Thread: Show Birds

Great shots Bill.

the owl service by _loupe, on Flickr

A wise old owl sat in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard
Why can't we all be like that bird?

A few more, exciting, (for me), spots

I think that the first is a Common Fiscal, maybe known as the "Butcher Bird" - quite a few around here - (also quite a lot of birds seem to be suffering plumage wise - I suppose that it is the middle of summer out here)



The next two are the Knysna Turaco - spectacular bird, but difficult to photograph, as it hides, from me anyway - I have found where a couple are hanging out and I plan to go back to see if I can get better images - I was there yesterday in the middle of an enormous thunder storm

Bill, the evident wear in the tail feathers of the Common Fiscal is typical of damage that occurs when a bird is confined in its nest for long periods of time incubating eggs or small young, particularly evident with birds that have long tails.

Barrie

A few more - I keep seeing "new stuff" every day

African Sacred Ibis - lots around

very impressive in flight



In evening light

winter robin by norman j shearer2010, on Flickr


check her out! by norman j shearer2010, on Flickr

Both shots taken with the Nikon V1 and a Canon FD adapter fitted with a Canon FD 200mm F4 lens, tripod mounted.

where's the bird you're asking?

well, I'm wondering if these marks in the snow are from a tree-creeper ... what do you think Barrie?

PS just to be clear, NOT the drying marks at the mid-left bottom (which are a result of washing my hands next to where the film was hanging to dry )

20130126-2 by _loupe, on Flickr

Originally Posted by pdh

NOT the drying marks at the mid-left bottom (which are a result of washing my hands next to where the film was hanging to dry )

tut tut

I see the marks you are alluding to, but I'm not going to speculate on what made them. I've not seen a single flake of snow here so just have no experience to bring to the party on this one! Having said that I'd expect a continuous trail made by the tail as the bird ascended the tree since they rely on their stiff tail feathers for support, I don't see that feature on my laptop screen, so perhaps not.

Barrie