Annalia S.'s photos with the keyword: birds

A pair of Egyptian geese taking a rest on the Lungarno wall seemed to be contemplating the palazzos across the Arno River. Happy Fence Friday, everyone!

We got visitors the other day, some showed up upstairs and one ... (see PIP) downstairs! :)

The blackbird chicks are growing up fast! The parents stopped feeding them a few days ago and now they must fend for themselves. That makes them pretty cheeky as they forage in the garden and enjoy the water in a pot dish I refill everyday (a popular feature even with the other birds and pretty murky by the end of the day after everybody has had their bath!). They are a masterpiece of camouflage and not easy to photograph unless caught quite close or against a strongly contrasting background. Here are the best of my attempts so far (see PIPS too). They pretty much consider me just a somewhat annoying feature of the garden (!) and if I stand very still they come close enough to attempt a shot.

At the Cascine park, birds line up on a power line so as to catch the warm sunlight as soon as it peeps out of the clouds.