F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 800.
At what time does a duck wake up?
At the quack of dawn.
Interesting Fact: More than half of eastern North American population of Harlequin Ducks winters in coastal Maine, particularly outer reaches of Penobscot and Jericho bays. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harlequin_Duck/lifehistory )
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320.
Peregrine Falcon
A Jen caught her husband Bob on the weight scale, sucking in his stomach.
Jen: “That won’t help you, Bob, you know?”
Bob: “Oh it helps a lot,” says the man, “it’s the only way I can see the numbers!”
Interesting Fact: People have trained falcons for hunting for over a thousand years, and the Peregrine Falcon was always one of the most prized birds. Efforts to breed the Peregrine in captivity and reestablish populations depleted during the DDT years were greatly assisted by the existence of methods of handling captive falcons developed by falconers. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/lifehistory )
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320, CS6.
Bald Eagles ( Juveniles )
Why did the football coach shake the vending machine?
I don’t know?
Because he needed a quarter back.
Interesting Fact: Sometimes even the national bird has to cut loose. Bald Eagles have been known to play with plastic bottles and other objects pressed into service as toys. One observer witnessed six Bald Eagles passing sticks to each other in midair. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle/lifehistory )
F/6.3, 1/125, ISO 320.
Red-breasted Merganser
A teacher wanted to teach her students about self-esteem, so she asked anyone who thought they were stupid to stand up.
One kid stood up and the teacher was surprised.
She didn’t think anyone would stand up so she asked him, “Why did you stand up?”
He answered, “I didn’t want to leave you standing up by yourself.”
Interesting Fact: The fastest duck ever recorded was a red-breasted merganser that attained a top airspeed of 100 mph while being pursued by an airplane. This eclipsed the previous speed record held by a canvasback clocked at 72 mph. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-breasted_merganser )
Happy International Women’s Day
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 250.
Horned Grebe
What did the man say to the wall?
One more crack like that and I’ll plaster ya!
Interesting Fact: A sleeping or resting Horned Grebe puts its neck on its back with its head off to one side and facing forward. It keeps one foot tucked up under a wing and uses the other one to maneuver in the water. Having one foot up under a wing makes it float with one “high” side and one “low” side. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Horned_Grebe/lifehistory )
English
Happy Women’s Day
Polish
Szczęśliwy Dzień Kobie
Espanol
Feliz Día de la Mujer
Arabic
وم المرأة العالمي
Italian
Felice Giorno delle Donne
German
Alles Gute zum Tag der Frauen
Portuguese
Feliz Dia Da Mulher
Swedish
Glad kvinnors dag
Hindi
mahila divas kee shubhakaamanae
Korean
yeoseong-ui nal-eul chugha haeyo
Spanish
Feliz Día de la Mujer
Ukrainian
Поздравляю тебя с восьмым марта
French
Bonne Journée de la Femme
Russian
С Международным женским днем [S Mezhdunarodnym zhenskim dnem]
Malayalam
vanitā dinattinṟe santēāṣaṁ
Kannada
Mahileyara Dinada Shubhashayagalu
Telugu
Mahiḷa dinōtsava śubhākāṅkṣalu
Gujarati
Khuśa mahilā divasa
Bangla
Śubha nārī dibasa
Urdu
یوم خواتین مبارک
Chinese
妇女节快乐 [fù nǚ jié kuài lè]
Persian
روز زن مبارک
Turkish
Kadınlar günün kutlu olsun!
Greek
Ευτυχισμένη η ημέρα της γυναίκας
Japanese
Kokusai josei day
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 320.
Brown Creeper
What do you do when two snails have a fight?
Leave them to slug it out!
Interesting Fact: Sometimes creepers build nests in unusual places, such as behind window shutters, in or under roofs, inside fenceposts, or inside concrete blocks. One brought up a family in a specially constructed box made of pieces of Douglas-fir bark. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Creeper/lifehistory )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 320.
Ring-necked Duck
Why don`t ducks tell jokes when they fly?
Because they would quack up!
Interesting Fact: Ring-necked Ducks breed in northern North America and spend winters in southern and western North America, northern Central America, and the Caribbean, often on freshwater. Much of the population migrates from central Canada to the southeastern United States, staging along the way in Minnesota and other parts of the upper Midwest. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-necked_Duck/maps-range )
F/6.3, 1/500, ISO 200.
Hooded Merganser ( Female )
How do ducks talk?
They don’t You Quack.
Interesting Fact: The female chooses the nest site, and may start scouting for next year’s tree cavity at the end of each breeding season. Nest cavities can be in live or dead trees and are usually close to water. Cavities are typically 10–50 feet off the ground, up to about 90 feet. Hooded Mergansers nest readily in boxes, preferring those with wood shavings or nest material from previous uses. They prefer cavities with 3–5 inch openings. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/lifehistory )
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 160.
Sandhill Crane
What do Snowmen call their offspring?
Chill-dren.
Interesting Fact: Sandhill Cranes mate for life, choosing their partners based on dancing displays. Displaying birds stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow, and leap into the air. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/lifehistory )
F/9.0, 1/250, ISO 160.
Ring-necked Duck
Why did the cookie go to the hospital?
He felt crummy!
Interesting Fact: Ring-necked Ducks feed by diving underwater, rather than by tipping up as “dabbling” ducks do. When diving, they leap forward in an arc to plunge underwater, and they swim using only their feet for propulsion. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-necked_Duck/lifehistory )
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