F/6.3, 1/125, ISO 400.
White-cheeked pintail
When is a door sweet and tasty?
When its jammed!
Interesting Fact: The white-cheeked pintail feeds on aquatic plants and small creatures obtained by dabbling. The nest is on the ground under vegetation and near water. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-cheeked_pintail )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 250.
Tricolored Heron ( Juvenile )
What is a bee that cant make up his mind?
A maybe.
Interesting Fact: Angsty teenagers aren’t just a human phenomenon. As Tricolored Herons get older they often lunge and snap at their parents when they arrive at the nest with food. To appease the youngsters, parents greet them with bows. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tricolored_Heron/overview )
F/6.3, 1/80, ISO 500.
Common Gallinule
What do u call a police officer that works in bed?
A undercover cop.
Interesting Fact: Males and females construct a wide bowl of grasses and sedges. Males tend to collect most of the nesting material while females arrange and anchor it to emergent vegetation near the water’s edge. Common Gallinule nests are around 10–12 inches wide. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Gallinule/lifehistory )
F/5.6, 1/100, ISO 640.
Bananaquit
What does a baby computer call its dad?
Data
Interesting Fact: Its nickname, the sugar bird, comes from its affinity for bowls or bird feeders stocked with granular sugar, a common method of attracting these birds in the USVI. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/1014/overview/Bananaquit.aspx )
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 320.
Hispaniolan Woodpecker
Why was the computer tired when he got home?
Because he had a hard drive.
Interesting Fact: This bird is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, its range extending from the coasts, over the deserts to the mountains in the centre of the island. It is mostly a woodland bird, found in both wet and dry, broadleaved and coniferous forests, but also occurs in mosaic forests, plantations, cactus scrub, mangrove areas, swamps, grassland, palm groves, wooded agricultural areas and urban parks. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniolan_woodpecker )
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 200.
American Flamingo
What’s the opposite of a flamingo?
A flamin-stop.
Interesting Fact: At the beginning of the nesting season, they perform mass courtship displays, where hundreds move together in a coordinated walk. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/940/overview/American_Flamingo.aspx )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 160.
Common Gallinule
Wanna hear a joke about construction?
Never mind, I’m still working on it.
Interesting Fact: Common Gallinules nest in marshes, lakes, and ponds with emergent vegetation. They tend to build nests on top of thick mats of aquatic plants near the water’s edge, but sometimes nest in trees or shrubs. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Gallinule/lifehistory )
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 400.
Pied-Billed Grebe
Breaking news!
Energizer Bunny arrested – charged with battery!
Interesting Fact: Pied-billed Grebes are fairly poor fliers and typically stay on the water—although rare individuals have managed to fly as far as the Hawaiian Islands, Europe, the Azores, and the Canary Islands. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pied-billed_Grebe/ )
F/10.0, 1/400, ISO 160.
Palmchat
What happened when you go inside with a snowsuit on?
It melts
Interesting Fact: The breeding season is mainly from March to June. The birds build large, messy, communal nests of twigs in the crowns of palms (mainly royal palms Roystonea sp.). Occasionally, in the absence of palms, other trees or even telephone poles, may be used. The whole nesting structure may be up to 2 m across, containing up to 30 adjoining nests with their own separate chambers and entrances. The females lay clutches of 2-4 thickly spotted, grey-purple eggs. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmchat )
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 160.
Gray Kingbird
What do bulls do when they go shopping?
They CHARGE!
Interesting Fact: Gray kingbirds wait on an exposed perch high in a tree, occasionally sallying out to feed on insects, their staple diet. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_kingbird )
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