Amelia's photos with the keyword: Newport

The birds are very territorial during breeding season, and will fight with other members of their species, as well as other water birds such as ducks and coots, to drive them out of their territory. This bird had chased off quite a few contenders for territory, and I think the exposed white rump was an indication of aggression.

Birds have up to 25,000 feathers, and regular preening keeps each one of those feathers in top condition. Preening is a bird's way of grooming its feathers to keep them in the best condition. While preening, birds remove dust, dirt, and parasites from their feathers and align each feather in the optimum position relative to adjacent feathers and body shape. Most birds will preen several times a day to keep themselves healthy. The PiP shows this Muscovy duck conditioning its plumage.

Today's Sunday Challenge is: 'FAKE'. Eggs that one can't boil, fry, poach, scramble or even make an omelette with. What a swiz. ;-) Hope you all enjoy the Easter holiday this weekend.

Today's challenge is: "Surreal Photography". I tried combining 2 photos unsuccessfully, so I merely altered the surroundings of the swan using Photoshop filter. The PiP shows another idea.

There is a really nice coffee shop here.