Lee's Photoblog
Water Ostriches
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 2 June 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
It's Silly Tuesday again.
# 178.
Do you think it's possible? I was out and about yesterday, kinda overcast and cool. I noticed a flock of Web Footed Water Ostrich. I tried to grab a shot to show you. Every time I pressed the shutter release they would bury their heads in the water. They are quick. And boy can they hold their breath a long time.
I will have to go back and see if I can find them again. For it to be species 178, I will need much better details.
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Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
Hahahaa. Splash, splash and again splash. Very funny!!!
2 Jun 2009 5:15am
@Hidalgo: Thank you
@Lydie et Roland: Thank you.
@r00t: Thank you
@Zing: Thank you.
Véro from Peisey-Nancroix, France
funny pict Lee , well captured at the right moment !
2 Jun 2009 8:08am
@Véro: Thank you.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
hehehe might have to leave this one out of the book if you want credibility
2 Jun 2009 8:41am
@jamesy: Thanks Debbie. I think you're right.
@JanW: Thank you.
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
hahahaha fabulous capture! Superb clarity for this action shot! :) Happy Silly Tuesday!
2 Jun 2009 8:47am
@Magda: Thank you.
Baby Sis from Canada
Ha Ha Ha...nice shot...you are very creative, quite the imagination. Good one, love silly Tuesday's.
LOL :-))))))))
2 Jun 2009 9:31am
@Baby Sis: They were camera shy. Seemed every time I wanted a picture they dove. I only have shots of their butts and feet kicking in the air.
@zOOm: Thank you.
@grouser: Thank you. They all dove at the same time. I thought it was interesting.
Sarah from Switzerland
I won't even tell you that I (again) forgot it was Silly Tuesday and sat here for about 10 seconds admiring the shot before I realised that I couldn't tell which end was up.... *SIGH* I used to think I was reasonably intelligent before I "met" you, Lee! Well done - AGAIN!
2 Jun 2009 11:15am
@Sarah: Thank you Sarah. I enjoy hearing from you. You make me laugh.
Marion from Cincinnati, United States
:-) You did it again!!!! WOW - what a great job you do with Silly Tuesday! Love it and am still marvelling at that shot! Simply amazing!
2 Jun 2009 11:21am
@Marion: Thanks Marion. I only wanted a picture of these birds swimming so effortlessly. Every time I tried to take it they would dive. I have a bunch of shots of their feet in the air, water splashing.
@Eleftheria: Thank you.
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
ROFL.....heads or tails....I think the tails have it!!! ;-))))
2 Jun 2009 12:08pm
@Eric Cousineau: Thank you Eric.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
LOL it's marvelous, you couldn't have captured a better shot or timingf...love it
2 Jun 2009 12:33pm
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine. I have several like this. It is quite funny to watch them.
@Sarito: Thank you.
Shanny from you know, Canada
WHAT THE HECK??!! Okay, how did you do this one? It's morning, I'm hungry, and confused.
2 Jun 2009 12:38pm
@Shanny: It was quite easy actually. I was sitting in my truck with the window down. When they swam by I started to click. They were trying to catch lunch I think.
lydia from Paris, France
OhHH !! So funny ...........the best one for me !! Superb shot Lee !
2 Jun 2009 1:04pm
@lydia: Thank you Lydia
@Annette: Thank you Annette. I'm glad I made you laugh.
@Tracy: Naw, they're just camera shy.
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Great shot with the flying water droplets!
2 Jun 2009 1:37pm
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you Wolfgang. They sure do kick up a lot of water when trying to catch a fish.
@amirreza: Thank you very much.
Don from spokane, United States
What strange behavior. Anyway, you got some fine action shots even if the action was not quite what you envisioned! :-)
2 Jun 2009 2:46pm
@Don: Thanks Don. They are Pelicans fisshing. Seems when one plunges after a fish, they all do in unison. There is a lot of kicking goes on while they're heads are submerged.
Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia
such a superb and funny shot, i love seeing them splashing and upside down:))
2 Jun 2009 3:08pm
@Linda: Thank you Linda.
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
What an excellent and funny capture, very well done. We can feel the action with the "splach" of the water and the droplets all around.
2 Jun 2009 3:09pm
@Evelyne Dubos: Thank you Evelyne
@Hema Iyer: Thanks Hema. Silly Tuesday rules.
@sonja loner: Thank you Sonja
Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld(old Pembroke Dock boy,Wales), Germany
:-) All hail "silly Tuesday" Cool shot.
2 Jun 2009 4:01pm
@Anthony Morgan Lambert: Thank you Anthony.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
ok, so i don't know how much of this tale is true, or how gullible I am... "water ostriches" ??? They look like good ol' ducks to me!!! And if so, you are the silliest thing around today!!!
2 Jun 2009 4:28pm
@Susan: It is Silly Tuesday. I do apologize if I lead you astray. These are really White Pelicans. Seem when one plunges after a fish they all do is almost unison. I thought the shot was different a humorous. The Web-Footed Water Ostrich was just my sick sense of humor. I am glad you enjoyed viewing it. Thank you for the compliment.
Veronique from Sarrouilles, France
ahhh that's a fantastic silly day, but this "à part" it's a very good picture
2 Jun 2009 5:13pm
@Veronique: Thank you very much.
@Onlymehdi: Thank you.
@john4jack: Silliness indeed. Thanks Jack.
@Alun Lambert: Thanks Alun.
@dkc: Thnak you.
Vinman from Essex, United Kingdom
Looks like they're practising synchronised swimming for the next Olympics here in the U.K. Joking aside, I like the way you've framed this with the water droplets.
2 Jun 2009 10:22pm
@Vinman: LOL. That's a good one. Thanks for the compliment.
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Fun and interesting shot. I like the water drops frozen in time.
3 Jun 2009 1:30am
@B. Thomas: Thank you.
Denise from Duncannon, United States
Always ready to make me chuckle, after a long day.... Thank you:)
3 Jun 2009 1:36am
@Denise: You are very welcome. I am pleased to know I help brighten your day.
@Sandrine: Thank you Sandrine.
LauraS from Chico, United States
What do you have all day to wait for this special, special shots? Or are you really underwater, coaxing them to you with food? Great ST shot.
3 Jun 2009 3:14am
@LauraS: No coaxing. No food. And I do not wait any longer than I need to. I actually plane where I'm going before I go out. I do not always get to see what I hoped. Sometimes it works for me. I was actually sitting in my vehicle when I took this shot. I shot it from the drivers seat. I watched them for about thirty minutes.
@Didier DE ZAN: Thank you very much.
@kisskool: Thank you. Timing was of the essence.
@shallowregret: Thank you.
Suzanne Labbé from Granby, Canada
WoW ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ I didn't know there were pelicans in your area. Great picture !!
4 Jun 2009 11:03am
@Suzanne Labbé: Thank you Suzanne. We have one of the largest inland concentration of these birds. They are quite abundant here.
@Pierre: Thank you Pierre
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
Great ST shot!! Love the color of these pelicans, too. Well done, Lee! :)
5 Jun 2009 2:25am
@Lesley: Thanks Lesley
BIG SIS and Brother-inlaw from Petawawa Ontario, Canada
Hi Lee; HAAAA! HAAAA! good one !
7 Jun 2009 3:58pm
@BIG SIS and Brother-inlaw: Thanks Wendy, Mark. Take care.
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
What a great capture here! It looks like they are fighting with the water OR that the water is trying hard to swallow the birds! You were just on time!
25 Sep 2009 4:06am
