REALLY??????? I’m at least 30 MILLION years old!!!!!
Category: Humorous
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #112 – Pick a Word
From My Perspective Life Is Good
This is part of my series Perspectives From the Street
The Different Perspectives of a Surprised Exuberant Squirrel
While I believe Becky has in mind using different apertures, focusing, and distance to show how one can achieve different perspectives in photography, I thought I would approach it from a lighter perspective for my first square of this month’s challenge. This friendly, exuberant, (and surprised) urban squirrel was observing me from four different perspectives!*
#1 Uh oh! Caught in the act!
#2 I’m really not so sure about this…..
#3 Maybe it’s safe…….. I’ll try it out.
#4 Oh, you seem to be friendly, and your dog does too, so…. TA-DA. Here I am in all my exuberance, complete with tail!
*I don’t normally do this, and I think it’s technically against the rules, but I got carried away and combined….. four challenges. My own exuberance got the better of me.
Colors and Letters: July 3 – Starts with the letter E
Lense-Artists Photo Challenge – Surprise
Becky’s Squares – The Art of Perspective
Whimsical Garden Ornaments
Appearing here to hopefully add a little joy into our quarantined lives.*
*Look closely – the first and the last dragon are not the same. 😉
And did you notice the two little snails on the lily pad?
Posted for the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Whimsical.
The Tale of a Seagull and a Mussel
In Seven Acts
Act 1: Bringing up a mussel.
Act 2: Ahhh, good…..food.
Act 3: Whoops!!!!
Act 4: Oh dear!
Act 5: Nothing for it…….
Act 6: Hmmm…. couldn’t find it.
Act 7: Oh well…. I’ll look somewhere else then!
Colors and Letters: Water Blue.
Photo a Day: Animals.
Canada Geese Following Free Food
I believe I used these photos sometime last year, but I think they are perfect for today’s Word of the Day Challenge: together. And believe me, the geese were having a raucous discussion about it. No isolation here!
Red Eyes, Black Feathers and Funny Feet
An Adult American Coot
The beak has a white shield growing up from the beak and at the top there is a red spot in the adults.
The feet are rather unique for water fowl because they are not webbed. The coot splays them for walking and standing and puts the toes together when swimming. They feed on aquatic plants, either dabbing on the surface of the water, or diving down to pull up the plants. Out of the water you can see that their body looks rather chicken like, round and plump. That is to help them keep afloat. The disadvantage to this is that it’s quite difficult to get airborne. As a result they have to run across the water for several yards all the while beating their wings before they can actually get in the air. I have not yet seen this, but I hope to at some point, as the sight must be quite remarkable. And because of their fat and plump body, when they dive underwater to get food, they look rather like a bobbing cork, which is quite hilarious!
For more photos, sounds and information about the American Coot, visit this page of The Cornell Lab, All About Birds , and the Audubon’s webpage Better Know a Bird: the American Coot and It’s Wonderfully Weird Feet.
The American Coot
Red eyes, black feathers and funny feet,
And a white shield growing up from my beak.
Tipped at the top with a funny red spot
That makes me unique along with my bright yellow feet.
I’m a Coot, don’t you see, why just look at me.
I’m a handsome odd fellow with my feet dressed in yellow.
So go on yonder to the websites and ponder.
You’ll learn a lot about my bright red spot.
It’s quite a show, just think what you’ll know!
(Not poetry, but at least it rhymes, hopefully providing some amusement.)
Posted for Granny Shot It Bird of the Day, BOTD.
Looking for the Next Meal
This Double Crested Cormorant has to constantly change his perspective – you never know where you will find your next meal!
Posted for Patti’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #86: Change Your Perspective.
Zebra's Child 