Greeting, mates! The next next round of the birding contest is up. The topic given was 'Bottom', and I can frankly say I enjoyed it, though this is not what I shoot on a regular basis, I managed to dig some pics from my archives, and also could not but add a few fresh ones.
First go a series of funny pictures of pigeons attacking small bird feeders aimed especially for small birds. No surprise what we see in this scene is mostly their bottom. Note -- it all come naturally! I wasnt focusing on it intentionally!
Below is uncropped version of the picture.
And now what I found in my folders: here are some successful close-up pictures of the grebe duck guarding its hatch. In June 2020 I had a nice opportunity to come close enough to the nest in a local park, and with the help of my 300mm telephoto lens I received very detailed and clear images.
At a certain moment (when I 'crossed the critical line') the duck left the nest, stepped back, and get herself into the water. On the frame below you see exactly this moment: the duck lifts its body and is about to leave the nest for a little swimming. What's amazing about this image, hmm ... I was personally shocked to see the "size" of its back. Well, it's a duck, right? and the size of her ass was ... similar to a cow's udder. Unusual. Perhaps this is such a seasonal change in the body, at the time of incubating the nest? To be honest, I know so little about it!
After a little swimming (by that time I stepped back with my camera) the duck decided to return to the nest. And I shoot the very moment when it left the pond, and the bottom part of the body is still wet, it is shaking the body to get rid of the water before sitting again on the nest. A splendid sight, I enjoyed this frame very much as one of the highlights of the session -- it isnt what you can see on a daily basis!
Above is the cropped version of the same frame.
This photo goes for 'Show me a photo (of a bird)' contest, round six!
Check the rules and details to take part, they are easy and pretty standard:
- weekly challenge, new prompt is published on Sunday;
- link back your entry in the comment section of the contest post;
- photo should be your own, obviously;
- post it in #FeatheredFriends community;
- your post may feature more photos, just state which one is your entry (otherwise 1st will be taken into account);
- drop some extra text description;
- mention the contest name in the title of your post.
Haha, the pigeon is really hilarious and the duck is amazing. Wonderful shots. 😀
!ENGAGE 20 Голубь красавец!!! Особенно повеселил вид сзаду :) Такого я еще не видел :)
спасибо на добром слове! веселыя сценка, да. лично мне приходит на ум цитата из сказки о теремке. медведь, протискиваясь и разваливая теремок: "я уж как-нибудь, я уж где-нибудь.." :)
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Yeah the pigeons butt tops everything 😂!!!!! So funny.
And the Grebe "duck" is nicely captured as well!
They are actually not really ducks. They are an own family within the birds, and they are tied to water as they are divers. Thats why their appearance is so distinctive. Also their bones are not as hollow as with other birds, cause they only get out of the water when nesting or taking a break. Some species within the family can't even fly anymore. Sorry for being a smartass, but that's what I recall learning in school back then 😇😅.
I love how much you know and was quite excited to see you join the DNA Discord I hope you get involved. I wish I had more time to spend there!
Hey Melinda, I appreciate you saying this :).
But to keep it in the context of the greek philosopher Sokrates - The more I know, the more I know that I know nothing.
I don't consider myself knowing a lot, I see it more like having a lot of interest in certain things. So I try to educate myself about them with the knowledge available and my own experiences.
About the discord, I will check in once in a while but to be honest as of now I am not sure what to make of it. I feel like crushing a party and to buttonhole people is not so much in my nature. Maybe it is because I am rather new to the whole social media thing. Until last year everything was more or less a one on one thing with people, due to my jobs.
Now I'm at home trying to dive into the world of online communication and sometimes I feel like a weird intruder 😅 .
This will be a fun week of photos! Great butt shots!
I figured that out right from the start when I saw the prompt - a really good one :D
which did you like more - pigeon or Grebe?..
The pigeon butt sticking out of the feeder is my favorite.! It is quite delightful to see! 😂
Кормушка для голубей??? :) В зашей их гнать.
хе, хе, хе. уникальный комментарий, да! кормушка на самом деле для других птичек, но голуби они как евреи, везде пролезут :)
Вот, вот. :)
У меня сорока всё прилетает к кормушке, но посмотрит и улетает. Иногда со снега подбирает семки упавшие.
@barbara-orenya, I am very pleased. thank you! glad you like my birdies :)
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