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Published: 2017-04-13 06:16:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1323; Favourites: 99; Downloads: 17
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Baird Bay pelican.Emus' Bush 'n Pelican CrossingDo you remember those awful "Compare and Contrast" questions you used to have to answer in school exams and tests (quizzes to our American friends)? Compare and contrast Plato's "The Republic" with "A Ticket to Ride" by the Beatles. Or, compare and contrast Goldilocks with Medusa. I could go on, but boy did I hate those. Naturally, when I became a lecturer at University, what did I do? Had loads of chemistry compare and contrasts in the exams that I set! C'est La Vie! So here is today's "Compare and Contrast" - emus with pelicans. Obvious pairing, I would have thought. Here's a free comparison - emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) are both birds - big ones at that. Here's a free contrast. While pelicans are found in lots of countries and continents, emus are found only in Australia. Let's have a closer look at some emus.
They are the second largest bird in the world, second only to ostriches to which they are distantly related. Like ostriches they ar
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Comments: 30
wonderful capture of one of my fav birds to watch....
So detailed and lovely in flight...
Keep up the great work....
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Very pleased you like the shot - many thanks.
David
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These are birds to behold, Anna. When in flight they are a wonderful sight.
Many Thanks
David
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I believe you))) You are very welcome!
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I was that day!
Many Thanks, Linda.
David
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Hi Rob - thank you for that. Lots of wee birdies to snap in Oz!
Cheers
David
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You're welcome! It seems to be a nice place indeed
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Exceptional capture, David! Your capture of the feathers spread open in flight...so awesome!
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Thank you very much, Sheri. I thought this not bad. The difficulty with these shots is getting the detail in the "white" feathers. So long as you don't blow the highlights, then you can use software to recover detail, and that's what I did here.
Cheers
David
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Well done! You would have had difficulty in a dark room recovering those details.
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Indeed - the advantage of modern digital work.
David
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Thank you for that, Bob.
Cheers
David
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Amazing looking eyes and a very striking looking bird, wonderful set of pics
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Thank you kindly, Craig. I wonder about that yellow eye ring. It is found on the Australian pelican, but not on some other species.What evolution purpose is served is not clear.
Cheers
David
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Congrats! This is the 100th thing I have favored, so I will do something! Not sure what yet XD
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Hi Christine - many thanks! The 100th fave indeed - wonderful. You could always recommend it for a DD!
Cheers
David
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Such stately birds in flight. They remind me of transport aircraft; large and slow moving. But they do it with grace.
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Good point about transport aircraft, Richard, but what are they transporting? You do wonder why they have evolved to be so big. Perhaps they have occupied a niche where they prey on larger fish than say cormorants and so need the bulk to take on the fish. Being bigger then means they appear more stately in flight. We need a proper ornithologist to help out.
Many thanks
David
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Wasn't meaning they were carrying anything at the time of the photo. Just their size and how they carried themselves reminded me of a transport airplane.
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Speed relative to size, I guess.
Cheers
David
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