Very nice! I especially like the Mandarin Duck. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>*
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:56 PM John <[email protected]> wrote: > The Sylvan Heights Bird Park is one of the largest conservation bird parks > in > the U.S. and it's only about 2 hours from my house (allowing time for a > leisurely stop at McDonald's in Nashville, NC to get coffee). > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Ev1lIT75M > > It has large, open air (netted) enclosures you can walk inside and get up > close > & personal with the birds. I got to go down there a couple weeks ago to > see what > I could do with the 600/4. > > The first 6 are with the 600/4, number 7 is with the 80-200/2.8 > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969069383 Masked Lapwing? > > This little guy was a fugitive from the Australia exhibit running about in > the > enclosure for the Florida Flamingos. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969065903 American Flamingo > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969607326 Mandarin Duck > > Another fugitive ... this time from the Europe-Asia exhibit. I don't think > they > get too fussed about "escapees" getting into other enclosures as long as > the > birds are safe. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969779392 Hammerkop > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969776732 Chilean Flamingo > > The Chileann Flamingos weren't as pink as the American Flamingos. I think > they > may have not gotten as many of whatever crustacean Flamingos eat that > gives them > the pink color. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969053993 ???? Lapwing? > > I didn't find this one in the Wikipedia article about lapwings, so I'm not > sure > what it is, or if it even is a Lapwing, but it's got that same little flap > on > the side of its face. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969594931 Whooping Crane > > And finally the Whooping Crane - not very sharp because his head was > moving as > he groomed himself and I was shooting through a chain link fence. This is > one of > the birds you can't get into the enclosure with. Sylvan Heights has a > breeding > pair, both injured so they can't be released back into the wild. I only > include > it because most people will never even get to see a live Whooping Crane > > As usual, I'm not all that certain about my identifications, so if anyone > knows > better, let me know. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
