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“It was a cold and rainy day. The sky was grey and gloomy, tickled by bare tree branches. Driving past a park, a murder (group) of crows caught my eye. They were turning maple leaves looking for a meal. Their sharp blackness stood in stark contrast against the golden leaves on the ground. / / Always interested in these intelligent yet elusive creatures, I stopped by to observe them. Keeping my distance not to disturb them, I started to capture frames. The crows took short flights cawing in their search for food. The dull sky colour became suddenly a pretty canvas by offering a light grey background to the flying crows. Their black silhouettes graced and otherwise dull sky. / / One individual flew closer to me and perched on a branch. Glancing downwards, she offered me her beautiful profile. She seemed to be still pondering about a prospective meal.” / / / / Image © Carmen Mandel-Cesáreo / / / —-—-—-—-— / Artist statement / My photographs are not enhanced; they represent the true nature and colours of the subjects as captured by the lens. I never lure my animated subjects to come close to me: spontaneity is the key. / / This is an original uncropped image. / / =============================================================== / Proceeds from the sales of all my Crow images will be donated to Crows.net / / Crows.net / The Language and Culture of Crows A site for cooperative research on the language and culture of the American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos. / / Facts about the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos): / ..Crows are the most social and intelligent species of birds / ..Crows mate for life / ..The young stay with the family unit for up to five years and help the parents raise siblings / ..Crows show tool-making and tool-using behaviour / ..Crows are not a health threat / ..They will not attack you as portrayed in the movie The Birds / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / / Carmen, creator of Art for Conservation
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Last of my Ravens for now.
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*taken in Palm Springs, CA it was perched on the balcony of my hotel room! seriously, what are the odds?!
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I really want one of these. I looked on eBay, cause someone said you can get anything on eBay, but couldn’t find one! Ah well. / / A bit unusual in that there’s no actual beast in this one…there will be another painting in which a beast is wearing one of these, that one is a big one and is coming along :) / / This is 15cm x 30cm, watercolour/chalk pastel/graphic pen with metallic pigments and silver leaf. / /
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A flock of Black Cockatoos flew in to have breakfast in the front yard. I grabbed the camera, no time for a tripod, and shot away. Luckily they didn’t fly off I must have looked funny with just my pj shorts on. Heathridge, Perth, Western Australia. Olympus E300
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I really liked this proud bird.. He stood his ground and gave me the ok.. What ya think your doing bud.. I think it knew it was a pretty one.. So I captured what I could of a pretty face.. Hope you like it..
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Weaver Bird – South Africa / Photograph / September 2008
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Bleeding love Where are we, what the hell is going on / The dust has only just begun to fall / Closed off from love, spinning round again / We didn’t need the pain, twice or thrice was enough / It was all in vain, time never ceases to pass / We’re frozen in this cycle of destruction Oil marks appear on walls, / where pleasure moments hung before / Sweeping insanity, sweeping insanity / Oh the insensitivity Something happened on the way, we lost our way / There was a very first time with us, we tasted the displeasure / The bile of unhappy endings and scorched earth policies / We let our hearts melt, / disappearing into the very ground we tread upon / We lost what was true, found something false to replace it / People get ready, there’s a train a coming / And everyone’s looking round, / but we no longer know who is going crazy / I know I’m going crazy Few are bold to say without care for circumstance / I don’t care what they say, I am still in love with you / Torturous souls that love the very thing that makes them sad / They try to pull us away, but they don’t know the truth / Our heart’s are crippled by the vein they keep on closing / They cut us open, and we keep bleeding / We just keep bleeding love We tried hard not to hear, but they talk so loud / Their pandering and propaganda piercing our ears / Question and they try to fill us with doubt / Our goal is to keep me from falling Nothing in this world is greater than the rush that comes / with our patriotic embrace / In this world of loneliness we must cease to lose face / Now everyone around us is going crazy, maybe, maybe It’s draining our history, it’s draining our souls / They find it hard to believe that we pity them / It is all of us who will be wearing these scars / For everyone to see Taken w/Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 300/2.8 AFS VR
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Gorgeous birds … Noisy, but gorgeous.
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Braving The Cold Braving The Cold This is, well, the first ‘real’ birding shot I have ever posted here on, I won’t count the Ducks and Geese, and I have to say, it is not often I toot my own horn, but DAMN am I HAPPY how this one came out! If any of you have ever shot a Magpie before, you know how HARD these birds are to expose for! They are a nightmare! Captured in Rocky Mountain National Park on New years Day, this Magpie was sitting there just hanging on in the windy weather and the snow which was whipping around, he looked so cold, but the way he posed made for a wonderful shot. He just watched me with interest, as I started snapping him with my Minolta 75-300D Lens. Shot in RAW on my 5D and converted to B&W using Pog’s Mono Renditionizer, I hope ya all like it as much as I do! / —-John
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“Australian Birdlife – Little Penguin” / Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) are approximately 35cm / and live in the southern waters of Australia. I found this / little fellow hiding under a boardwalk on Phillip Island, / Victoria. Little Penguin is part of my / 2010 Calender – Australian Birdlife /
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A spunky pelican :) — Taken with: Canon 40D / Lens used: 2.8 100mm / Shutter speed: 1/3200 / F number: 5.6 / ISO: 400
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Nikon D60
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I tried my hand at burning…I’m pretty happy with the result A cockatoo taken in the Blue Mtns, NSW, Aus. — Taken with: Canon 40D / Lens used: 4.0 70-200mm / Shutter speed: 1/800 / F number: 4.0 / ISO: 1600
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Mama hummer nesting in Arizona. / Canon 20D with Canon 70-300mm lens. / Other hummer shots: / / / /
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Crow
by JuliaWrightBest Viewed Large All Rights Reserved / @ Julia Wright Captured in the wild at Cradle Mountain. Tasmania / I slowly moved forward little step at a time and took / this shot from underneath..he was sitting on a fence / but he also had his eye on me all the time!
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