We’ll finish looking at purdey burdies today , first part HERE if you missed it 😊.
I have no idea what this one is. He looks like a cross between a teradactyl and a porcupine.
This one’s easy, Kookaburra. A chap was feeding them some fish through the wire cage but I’m not posting that as it looked quite disgusting, and smelled the same!
This one was bobbing up and down on a branch like she was dancing
Pelicans are so comical!
Burrowing Owls are found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. They can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open, dry area with low vegetation. And in North Yorkshire can be found in a drainpipe,
Focus was a bit off here sorry, but no matter, you can still see he’s a Spectacled Owl. They roost in the canopies of rainforests and gallery woods, where assailants are few. It eats almost anything; during one lurid encounter in Panama, one slaughtered a three-toed sloth, then feasted on its mangled body. The bird is aptly named for the bandit-like mask around its eyes—black spectacles on a fleecy white head for the young, white frames on a dark head for adults.
No clue what this one is, definitely an owl though, and has a great name!
The beautiful Snowy Owl
Finally, blerk, I had the wrong lens on to get this Great Siberian Owl all in, so concentrated on doing a close-up. The bugger closed his eyes every time I took a shot. I still like this shot though.
So that’s it for Feathered Fauna with Fraggle. The rest of our trip into North Yorkshire was shot mostly on film, but will feature on this blog and the Fragglefilm blog. So stay tooned, have your notebooks and pens at the ready, we’ll be doing History again! Yay!
📷 😊
I thought you photoshopped that sign at the top, but the owl’s name really was Fraggle? Are they your spirit animal/bird?
LikeLiked by 3 people
The owls all had names and Fraggle was one of them. I wouldn’t mind an owl for my spirit bird if such a thing existed. Not the one on the drainpipe though.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I thought so too. Warmest regards, Ed
LikeLiked by 1 person
lovely selection of your feathered friends
▪◾◼◾▪▫◽◻◽▫▪◾◼◾▪▫◽◻◽▫▪◾◼◾▪
▫◽◻◽▫▪◾◼◾▪▫◽◻◽▫▪◾◼◾▪▫◽◻◽▫
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cheers Graham!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Chubby Chops, Porcadactyl, Fraggle…we need you on the global bird naming committee!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Haha what’s the salary?
LikeLiked by 2 people
Birdseed…you’d be doing it for the Trill…
LikeLiked by 2 people
Oh badum tish! 🤣🤣🤣
LikeLiked by 2 people
Great photos! I think the first one is a Crowned Crane.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ah that makes sense! Thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Leggy Larry looks like a neighbour who’s sick and tired of next door’s parking habits!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha he does!
LikeLike
That chubbychops one looks like Magnus Pyke. Fact!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha yes!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great to see the Owl named Fraggle! Julie calls me ‘Mister Magoo’. 🙂
The first bird is a Crane.
Best wishes, Pete.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, Jackie B above ID’d it as a Crowned Crane. cheers Mr. M! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I wish I had something to clever to add. I did like the little anecdote about the owl that ate the sloth. That’s my kind of owl 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha and he looks the assassin type!
LikeLiked by 1 person
A most enoyable post again, Fraggle. I looked up the meaning of fraggle the other day and it seemed you were a kind of Muppet. But no! You are an owl. Somehow I find that suits you better. The pictures are wonderful again and your intermitting words and captions made me smile all the post thrue.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ah thanks Peter. i waas nicknamed Fraggle after one of the characters on Fraggle Rocks kids TV programme, but an owl is better!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Perfect bird portraits! Reminds me of a day in Warwick Castle, with a show of raptors.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Pit!
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re welcome!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Stunning!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cheers Jennie 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
And to you, FR!
LikeLiked by 1 person
The names are hysterical! You made my day! 🤣🤣🤣 They are ALL great shots, BTW – but my favourite is ‘chubbychops’❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Glad he got a vote, he was cute! Cheers Connie 😘
LikeLike
They are all fantastic shots. I just love birds! So cool about Fraggle. I have to say though, my personal fave is Chubbychops. Looking at that pic just makes me grin! 😆
LikeLiked by 1 person
He is this week’s star I think! Cheers Mae 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
This was such a treat Fraggle! Catching on my favorites. Missed you! 💕C
LikeLiked by 1 person
Glad you had a grand hike!
LikeLiked by 1 person
There are just so many unique kinds of birds out there! These are all beautiful – especially love the snowy owls!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cheers M.B. I love seeing all their mad coloured plumage!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great photos…love the one with the spiky hairdo. Kookaburras are quite common in the wild in Australia….they have a raucous laugh!
LikeLiked by 1 person
So I heard! Cheers Steve 🙂
LikeLike
Excellent! Warmest regards, Ed
LikeLike
They named an owl after you 😀. Lovely shots.
LikeLiked by 1 person
🦉 I was honoured! 🤣
LikeLiked by 1 person