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Birds from Australia
I came across this man's nature photography randomly and it's a treat - http://glennsmithphotography.zenfolio.com/blog/2015/5/photowalk-plus-birds-in-flight-shots-9/5/2015---10/5/2015 -
Rare black flamingo spotted
I thought this was pretty cool, there's even a video. Link to article - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/extremely-rare-black-flamingo-spotted-in-cyprus--video-10167214.html -
Vampire birds!
I often joke that Muffin has acquired a taste for flesh (twice a year he gets particularly bitey, and always on the same spot at the same finger). Once I caught him going nom nom nom after a particularly nasty peck. Turns out, this is a thing in the bird world. Yikes! -
Parrots + Wallpaper
Originally posted by calzephyr77 at Parrots + Wallpaper
A photographer posed parrots with wallpaper...see some of the lovely results :-) -
Pigeons love to gamble
My friend found this story about how pigeons treat risk (and it turns out that there's lots of other stories on "gambling pigeons" if you take a Google, like this oneI really enjoyed the story, but it was something that any bird owner can tell you. I have two budgies and a cockatiel, and they "gamble" all the time, especially Muffin the Cockatiel. ( Read more... ) -
Just a Brewer's Blackbird
It's always easy to get pictures of common birds :-D Down by the creek yesterday I saw a large bird of prey (either a redtail or Cooper's hawk), red winged black birds, a duck and a robin. I have been trying to get a good photo of a robin for years. This one was so close...and also backlit. Some day!
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Teenagers hunt with golden eagles
Hi peeps, if you haven't seen it by now, these amazing photos of two teenage boys and a girl have been floating around on the net. Simply gorgeous photos that show the young folk and their eagles. One of the problems with the different stories though is that the focus has been on Ashol Pan and a lot of people are not realizing that all the photos ( Read more... ) -
Bird safe toaster ovens
Following up on my last post: I heard back from Miallegro, and their oven is safe, as well. Stainless steel with no coatings of any kind.
