In a rather nice pose (against a bare tree) on a statue at Kew.
You know about gulls, right? :D I like this photo. Didn’t think it would come out so nice.
Today wasn’t a hard choice. Wednesday, Mar 26 2008
This is a bird you’ll easily recognise.
Actually called the Indian Blue Peafowl, it’s… well… indian. And there are… three, four? that we saw at Kew… but then we only saw one peahen. There must be an awful lot of competition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peafowl
Alba chose. Tuesday, Mar 25 2008
Golden Pheasant and Kew 11:22 pm
Although I’m quite sure she didn’t know what she chose.This is the seemingly shy yet unsubtly stunning Golden Pheasant. It’s chinese. And it’s at Kew. In fact, there are several at Kew. They even have an RSPB page!
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/goldenpheasant/
Not much I can say about them, aside from the fact that they are brighter in real life, and my reaction upon seeing one was “HOLY SHIT.”
Easter sunday ! Sunday, Mar 23 2008
Egyptian Geese and Kew 3:00 am
Have an egglayer!
They’re even weirder in real life.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/e/egyptiangoose/index.asp
I didn’t see many – just these – and whilst they look weird, and you can definitely see why they’re called egyptian geese, they’re also rather… cute, really.
Big black birds. Saturday, Mar 22 2008
It is said that, whilst a crow can be mistaken for a raven, you always know a raven when you see it. But here, sat on… yep… a bit above the door of the Temperate House at Kew, this is definitely a crow.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/c/carrioncrow/index.asp
Since the only ravens in London are at the Tower, and have clipped wings, this has to be the infamous carrion crow. And they are definite posers – it’s something about the way they stand, their favoured perches are things that rise out of the surrounding landscape (benches, desks, etc), and the fact that they are sheer black large lumps.
It is easter! Friday, Mar 21 2008
Well, easter friday. So today you shall have that ever brave and ever stupid creature of creation, the Robin.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/robin/index.asp
What can you say about the robin that hasn’t been said?
Except that there seem to be a few taken up residence in the Temperate House. Or one. I can’t tell.
In the Temperate House Thursday, Mar 20 2008
Kew 3:00 am
is a very pretty flowering vine thing.
I don’t know what it’s called. But it’s in the Temperate House in Kew.
Onto Kew! Wednesday, Mar 19 2008
I went with my mother a day last week or so.
Firstly, this picture through crocus of what looks like a victorian water tower.
It was fun lying down for that, avoiding all the other crocus around me, and I was indeed attempting a shot with the macro function. But this just… worked, yanno?
