Cool Bird Picture images

Cool Bird Picture images

Survival of the bravest

Image by Sillar
Tornando dall'isola d'Elba, sul traghetto per Piombino, un uomo con una borsa piena di pane dava da mangiare ai gabbiani che seguivano la nave. Ma non glielo gettava come avrebbe fatto chiunque altro, no; tendeva il braccio fuori bordo e aspettava che i gabbiani se lo venissero a prendere. O meglio, IL gabbiano, perché solo uno, quello nella foto, aveva il coraggio di avvicinarsi per prendere il premio! Giuro, era uno spettacolo. Prima si piazzava al punto giusto, circa dieci metri indietro e leggermente più in alto rispetto alla preda, e poi sfruttava la maggiore altezza per scendere lentamente e guadagnare quei 20 cm al secondo di velocità in più rispetto alla nave che gli permettevano di avvicinarsi con precisione. Sembrava un F15 che si avvicina al cavo per il rifornimento in volo. Appena afferrato il pane, si allontanava velocemente sfruttando il vento, per poi ripetere l'operazione. Coming back from the island of Elba, on the ferry to Piombino, a man with a bag full of bread was feeding the seagulls that were following the boat. But he didn't just threw the bread at them like anyone else would have, no; he held his arm overboard and waited for the seagulls to come and get the bread. Or rather, the seagull, for only the one in the picture was brave enough to come close enough to claim the prize for himself! That was a real treat! First it positioned itself at the right spot, 10 meters behind and just a little above its prey and then it exploited its higher position to slowly come down and gain 20cm/s of speed over the boat so that it could approach the bread precisely. It looked like an F15 targeting the pipe for in-flight refueling. After snatching the bread, it would quickly fall back using the wind, just to do it all over again.

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Image by winteridge2
I found this in my picture file, and thought I would cool things down a bit. I may have posted this one before - I will have to check. It was a bit dark, with the snowstorm and a gloomy day.

Dead Pelican In A Tree

Image by ex_magician
Another shot. Something you don't see every day - a pelican in a tree. Regrettably he is dead. I think that this pelican must have been blown into the tree; we had some windy days recently and pelicans are big, clumsy fliers. It appears to have been a young pelican. The pelican is the symbolic bird of Klamath Falls; so what does a dead pelican signify?. This photo was taken at the Link River Trail trailhead, the end near Moore Park. I am tempted to go back today with a branch trimmer to get a decent shot - there was no good angle because of the all the branches. Update: I did go back and trim the thick willow branches and replaced these two shots. Sorry for posting a grotesque picture; but I think it is poignant.

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Image by Ludie Cochrane
Some photos of vultures around my house. No distracting backgrounds, just a bird doing what birds do. Yes it is a vulture, but who says they are ugly. . . See where this picture was taken. [?]

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Image by Ennor
I pulled up in a car park near Elterwater, after driving through the Langdale valley, and this robin flew over and perched on my door mirror, and sat there while I opened my camera bag, took out my camera and raised it to take this shot. See where this picture was taken. [?]

Easy is Right?

Image by g'pa bill (losing hope of ever catching up)
Instead of spending hours in the heat, looking for coyotes, I can just pop open the kitchen window and take pictures of these guys. We had twenty at once last evening. We seem to have babies (the fledglings have the dark coloration on their beaks) year round. "Agapornis" is aptly named.

Sea gull posing.

Image by reflexer
Seen in Bonifacio. See where this picture was taken. [?]

Pied Oystercatchers

Image by neilalderney123
These guys were looking for food along the river in Queensland, as I was walking along looking for a photograph. They kept on flying ahead when I got too close & then would feed until I came along again! A bit like running along the railway tracks when a train is coming! This shot was a moment before they took off again, so they are looking at me with suspicion in their eyes. View my stream LARGE on DARKR it is worth it. View On Black See where this picture was taken. [?]

Egyptian vulture in the grass

Image by Tambako the Jaguar
Now I start a series of pictures taken at the Zürich Zoo. First of them is a Egyptian vulture. It's been a while I haven't posted a picture of these birds.

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