The Best Is Yet to Be

Black-capped Chickadee at Tupelo meadow ,Ramble ,Central park.

amazed at the lyrebird being real. that bird straight up looks like a lyre…

surely it doesn’t look like a lyre

… holy shit

fr em like this is just an instrument with legs and a beak

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european starling close-up appreciation post

the indian peafowl is a large bird native to south asia. the males are known for their brightly colored plumage and enormous train of tail feathers. females are much duller in comparison, but still have highlights of blue and green and long tail feathers. peafowl have been introduced and established feral populations throughout the world, and are particularly easy to find in florida. despite many people’s beliefs, they are not the only species of peafowl; they are one out of three.

the green peafowl is a large member of the pheasant family found in southeast asia. due to threats from the pet trade, hunting, and deforestation, the species has been listed as endangered since 2009. a diverse eater, this species feeds on primarily fruits, insects, and invertebrates. unlike the much more common indian blue peafowl, it is harder to distinguish the sexes of the green peafowl; outside of the breeding season, when the male loses the long, characteristic tail feathers, the coloration and plumage of the two sexes is very similar. they are also known for being much more difficult to keep in captivity than the indian blue peafowl.

birds have truly mastered feathers like what do you Mean they can be shiny. how fucking cool is that

glossy ibis

european starling

greater blue eared starling

nicobar pigeon

purple martin

glowing puffleg

violet backed starling

+ special shoutout to rob garren and his purple poultry project. he is breeding his chickens to be very shiny and very purple

a few additions from aotearoa; kererū!

tūī!

takahē!

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A spotted pardalote explores a hand.

🦜 Birds on earth on IG

Landing city sea gull

Imagine being shaped

Great Blue Heron

Bulwer’s Pheasant

Black-crowned Night Heron

True colours. The starlings have been back for a few weeks. (28.2./6.3.22)

Watching you hover

Sensing your universe

Calming my nerves

Sherrylephotography

A fine togidashi lacquer box (kobako) By Izuka Toyo II (1766-1844), Edo period (19th century) The rectangular box with a drop front opening to reveal two drawers, all decorated with a variety of feathers finely worked in gold, silver, red, brown and black togidashi on a glossy roironuri ground, several of the feathers embellished with inlaid aogai, the edges of the box fundame decorated with scrolling vines in gold hiramakie, interior of drawers roironuri, silver hardware, signed Toyo and kao.  Bonhams

Rooster.   Pictures I made in my summer holidays in the countryside