Wednesday, September 7, 2011

U/ Alphabe-Thursday

 Diva Emu

Meet three animals I recently photographed in East Gwillimbury. All were caught in UNUSUAL poses and would be mortified to know I've posted these photos on my blog. SHHH! Don't tell!

Such grace, such elegance. Diva Emu lives on a local farm, strutting her stuff among her adoring public: a herd of cows and a few chickens and ducks.

Added later: Thanks so much, Karen, for correcting me. I'm sure Diva would have been very upset with me if she knew I'd called her an ostrich.

 Great Blue Heron, Esq. capturing a tasty morsel

At the time of this shooting, the usually handsome and debonair heron was far more interested in this tasty morsel than he was in my camera. What do you think his lawyer would say if I said in my defense: "You snooze, you loose?"

Loco Limousin begs: Oh come on, give me a kiss!

What can I say? Isn't Loco adorable? 

I am linking to Jenny Matlock at Alphabe-Thursday HERE

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48 comments:

  1. MadSnapperSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    Loco is beautiful and if i were there he would get a kiss from me. the diva looks like a ballerina with a tutu. great shot of the heron ignoring you.
    i love Cows so pick Loco as my favorite today

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  2. Yogi♪♪♪September 7, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Great shots, especially that of the heron. They are so patient and I've never actually seen them catch anything.

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  3. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Loco is adorable!I think your pictures are great, congratulations!It's not easy to take pictures of animals and "kids"!You do it very well. :)
    Hugs
    Léia

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  4. KateSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    I have been known to kiss a few animals or two, and Loco would be another one for a smack or two.

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  5. DarlaSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Great shots. The diva looks like she should be wearing a tiara

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  6. karenSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Your diva is an emu, not an ostrich :)

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  7. Buttons ThoughtsSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Awesome these are too funny. B Love the cow I don't know why.:) B

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  8. Judy September 7, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Fun post, great shots. I think I'll pass on the kiss tho :)

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  9. ZosiaSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    I would definitely kiss and hug Loco :-)

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  10. Gillian OlsonSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Great shots, I don't know how you managed to get the one of the heron just capturing his fish. The cow shot is very funny.

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  11. Lois EvensenSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    These are great! I agree it's special to catch the image at just the right moment to get the action. :) Terrific. That heron appeared to be keeping her wings above the green water to keep them out of that algae. "Ewwww, I don't want to get my wings dirty, but I sure want to eat that fish!"

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  12. GeorgeSeptember 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    These are all fantastically wonderful captures.

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  13. Sallie (FullTime-Life)September 7, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Too cute! All three of them are stars! Or perhaps its your great photos.

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  14. KathySeptember 7, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    The ostrich reminds me of a strip-tease dancer with all that feathery plumage! Maybe she is emulating Gypsy Rose Lee!

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  15. Elisa N ViajesSeptember 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Wonderful! Specially the last one!
    Greetings
    Elisa

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  16. Karen XavierSeptember 7, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Love the emu... she looks distracted. The cow is funny, nice shot of the heron and the fish.

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  17. RedPatSeptember 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Loco wins for the friendliest pose!

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  18. HalcyonSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Too funny! I like the way you've made a little "background" on each of the animals. :)

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  19. kayerjSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    I just love that shot of the cow :)

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Wonderful pictures! And yes, that cow certainly has a kissable nose.

    Teresa

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    I love Loco best. What a cutie-pie!

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  22. ~✽Mumsy✽~September 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Those are amazing captured! The first photo, Diva was like dancing..

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  23. jfb57September 7, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    What a brilliant idea and such fabulous photos!

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  24. JudieSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Wonderful nature photos! The cow, well, YES! I could kiss that cow!!!

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  25. karenSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    No problem with the emu identification - being Australian helps :) Looks like you had a lot of fun with these photos.

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  26. karenSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    Oh, and Diva probably wouldn't have noticed anyway - they're not the brightest birds, as anyone who has ever driven along an outback road and sent a mob of them into a panic would know. They don't run away from the road - they run in a circle, on the road, before peeling off and tripping over fences.

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  27. Rocky Mountain WomanSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    I love that emu!

    I think I need one...

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  28. RoseSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Loco is adorable!!!

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  29. MichelleSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    lol Love that cow!

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  30. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarrySeptember 7, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    vivid shots, love your new found animal friend.

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  31. ellen b.September 7, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Well done! Love your unusual poses!!

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  32. RandySeptember 7, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Loco really is a cutie!

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  33. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    JDaniel would love to see these birds.

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  34. My name is RietSeptember 8, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    LOve all tree of them, great idea and U words

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  35. Barbara F.September 8, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    You caught some great photos, I love the emu, and I would have called it an ostrich too! xo,

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  36. MarkSeptember 8, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    Love the emu. We have some really rare emu's in the Clarence Valley but I always photo them in a ploughed paddock, so brown on brown is not a very interesting photo!

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  37. jabblogSeptember 8, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    These are wonderful captures. You have to be quick to catch a heron eating - well done!

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  38. Reader WilSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:28 AM

    Your diva is very elegant indeed. No wonder that rich, classy ladies loved to wear ostrich( sorry!) feathers. The cow is very good looking. She makes a lovely Christmas ball for your Christmas tree.
    Have a wonderful rest of the week.

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  39. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Diva has style, Diva is very diva-ish. Nice one!

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  40. VioletSkySeptember 8, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Congratulations on that heron shot! I have seen them catch fish, though never one quite that big.

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  41. FranciscaSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    U is Unusually hard, but you turned Unusual into a Useful post! Kudos, EG! And your posers made me smile, too!

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  42. MonicaSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Great pictures! Loco is my favorite!

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  43. Small City ScenesSeptember 8, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    I'm not tellin'. But I bet you let Missy Moo give you a big smooch. Bwahahahaha!!!
    MB

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  44. VPSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    The cow reminds me of La vache qui rit!

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  45. PatSeptember 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Greetings from THE Dairy State - Wisconsin...thankful for our dairy herds and we live in the midst of farmland but don't think I would like to kiss that face! :o)

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  46. UnknownSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Aww, Loco is such a cutie :) Oh and I just love the name 'Diva Emu' because she really does look like one in that first photo!

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  47. HSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Fantastic shot of the heron. You did really well to capture him capturing!

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  48. Keri {One Mama's Daily Drama}September 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Unusual, indeed. Emus are such odd creatures to being with. They always seems a bit mean to me.

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