taking the time to comment and pass on your tips
regards Clive
Taken near Ham mills lock at the back of B & Q Newbury on the Kennet & Avon..out of the side hatch of the boat..The female of a family of swans ..2 adults and 4 cygnets...that come to see us for breakfast nearly every day...and sometimes dinner too!!
Happy Freathery Friday!!
this was at the boston common in boston. ever notice swans seem to only live in cities? ever seen a wild swan? i never have.
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Yay... it's concert day. It's been a long time since I've performed live, but it should be a lot of fun! Six original classical pieces being performed today by pianist/composer Christy Marshall, and Don Baird (me, lol) (clarinetist/composer). A perfect Sunday for the fun!
Christy Carew: www.christycarew.com/
Don Baird: www.clarinetpro.com
Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City
12355 Moorpark Street Studio City, CA 91604
Time:2:00PM Sunday, January 31st
The Peaceful Preening Dove
Combing within each and every plume
Trying to find the way they loom
To clean and lay each feather within
Is this how new coat's fabric begin
Flying in the rain and weather
Requires a wing of supple tether
With each flap that claspes the breeze
The dove flyies high with graceful ease
Then eases out into soaring glide
And down to perch in helter slide
Each feather again is placed in rows
Resting, priming, where next it goes.