Peering Into Their Souls | Bird Eyes | SMAP Contest Round 36
This is my first entry into a contest in this community. I love eyes, and I mainly sketch eyes. And last week I had the opportunity to take some close-up photographs of I think geese? Someone might be able to help me. These old ladies (I think they are ladies!) are on my walking route. I walk or jog past them almost every day. They are so friendly and walked up to the camera, even too close for me to take images! But I managed to snap some photographs just before they came too close. And then yesterday I saw the contest. So today I enter the contest with the following photograph. I think this one is the best of the bunch and her eye is so pretty. It almost felt like they stared into my soul. Or that I could stare into their souls. The eye is such a fascinating organ.
Entry to SMAP Round 36
The Other Close-ups
Herewith are just some of the other images. These birds are really interesing. They walk so slow and they just seem friendly. They maybe just wanted a snack. I am not sure if people feed them. It is not a park where people get too often. It is on the side of a vineyard.
Full Body Portraits
Herewith are just some images of their whole bodies. Here you can see how clumsy and stout they look! They are the cutest.
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Welcome to the Feathered friends contest!
This must be Muscovy duck, if I am not mistaken.
Such an interesting eyes.
Thank you so much! And, I knew someone would quickly identify them. I do not think they are endemic to South Africa so the books on local birds don't really feature them.
Lovely pics. Yes, that looks like a Muscovy duck :) One flew up to our 10 floor balcony and, would lay and egg a day and fly away--but not before covering her eggs with a silky net she created to protect them from predators.
Thank you so much, my friend. Luckily they covered the egg! We have lots of predatory and scavengers here, so it is always good to see the populations grow or stay stable.
I agree and try to trust the delicate balance of things, not interfering too much in the natural order.
The sad part is that sometimes there will be suffering and death. Nature is brutal. If the eagle cannot eat the rabbit, the rabbit will eat all of the vegetation. Life is a very delicately balanced act like your rightly stated.
Yes, nature is red in tooth and claw, as the poet says. Soft-hearted moi is slowly but surely learning...
That is so true. We should always learn. Nature and life have so much it offers us to learn from.
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Good day @fermentedphil, your pictures are so crystal clear, every detail is captured.
Nice going. Congratulations, well deserved.
Enjoy your day.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I really appreciate it. I was lucky that they were so friendly and tame. I could take nice close-ups. Thanks again @farm-mom.
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