I don't know what kind of a doctor you are, Joe, but I'll wager you don't have
a Phd in ornithology!
Perhaps a little technical, but mallards are vegetarians and don't eat fish.
When we were teenagers working on ladders thinning apples in an orchard,
my buddy encountered a hummingbird nest. About the time he was looking
at the two eggs in the nest a hummingbird came at him and stabbed him in
the neck. He screamed and fell to the ground with a fairly deep wound. Imagine
if the carotid artery had been pierced! Killed by a hummingbird.
True story.
Ha! Ha! Made my day, sumo!
I have a mint condition Canon 180mm macro. Hadn't really
decided to sell it until now, but if you're really interested, I'll
figure out a price. Its hasn't taken over 200 exposures.
What kind of flowers are those?
I would definitely leave the boats: they add a three dimensional quality to the
scene as well as leading the eye to the main object, the mountain.
What are the average temperatures in Dubai? Is the humidity high?
They say the largest living thing on earth is a giant underground mushroom
system over 1/2 mile in diameter in eastern Oregon.
Been eating wild mushrooms of many varieties for over 70 years. If this
specimen has pink gills, it's likely a delicious member of the Agaricus family,
but I wouldn't eat it without further study.
Fishers were once imported into Oregon forests to control
the tree-killing porcupine population. Also, newtoyou: Don't forget to
include the marten on your list.
It's also called the Florida blackbird in some literature.
Good for you, Richard. These people need to get a sense of humor.
I found the Galapagos highly overrated -- too few numbers and species,
often in restricted locations. Machu Pichu was crawling with people; you'd
need a helicopter or exclusive admission to get those famous shots you see
in magazines. Except for the occasional lighthouse and the giant rocks near
Bandon, the Oregon coast really isn't spectacular without stormy skies and
windy surf. (In my opinion, there are more and better photo opportunities
farther north on the Olympic Peninsula.)
Nice shots, but you must have got your picture titles mixed up -- baboons
don't have long tails!