Monday 8 August 2011

Tropicbird


Cousin Island, Seychelles
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19 comments:

Lowell said...

My first comment would be a question: How did you get so close to these birds? Or did you have a very long lens? They're beautiful!

Diane said...

Fantastic photo to get them together like that. Diane

Unknown said...

@Jacob: This small island is a bird sanctuary where visits are very controlled. Birds are so used to people that they feel perfectly safe when you get this close.

Unknown said...

Great close ups!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

holdingmoments said...

Lovely to be able to get so close to the birds like this.

theconstantwalker said...

Stunning photo of these beauties.

Springman said...

Tropic birds! They seem very contented in their haven.
JM, when will we get to read some reminiscence of your travels?
Cheers to you Sir!

joo said...

Charming photo, JM!

mick said...

Beautiful birds and great to be that close to them.

Arija said...

Great birds, I too would love to hear something about your wildlife adventures.

fjällripan said...

Beautiful birds and a great photo to!

Stewart M said...

Hi there - this is a bird I have wanted to see for a long time - they are found here, but only much further north - I suppose that's what holidays are for!

Cheers Stewart M

EG CameraGirl said...

Wow! You sure do get around!

Pat said...

What a contented-looking pair! Lovely!

Neil said...

Great to have them so close.

Fotokarusellen said...

Beautiful, just very beautiful. Great work.

Joan Elizabeth said...

Birds have such lovely clean lines ... real elegance.

Much prefer nature to the America's Cup :-)

Francisca said...

They may feel comfortable, you say, JM, but to me it looks like she's giving you the eye for disturbing a private moment! LOL!

Anonymous said...

oh my! where did you hunt these down :)