Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, and the twigs are a token offering to the female of his dreams to urge her to get the nest started.... Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 15-Jan-2019, at 12:07, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > Flying around with an erection! No inhibitions there ;-) > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 15 Jan 2019, at 07:14, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> Nathan, >> Thanks for looking. >> >> That red gular sac is the male's breeding plumage! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 11:38 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> Outstanding, especially the first juvenile and the adult with the orange >>> sack. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < >>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >>> >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 3 Jan 2019, at 15:47, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < >>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> The next installment of the fauna of the Galapagos. >>>> >>>> Frigate Birds are the pirates of the skies, adept at stealing food from >>>> other birds on the wing either directly, or by harassing them till they >>>> regurgitate food that they are bringing back to the next. The only >>> Frigate >>>> Bird breeding grounds that we saw was on North Seymour Island, though >>> they >>>> are in the skies pretty much anywhere. The two sub species that breed >>> here >>>> are the Magnificent Frigatebird and the Great Frigatebird, and are quite >>>> tough to tell apart. I have attempted to do so, but could be >>>> comprehensively wrong in the identification. So, bear with me on that >>> one! >>>> >>>> Juveniles: >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3030.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2714.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3134.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3194.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Adults: >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3151.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3224.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-7006.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-6693.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-7016.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-6874.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Please see LARGE >>>> >>>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome! >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information