The bird and the crabs (atoll, Red Sea)
Image by alfonsator
Not a very pleasant picture: the crabs are feeding on the wounded little bird, surrounded by plastic bottles and other sweepings.
Bird
Image by Mike Raybourne
This bird killed itself shortly after this picture was taken by falling into the moat and drowning. When I first got to the castle is was being chased by a group of ravens doing their best to eat it. Unfortunately it was only able to fly short distances, and every time it tried to get away the ravens quickly followed. Some other early risers and I chased away the ravens for a bit which was when I caught this picture. Moments later as I was crossing the moat the bird jumped in and started to sink. A man with a group of tourist tried to go after it, but because of the steepness of the moat walls couldn't get close enough before the bird had sunk from sight.
Bird
Image by Andy Tinkham
There were several of these duck-like birds flying free in the Aviary
See where this picture was taken. [?]
Bird in the Hand postcard
Image by CaZaTo Ma
A bird in the hand - what is it worth?
This postcard is a visual pun, but also carries more serious undercurrents. How much is a species worth? Both of these birds (puaiohi in hand, 2 palila on bush) are endangered on Hawaii. All pictures from an old San Diego Zoo member magazine.
Swapbot: Handmade Postcard #3 - Sender's Choice. Sent to a nature lover (who by way of freaky coincidence, had just read about the same birds in an Audubon magazine!)
Bird SoS
Image by grimescene
From the picture it would seem that this bird was was enjoying a nice meal of shellfish. Unfortunately, if there was ever a nice meal, it was a thing of the past. This one was a victim of its greed, and its beak was now stuck inside this shell.
So one of the shutterbuggers bravely caught a hold of it, while I managed to dislodge the shell. (There is a photograph of that to, which we will be able to put up soon...)
And you thought we were all about our cameras.
The Bay Area Shutterbugs - saving the world one greedy bird at a time.
