Out of Africa Part #1

[Desert Rat]

Actually from the San Diego Wild Animal Park... One of my recent visits down there in the past few months... Every time I am out there it seems that I come away with something different.. Eventhough I sometimes visit some of the same exhibits... This visit it was a Flamingo and Stork and Hornbill sort of day along with the Lions at the new exhibit putting on quite a show....

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Brutal Critiques and Comments always welcome....

Staritng out with a roar.. This guy was making a racket for quite a while that afternoon.

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A few of a Ground Hornbill
"Do you like this profile?"
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"Or this profile?"
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A Few Flamingos
The Eyes have it today...
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My best profile for you...
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A story
"Do you like my back feathers?" :wink:
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"Or do you prefer full frontal?"
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And Finally.. "What's for dinner tonight?" "Geez what a bad hair day today."
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[cajun angel]

My, are you in rare form today! Your captions gave me a chuckle! All your birds and the lion are just simply wonderful! They would look impressive on a wall! Great shots! We want more, please!

 

[mike mac]

Love the noise those lions are makign in that shot, now that hornbill is one strange lookign bird for sure. the fitst flaming shot does it for me.

 

[Flew]

Nice set Eric. That Horn bill is definitely an odd looking one.

 

[Keith]

Nice set, luv that first flamingo shot!

 

[Desert Rat]

My, are you in rare form today! Your captions gave me a chuckle! All your birds and the lion are just simply wonderful! They would look impressive on a wall! Great shots! We want more, please!

It is just one of those days.. As i was posting them I just came up with the goofy captions....

Thanks.. Some day I might print up a few of these and hang them on the wall here at work...

 

[Desert Rat]

Love the noise those lions are makign in that shot, now that hornbill is one strange lookign bird for sure. the fitst flaming shot does it for me.

Thanks for looking Mike.. Yep it is a very low Bass sound they make that you can feel reverberating right through you and everything else seems to vibrate slightly...

That Hornbill is usually hiddne in the grass of its exhibit, but for some reason it came out on the branch.. It is quite odd looking.. If you look at its eyes it has long lashes and the eyes seem to move independently of each other...

 

[AnnS]

Those are all GREAT shots!

 

[Desert Rat]

.. Thanks for looking... Glad you like them...

AnnS: Thanks for looking...

 

[Gale]

Excellent...
Like them all

Boy there are some strange looking birds in the world.

 

[Desert Rat]

Excellent...
Like them all
Boy there are some strange looking birds in the world.

Thanks gale.. Yep you are quite correct about the strange looking Avian critters....

 

[Gale]

Eric,

Wouldn't it be wonderful to travel the world and spend time in places with these birds. All aninals really
They are designed for thier habitat.
Truly amazing.
I would have to be very rich and live to be 500 at least

 

[nancyr]

Love the bad-hair shot. The hornbills were our favorites last visit, though I didn't manage good pics like yours. (Note to self: Auto ISO.)

 

[azrichg]

cool stuff. Hadn't seen some of them before. Love the guy with the grenade launcher on his head!

 

[Desert Rat]

nancyr: Thanks for looking.... I don't do the auto ISO stuff.. I just look at shutter speeds and if not high enough I up the ISO to get a decent shutter speed..

azrichg: Thanks for looking....