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Male Mandarin Duck preening itself. The female was obscured by vegetation, which is a shame because they have a subtle beauty to them so different from the flashy male....
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Male Mandarin Duck preening itself. The female was obscured by vegetation, which is a shame because they have a subtle beauty to them so different from the flashy male....
Netherlands, April...
I am going on holiday now for a while, already missing the balcony crew....
Ever had one of those days when you spotted something interesting, but it wouldn't sit still, and certainly wasn't going to come out of focus-wrecking cover?...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14128948...
Contact sheet form as it strikes me as a little more bandwidth friendly....
A very cool moment. I don't know much about hummingbirds, but my best guess is Anna's? Near Vancouver, BC.
Netherlands, March
My youngest shared a page from his funny poem book with me. I laughed out loud quite literally and thought I would share it with you all as well. 💜
Image description: A nightjar like bird with bulging yellow eyes and tiny black pupils, sits on a log, with an open beak....
Image description: An owl, sitting on a branch, looking down at the photographer. A reddish clay wall of an enclosure is visible behind the owl, indicating that it is not wild....
Photos by Rich Zywiak on the Birds of Prey Facebook group....
From Shannon Monks Beaulieu...
Photo description: Three kookaburras sitting on the same thick tree branch, together, but spaced far enough apart as if to not to invade each others personal space....
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)...
This one is an old favourite. Australian Ibis are ugly birds, but they can also be beautiful in their own way...