This afternoon we went for a stroll to a nearby park on the waterfront. There were a variety of birds there and they were somewhat accustomed to people. I watched the antics of some crows for a little while and I was amazed at how one of them, with its pointy beak, was able to get several mouthfuls (beakfuls ?) of water from a shallow puddle on the pier. The scene reminded me of this Aesop fable. I think that several of his friends were also impressed, judging by the looks on their faces.
(both shots made with a 70-200mm lens, aperture f11, ISO200, shutter speed 1/400 and 1/125 sec)
17 comments:
How very true is the sentiment in this fable! I love your crow photos Rick ... crows really are very intelligent birds. This fable also reminded me of a clip my youngest son Matthew showed me of a crow using it's intellect to solve a problem..it is truly amazing..Here is the link below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efcIsve5wu8
@Katherine - thanks Katherine; I checked the video - incredible ! Hope your week is something to crow about too !
Funny one Rick.. I hope yours is also!
Rick these photos are amazing, the clarity is unreal.
@Katherine ;-)
@darlin - thank you Darlene ! Blame it on the lens ;-)
Beautiful photos, good and timely shots.
Rick,
your photos are very clear (!) and bringing
the intelligence of those birds together
with Aesops fables is amazing..
Greetings from Athens.
Monika
I remember! And yes, these do remind me of that.
Thank you for the memory, and I hope you have a wonderful day!
lisa.
Un beau contraste du noir sur le jaune dommage pour le bec couper.pour la seconde.
La premiére aussi tres bien, c est assez difficil de les cliker.
Un saludo.
The background in the second picture is amazing!
What I like about photography is observing things through the eye of our lenses, since the naked eye isn't always capable of showing us our surroundings in such unique perspectives!
Greetz,
Josepj
Oh I love these . Nice catch.
@Leovi - thank you Leovi !
@Bitch - thank you Monika; I hadn't thought of Aesop's fables in a long time and suddenly the intelligence of the crow brought that memory back.
@lisa - thank you Lisa - hope yours was great too !
@Julia - merci Julia !
@CarreraCaballo - thank you Joseph; I agree, and I think that's one of the beauties of photography !
@Lisa RedWillow - thank you Lisa for your visits and comments - hope you're doing a little better.
ils sont si beaux ces oiseaux ! tes photos
sont belles aussi - c'est toujours difficile
de photographier les oiseaux !!
je te fais un gros bisou !
@marty - merci Marty; at least the birds were cooperating ;-) Have a great weekend avec plein de bisous du Canada !
ааа классные. такие изящные.)
@maggieisfiercefamineuncontrolledbeatch - спасибо за то, чтобы заходить и после. Я оцениваю ваш комментарий!
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