Category Archives: Dinopics

Theropod-Thursday 46: garden variety beasts

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. Lately, I’ve been trying to do a photographic inventory of all sorts of garden-variety bird. Our garden, that is. And suddenly sheer dumb luck handed me prime photo opportunities. A Siskinvasion! Ever since a squirrel tilted … Continue reading →

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Common cranes in the wild

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. Yesterday, I had much better luck photographing birds in then wild than the day before. I got the closest I have ever been to Common Cranes and gulls in the wild – although I need to … Continue reading →

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surprise dino-art

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. Sometimes, you find dinosaurs in places you’d never expect them. Recently, I went for a walk with our youngest in his stroller, and hit upon this: sorry it’s only a cellphone photo. But this is a … Continue reading →

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Theropod Thursday 44: mammal-devouring fail

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. The London Zoo has spread over a neighbouring channel, creating an area in which a bunch of birds are housed. Some in cages, some in the huge Snowdon Aviary. It houses some cranes, some ducks, green … Continue reading →

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more London Zoo

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

The London Zoo is heavy on birds, a smart move for a place with little space. One walk-through aviary has a little pond with ducks, and also has Hammerkops (Scopus umbretta). Weird birds, note the crossed-over tips of the beak! … Continue reading →

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Corvids are even cooler than you think!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Yeah, I’m a corvid fan, as any regular reader of this blog would know if there were any Now I stumbled across a PLOS ONE article that’s just too good not to mention here: Behavioral Responses to Inequity in Reward … Continue reading →

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London Zoo mock birdfight

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Two Robins fighting in the London Zoo featured in yesterdays Theropod Thursday, and I mentioned that I also saw zoo-kept birds mock fighting. Let’s meet the contestants. A pair of Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis). The two of them were putting … Continue reading →

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Theropod Thursday 43: London Zoo birdfight

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

No, I did NOT see birds kept at the London Zoo fighting – although I did see birds kept at the London Zoo mock fighting. They were in different cages with a common mesh, and from both sides fly at … Continue reading →

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London Zoo 1

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

I really should start this series of posts with one that gives my general impression of the London Zoo and all that, but I am simply too busy right now. Thus it will be photo-heavy posts on individual animals (or … Continue reading →

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Niroot Puttapipat special

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Someone said London Zoo has a leg up over Berlin because of their Green Peafowl. Green peafowl (Pavo muticus ) at the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde in Berlin.

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