Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Watery Wednesday ~ 12 & Bird Photography Weekly ~ 20

Young Galah exercising his wings and learning to
balance.



Massed goldfish in a Summer Palace pond near Xi'an
in China,




and an Adelaide Rosella drinking at the dam in our
park with reflected autumn colours.



More interesting when enlarged.

To see oceans of water and flocks of birds, click on the
respective Logos.

Thanks to Birdfreak nd 2sweetnsaxy we can join in and
enjoy these two memes.
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31 comments:

  1. Rob RipmaAugust 4, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Wow, what a beautiful bird!

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  2. Kathy WAugust 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    I love the picture of all those goldfish. The other two are excellent shots also. =)

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  3. BeckyAugust 4, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Beautiful colors, and Happy Watery Wednesday!
    B.

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  4. Pamela Terry and EdwardAugust 4, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    I'm off to look up the Galah! What a wonderful bird!!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 4, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    Beautiful post as usual. I love the bird image too.

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  6. AprilAugust 4, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    Pretty goldfish, colorful birds, wonderful watery scenes!

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  7. BarbAugust 4, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    What spectacular colors - both on birds and fish.

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  8. Sylvia KAugust 4, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    Beautiful shots, Arija, as always! Love the bird and all the goldfish! Lovely colors! Thank you for the birthday wishes! It's been a great day!

    Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  9. JimAugust 4, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    I love the shot of the galah. Good capture. We once had one as a pet.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  10. CarolAugust 4, 2009 at 6:58 PM

    Arija, what a beautiful bird. These ARE more beautiful enlarged. (I did correct the spelling as you suggested; but there are two different spellings of this word as with some other words. The spelling you used is, however, the original. I didn't think anyone would pick up on it, so I chose the modern spelling.)

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  11. ReneeAugust 4, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    These are amazing and I especially love the pond and goldfish.

    Arija I told my daughter Angelique today how much I value what you have to say.

    Love Renee xoxo

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  12. CarlettaAugust 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    I too love the massed goldfish!
    Love the reflection and the light.

    My post is here: Carletta’s Captures.

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  13. RajeshAugust 4, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    I loved the first snap. The color combination on the bird is very beautiful. Nice capture.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 4, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    WoW...some very beautifully captured shots!

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  15. chrome3dAugust 5, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    The pond with the fishes is something that I could watch for ages. Both the wonderful image here and the real living thing too.

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  16. Maggie MayAugust 5, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    All of the pictures are lovely but the goldfish really caught my eye!

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  17. Regina August 5, 2009 at 3:51 AM

    Great shots. I like the last one, so lovely.

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  18. diane bAugust 5, 2009 at 4:38 AM

    Lovely bird shots. The fish in China look as crowded as the people.

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  19. EG CameraGirlAugust 5, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    The bird is a lovely colour/ I'm not sure I've ever seen so many goldfish in one place. They are so beautiful!

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  20. TomAugust 5, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    Love the Goldfish
    Tom
    My blogs today shows Lichen & Moss No.2 and CaraJade

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  21. AnonymousAugust 5, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    There's so many - I wanna throw food out there for them to eat.

    Have a great WW

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  22. ProsperoAugust 5, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    I like the multitudinous goldfish best.

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  23. mickAugust 5, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    I like the photo of the dam and the rosella especially - beautiful reflected colors.

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  24. Lisa HoltzmanAugust 5, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Your photos are wonderful! I wish you had been on my trip to Alaska to capture the bald eagles in flight, you would've done a great job!

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  25. MicheleAugust 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    Gosh, look at all those goldfish!! And that bird is stunning!!

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  26. Ces AdorioAugust 5, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    Hello my dearest friend! It is just now this evening that I have finally access to civilization! My Internet access was so slow at my FIL's so I am at my SIL's now . I am finally able to see your beautiful photographs! Enjoy the rest of your week dear friend, just in case I can't access again.

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  27. UnknownAugust 5, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    Incredible captures. The one of the fish is magical. I can't get enough of looking at it. The water is so green and compliments the orange of the fish. So eye-pleasing.

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  28. LinneaAugust 5, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    Thanks for visiting my WW post and for you nice comment.

    Great grouping you have here. I really like the one with all those fish...it looks like a painting. Enjoy looking at lots of water!!

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  29. EcoRoverAugust 5, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    Nice pics--must be some good habitat.

    PS: a couple of trout made it home to the grill. Instead of "catch & release," we call that "hook 'em & cook 'em."

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  30. BimAugust 6, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    Beautiful captures - I love especially the goldfish one.

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  31. Elisabeth's bright sideAugust 6, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    I think I've started to love the Galahs. They have attitude and beaty.

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