We end our series of unusual images of shooting against the light creating traditional silhouettes or a combination of black foregrounds and colorful backgrounds. Here is a normal black silhouette – an image of a person, animal, bird, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black.
The ferry trip to and from Fort Fisher is a fun aspect of a Carolina Beach vacation in its own right, featuring incredible far-away views of the banks of the Cape Fear River, dozens if not hundreds of seagulls that follow the stern of the boat begging for handouts, and miles of open water in virtually every direction. Piers at the ferry terminal also host these seagulls.
A flock of geese enjoying Fall colors in Portage, Michigan
Visitors to the York Museum Gardens are able to see the birds of prey on display showcasing a European eagle owl named Olive and a Harris hawk named Leon.
A Eurasian Collared Dove poses in style while a Sparrow is perched on a branch around Bera, Rajasthan.
The Eurasian spoonbill, or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. Spotted these spoonbills wading in the water around Bera, Rajasthan.
A red-wattled lapwing seeks water while pigeons flock over the Castle Bera.
Low water levels in the river in Bera expose the rocky landscape, but still provide pockets of water for a black-headed Ibis – a large wader with a white body and bare black head and neck. Males and females look similar and both have grayish tail feathers.
Water curves of Lake Jowai early in the morning at Bera. A lonely Ruddy Shelduck known as the Brahminy duck in India stands in the water.
Bera is situated in close proximity to the Jawai Dam and lake and is the destination for leopard sightings, but where one can also spot more than 150 species of birds.
Vultures sitting on the ground in Gir National Park.
An Indian Pond Heron creates a mirror reflection, while a Red-wattled Lapwing, and a Common Sandpiper search for food in the waterholes at Gir National Park.
Indian Paradise Flycatcher and an Indian Ringed Parakeet (with something in its beak) add color to Gir National Park.
The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck is a species of large wading bird in the stork family. It is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall. The iris is deep crimson or wine-red. The stork is glistening black overall with a black “skull cap”, a downy white neck which gives it its name. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are white, standing out from the rest of the dark colored plumage.
Here is a the woolly-necked stork gazing at its reflection while searching for food in Gir National Park.
There is an abundance of peacocks in Gir National Park. While we did not see a single male with a full display of its colorful plume, the colors of the feathers on these peacocks are still spectacular.
While lions are the main attraction in Gir National Park, India, there are also a lot of birds. Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is an attractive medium-sized flycatcher with blue upperparts and orange-and-white underparts, with the most orange on the chest and the throat. Spotted Dove is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent.
Incredibly, well over 900 species of birds have been seen in Costa Rica. Many look exotic and even better, many are common and easy to see! Some of the more beautiful of those exotic Costa Rica birds are the tanagers. Small and brightly colored, they frequent a wide array of habitats and several can be seen in hotel gardens as they feed in fruiting trees and bushes.
The orange-chinned parakeet seen in Costa Rica, also known as the Tovi parakeet, is a small mainly green parrot and some of the wing feathers are brown/bronze.
A resort we stayed at in Costa Rica put out fresh fruit each morning attracting local, colorful, birds. It was a sight to watch the feeding frenzy.
The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ring-necked parakeet (more commonly known as the Indian ringneck parrot), is a medium-sized parrot. This is one of the few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in disturbed habitats; it has withstood the onslaught of urbanization and deforestation. Spotted these parrots at a birdfeeder in Kayavarohan, Gujarat, India.
