F/6.3, 1/640, ISO 100.
Red-tailed Hawk
Why did the witches’ team lose the baseball game?
Their bats flew away.
Interesting Fact: Red-tailed Hawks typically put their nests in the crowns of tall trees where they have a commanding view of the landscape. They may also nest on a cliff ledge or on artificial structures such as window ledges and billboard platforms. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/lifehistory )
F/5.6, 1/500, ISO 200.
Great Egret
Why did the boy take a ladder to school?
It was a high school.
Interesting Fact: The male builds a nest platform from long sticks and twigs before pairing up with a female, and then both members of the pair may collaborate to complete the nest, though the male sometimes finishes it himself. The nest is up to 3 feet across and 1 foot deep. It is lined with pliable plant material that dries to form a cup structure. They don’t typically reuse nests from year to year. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/lifehistory )
F/6.3, 1/80, ISO 200.
American Flamingo
What do whales take to stay healthy?
Vitamin Sea
Interesting Fact: A group of flamingos has many collective nouns, including a “colony”, “flamboyance”, “flurry”, “regiment”, and “stand” of flamingos. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/940/overview/American_Flamingo.aspx )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 160.
Palmchat
What did the inventor of the door knocker win?
The no bell prize.
Interesting Fact: They are voluble and noisy birds, with a large repertoire of gurgling and cheeping sounds constantly used in their social behavior. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmchat )
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 150.
Green Heron
Why did the dog sit in the shade?
Because he didn’t want to be a hot dog!
Interesting Fact: The male begins building the nest before pairing up to breed, but afterward passes off most of the construction to his mate. As the male gathers long, thin sticks, the female shapes them into a nest 8–12 inches across, with a shallow depression averaging less than 2 inches deep. The nest varies from solid to flimsy, and has no lining. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/lifehistory )
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 250.
Mallard Female
Which day of the week do chickens hate most?
Fry-day!
Interesting Fact: The female forms a shallow depression or bowl on the ground in moist earth. She does not carry material to the nest but rather pulls vegetation she can reach toward her while sitting on nest. During egg-laying phase, she lines the nest with grasses, leaves, and twigs from nearby. She also pulls tall vegetation over to conceal herself and her nest. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/lifehistory )
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320.
What does a crying ghost say?
Boo-Hoo
Interesting Fact: Females build the nests by winding stringy plant material around several close, upright stems and weaving in a platform of coarse, wet vegetation. Around and over this she adds more wet leaves and decayed wood, plastering the inside with mud to make a cup. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/lifehistory )
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 320.
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
An invisible man marries an invisible woman.
The kids were nothing to look at either.
Interesting Fact: Females build the nest, sometimes using material the male carries to her. The nest is a cup of twigs, pine needles, grasses, and rootlets. She may also use moose, horse, and deer hair, moss, and lichens. She lines this cup with fine hair and feathers, sometimes woven into the nest in such a way that they curl up and over the eggs. The nest takes about 10 days to build. It’s 3-4 inches across and about 2 inches tall when finished. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-rumped_Warbler/lifehistory )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 200.
American Black Duck
Why did the Skeleton go to the movies by himself?
He had no body to go with him.
Interesting Fact: Pleistocene fossils of American Black Ducks, at least 11,000 years old, have been unearthed in Florida and Georgia. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Black_Duck/lifehistory )
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 400.
Boston Terriers
What did the dog say to the hot dog bun?
“Are you pure bred?”
Interesting Fact: Judge weighed over 27.5 pounds (12.5 kg). The offspring interbred with one or more French Bulldogs, providing the foundation for the Boston Terrier. Bred down in size from fighting dogs of the Bull and Terrier types, the Boston Terrier originally weighed up to 44 pounds (20 kg) (Olde Boston Bulldogge).[2] The breed was first shown in Boston in 1870. By 1889 the breed had become sufficiently popular in Boston that fanciers formed the American Bull Terrier Club, the breed’s nickname, “roundheads”. Shortly after, at the suggestion of James Watson (a noted writer and authority), the club changed its name to the Boston Terrier Club and in 1893 it was admitted to membership in the American Kennel Club, thus making it the first US breed to be recognized.[8] It is one of a small number of breeds to have originated in the United States. The Boston Terrier was the first non-sporting dog bred in the US. ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Terrier )
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