F/6.3, 1/800, ISO 800.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Day 157 / 365
Why did the heron cross the road?
To prove he wasn’t chicken.
Interesting Fact: The Black-crowned Night-Heron is a patient hunter. It will often stand still and just wait for a frog or other small animals to pass by. They may also hunt by vibrating their bills in the water to lure prey into investigating the disturbance. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/24/overview/Black-crowned_Night-Heron.aspx )
F/6.0, 1/1000, ISO 450.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Day 141 / 365
What do you call a heron at the North Pole?
Lost!
Interesting Fact: Occasionally it will prey on small turtles; its stomach secretes an acid capable of dissolving the shells. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/53/_/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron.aspx )
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 100.
Day 135 / 356
I don’t want to leave I want to stay here forever. 😦
Interesting Fact: The longest beach in the world is arguably Praia do Cassino (Casino Beach) in the city of Rio Grande, Brazil. It is approximately 212 km (132mi) long. ( http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/beaches.html )
F/ 6.3, 1/1000, ISO 640.
Common Gallinule
Day 133 / 365
“Red means STOP, don’t come any closer I have babies…”
F/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 800.
Common Gallinule Chick
Day 133.5 / 365
Cute little chick and screaming for it mom.
Interesting Fact: Despite lacking either webbed or lobed feet, the Common Gallinule is an excellent swimmer. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/464/overview/Common_Gallinule.aspx )
F/6.3, 1/30, ISO 1600.
Tricolored Heron
Day 132 / 365
I paid the price of too many mosquito bites to get this shot. But it was worth it. 🙂
Interesting Fact:
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known in North America as the Louisiana heron, is a small heron. It is a resident breeder from the Gulf states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. Tricolored heron’s breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricolored_heron )
F/ 5.0. 1/500, ISO 900.
American Flamingo
Day 131 /365
Why does a flamingo stand on one leg?
Because if he lifted that leg off the ground he would fall down!
Interesting Fact: In ancient Rome, flamingo tongues were regarded as a delicacy. As recently as 30 years ago, flamingos and their eggs were eaten by people in parts of southern Europe and the Caribbean. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/940/overview/American_Flamingo.aspx )
F/5.0, 1/250, ISO 720.
White-cheeked Pintail
Day 130 / 365
What did Detective Duck say to his partner?
“Let’s quack this case!”
Interesting Fact: White-cheeked Pintail: This species is a native of the Caribbean Islands, South America, and the Galapagos Islands. Within the United States, it is a rare to casual visitor in southern Florida. This bird is found near rivers, lakes, and ponds, as well as along costal marshes and rocky or sandy seashores. The White-cheeked Pintail was first described in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/1029/overview/White-cheeked_Pintail.aspx )
F/6.3, 1/250, ISO 1600.
Greater Yellowlegs
Day 127 / 365
Where do birds meet for coffee ?
In a nest-cafe !
Interesting Fact: Although the Greater Yellowlegs is common and widespread, its low densities and tendency to breed in inhospitable, mosquito-ridden muskegs make it one of the least-studied shorebirds on the continent. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/252/_/Greater_Yellowlegs.aspx )
F/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 400.
Horned Grebe
Day 123 / 365
Perfect day for a swim and dive, but not for me, the water is still too cold. 🙂
Interesting Fact: The Horned Grebe regularly eats some of its own feathers, enough that its stomach usually contains a matted plug of them. This plug may function as a filter or may hold fish bones in the stomach until they can be digested. The parents even feed feathers to their chicks to get the plug started early. ( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Horned_Grebe/lifehistory )
F/22.0, 30.0, ISO 250.
Day 114 / 365
What did you wish for?
Who cleans all the coins out of fountain?
Interesting Fact: Ancient civilizations built stone basins to capture and hold precious drinking water. A carved stone basin, dating to around 2000 BC, was discovered in the ruins of the ancient Sumerian city of Lagash in modern Iraq. The ancient Assyrians constructed a series of basins in the gorge of the Comel River, carved in solid rock, connected by small channels, descending to a stream. The lowest basin was decorated with carved reliefs of two lions.[3] The ancient Egyptians had ingenious systems for hoisting water up from the Nile for drinking and irrigation, but without a higher source of water it was not possible to make water flow by gravity, and no Egyptian fountains or pictures of fountains have been found. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain )
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