Birds of a feather

[Brissy1]

It was probably John but they can be shy creatures. Did it not answer you? Maybe ask more politely.

No I've never been any good at getting birds to tell me their name

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

A couple of months ago this one interrupted my morning coffee on our patio

 

[samh004]

I have been busy and the weather has been terrible for me so haven't gone out with my camera much. Perhaps I shall again soon.

We use this to identify them including calls.

‎Morcombe & Stewart Guide

‎The foremost field guide to Australian birds is now available on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad with a comprehensive collection of bird calls. ** If you would like to experience the app check out The Michael Morcombe eGuide to the Birds of Australia LITE which is FREE and includes 59 species...

apps.apple.com

Looks like a good app, makes me want an M1 mac even more so I can use it easily on the desktop though.

 

[VPS]

I'm sick of all the threads about Covid so I'm going to try and post some photos from previous holidays every day for a least a week.

Slimbridge Wetland Centre I spent a day here in 2017 and loved it. They have 7 different kinds of flamingos

 

[TheRealTMA]

I have been busy and the weather has been terrible for me so haven't gone out with my camera much. Perhaps I shall again soon.

Looks like a good app, makes me want an M1 mac even more so I can use it easily on the desktop though.

I have the iPhone app.

 

[drron]

VPS I really liked the picture including the families black flamingo.

 

[VPS]

VPS I really liked the picture including the families black flamingo.

Thanks - I thought it was quite unusual

 

[RooFlyer]

Opportunism in the garage. That's dad on duty:



but mum's not far away:



I'm not a fan of magpies - or rather, not a fan of the squealing of the youngsters for food just after dawn, but this is OK:

 

[RooFlyer]

A Darwin finch, Isabella Island, Galapagos



Flightless gannet, Isabella:



and, yeah, whatever floats your boat:



Penguinos on the equator



Still on Isabella - blue footed coughies



Who you staring at, bud?

 

[RooFlyer]

Later that day at Isabella island, Galapagos, a very delicate dance:





Genovesa Island, and a red-footed coughy (what else )



Magnificent frigate birds, males with inflatable sac to attract a female:





Pick me! Pick me!

 

[RooFlyer]

More Genovesa, and coughy central














This little guy decided that this lady's shoelaces would be great nesting material. The rule at Galapagos is to keep 2m from any animal, and if an animal approaches you, you freeze.

 

[VPS]

A Darwin finch, Isabella Island, Galapagos

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Flightless gannet, Isabella:

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and, yeah, whatever floats your boat:

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Penguinos on the equator

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Still on Isabella - blue footed coughies

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Who you staring at, bud?

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The taxi driver in Buenos Aires told me don't say penguinos it pinguinos

 

[samh004]

I have the iPhone app.

Indeed, but with one of the new ARM macs you can run iPhone and iPad apps on your mac, opening up a world of possibilities.

Great photos from the Galapagos Islands!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Indeed, but with one of the new ARM macs you can run iPhone and iPad apps on your mac, opening up a world of possibilities.

Great photos from the Galapagos Islands!

Makes it difficult to carry into the field though.

 

[samh004]

Makes it difficult to carry into the field though.

More about when you get home and you're looking through your snaps and want to make sure you are categorising them properly. Sure, I could use my smaller phone screen... or I could simply open the app on my computer (if it allows) and more easily search, compare, copy and paste etc.

 

[VPS]

And more from Slimbridge

 

[RooFlyer]

Slimbridge Wetland Centre I spent a day here in 2017 and loved it. They have 7 different kinds of flamingos

Your lovely flamingo pictures reminded me of mine at Galapagos - and all those other ones.

On Santa Cruz island we went for a guided walk and were promised flamingos on an inland lagoon. Here is the flock:



Yes, just one, single, solitary flamingo. I think it was the 'emergency' one, so, if tourists arrive and there's no birds, they hit a button and this one pops up from the water. Actually, it did perform a bit






Elsewhere on Santa Cruz, more coughies:



An egret, I think

 

[drron]

Walvis bay 2013.
Cormorants.
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And you wanted flamingoes.
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And in Angola.
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Pelicans.
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[drron]

And some birds of botswana 2013.
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[tgh]

Lake Nukuru, Kenya