Intentionally, Chris: #66

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

#66 - Take Photos of 50 Birds - Chicken

Sorry I had to :p This is actually an awful picture, because once again I had to zoom in with my iphone, but I just wanted to document proof that there are indeed chickens running amok in Lafrenierre park :p Here's a rooster and a hen behind him right by the park entrance :p That's actually a really busy highway you see in the very background and I'm always scared that one of those chickens is going to try to "cross the road" and become roadkill. But I've yet to see a chicken that didn't make it on that road, lol.

#66 - Take Photos of 50 Birds - Great Egret

Well here is a classic Louisiana picture for you...a little marsh with an egret. You'll find almost this exact picture on a postcard in any tourist shop in New Orleans and that's because we have lots of egrets here! They're quite beautiful birds! I've always thought that. But I've also thought that I would hate to have a neck like that :p

#66 - Take Photos of 50 Birds - Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

We have a LOT of these! But they are so hard to get pictures of!! They're skittish skittish skittish! I so wish I had a good camera. I have to use my iphone and then zoom in on them so this is the best I can get. Most ducks are fairly used to humans around here because we feed them at the parks :p But these start quacking and running when you get within 30 feet of them, lol. But they hang out in groups. I think they're such gorgeous ducks though. Really really pretty! This is sadly the best I could get though and the swan got his head in the way :p

#66 - Take Photos of 50 Birds - Black Swan

I think that this will forever be my favorite bird I'll ever take a picture of. These two gorgeous swans literally took my breath away! When I came up to them, just their gracefulness was awe inspiring. The way they move their necks, groom themselves, spread their wings, take sips of water out of the pond, get into the water and just gracefully swim. And they were so cool, calm and collected. Not like any of the other ducks that run away quacking when you go up to them to get their pictures. No, these beauties just basically pose for you :p I swear I want to go back every day and see them again. It was like a gift to get to just watch them.

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Glossy Ibis

I swore that this was just going to be a "black ibis"....but when I got home and checked my field guide, this guy is actually called a "glossy ibis"! In the picture in the field guide he's shown as purplish in the illustration. But it says in the description that the glossy ibis appears to be black until close view or until the sun hits it right. So sure enough, here we have a glossy ibis :) I'll attach a picture I got of a white ibis today too just because I liked the shot :p

Thursday, October 10, 2013

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Pekin Duck

And the last bird update of the day, the Pekin Duck...another domestic duck and perhaps the most well known duck of them all. These guys were SO adorable and so cute. They quacked away and waddled their tail feathers and followed me around while I took pictures but not in a mean aggressive way. It was almost like they were just curious. So adorable.

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Cayuga Duck

This duck was SO SO beautiful!!! Apparently they're a domestic breed of duck that people raise for eggs frequently. His/her feathers were very iridescent with a green hue to them. He/she was very calm too.

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - American Black Duck

This one looks VERY similar to the female mallard! I didn't even notice the difference until I came home and looked at my pictures. This is actually a male american black duck. It's the one in the back with the yellow bill and the darker colors around it's eyes. Amazing how nature is, isn't it?