Readers’ wildlife photos

April 7, 2014 • 4:06 am

I’m thinking of changing this to “Reader‘s wildlife photos,” as it’s rapidly becoming the bailiwick of Stephen Barnard. (But if course, and as always, I encourage readers to send me their pics.)

Here’s another splendid bird photo, this time of the cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera).  Click to enlarge.

Cinnamon teal

Here’s its range map from the Cornell website:

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And a close-up of a bald eagle, with the nictitating membrane of the eye partly closed:

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13 thoughts on “Readers’ wildlife photos”

  1. “Cinnamon teal” sounds like a designer paint color. I’m sure I’d have no clue what the color actually looked like, or how the name got applied to the color.

    Any sign of the eaglet(s)?

    b&

    1. They’re hatched. I can tell from the way the female is behaving, and I also found a broken eagle eggshell on the ground. They won’t be visible for quite some time. The nest is very high and can’t be seen into from the ground.

      1. I’d suggest a monopod held high overhead, but I’m sure you’ve already considered and rejected such possibilities due to geometry and / or avian psychology and / or practicality.

        Ah, well. Here’s hoping you’re there when they fledge, at least….

        b&

          1. That’s what I figured. And a quadcopter with a GoPro would likely freak them out, and it’s probably too late and / or impractical to install a webcam in a neighboring tree…so I’ll just stick to hoping you’re there when they fledge.

            b&

  2. Lovely stuff Stphen, as always.

    I like the flow tufts at the aft upper side of the fusleage (in the teal photo), showing off the flow spearation there! 🙂

        1. Ha!

          I actually like this one much more than the one in the air. Much more dynamic, and I really like the visual echo of the splash in the water that resembles the bird’s wings. That, and the expression on the birds’s faces is a bit more earnest and a little less dignified.

          b&

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