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[Priscilla]

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[Jim Bow]

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[L.W. Baxter]

nice critters.

fuzz head junco ready to fly the coop

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he's cute, you'll have to take my word for it.

[Lugs]

[Joe (SoCal)]

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[Lugs]

I like it when a black and white image actually works

[Joe (SoCal)]

For Twodot its a B&W twofer Tuesday

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Ahh what the hell a selfie is always fun

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[Jim Bow]

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[Priscilla]

Crikey the grass grows pretty fast here in Mangawhai.
Sales of the swamp were a bit slow so a bit of photoshop to assist.
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[John B]

^Not terribly ethical...

Grasshopper.
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[J P]

Ghost of a bird.

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Strike impression on one of our house windows. Pretty sure it was a Eurasian Collared-Dove.

[JayInOz]

I collected an imprint like that of a sulphur crested cockatoo- on the black fairing of a BMW motor sickle, at speed

[J P]

I'm fascinated with the detail of that imprint and what it's made of -- bird oils, dust, and dander? The smashed beak?

[Tom from Rubicon]

There are good window hits and great window hits. That is a dandy.
Been there for a few. If their neck isn't broken, I have messaged back to flight.

Tom

[JayInOz]

I'm fascinated with the detail of that imprint and what it's made of -- bird oils, dust, and dander? The smashed beak?

It's a powdery coating on the feathers. Doves have more than just about anything else. Another funny thing about doves- when you try to catch one in your hands the feathers fall out really easily. The goshawks eat a few of my doves, and in probably half the hits, a bunch of feathers come out and the dove escapes.

[Lugs]

Presuming that's one of these? Back in Oz, where they are feral - and where they displaced the native Crested Pigeons - I'd shot 1,000+ of those on the back deck, where I'd leave food for the natives. I used to throw the carcases down the bush - and the local goannas would clean them up.

This captive one was one of several hanging from the ceiling of a Warung in Sumatra - presumably on the menu



Bonus pic from the Warung - with the mid-western American farm girl, from Kansas if I'm not mistaken, who I was introducing to some new experiences - such as riding on a motorcycle, making friends in a Warung, etc. We're still in touch, from time to time

[timber_cruiser]

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fast moving front ahead.

[Lugs]

Nice one. Quite by coincidence, I had this one open from last night, browsing through some images of Lake Toba - a favourite spot of mine. The creation of this lake, 74,000 years ago, reduced the human population to about 10,000 people worldwide.

[Joe (SoCal)]

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[L.W. Baxter]

i need some pants like that

meanwhile...clover down!

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couple hours later, furry mower

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[John B]

Larry says hello.
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[Joe (SoCal)]

Hello Larry

[L.W. Baxter]

bangs says whut

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[John B]

Larry is a baby/ pet ( I nearly said r%nt) and lives the life of luxury like a superyacht owner except without criticism.
He is varnish coloured. He may even be varnished .
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Where are you going , Larry?
wherever I want....

[Jimmy W]

cow food

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[Lugs]

[L.W. Baxter]

speaking of useless larrys living the deluxe life

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[Joe (SoCal)]

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[L.W. Baxter]

and my stunted man, alfalfa, who still hasn't learned to lift his tail when he craps.

"paint me like andrew wyeth would do" he says.

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[Joe (SoCal)]

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[Lugs]

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Nice shot.... evocative of the Tour and that Armstrong bloke who took all those drugs. Did they ever strip him of his victories?

[John B]

10 minutes ago..
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[JayInOz]

Ahhh serenity in this thread no one quotes TFG

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That was a particularly petty, childish post Joe. You still have a considerable distance to travel on the road to enlightenment.

[Lugs]

That was a particularly petty, childish post Joe. You still have a considerable distance to travel on the road to enlightenment.

... let alone contrition for his sins

Back to photos...... another from my Warbirds series, albeit this is a trainer

[Jimmy W]

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