Bird Anonymous: Extreme Lift-off!

Monday, 21 July 2008

Extreme Lift-off!

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26 comments:

Anonymous said...: Black Swan taking off! I was also moving at a fast pace for the last image! Heehee; Monday, July 21, 2008
laughingwolf said...: lol ...reminds me of our loons taking off ;); Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: That's right LaughingWolf, it's a loony bin up North HAHA!! I wasn't the loon here, even if looked like one ;); Monday, July 21, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: Oh yes. A 787 SWAN Flight 8906 en route to Perth. I see a bug on the first class section. GOOD MORNING ANON! I am back home to air-conditioning. *Sigh*; Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: Where's the bug Ces - exactly!?! Good evening! I'm back at work and it's HECTIC here as well as cold...; Monday, July 21, 2008
Mosura said...: Nice formation in that last shot. They're like the swans answer to the 'Red Arrows'; Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: Alan, they sound better than the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team :); Monday, July 21, 2008
Louise said...: Had that been me with the camera, I would have tripped over something trying to stay even with the swans, then probably fallen in, and alas, had no pictures at all! Therefore I am impressed with your light-footedness!; Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: Hhehee thanks Louise! To tell the truth, I might have been airborne when taking that last image :); Monday, July 21, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: No I don't see the bug. I just made it up. I am the bug!; Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: I'm used to your bugging Ces, just like the summer flies around here :) Did you see the Black Swan's wings aren't all black?; Monday, July 21, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: Yes, thank you, I noticed. I first read about it from the bird encyclopedia. It is uncanny how they tuck the feathers in and then the white feathers are hidden but a beautiful pattern emerges when the wings are outstreched. They are huge animals but very aerodynamic when airborne and quite dangerous when you are on their lift-off path. I can't remember what we called them when were were young. The ducks are called "pato", the geese are called "ganza" and the turkeys are called "pavo" but we always called the swans "swans". We were also known to eat the first three but I have never heard os a swan being turned into a meal, just like the peacock. They were accepted as decorative birds.; Monday, July 21, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: Hey, what do you mean I am "bugging you?" I was just joking. I am always sweet to you. Hmph!; Monday, July 21, 2008
kjpweb said...: That's a good series! I got some black swans, too. But never saw a liftoff. I thought they never did - just staying on the lawn and pestering people for bread!;)
Cheers, Klaus; Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: The Queen of England is allowed to eat swan or give permission to do so. Swans used to be eaten by the aristocracy up to Elizabethan times and ceased to be a popular dish when swans in England were declared the property of the monarch. They must have tasted too good for the commoners! However, the Australian Aboriginals ate the dark red meat of the swan. I'm sure many others have when hungry in the past. Are you hungry Ces?

I was being sweet back Ces. I love our Australian flies! *crunch*

Thanks Klaus :) It was nice to capture the white primaries and secondaries in flight! We also only usually see a small white bar. I'm not sure if you saw your Black Swans in Australia, but in a zoo there probably isn't reason or room to lift off!; Monday, July 21, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: i know you are being sweet. I was just bugging you. :-) It must have been exciting to see this lift-off. I have to re-learn going back to sleep on time. I have been partying for the past four days and nights I can't wind down. Time to doze off, not lift off. Nightie night.; Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: I know you know and know Ces :) Good night!; Monday, July 21, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: Good morning! I just can't imagine a swan being butchered. I can't even eat duck - very greasy and too much fairy tale stories associated with them like venison. Can't eat Bambi or Thumper for that matter. Our Snowflake is as long as a turkey platter now. Heheh!; Monday, July 21, 2008
laughingwolf said...: takes one to know one, i always say, birdy :P lol; Monday, July 21, 2008
Maria said...: These shots are great! How you caught the right moment! And the white wings are so beautiful.
I thought black swans wear white petticoats when I saw something white towards the back of the bird on one of your earlier black-swan-photos... :); Monday, July 21, 2008
Anonymous said...: It's morning already Ces! HAHAA our bunny grew to be the size of a dog! You must have good cholesterol :)

I was only guessing what a loon might be, LaughingWolf. Never seen one Down Under!

You're right Maria, they can sometimes appear to wear white petticoats! However we now know there were two whole wings full of white feathers waiting to extend skywards :); Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Ces Adorio said...: Snowflake is is getting big. She is spoiled and mean. She is not afraif of Bubbles.; Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Anonymous said...: Our Fluffy also became spoiled and mean. We should have been more knowing when naming our beastly bunnies Ces ;); Tuesday, July 22, 2008
kj said...: i'm weighing in. no swans, no turkeys, no geese, no ducks on my platter. no animals with bones if i can help it. ok, so i eat chicken here and there.

also, this such an intellectual blog--all this talk of snowflake and fluffy. who's next--raindrop and muffy? maybe i need a rabbit of my very own....; Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Anonymous said...: You eat jellyfish and chickens KJ? *Sigh* You haven't learnt anything from our intellectual conversation, bunnies are MEAN!; Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Anonymous said...: Hmmmm is THAT a loon!?!; Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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