DawsonPointers Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 This is the additional weekly image thread for the Nature Forum. While images posted to this thread should still be nature in theme, it may contain a small amount of human-made objects and therefore less restricted than the Monday in Nature threads. Please see this discussion for more details: Alternative weekly thread in Nature forum Each participant please post no more than just one image per weekly thread. A foraging flock of Monk Parakeets here in Punta Colorada Uruguay. It is amazing how bright green and blue feathers can be such effective camouflage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 This 9th consecutive year that Athena (Great Horned Owl) has come back to same nest to raise her babies. Nest is located 10-feet above entrance to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas where thousands of people walk underneath the nest every day. She got on nest February 9th this year and baby owlets will hatch in mid-March. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Short-eared owl with ? prey. WI 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonjb Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Cleaner shrimp on a wreck, climbing into a divers mouth. Sabang Phillipines. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 A potted flower reaches out for love 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCrowe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Great Egret taking flight at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in Northern California yesterday. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Black swans in the harbour of Williamstown, near Melbourne It is a bit annoying that they have highly visible tags around their necks. I suppose any leg tag would have been hidden under water and defeated their purpose. Edited March 17, 2018 by ShunCheung 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcyin Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 5 www.neurotraveler.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_wrights Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Male Blue bird coming in for a landing. It's amazing how they can use their braking power to make a safe landing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Indian Elephants at Play. Nikon D800 with Nikon 80-400mm AFS lens @112mm. 1/1250s; f/11; ISO 1250 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Vallette Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonPointers Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) Male Blue bird coming in for a landing. It's amazing how they can use their braking power to make a safe landing. [ATTACH=full]1235245[/ATTACH] Amazing and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us. Edited March 3, 2018 by DawsonPointers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 In the Zoo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrum Kelly Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) Backyard squirrel--not too wild, but not a pet, either. . . Edited March 5, 2018 by Landrum Kelly 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Backyard squirrel--not too wild, but not a pet, either. . . This guy works hard for its keep. Love the composition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tholte Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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