Re: PESO: Grey Heron

2024-03-20 Thread lrc
There is a very impressive account on Instagram called nature_is_metal which is a collection of videos and photos of things happening in nature that do not give you the warm fuzzies. On March 19, 2024 9:17:29 PM PDT, Alan C wrote: >A bit gruesome but that's nature for you. I have never seen

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the opposite corner of the globe! Rick > On Mar 20, 2024, at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: >

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread mike wilson
Saw it. Twice. > On 20/03/2024 09:14 GMT Alan C wrote: > > > Won't go. Trying again. > > On 20-Mar-24 06:53 AM, Alan C wrote: > > An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. > > Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants > > but swim

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Alan C
Won't go. Trying again. On 20-Mar-24 06:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The

Fwd: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread ann sanfedele
Forwarded Message Subject:Re: PESO: A strange looking bird Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:26:31 -0400 From: ann sanfedele To: Bob W PDML I dont' mind the backlighting.. nice geometry  just  decreasing the brightness overall would improve it I think - too bad

PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Alan C
An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh)

Re: PESO: Grey Heron

2024-03-20 Thread Alan C
A bit gruesome but that's nature for you. I have never seen anything like that - the ones around here all seem to survive on tiddlers. Alan C On 19-Mar-24 08:39 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nice picture indeed. After I saw a grey heron swallowing two coot chicken in two successive flights across

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Bob W PDML
Beautiful plumage! > On 20 Mar 2024, at 12:53, Alan Cole wrote: > >  An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. > Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but > swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming

PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Alan Cole
An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows