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Thursday, January 14, 2010

My Town Friday Shoot-out - Birds

I am still working on Camillo’s older computer, mine had a hard drive crash the first day of 2010 – and because I didn’t want a pirated version of Windows Vista (64 bit) on the new hard drive – and I wanted the program in English, it has taken now over 2 weeks and still no computer and no reassurance that the data can be recovered…. Thank goodness my photos were almost totally moved to the external drive. Only my last trip to Salvador, Bahia was on the hard drive.
Now to this week's Friday Shoot-out - Birds.
I have done photos and posts of the few birds that we see at the house in Nova Friburgo before, in fact there are 11 posts noted on the side panel’s label list under Brasil-Birds. I didn’t want to tell those same stories again and had one other idea that didn’t pan out. I don’t know if it a custom in other areas of Brasil but in the state of Rio de Janeiro it is a common site to see small bird cages hanging outside of stores, riding on bicycles handlebars, being carried along by laborers on their way to work. I wasn’t able to get any photos of this and didn’t get a chance to ask for the story of why, so I will save that post for later.
From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (16)
 
 
For this week’s FSO – Birds, I am going into my archive for the photos from a trip we took several years ago to Iguaçu falls. Across the street from the entrance to the Brazilian side of the falls was a small bird sanctuary. I use the word sanctuary loosely because most of the birds were behind wire mesh fences – more of a bird prison as far as I could see. I hope I have picked a nice cross-section of these birds to show you.

The first 'Birds' is a sculpture on the grounds of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, and the second a lone crane at the base of the Falls on the Brazilian side.     I am sorry I have no names or guarantees that the rest of these birds are native to Brasil, but the shots are nice.    The last two birds were drawing a crowd on the trail along the Argentina side of the falls. They were out in the open, in the wild and singing for those stopping to watch and take photos.  Don't have the names, but definitely native - oops to Argentina although there is no way for them to know they were on the Argentina side of the falls.... so lets just agree they are Brazilian. 

From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (252) 

From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (210) From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (222)  From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (211)

From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (217)  From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (214)  From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (219)

From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (207)    From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (209)    From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (206)

  From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (204)   From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (205)  From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (221)

From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (288)   From Curitiba to Iguacu Falls (289)

28 comments:

  1. I love flamingoes, in the last house mum lived in, she inheritted a pair of stone flamingoes, so it is nostalgic as well.

    Thanks Re; Mr. Linky.

    The first was mine, and I wasn't sure about the perma links. That must be why we couldn't open it.

    I have done it the normal way, and it came on alright. I will study on the perma links when I get back to New Zealand.

    Is it hot in Brazil?

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  2. Ann - The temps in Rio are up in the upper 30 - 38-39. Friburgo is a couple degrees cooler and up here at the house (because of the elevation) it has been right at 35 - with clowds and thunderstorms almost daily.

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  3. Oh, so colourful and exotic. Wonderful Ann, just wonderful.

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  4. We actually had one day of 55 degrees and my son and I went out running around! This cold snap is driving me mad, lol...

    I love your bird shots and hope the computer issue works out in your favor.

    Miss talking to you, when I get home, lets Skype!

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  5. Oh my Lord, Ginger, these are wonderful! What a bird paradise! Fantastic!

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  6. Oh, macaw's...I have a friend that had one, very loud macaw...he was sweet though, quite the little flirt of a bird :)

    Beautiful shots, Ginger!

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  7. Oh I love the exotic birds. They are beautiful.
    QMM

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  8. Iguacu Falls: one of the great natural wonders of the world; we were there about 13 years ago and I thought it was one of the most splendid sights I'd ever laid eyes on. Thanks for the many fantastic bird shots.

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  9. Wow, Ginger. Your photos are stunning. You have a great variety and such stunning birds to show off. I love every single one of them. Your post is absolutely full of gorgeousness.

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  10. Your birds here are so colorful! That bird in the 6th picture, we have them in the zoo, they roam freely within the enclosure of some animals.

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  12. Wow! Such brilliant colours! Fantastic shoot-out, Ginger. I just love the two little ducks, they look so modest and unassuming beside their exotic cousins.

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  13. Beutiful and bright! The tropics bring out the best in flowers and birds!

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  14. Beautiful!!

    And if you ever do figure out the why of the bird cages being toted around, let me know, LOL! We've noticed the same thing when in the state of Rio. Even people carrying them waiting for the bus to come! So strange!!!

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  15. The variety of bird life is just amazing. These are excellent photos Ginger. Truly I think you live in Paradise.

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  16. Great captures of some very interesting and amazingly colorful birds. I just love those two ducks on the luck...great shot.

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  17. Stunning colours of these birds.
    But the green parrots do have a sadness in their eyes.

    Love that header picture.

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  18. Gorgeous shot of the crane at the falls! Bravo!
    I hope you get your computer issues sorted out soon.

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  19. Oh my...the parrot shots are stunning!! I love the closeup of the green one!! Wonderful shootout hon!! Sarah

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  20. great series of shots of birds. love the flamingos. the bird sculpture is very interesting also.

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  21. I love the one with the waterfall!! Very nice shots!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog as well!
    Cheers,
    Harold
    myworldthruthelens.blogspot.com

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  22. Oh, I am just breathless. I've never seen the tufty-headed ones! And the peacock shot is magnificent! (More so because he isn't screaming outside MY bedroom window at dawn!)

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  23. Fantastic photos, I like the flamingos but I must say, my favourites are the parrots, the colours are amazing!

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  24. Wow, love these!! I was especially blown away by your banner photo.

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  25. Great shots, Ginger. What a super variety of birds. Thanks for taking part.

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  26. As always Ginger you have brightened the everyday with your pictures.

    I have always opposed people buying exotic birds...nor do I understand what can be wonderful about caging an animal. Not even to save a species that is naturally disappearing...for each day a new species is discovered...and I do feel that we must allow the planet to evolve at her own pace. We should be good stewards of Earth...and not try to direct her.

    Again, thank you for your wonderful gift of sharing glimpses into the life that abounds your corner of the planet.

    Peace,

    Claire / OWW

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  27. Ginger, have you considered submitting any of these to wildlife magazines?

    These are fantastic!

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  28. I like the first one. But my favorite - the flamingos. All of the birds make me feel very tropical. I can use some warming up after the weather we have had.

    Bummer about your computer. Last Wednesday my XPS shut down, made a loud buzzing noise, and smelled like burnt popcorn. I called Dell who had a tech at my house the next morning. My power supply had gone bad. Had I not been home or in another part of the house there would have fire.

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