Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

For the bird lovers out there

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-02-07 11:58 PM
Original message
For the bird lovers out there
I was practicing my photography during a slow moment at work the other day. Got a few shots of some white pelicans hanging around the fish cleaning table. They are so funny- when they see a boat come into the ramp area, they immediately fly over the where the table is. Whey the anglers are done cleaning their fish (and the birds' are full) they leave. The gulls, on the other hand, are ALWAYS hanging aroung.

Pelicans
IMG]



Laughing gulls
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:06 AM
Response to Original message
1. Beautiful!
I especially love the last one - a confident birdie out on the town!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:08 AM
Response to Reply #1
2. I thought that one was comical
Sort of caught it in mid-stride
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:09 AM
Response to Original message
3. Cool!
I love pelicans. When they fly I can see the dinosaur in them, they are elegant and so primeval at the same time.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:32 AM
Response to Reply #3
10. I know what you mean, I've commented to my wife about the
brown pelicans reminding me of pterodactyls.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:12 AM
Response to Original message
4. i'm struttin' my stuff y'all !!!
that last one is priceless:rofl:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:14 AM
Response to Original message
5. I witnessed an angry blue heron today
It was trying to grab fish in the shallows but the spawning carp made so much noise in the lilly pads that it scared most of the small fish away. It was the first time I have seen a heron scream in frustration.

And when the screaming did not work, it started attacking from the air carp that jumped onto the surface -- all to no avail. The herons in Minnesota are going to bed hungry tonight.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:15 AM
Response to Original message
6. Pelicans kick ass!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNNl_uWmQXE
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:16 AM
Response to Original message
7. The 4th pic is adorable!
It screams for caption! So animated! Good catch! :toast:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:35 AM
Response to Reply #7
12. I'll try to think of one
Like those funny cat pictures.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
nytemare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:07 AM
Response to Original message
8. Funny story from this week about laughing gulls.
I was in St. Pete with my folks at an American Legion that is on the water, and I saw one of them with his wings spread on top of the little bar roof just screaming like crazy. I told my mom he must have been doing a mating dance, then I saw the other bird, and said, not a mating dance, actual mating.

Loud little bugger. Then, I was wondering where they lay eggs, because you never really see seagull nests.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:38 AM
Response to Reply #8
13. Around here they laytheir eggs on many of the spoil islands
when they were dredging the Intracoastal Waterway, they dumped the mud off to the side, creating a bunch of little islands. Some are very big bird nesting colonies. We have some relative rare birds, like tri-colored herons and black skimmers, that nest around here too.

White pelicans normally migrate north in spring but we have some that stay year-round.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:30 AM
Response to Original message
9. Nice pics Alarimer!
really cool

:applause:

I think of the kids movie Finding Nemo and the gulls "mine mine mine mine mine"

:rofl:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:41 AM
Response to Reply #9
11. That's the attitude of all birds: "it's mine."
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:38 AM
Response to Reply #9
14. The sound these gulls make is more of a demonic laugh
or cackle even.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 08:42 AM
Response to Reply #14
15. Yeah they do have that funny "laugh"
We used to have mostly herring gulls up here in the mid-atlantic region, but the last 10-15 years the laughing gull seems to be much more common than the herring gulls. I actually think they are kind of cute, for a gull.:)
Love the pelicans too- we have brown pelicans I love to watch fish when I go to the beach...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:46 AM
Response to Original message
16. the last one
He looks like he's running up to tell us something, "hey guys" lololol

The pelicans are beautiful, they're strange-looking close up I think.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:48 AM
Response to Original message
17. cool
I love birds.

:thumbsup:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Apr 26th 2024, 05:09 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC