Puchinpappy's photos

Merlin gets discharged from the rehabilitation center after a month of recuperation. We took him back where we found him as a juvenile. The volunteers at the center said that the parents will find him and teach him to hunt. We did not receive so much as a thank you from the bird. A video of his physical exam: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752109/in/album/686033 A still from his exam: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752063/in/album/686033

This little Merlin is being examined after I found him unable to fly in what I suppose was a collision with a plate glass window. They took good care of him and after he lost his baby feathers, he was released back to his parents. To see a still from this event: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752063 To see him released back into the wild: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752171

I found this little fellow unable to fly after what we suppose was an unfortunate encounter with a plate glass window. I boxed him up and we found a raptor rehabilitation center. He had a concussion so they put him in a hyperbaric chamber then kept him until his baby feathers were gone. The sign of a concussion is how wide his irises are even with a bright light shining on them. Look carefully and you will see. To see a video of his physical examination: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752109 To see him released back into the wild: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752171

There should be enough Xs in the ceiling of the British Museum to satisfy our usual stalling at X in the Alphabet Site.

The sky is always different when you travel in one way or another. We know we are somewhere different by just looking up. Here I was on a long bus trip across Zambia when I saw this magnificent sight.

On a layover at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 I looked up and saw these two signs together. It was probably the overnight flight speaking but this moment of culture shock stunned me.

We slept beneath the nets on the stage of this church in rural Zambia. The people had unmatched hospitality. We cleared our belongings away before the 4 hour service. The woman on the right is sweeping the floor with a handmade hand broom. Flowers are tied to the posts and then, full of people, it becomes a wonderful worship space.

Sunday morning in rural Zambia. The scorched patch to the left is to keep the land clear of snakes.

I love this picture because it looks as though they are greeting each other as they change shifts in the Chobe National Park in Botswana.

An earlier take from Sunband 1. www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33660133

As the sun was setting, this band in the sky appeared and the sun set behind it. I could only see it through the viewfinder.

This flower (Asphodelus ramosus) is begging for recognition as we travel the west coast of Corsica between Ajaccio and Piana. Another Link in the Chain. White petals to white petals.

For those of you who enjoyed the still of the migrating Sandhill Cranes, here is a video I cobbled together of the same event. If you listen carefully past the wind noise, you will hear the cranes calling. I shot a still of this event located at www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33490147

After about of minute and a half of guitar intro the singing begins. The Platters classic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQuYgPrM0k