Friday Night Photos Crowned and Crested Edition

Happy Friday everyone. As always, post whatever you got

East African Crowned Crane.
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Madagascar Crested Ibis
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QMS's picture

The first one is freaky. The second ones look prehistoric.
Today we were graced by about 6" of the white stuff ..

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Tried to crank up the old snow blower, but a mouse chewed thru the plug wire. It was quite a chore to get to the magneto ..

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now the trick will be to put it back together Wink

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@QMS

How do you keep warm in your workshop in winter?

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@janis b

It's z kinda drafty old barn.
This is the house ..

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@QMS

is perfectly idyllic looking. It all looks so cosy, even from the cold outside.

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@QMS wow, yer place looks awesome QMS! Beautiful! Looks good for birds. Wink

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@QMS
Just the thought of snow gives me the shivers. Those mice can be destructive little boogers. Hope you don't have any extra parts when you put the blower back together.

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@Socialprogressive

me too, there are a lot of them for sure
getting the fuel tank off was the toughest bit

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janis b's picture

It is such a treat to see the close up clarity of your bird portraits. You show us that birds have colours that vie for attention with flowers and leaves.

Thank you for your photos and for hosting.

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@janis b
Cool looking leaf. The colors and shape make it a real attention getter.

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@Socialprogressive

Enjoy the weekend.

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@janis b My you have such a wonderful form and figure, not to mention stunning colors! Beautiful Janis, great photo!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@dystopian

You bring a smile and a tear to my eye ; ).

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take its crown off? Must be hard to lie down.

Thanks for hosting SP.

From a recent trip:

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

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@Bollox Ref
Would that be the River Thames the arrow is pointing to?
Excellent B&W shots.

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@Socialprogressive

Not the Thames though.

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

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@Bollox Ref

especially the first one. It's absolutely stunning!

I'm glad you got to walk familiar streets again. It's wonderful that you were there in that moment alone, with such perfect light.

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@janis b

I was going for the Dickensian 'look'.

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Gëzuar!!
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@Bollox Ref

it's very evocative of something mysterious. Wonderful.

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@Bollox Ref Awesome shots BR! Most excellent work! I love 'em. Beautiful.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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Was Humpty Dumpty pushed?

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@snoopydawg

Those are some beautiful timeless imprints.

Is that some water plant growing there?

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@janis b

Just some weeds or twigs that blew in where the lake used to be. I camped across the street from where it used to be, but it’s receded a mile or more from there. Sam and I walked out to where it is now and it took about an hour to get there. In case you missed this.

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She did lap after lap in the water that barely came over her ankles. Just ran and ran in the water and out of it. It sounded like a herd of Buffalo. Well it’s what she said it sounded like.

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@snoopydawg

That's a lot of water missing.

At least Sam has you and you have her.

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@snoopydawg
Nice texture and pattern shots.

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@Socialprogressive

It’s mostly barren lake bed out there but I thought they were interesting looking. I wonder what I would find if I took a metal detector out there. Or at the dam where water used to be. People swim with things in their pockets that fall out. But hopefully we get enough water this year to cover it again.

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@snoopydawg cool pix SD.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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Hi all, Hi SP! Hope all are well!

Great bird photos SP! Crowned Crane was love at first sight for me. Whaddabird! Like so much, they have a weird Ibis too in Madagascar. Short legs and bill compared to most, only 20" long, and a forest pond dweller.

Thanks for the great pics!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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Hi all,

Hope everyone is doing well! I have been too busy and buried in stuff... But here is a link in case you can't sleep. https://www.utopianature.com/ODEPHO21.html

It is a collection of some of my semi-recent dragonfly pics. Though a few I may have posted here, in general they are bigger with better resolution.

Too cold for dragons here lately. We had 16F one morn this week. We also had 80F one day!

Be well all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@dystopian

What amazing diversity and diaphanous beauty.

Are those two Threadtails performing a mating dance?

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@janis b yeah Janis, they are mating. The term 'in copu' is commonly used with dragonflies in particular. The pair was in copu. As in, in copulation. I can't believe how flexible the body segments are to do it. When you see them they are little pinner needles. Straight as an arrow.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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@dystopian
I checked out your link. Wow! Who knew there were so many types of dragons and damsels? Okay, you probable knew. Hope it warms up there soon.

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Rec'd!! Smile

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