Reblogged from Robin's Photo of the Day:

“The fish was this big, I swear”

Five dou dou birds will be chosen by a fabulous new designer out of Austin Texas for a catalog photo shoot!! Woo hoo!!!

Reblogged from Shutterdo's Blog:

Well.. their faces aren’t that pretty… but at least the one has some nicely colored feathers.  Not much hope for the hornbill in a “pretty bird” contest!

No, no, no… that is a beautiful face if I ever saw one!

Reblogged from SanvarFotofun:

Beautiful shots of Mr Seagull

This fuzzball little baby raven is 5 x 3 x 3 inches, feet 4 inches wide

Eek – I really need a new camera

2/22: Picture update! OK, three steps back and set to 2X produces a better shot

Reblogged from Life and Light:

Beautiful! I just love Flamingos

Raven on a Wire Sculpture
14 x 6 x 6.5 inches

Well, it’s kind of a TV antenna, the ones that go on the top of buildings around here. I’d take a photo for you but I dropped my camera and broke the focus – as you can probably tell by my picture quality. Took me three hours of shots just to get these two! I hope you can tell it’s an antenna

http://doudoubirds.com/Ravens-On-A-Wire-Sculpture.html
http://www.etsy.com/listing/93479279/ravens-on-a-wire-bird-sculpture

Thomas Jefferson had many Mockingbirds but his favorite was named Dick.
“Jefferson, she continued, cherished the favorite “with peculiar fondness, not only for its melodious powers, but for its uncommon intelligence and affectionate disposition, of which qualities he gave surprising instances. It was the constant companion of his solitary and studious hours. Whenever he was alone he opened the cage and let the bird fly about the room. After flitting for a while from one object to another, it would alight on his table and regale him with its sweetest notes, or perch on his shoulder and take its food from his lips. Often when he retired to his chamber it would hop up the stairs after him and while he took his siesta, would sit on his couch and pour forth its melodious strains.”[3]

In the spring of 1809, after Jefferson made his final southward migration, he wrote to Lemaire from his retirement at Monticello: “My birds arrived here in safety, and are the delight of every hour.”"
From: http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/mockingbirds

Andrew Jackson had a foul mouthed parrot named Poll
“During the funeral ceremonies for former president Andrew Jackson, his pet parrot, Poll, was ejected from the room. Why? Because Poll kept screaming obscenities at the mourners.”
From: http://www.historybyzim.com/2011/08/andrew-jacksons-parrot/

I think she just missed him

Reblogged from Avian101:

When I get free time I usually go through files I keep of all my bird photographs, I do this because sometimes by taking a second look I might find a good shot that I overlooked the first time. You’d be surprise to know that I find this way many shots that become my favorites. Sometimes they have a bit more message to tell, because they have captured a bit of the bird’s daily drama. It doesn’t have to be tragic but implies their instinctive actions.  Photographs are © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

And another shot of a bird scolding another bird. Bossy little boos huh?

I think Owl couples are just the most adorable – they’re so snuggly and cute! I am definitely sculpting these two!

Found them here:http://lookingatglass.wordpress.com