Archive for the ‘Birds’ Category

They macaws are speaking! Look at their eyes. They are saying,”Can you believe all these humans walking by gawking at us and taking photos?”

I took this photo at Moody Gardens Rain Forest Pyramid in Galveston, Texas.

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This Muscovy duck kindly posed for me along the shores of Lake Woodlands.

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This female mallard is saying,”Which drake will father my ducklings?” Quack! Quack!

This photo was taken at Lake Woodlands.

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This photo is courtesy of National Geographic. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Puffins are one of my many favorite birds. They have this look of playful, intellectual, colorful, birds, in a tuxedo.

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I took this photo in Galveston, Texas.

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This photo was taken in Baton Rouge, LA. at the Earth Day Festival.

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I took a photo of this Hyacinth Macaw in the Moody Gardens Tropical Rain Forest Pyramid.

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This photo was taken in Burnet, Texas. You can imagine how excited I was to see Canadian Geese visiting for the winter.

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I took this photo while this white egret was eyeing the Koi goldfish at Sunken Gardens Park San Antonio.

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Periodically, I come across birds that I cannot photo readily due to geographic location. This is one such bird. I never knew the Golden Pheasant, AKA The Chinese Pheasant existed, until I stumbled across this amazing photo by Thomas J. Walsh.  I read this bird is pretty native to China and Asia.

The Golden Pheasant

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