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[mama africa]

Despite several attempts by the local authorities to discourage our local male stork celebrity to make a nest on a cross monument at the cemetary, he did it again.
I posted some pictures last year.
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And these are from this morning. The male stork was foraging for nesting material and bringing branches to the nest, where his female partner was waiting for him. It was heartwarming to see.

 

[Norachan]

Despite several attempts by the local authorities to discourage our local male stork celebrity to make a nest on a cross monument at the cemetary, he did it again

Wonderful! They should just build him a nesting platform and let him get on with it.

 

[mama africa]

Wonderful! They should just build him a nesting platform and let him get on with it.

They tried to convince daddy stork to build a nest on this platform, very close to the cross monument, but he didn't like it.

 

[rubysmama]

Despite several attempts by the local authorities to discourage our local male stork celebrity to make a nest on a cross monument at the cemetary, he did it again.

Exact same cross monument as last year?

 

[mama africa]

Exact same cross monument as last year?

Yes, the same monument (the highest as well).

 

[rubysmama]

Yes, the same monument (the highest as well).

Love it. Hope you get baby stork pics again this year.

 

[mama africa]

Love it. Hope you get baby stork pics again this year.

Me too !!!

 

[tabbytom]

Bali, Indonesia.
Sunset on one of their beaches.

 

[mama africa]

The garden is getting more colorful every day

Colombine flower




Great tit bird in Lilac tree




Beedancer flower




Red Japanese Maple tree

 

[rubysmama]

Beedancer flower

I LOVE that flower!!!! Is it a perennial?

 

[mama africa]

I LOVE that flower!!!! Is it a perennial?

Yes it's a perennial.
We call it bee dancer, but the real name is "Bidens ferulifolia".
The variety shown here is called "Lemon moon"

Bidens ferulifolia

 

[rubysmama]

The variety shown here is called "Lemon moon"

That particular variety is so pretty.

 

[tabbytom]

The garden is getting more colorful every day

Lovely shot of the Beedancer flower!

 

[Graceful-Lily]

The sun and trees just kinda spoke to me I guess so I ran back into my house for the camera.

 

[tabbytom]

Coppersmith Barbet

 

[rubysmama]

I've been scanning some of my old photos, and came across this one of a seal at an aquarium back in the 80's. Back then I didn't give much thought to him being stuck in a pool. Now it makes me sad. But he was still pretty cute, so thought I'd post his pic.

 

[NY cat man]

I've been scanning some of my old photos, and came across this one of a seal at an aquarium back in the 80's. Back then I didn't give much thought to him being stuck in a pool. Now it makes me sad. But he was still pretty cute, so thought I'd post his pic.

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I guess it's better to be stuck in a pool than to be eaten by an orca or a shark.

 

[rubysmama]

I guess it's better to be stuck in a pool than to be eaten by an orca or a shark.

That's true. And he seemed happy enough popping his head up to say hello. Also, if I recall correctly, he wasn't the only seal they had, so he probably wasn't lonely.

 

[lucho]

I'm an incorrigible shutterbug. Here's a recent one, from a quick trek in Rio. It's Morro da Urca, next to Sugar Loaf

 

[lucho]

While I'm here, here's another, on the beach