Thematic Wildlife

**WPRESTO** · 10-07-2015, 12:23 PM

That waterbuck is really a handsome creature. Small wonder you're fond of them noelcmn.
An orgy of crowned cranes (several of them were pairing up).

Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

**noelcmn** · 10-07-2015, 11:28 PM

Yeah, I do like them, and will hopefully get a few more next week, as I head D.V. to the Kruger Park again.

**WPRESTO** · 10-08-2015, 03:35 AM

You're going out to look for waterbuck, I'm going out to look for spiders. Some envy on my side.

**noelcmn** · 10-08-2015, 06:59 AM

Well, you do have Yellowstone! I am envious of that! Big time.
Bontebok in B/W- Somehow looks neat

**WPRESTO** · 10-08-2015, 09:46 AM

But, Yellowstone is about 2,000 miles (3200km) from my home.
A camera shy ostrich

**noelcmn** · 10-08-2015, 02:05 PM

A little closer than where I am, but I'll concede-Kruger is a mere 400km away.
Juvenile Dark Chanting Goshawk

**WPRESTO** · 10-08-2015, 02:44 PM

There's good bird (& alligator) photography at multiple places in Florida, only about 2000km away.
Here's an oriole, one of the more striking local birds, but only to be seen in the Spring or early summer

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**noelcmn** · 10-09-2015, 12:32 AM

A little different from our local Oriole. But a very sweet sounding bird.

**WPRESTO** · 10-09-2015, 03:11 AM

Another image of a redshanks on vacation at the shore.
Our oriole does have a lovely song, although not my favorite**. The like to sing from the highest branch of the tallest tree in the area.
**My favorite bird song locally is the wood thrush whose beautiful ethereal call is regularly heard up in the woods behind our sunroom on Spring evenings. We almost always pause and listen for several minutes.

**noelcmn** · 10-09-2015, 08:43 AM

I very much like the musical sound of our Oriole, and is usually the key to me finding it in the trees.
Some Wattled Starlings, which I am told can gather together in several hundred birds. On this occasion it was about 50, mostly young ones, waiting for parents to feed them.

**WPRESTO** · 10-09-2015, 10:07 AM

More Baboons

**noelcmn** · 10-09-2015, 01:03 PM

Giraffe

**WPRESTO** · 10-09-2015, 01:32 PM

Ben Franklin's favorite American bird.

**noelcmn** · 10-10-2015, 06:44 AM

I'd rather have Peking duck

. Common Shellduck- a rather surprising sighting at Zoo Lake the other day. I initially thought it was a hybrid, but googled it, and discovered its a Common Shellduck, Eurasian bird. Xposted.

**WPRESTO** · 10-10-2015, 08:13 AM

Chipping sparrow. I enjoy restaurant-prepared duck now and then, especially orange duck. Turkey is OK in moderation. It doesn't seem to lend itself to the variety of preparations that are possible with chicken.

10-08-2015, 03:35 AM	#2718
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	You're going out to look for waterbuck, I'm going out to look for spiders. Some envy on my side. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-08-2015, 09:46 AM	#2720
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	But, Yellowstone is about 2,000 miles (3200km) from my home. A camera shy ostrich Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-09-2015, 03:11 AM	#2724
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Another image of a redshanks on vacation at the shore. Our oriole does have a lovely song, although not my favorite. The like to sing from the highest branch of the tallest tree in the area. My favorite bird song locally is the wood thrush whose beautiful ethereal call is regularly heard up in the woods behind our sunroom on Spring evenings. We almost always pause and listen for several minutes. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-09-2015, 10:07 AM	#2726
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	More Baboons Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-09-2015, 01:32 PM	#2728
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Ben Franklin's favorite American bird. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-07-2015, 12:23 PM	#2716
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	That waterbuck is really a handsome creature. Small wonder you're fond of them noelcmn. An orgy of crowned cranes (several of them were pairing up). Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-07-2015, 11:28 PM	#2717
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	Yeah, I do like them, and will hopefully get a few more next week, as I head D.V. to the Kruger Park again.

10-08-2015, 06:59 AM	#2719
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	Well, you do have Yellowstone! I am envious of that! Big time. Bontebok in B/W- Somehow looks neat

10-08-2015, 02:05 PM	#2721
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	A little closer than where I am, but I'll concede-Kruger is a mere 400km away. Juvenile Dark Chanting Goshawk

10-08-2015, 02:44 PM	#2722
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	There's good bird (& alligator) photography at multiple places in Florida, only about 2000km away. Here's an oriole, one of the more striking local birds, but only to be seen in the Spring or early summer Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-09-2015, 12:32 AM	#2723
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	A little different from our local Oriole. But a very sweet sounding bird.

10-09-2015, 08:43 AM	#2725
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	I very much like the musical sound of our Oriole, and is usually the key to me finding it in the trees. Some Wattled Starlings, which I am told can gather together in several hundred birds. On this occasion it was about 50, mostly young ones, waiting for parents to feed them.

10-09-2015, 01:03 PM	#2727
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	Giraffe

10-10-2015, 06:44 AM	#2729
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	I'd rather have Peking duck . Common Shellduck- a rather surprising sighting at Zoo Lake the other day. I initially thought it was a hybrid, but googled it, and discovered its a Common Shellduck, Eurasian bird. Xposted.

10-10-2015, 08:13 AM	#2730
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Chipping sparrow. I enjoy restaurant-prepared duck now and then, especially orange duck. Turkey is OK in moderation. It doesn't seem to lend itself to the variety of preparations that are possible with chicken. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

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