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Red-Crowned Crane
In Chinese mythology, these birds carry immortals between heaven and earth. Now, how cool is that? This taught me that rain really can add an element to an image, those ripples on the water really appeal to me.
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Miss Scarlet
This is a Scarlet Ibis, one of my favourite birds to photograph… I mean, just look at that colour! The fossil record shows that the Ibis as a species existed at least 60 million years ago!
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Up On The Roof
It may have been dull, it may have been raining – but I’m still pleased with how this image turned out. This image taught me to keep shooting, even if the conditions aren’t perfect (or perhaps especially when the conditions aren’t perfect).
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Wearing The Crown
This is a Crowned Crane – and would you just look at that hairstyle! Unlike other cranes, Crowned Cranes nest in trees (thank you, Google).
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Glass Eyes
Just look at this ostriches eyes! They are the largest eyes of any animal on land. Ostriches really are quite exceptional birds.
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The Secretary’s Nose
This is the beak (or is it bill?) of a Secretary bird. This tall, long-legged bird usually lives in sub-Saharan Africa. Secretary birds are unusual in the fact that they hunt from the ground, rather than from the air like most birds of prey. In fact they much prefer walking to flying.
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The World’s Best Feather Duster
I am kicking off a week long bird theme today, with this shot of ostrich feathers. These feathers belong to a female red-necked ostrich, and believe it or not they are incredibly good at attracting dust – which is why it’s still common to sea ostrich-feather dusters for sale these days. That ostrich feathers aren’t…
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Episode 11 – Return of the Boat
This is the final leg in our recent canal trip along the Kennet & Avon, with a little bit of mooring up to start, and a tranquil, chilled out journey to end. We had a very good time on the canal, and whilst this may be the last “journey” video, we have a few more…
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The Lion Guardian
This fine specimen was perched atop a canal barge, presumably protecting the people who live aboard. This form of statue is known as a Komainu (or maybe a Shishi – it’s quite hard to tell the difference), sometimes known as a lion-dog. They’ve been used as guardians to various locations for the last 600 years,…
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