- Hi folks! Look at that man with camera! - Look yourself! It's not interesting for me!

Captured at work, a rare viewing in barren surroundings

Hi resolution

The Bird Park, Iguazu Falls, The Brazilian Side

A macaw bird is one of the most well-known exotic bird; just looking at a picture of this bird in an aviary will brighten your day. There are about 30 species of these parrots. In the wild, they live in tropical forests and savannahs of South America and Africa, but their numbers continuously decrease because of environmental pollution, habitat destruction and pet trade. Some species live only in captivity nowadays.***Some of you have been asking how I did this - I was in the right place at the right time, as was he and the sun!

Rainbow lorikeets are popular pets in Australia and are a constant source of amusement for their owners. They are constantly playing with behavior at times more reminiscent of a kitten than a bird. One of their favorite tricks is to go to sleep lying on their back with feet up in the air, looking rather dead, until the scream of horror wakes them up, and they bound to their feet!

Sitting high in a Joshua Tree!

Don't they look like they are sitting there passing on the latest!!!

My first couple of experiments with PICNIK.com photo editing with some wonderfully patient subjects.

My first couple of experiments with PICNIK.com photo editing with some wonderfully patient subjects.

My first couple of experiments with PICNIK.com photo editing with some wonderfully patient subjects.

These are my two cocateils. This is Prettyboy the gray one, and Babygirl the yellow one. They did not co-operate very well this is the best picture they would let me take.

These two birds are a very rare Macaw. They belong to two very dear friends of mine.

I apologize: I cant answer because I'm in travel.

I apologize: I cant answer because I'm in travel.

This is a picture I took this past winter. I tryed to do a little photoshop art on it.

Understanding dawns! This is where to find some food. ;-)

Baby Sandhill standing tall!

Please view this one full size to see his little face! ;-)

This photo is of pelicans and seagulls on a Texas beach with a storm rolling in in the background.

This seagull took off just as I was taking the picture from my car window

The eastern Meadowlark is a robin sized, brown streaked bird with a white edged tail, bright yellow throat and breast. Its breast is crossed with a V. Its song is a clear mellow whistle...see-you, see-yeeer. It also has a loud rattling alarm note. One of the best-known birds of the prairie farmlands. The Eastern Meadowlark usually delivers his song from a conspiicous perch.

During your vacation in the Wildwoods you will always see the gulls,closeup if you're eating anything.

This sweetie was hanging around the kitchen door of The Corner waiting for her daily handout of oyster crackers.

This time of year, we can hear this fellow all day long.. As the pheasant is hiding in the tall grass, it is difficult to get a decent "shot" of him... I was lucky to snap him as he was crossing a field.

It was taken through a not too clean window, but I think you can see droplets flying around, as the bird is taking his bath.

Cha-Cha-Cha

Applique bird detail of Blue & Beyond quilt by Dorothy L. Jordan.

Taken at Sunset at the Bosque del Apache, N.M.

Roadrunner scurrying away with lunch in its mouth.

Braving the New Mexico winter

"I wish I could be a songbird but not just to gracefully fly for in the morning, emotions stirred I would sing my song to the sky" Glaedr the poet

" Just one glimpse in full plumage Caged me in stunning amaze Wink of an eye missed ye Swiftly fluttered ye Searching for ye o' peacock" Indira Renganathan

"Lit up by the moon, in full view. High in the tree the barn owl calls, Its' cry echoing in the woods beyond, Hoping for a mate before morning dawns." Lynda Robson

This guy was strutting his stuff but I couldn't get him to open his tail.

acc! come volano!

Purple finch sharing feeder with gold finches.

Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)?

Trichoglossus haematodus

Egretta novaehollandiae

Colibri and Banana flower

Taken at the Birmingham Zoo (Alabama). He was showing off for photographers for a couple of minutes. Again, I was in the right place at the right time.

It took a lot of patience, but I finally captured this beautiful white egret in flight... the reflection was a wonderful bonus!

A chance sighting... how lucky was that!?!?

... or I'll Step on this Crack! ... by Marv (BerryMan)

The E(x)ternal Price of Fame in NYC ... "Gid-out-aheah! Canna boid hava little priv-a-cee?" ... by Marv (BerryMan)

Is that Penelope behind the bird!? PENELOPE STOP! Poor Teelee...Penelope thinks it is Teelee's fault there is a rabbit in the house...or did Teelee find Penelope's hidden bottle?

Sunrise over Bahia Santa Maria, Baja California, Mexico. I can't believe I captured a bird in the Sun Again "pure luck"

Five Canada Goose eggs in a nest in the wild. The parents were very upset by my presence and I left quickly. The eggs all hatched a few days later.

The five goslings on the left are from the eggs in the photo "The Nursery". This is also the same pond as in my "Summertime Dream" photo.

This didn't last long. Most hummingbirds don't like to share.

Bellefeuille, Quebec, Canada, Photoplo 1996

Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, Photoplo 1997

Huntington State Park, Murrell's Inlet, SC, Photoplo 1996

Taken in the woods near my home in Manitoba, Canada

American Bald Eagle taking off with his fish while fishing in Northern Manitoba, Canada

Taken on a fishing trip to Lake Athapapuskow, Manitoba

Pelican coming in for a landing at Lockport, Manitoba

Common Loons taken on Caddy Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba

Blue Heron taken on Caddy Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba

This great Blue Heron was one of many I saw this morning. It looks rather pre-historic in this photo. It was in the process of landing on top of this pier. I had my lens zoomed out to 300MM and still had to crop this shot to make it look this large.

I dedicate this photo to my sister Meredith, who just passed away on May 24, 2008. Meredith was the ulitmate free spirit and adventurer. Good-bye, dear one, we greatly miss you! See you on the other side!

Red-tailed Hawk

American Bald Eagle Fishing in creek. I think he heard me, he was fishing see more of this guy here http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/121350153rUyOna

I had a hard time taking a photo of this little gray jay, he kept landing on me, he actually followed me out of the woods, this was taken at Mowich Lake on Mt. Rainier

A Seagull in the final stages of flight

An illusion, given away by the ducks reflection in the water. Photo taken at the Waterfowl Park in Sackville, N.B.

They must be drakes. They just watched a pretty girl go by.

Gulls on a levy by the Ruhr river.

Birds on the Ruhr river. It was winter, and they were gathered close to the land, even the shyly moorhens, hopeful for a handful food from one of the rare walkers.

From my album 'A Family of Swans', best view is full size! Please view also the next picture, a geese family ;)

Oct. 30, 2006

This peaccock welcomed me into his beautiful world at the Los Angeles Arboretum.

These are Long billed curlews that rested up at the school's playground.

Cormorants ready for action! They were really funny to watch!

This is a Burrowing Owl, and it was such coincidence that a Hummingbird was in the tree behind, Enjoy!!!

The Noisy Miner on the right could not believe how NOISY the Noisy Miner on the left was.

I took the photo of this toucan at the zoo, but I decided to let it free... :)))

male purple finch

These are all various songbirds often seen and heard on the prairies in North America. In a clockwise direction starting top left are some Tree Swallows, a Rose Breasted Grosbeak, an American Finch, Song Sparrow, American Robin, Red Winged Blackbird, and the Eastern Meadowlark in song is center fold.

Wilson's Snipe differs from the latter species in having a narrower white edge to the wings, and eight pairs of tail feathers instead of seven. Adults are 23-28 cm in length with a 39-45 cm wingspan. They have short greenish-grey legs and a very LONG straight dark bill. The body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye, with light stripes above and below it. The wings are pointed. Their breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows in Canada and the northern United States.

(or Lord for that matter, I don't have a clue :-)

From album "Mondo Verde"

From album "Nederland"

Stork

I think it was scratching it's head but it definitely has a coy cutesy look about it.

WEB Foot Salute for WEBSHOTS, caption suggested by Leonslens.(view full screen and then hover over the bottom right corner area of the photos and click to view bigger again, the detail on the underside of the foot is amazing and not something you see very often)

this shot made me smile when I saw it at home afterwards. The proportions were a bit odd but look at the person lying on the beach, almost looks like a victim, and the guy is running away. I was at the top of the cliff and the bird was a lot closer to me than the people on the beach.

in early autumn

I apologize: I cant answer because I'm in travel.

content to watch the crowds wander by

Please view it full size. This entry is dedicated to Abbeygabbey.

"Some say it's only a plastic eagle, flying over a fabric sea, but it wouldn't be make-believe, if you believed in Liberty" ... Marv (BerryMan)

per Ornella (ornella173)

per Sergio e Luisa (sergio300650)

per Monica (dcrrl)

This is a picture of a male, brown pelican that occupies the waters of the Intercoastal Waterway, a.k.a., the Indian River in Brevard County, FL. Fluffing up his feathers on top gave me the idea of naming him 'Billy Idol' for his Blonde appearance.

This female Brown Pelican came charging towards me as I took some morning sunrise pictures. I guess I must have stepped onto her turf?

This Blue Jay flew down and decided to take a drink of water at my Mom's bird bath.

This beautiful bird just wouldn't open up and show my his tail feathers so I had to settle for his profile.

This is one of the 3 baby chickadees that were raised in my birdhouse. I waited for them to fly to the fig tree and sit still to potograph them.

This little woodpecker has made her a nest in a tree branch in my yard

Observed this pilated woodpecker for several days hoping he would stand still long enough to get a shot.

This is a Red Headed Woodpecker that lives in my yard. He or she being they have the same color markings is with me everyday. They are really fun to watch and I have them coming closer and closer to me everday.

"A free bird leaps on the back of the windand floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky" - Maya Angelou

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silver winds;...The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God" - John G. Magee, Jr.

"Higher still higher from the earth thou springest like a cloud of fire; the blue deep thou wingest, and singing still dost soar and soaring ever singest" - Percy Shelly

Action shot of some gulls as people threw bread to them

Looking intently for something to move. This one has been ringed (on right leg)

In the summertime, many puffins nest on the cliff faces of Dyrhólaey. (more about the atlantic puffin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Puffin)

The canyon's steep sides are formed by cliffs up to 100 metres in height. Down in the canyon, visitors walk through a woodland of birch and willow. Between 1947 and 1977, a number of foreign tree species were introduced, including fir, larch and pine. A small lake called Botnstjörn is home to a variety of waterfowl species.

Two chicks recently hatched. that red krill looks to big to get down

Bald Eagle on Memorial Day, 2008. Lake Strom Thurmond, S.C. (Matt Hansen)

Baby Bald Eagle. Lake Strom Thurmond, S.C. (Matt Hansen)

I just love the look at his face! So typically "eagle."

Parrot in Manila Zoo, Philippines

This owl has many names: barn owl,heartface owl and money owl!

homing pigeons in the park...

Closeup of a gannet's face. Beautiful colors

A pump runs here in the winter to provide on open area for the birds.

We've found this little fellow in the snow, uncapable of flying, with a hurt wing. We had him for 3 months and he recovered. We oppened the window and he flew...freedom at last

Where The Clear Water meets The Snake River

Standing Gaurd (may have won the 2007 Spring Challenge but wasn't featured on the Homepage)

Spokane, Washington

This is a young titmouse,just out of its nest!

This Hertfordshire baby swan is totally unaware of the drama taking place beyond him, where his parents are confronting a dog!

'Let me just try to eat that other pelican, she looks delicious'...or...'I love you dear, let me gently nibble your neck' ;-)

What a fuss over one little piece of bread.

"White-belly Woodstar" Female species with more white markings.

Vermillion Flycatcher (adult male) Pyrocephalus Rubinus

These gulls were flying behind our sailboat, hoping for a change at our Doritos.

"Struttin' My Stuff!".... and she's not even LOOKIN'!

Singing his little heart out !

Pretty as a picture....

A gull ready to dive down and steal a fisherman's bait.

Chestnut backed chickadee, El Cerrito, California

Golden-crowned sparrow, El Cerrito, California

This was taken at Silver Lake Park, Dover

This was taken at Silver Lake Park, Dover

On the Brittany Coast in Lomener, Morbihan, France

The herons can stand still for hours, looking for fishes (on the Rhône River near Geneva, Switzerland)

How many Cormorants can you see? On the Rhone River, near Geneva, Switzerland

Toucans use their huge yet beautiful beak to manipulate even the smallest item.Toucans are softbills much like mynahs not because their bills are soft by any means, but because they exist on a diet that does not include hard-to-digest food items like seeds and nuts. The toucan in its native habitat would typically exist on fruits and some smaller organisms like rodents, insects, or lizards

Sparrow in a tree

Osprey near Snake River

Bird on a post in Mount Revelstoke Park at the summit.

Avocet in Centennial Marsh on the Camas Prairie in Idaho

I've always been a big fan of Woody so naturally, I've always loved these big, beautiful birds. They are very shy birds though. Much to my joy, this fella didn't mind my presence even one little bit. He just dug for food, and occasionally looked over and chattered at me.

I love watching these little barn swallows bolt around the lake near my house. They are very quick and agile little birds. I noticed that they liked to rest on that particular section of wire fence, so I sat nearby and waited for them to land.

This little guy was dropped off at a small pond near me. He's very people friendly and was very cooperative when it came to me taking some pictures. He seemed to enjoy it.

This was the coolest shot, they came right at me at first then turned

My usual table, please!

6 am morning walk on the National Seashore of Cumberland Island, Georgia. My family makes a camping trip here once a year, truly one of the most secluded peaceful vacations one can have.

Better Step Off!

This tastes familiar!

Essaouira, Morocco: hundreds of gulls fly above the fish market every day.

The beach of Essaouira, Morocco

Seen in Essaouira, Morocco

Hoping for a meal from a Devils Corkscrew straggler, I suppose.

Bird in tree = 2 in the bush?

Bird in hand = 2 on the floor

A common forest-dwelling hawk of the East and California, the Red-shouldered Hawk favors woodlands near water. It is perhaps the most vocal American hawk. Cool Facts The Red-shouldered Hawk is divided into five subspecies. The four eastern forms contact each other, but the West Coast form is separated from the eastern forms by 1600 km (1000 mi). The northern form is the largest. The form in very southern Florida is the palest, having a gray head and very faint barring on the chest. Although the American Crow often mobs the Red-shouldered Hawk, sometimes the relationship is not so one-sided. They may chase each other and try to steal food from each other. They may also both attack a Great Horned Owl and join forces to chase the owl out of the hawk's territory. By the time they are five days old, nestling Red-shouldered Hawks can shoot their feces over the edge of their nest. Bird poop on the ground is a sign of an active nest. The Great Horned Owl often takes nestling Red-shouldered Hawks, but the hawk occasionally turns the tables. While a Red-shouldered Hawk was observed chasing a Great Horned Owl, its mate took a young owl out of its nest and ate it. Description topSize: 43-61 cm (17-24 in) Wingspan: 94-111 cm (37-44 in) Weight: 486-774 g (17.16-27.32 ounces) Medium-sized to large hawk. Wings and tail striped black and white. Underparts barred reddish. Pale crescent near wingtips in flight. Rusty red on upper part of wing. In flight, rusty wing coverts contrast with black-and-white striped flight feathers. Tail with several wide dark bands separated by thin white ones; tail pattern light below, dark above. Legs and cere yellow. Eyes black. Sex Differences Sexes look alike; female larger

A very impudent and crafty bird, it steals whatever it can from the houses and whereever food is available even to the extent that this bird has a good sense to snatch food from young kids perhaps knowing how defenceles they are and this often happens in villages where people are innocent and ignor such thefts by this balck clown....smile.

One of the largest birds of prey in North America, the Osprey eats almost exclusively fish. It is one of the most widespread birds in the world, found on all continents except Antarctica. Description top Large raptor. White breast and belly. Black back and wings. Long wings, held with wingtips angled slightly backwards. Dark eyestripe. Crown and forehead white. Size: 54-58 cm (21-23 in) Wingspan: 150-180 cm (59-71 in) Weight: 1400-2000 g (49.42-70.6 ounces) Sex Differences Sexes similar; female larger and tends to have fuller and darker chest band. Sound Calls are short, chirping whistles »listen to songs of this species topConservation Status Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning. After the ban on DDT, populations increased rapidly. Still listed as endangered or threatened in some states, especially in inland states where populations were small or extirpated after the pesticide years. Other Names Balbuzard pêcheur (French) Gavilán pescador (Spanish) Cool Facts The Osprey readily builds its nest on manmade structures, such as telephone poles, channel markers, duck blinds, and nest platforms designed especially for it. Such platforms have become an important tool in reestablishing Ospreys in areas where they had disappeared. In some areas nests are placed almost exclusively on artificial structures. Osprey eggs do not hatch all at once, but instead the first chick hatches out up to five days before the last one. The older chick dominates its younger siblings, and can monopolize the food brought by the parents. If food is abundant, little aggression is seen amongst the chicks, but if food is limited, the younger chicks often starve. The Osprey is a fish-eating specialist, with live fish accounting for about 99% of its diet. Barbed pads on the soles of its feet help it grip slippery fish. When an Osprey takes a large fish to its nest, it carries the fish headfirst to make it as aerodynamic as possible.

Great Blue Heron. Capitol Lake, Olympia, WA

Trueblvr`s birthday - 27. May.

Strange Bird the Pelican, it's beak can hold more than it's belly can.

I love the colors, they are so beautiful

The feathers have a beautiful color.

Seagulls on a railing at the ferry dock in Stockholm Sweden.

Can I help you?

13 birds, 25 legs

sitting on a bench

head office

There is a sad side to this unusual series of photos. Adult cowbirds "plant" their eggs in other birds' nests, for the other birds to raise the young. Because the cowbird babies are larger than the other birds' real babies, they can nudge the other birds out of the nest. So, this series of photos could possibly mean that a cardinal baby was lost for the adult cardinals to raise this cowbird as their own.

He protects his wife with baby swans at that moment!

The pheasant in its natural environment the dunes!

taken on a morning out with my dear friend Lynn at cwmbran boating lake

Missing some feathers, eh? I'll keep you company till you get all your feathers back.

I caught this hawk through the sunroof in my truck. He was after a squirrel. He left hungry!

Without a few ducks...

Carmel Ca

Better viewed full size. This was taken during the spring migration, when as many as 250,000 cranes spend a few weeks refueling near the Platte River in Nebraska.

Hey, not fair! Get back here. That's my food, I saw it first.

Macaws at the Santa Barbara Zoo

There's something about this cute little duck's butt and pigoen toed run combo that makes me smile

This was taken at Silver Lake Park, Dover

Easily distinguished from amazons and cockatoos by their bare facial patch and long pointed tail, the Macaw family comprises one of the most extravagantly coloured in the bird world. There are several variations of the Scarlet, most notably an uncommon variety with emerald green on the wing along with the yellow, and the more common wide patch of yellow. Their declining populations in the wild continues to cause great concern for tropical environmentalists. They are flamboyant, colourful, and captivating birds. Their personalities are legendary. Because of their great beauty and engaging personalities, they have been kept in captivity for centuries. In fact, in the United States, they were kept by the Pueblo Indians since 1100 A.D. where they prized the Scarlet Macaw. This is one of Bud Clifton's beautiful showbirds, 'The Maui Bird Man' ~ http://www.maui.net/~mauibud/meetbud.html ~ http://www.maui.net/~mauibud/conv-intro.html ~ http://www.mauigardenofeden.com/ ~ http://travel.webshots.com/album/558872269tebdMU

This is just for sharing. THANKS FOR LOOKING

This is just for sharing. THANKS FOR LOOKING

Manu Aloha! A tourist has his photo taken with Bud Clifton's Show Birds in Puohokamoa Valley at The Garden of Eden Botanical Gardens on the Hana Highway.

shelter from the storm

The magnificent male has a long train of beautiful feathers, with eye spots, brown, yellow and green with black center, brilliant blue feathers on the body, green iridescent plumage and beautiful yellows, and grey feet. The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has beautiful iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train", is not the tail quill feathers but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned.

Yumm!

Look closely at the reflection and you can see the sun peeping through the clouds on the right hand side of the bare tree in the center of the eye.

Close-up.

Outside my window looking in...

Posing for the camera!

sitting on my friend's deck on Whidbey Island, Washington

Well...it was lunch time.

A Mourning Dove catches a few snowflakes in a February snow.

I guess this photo would also qualify for next weeks' Reflections!

It is neat to watch him holding on for dear life in the wind with the feeder moving back and forth! And still he returns to feed!

This was taken just after the lorikeet took a splash in the fountain.

Bird in flight

This photo, taken at Muriel Hepner Park in Denville, won first place at my local camera club competition on 3/26/07! The judge talked about how the lighting and silhouettes set the mood so perfectly. Member terezadelpilar said it best when she said "Love is present here" (see below). Hope you like it!

My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you. Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I Only Have Eyes For You, Dear. The moon maybe high but I can't see a thing in the sky, 'Cause I Only Have Eyes For You. I don't know if we're in a garden, or on a crowded avenue. You are here So am I Maybe millions of people go by, but they all disappear from view. And I Only Have Eyes For You.

After SEVERAL trips to a marsh I like to frequent, this beautiful, and graceful heron, finally agreed to stay long enough for me to capture him in flight.

This guy was getting tired of us snapping his pic and I thought his expression toward my husband was hilarious.

Homer, AK 7-5-07

Eagle River duck pond

La vie qui se repose avant l'envol...

I like the fresh green colors and they can talk a little bit :-)

Perroquet perché sur une main cela lui semble bizzaroïde...

courting couple

this Italian boy was having fun

One of the highlights of my life was this great horned owl that was like a member of the family, free to come and go on our farm. He would drop in for a visit and a snack from a food tray on a fence post.

Seagulls at Bucklands Beach - Auckland

I will be away for about a week and will have limited internet access. Sorry if I don't reply to your visits! Thanks :)

I will be away for about a week and will have limited internet access. Sorry if I don't reply to your visits! Thanks :)

I will be away for about a week and will have limited internet access. Sorry if I don't reply to your visits! Thanks :)

One of dozens of gulls searching for food scraps. This was at Canal Beach, Lake Utopia, N.B.

She nested at my house 3 years in a row. I named her Delores and I looked forward to seeing her and her babies every year. She didn't come back this year though!

This bird is not singing, it is, in fact, in a very angry mood as I went near her nest and she kept furiously protesting with open beak and provided me with this shot. I am sorry but I was desperate to take this photo with my camera of a limited zoom.

There is a very healthy population of this kind of dove at Dera Ismail Khan where I live. Out of the four species of doves that we have, this one is quite abundant and has adopted itself quite well to live with humans. This one made her nest over the switch board of my rented house, two other pairs used the tubelights in my verandahs and made nests over them and successfully brought up their chicks. The pairs can be seen cooing everywhere in the city suburbs, gardens and lawns. A dainty little active bird.

"...act with my back and my tail..." OK, OK I know it's from -Cats-

What do you bring to us?

The nearby Coorong is a wetland of international significance for fish and native birds

Too Shy

I See You - 26 11 2007

Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC Canada

One of the larger birds you may find near a bird feeder is a wild turkey.

The Pine Grosbeak-pinicola enucleator- is the largest of the Northern Finches. This one enjoys the seeds of the crab apples. On this cold winter day, January 2, 2008, there was a whole flock of them sitting in the tree. (p4330)

The baby swans with their heads down are feeding.-- I took this photo at the pond of the Round Barn Inn in Waitsfield, Vermont. (p0850-544k)

The geese were all on the meadow above the pond. As soon as I stopped the car, they got up and went in the pond with a lot ado: "Honk, honk, honk ..." Their nickname is "Honkers". (p4108)

Sometimes referred to as the Chinese Nightingale because of its variety of tuneful calls and songs. It learns them from other birds singing in its habitat. Found in: Central Himalayas, India, Nepal, Burma and Vietnam

I love to live here in peace, don't take my home away from me! Szeretek itt elni, ne vegyetek el az otthonom!

The tui is a member of the honeyeater family, and as such has a curved bill and a long tongue, frayed at the end like a brush, which is used to reach deeply into flowers and drink nectar. The Tui is a dark coloured bird, almost black at first glance but is in fact an iridescent green with a reddish brown back. It has two white throat tuffs forming a bib under it's chin. The neck has a lacy white collar of very fine white feathers. His friend is a Bellbird, another honeyeater.

Turtle Back Zoo

I was sitting on the bank of the river, taking photos of ducklings, they were almost moveless, so I didn't choose a short shutter speed, when a coot attacked nestlings all of a sudden. As I was looking through the view finder of my camera, i only heard and fekt something's going to happen, but didn't see the coot approaching, just pressed exposure button. Duck mum did see the danger fortunatelly:) kacsamama megvedi a kicsiket a szarcsa tamadasatol

This chicken-hawk was just sitting there on the fence.

You called me what???

I am not an expert with birds and I don't know what he is. Any help is welcome. He is welcome in the yard anytime.

He was fine with people. When another bird landed he was after it fast.

Kiskadee perched on a tree at Bounty Farm, TImehri, Guyana.

Forster's Tern

Marbled Godwit

Angie M. (c)2008

Doing a mating dance in the Galapagos Islands

Bird flying in Bharatpur nature preserve, India

Angie M. (c)2008, this pic was taken within a series of shots [goose 4_01 through goose 4_17] located in this album of one pair of canadian geese mating ritual. several other pics follow taken the same day to complete the story of the geese. [up to goose 4_22]

Angie M. (c)2008

Peace Valley Park, PA

Peace Valley Park, PA

Peace Valley Park, PA

Bluejay on the birdbath.

Robert is a little colourful, even he is not sure if he's a parrot or macaw :-)

White egret out for a horseback ride.

Colorful Wild Rooster at Fern Grotto

"Hey, Mickey Blue..."

A Nene looking out to sea from the Kilauea Lighthouse point.

duiven bij zee, je zou toch meeuwen verwachten :-)

Wij konden hem de hele dag horen maar pas boven op de berg op de foto zetten

from the Gabriel Foundation fundraiser. "Many have forgotten this truth but you must not forget it. You remain responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Taking a break...

(For Annie ann7f )

January 13, 2008 - Small hawk with junco

These young flamingoes which were photographed on the salt marshes near the Gulf of Cagliari in Sardenia Italy have not yet acquired the bright coloring of the older, pink flamingoes. I particularly liked this photoraph as the resting flamingoes seem to mimic the stumps protruding out of the water.

Photograph taken at Harriman state park near Island Park Idaho in January. It was very cold, but a wonderful site to see these swans on the river.

Masked Weaver from the album "Pillansberg 2008"

Masked Weaver from the album "Pillansberg 2008"

Pied-Kingfisher from the album "Pillansberg 2008"

A red tailed hawk in captivity. Due to injury she was placed in the pen and is being cared for by the park staff. Otherwise, because she cannot fend for herself, she would become easy prey for the alligators and other predators in the swamp.

He is directly in front of the bark of the pine tree - he creates a Y with the branch coming toward the front of the picture - He blends in perfectly!

Sandy Hook Park..New Jersey

In the Japanese Gardens at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, pellets of fish food can be purchased and thrown to the Koi in the lake. The Koi are huge probably weighing more than 25 lbs. each. The ducks join in for the treats also. If you look closely, you will see some Koi below the surface of the water and the baby ducks don't seem afraid to swim over them. P1290506

This heron was intent on fishing in the entry pool at the St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri. The Sea Lion Sculptures, spray from the fountains and visitors didn't cause him to lose his concentration--just look at the eye. He's not in captivity there; just visiting also! P1190717

Flamingos at Bronx Zoo

Stopped to check my favorite fishing hole, but the water's still too high to launch a boat. How high is it... Well they were swimming in some guy's backyard a quarter mile from the boat ramp!

saw this group in a field near my house the other day

Day 2 of the Florida Vacation Siesta Key Florida

Orkney cliffs are full of many kinds of birds this is more common one

It's not much, but it is the only bird-picture I have...

There is a bird here somewhere...

I always love to photograph any wildlife while on vacation and this lovely Stellar's Jay in Yosemite just stood and posed for me.

Mallard Mom & Ducklings - Springville - May08

Canada Goose - Springville - May08

Cassin's Finches - May08

Natural camoflage at it's best.

Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis. He dove to catch a fish, missed his mark and took an accidental dip in the lake. Too wet to fly off, he took umbrage at my presence and scolded me.

my dad took this one. it's actually one of my faves...

Location: Rio Lis (Lis river) - Leiria, Portugal. I spoted this heron while crossing a small bridge not far from the city center. I only had time to mount a very small tripod on my camera and take the picture before the bird flew away. I was very lucky because the heron stood very still as I shot my camera at a 1 second exposure.

aren't they funny with all their feathers ruffled? :D

pelicans at los roques

A resident of small uninhabited islands in Indonesia and the Nicobar Islands. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas. This handsome fellow forgot to wipe his mouth; those yellow spots are crumbs.

The 2nd picture was one week later. Mom & Dad were keeping ther eyes on us.

This beautiful hawk lives near one of the elementary schools in our town. He is so beautiful. I took a walk on the nature trail by the school and when I came out of the woods he was on the playground equipment. I got some beautiful shots of him. I am entering this one because he is looking right at me in this one.

I took this shot at Middletown Rhode Island on Second Beach, August 2007. This seagull is wading into the Atlantic ocean at sunset. I wish I was there now!

This seagull is at Shepherd Lake in Ringwood State Park near Skylands Manor. this was taken last summer, 2007. This funny gull was eating the roll and scolding me at the same time - I think he was afraid I would steal his treasure! This lake is/was a favorite spot for my family to go and swim. Unfortunately this year we will not be able to enjoy this state park lake, since our "wonderful" governor has decided to close many state parks, especially those with swimming lakes, to save money. Funny, this is public/state protected land and I thought my mom's taxes help pay for us to be able to enjoy them......

At the urging of my W/S friends I have put this into the bird challenge. I took 2 of my chickadee in flight photos, merged them together, and then digitally enhanced the sky to blend the two together. I simply ADORE these little songbirds and have spent countless hours trying to capture them in various poses and/or cute predicaments :o)

this cute young gull was startled by his own shadow. I was walking on Second Beach in Middletown Rhode Island on our vacation last summer 2007 and saw this young gull kind of hopping and staring at the sand. when I got close enough to investigate I saw him staring at his long shadow in the setting sun and trying to figure out what it was. how cute, right?

taken during setting sun hours - this gull kept running back and forth with the waves like a child does...

Shorebirds at sunset.

There was in Bolifushi a family of semi-domestic herons always looking for food

Looking for crabs

Thear nest on the top of a palm

Ze zijn net uit het ei gekropen, of staan op het punt uit te komen.

Net uit het ei of bijna.

I am sorry for the bad quality of the photo. I had to use digital zoom, because they were too far and I made this shot from my terrace. I just couldn't resist. They were so funny and I just want to share it. :)

Played with the levels and this is what I came up with. I think it is COOL!!!!

I'd also entered this in the last challenge; hope you'll forgive me the repetition. Please view full size.

... another repeat; please view full size

Alfred Hitchcock, anyone?

This Cute Little Guy Was Coming In For A Landing...

This was totally awesome this raven slowly just moseyed over to me and just stood there and looked at me

This Pelican has a fishing hook caught in his side and try as they might to help him, he wouldn't let anyone near him. It was sad that no one had a net.

A young Hawk landed on top of our flagpole and tried for quite a while to get himself balanced on top of the decorative ball.

Since my previous photo is of a Hawk, this seemed an appropriate title.

Day Four. Pacifier?

Tippi Hedren lives in Los Angeles, Ca and is founder and President of The Roar Foundation and resides at Shambala in a cottage surrounded by big cat compounds.

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Taken at the Wildlife Safari Park outside of Omaha, NE.

Taken at the Wildlife Safari Park outside of Omaha, NE.

From the soon to be released "Feathered Friends" album ... coming to a Webshots page near you!!! ... DSC_0375_4

From the soon to be released "Feathered Friends" album ... coming to a Webshots page near you!!! ... DSC_0614