PING tony cooper: More Birds
Blinky the Shark
A while back we exchanged some pelican images.
Got any ducks?
http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/sentry.jpg
His attention may be focused in the wrong direction -- a possible example
of why ducks rarely succeed in the military.
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tony cooper
<no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>
>A while back we exchanged some pelican images.
>
>Got any ducks?
>
>http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/sentry.jpg
>
>His attention may be focused in the wrong direction -- a possible example
>of why ducks rarely succeed in the military.
No ducks, but here's a pair of Sandhill Cranes that were blocking the
road as I left my house a couple of days ago. Shot from the car
window and not much in the way of good pictures, but I was in a hurry.
They're about 4' tall.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/md005.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/md008.jpg
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Blinky the Shark
> On Tue, 13 May 2008 11:43:52 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> <no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>
>>
>>A while back we exchanged some pelican images.
>>
>>Got any ducks?
>>
>>http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/sentry.jpg
>>
>>His attention may be focused in the wrong direction -- a possible example
>>of why ducks rarely succeed in the military.
As contrasted to bird colonels, anyway.
> No ducks, but here's a pair of Sandhill Cranes that were blocking the
> road as I left my house a couple of days ago. Shot from the car
> window and not much in the way of good pictures, but I was in a hurry.
> They're about 4' tall.
>
> http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/md005.jpg
> http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/md008.jpg
What purpose-built bodies those are. It's hard for a wading bird to not
look like a wading bird.
Is that the edge of a city park? Golf course?
I remember when I was a boy in the Midwest my father pointing out a crane
flying high overhead and saying that it was carrying its fishing poles --
referring to its long legs, trailing parallel, behind it.
I got this a couple weeks ago. I love the graceful loop the head and beak
complete. It also reminds me of one of those magnetic "cause" ribbons I
see on cars and such.
http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/flamingo.jpg
tony cooper
<no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>tony cooper wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 11:43:52 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>> <no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>A while back we exchanged some pelican images.
>>>
>>>Got any ducks?
>>>
>>>http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/sentry.jpg
>>>
>>>His attention may be focused in the wrong direction -- a possible example
>>>of why ducks rarely succeed in the military.
>
>As contrasted to bird colonels, anyway.
>
>> No ducks, but here's a pair of Sandhill Cranes that were blocking the
>> road as I left my house a couple of days ago. Shot from the car
>> window and not much in the way of good pictures, but I was in a hurry.
>> They're about 4' tall.
>>
>> http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/md005.jpg
>> http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/cooper213/md008.jpg
>
>What purpose-built bodies those are. It's hard for a wading bird to not
>look like a wading bird.
>
>Is that the edge of a city park? Golf course?
The golf course I live on. Sandhills return to the same area every
year. They also mate for life. They come to the golf course during
the day because the short grass of the fairways make it easier for
them to find insects and other delicacies. They return to marshy
areas after the day's feeding, and their nests are in marshy areas.
They are terrible neighbors. Their cry is loud and raucous and
reverberates through the neighborhood in the early morning.
Placid birds, though, that seem unbothered by the golfers. They move
out of the way of approaching golf carts, but slowly as if they were
going anyway.
>
>I remember when I was a boy in the Midwest my father pointing out a crane
>flying high overhead and saying that it was carrying its fishing poles --
>referring to its long legs, trailing parallel, behind it.
>
>I got this a couple weeks ago. I love the graceful loop the head and beak
>complete. It also reminds me of one of those magnetic "cause" ribbons I
>see on cars and such.
>
>http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/flamingo.jpg
Sometime back I was in Kenya on vacation, and went to Lake Baringo
where there are thousands of flamingos. Never got a close-up of one.
I also saw them in Bonaire on a dive trip (I was diving, not the
flamingos) where they fly to Bonaire to Venezuela and back every day.
Blinky the Shark
While I suppose it's possible, they just don't look like a bird that's
used to hustling anywhere.
>>I remember when I was a boy in the Midwest my father pointing out a crane
>>flying high overhead and saying that it was carrying its fishing poles --
>>referring to its long legs, trailing parallel, behind it.
>>
>>I got this a couple weeks ago. I love the graceful loop the head and beak
>>complete. It also reminds me of one of those magnetic "cause" ribbons I
>>see on cars and such.
>>
>>http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/flamingo.jpg
>
> Sometime back I was in Kenya on vacation, and went to Lake Baringo
> where there are thousands of flamingos. Never got a close-up of one.
> I also saw them in Bonaire on a dive trip (I was diving, not the
> flamingos) where they fly to Bonaire to Venezuela and back every day.
Looks like a long haul.
Bill H
> A while back we exchanged some pelican images.
>
> Got any ducks?
>
> http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/sentry.jpg
>
> His attention may be focused in the wrong direction -- a possible example
> of why ducks rarely succeed in the military.
>
>
Ducks? You want a duck?
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/y3WxP2OvjjvgGVwnVAunYw
Lake Ivanhoe, Orlando, FL, USA
tony cooper
If he asks for swans, we have him covered, eh?
Blinky the Shark
And a handsome duck he is!
And he's eyeing you. I think he wants crackers.
I ran across another pelican the other day. Yes, I wish I had a raw so I
might be able to dig out some highlight detail.
http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/pelican.jpg
Peter
news:pan.2008.05.21....@thurston.blinkynet.net...
> Bill H wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> A while back we exchanged some pelican images.
>>>
>>> Got any ducks?
>>>
>>> http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/sentry.jpg
>>>
>>> His attention may be focused in the wrong direction -- a possible
>>> example
>>> of why ducks rarely succeed in the military.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ducks? You want a duck?
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/y3WxP2OvjjvgGVwnVAunYw
>>
>> Lake Ivanhoe, Orlando, FL, USA
>
> And a handsome duck he is!
>
> And he's eyeing you. I think he wants crackers.
>
> I ran across another pelican the other day. Yes, I wish I had a raw so I
> might be able to dig out some highlight detail.
>
> http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/pelican.jpg
>
>
And for those who like the Gimp and Penguins Here's a pair.
http://blog.chip.de/chip-linux-blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/linux_body_painting_kl.jpg
(not my shot)
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Peter
Burgerman
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Heres a Duck/Other (they all look similar to me!) that I saw while whalking
the dog 2 days ago.
www.cordeaux.net/duck_cropped.jpg but you might need to resize it a bit as
its big to see it on a monitor. Its a baby something and it eats grass...
Blinky the Shark
Heh! Looks like home. Oh, no...not that. I mean because I have Tux
images here and there and a stuffed penguin. :)
But back to ducks for a moment. I was out in the desert yesterday, and
got this shot in the water held by a little dam a rancher built back in
the early part of the 1900s. It's not the usual duck shot. :)
http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/duck_down.jpg
Yeah, there are some blown out highlights; but this one's just for fun
anyway.
Bill H
and then there was this pair of flamingos that wandered into my yard...