Hello again everyone. In order to share the amazing pictures in our new exhibit, I'll will be sharing a few several times a week. Good news! The Connecituct Audubon Society extended my exhibit until April 28 instead of ending it in Feburary as originally intended.
The exhibit prints are numbered, so I'll list some chronologically, skipping those I listed already:
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| 3. WHITE MANDARIN: "Fly Away With Me" |
The White Mandarin
is actually a mutation of the more brightly colored mandarin originating in
China & now found in many captive populations. Like it’s more colorful
cousin, it nests in tree cavities. The beautiful white mandarin couples are
demonstrative & put on quite a show. This pair was photographed in
Connecticut Waterfowl Trust, a non-profit sanctuary which unfortunately is no
longer in operation.
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4. GEESE & GOSLINGS: “Single File is my
Style”
Processions of
geese & their cute offspring is a common sight on Livingston Ripley’s
beautiful grounds. Here, many
generations parade single file. Top: The Lesser White Fronted Goose (an
endangered species from Russia), a Snow Goose Family (bottom) and in the
middle, a “mixed family” led by a
visiting Canada Goose parades for us.
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5. Black Swan Pair Facing
Two black swans
face each other, enjoying a quiet moment. The black swan’s origin is Australia
& Tasmania & he is in fact the state bird of Western Australia. Like
other swans, they are monogamous and pair for life. Underneath their mostly
black plumage are beautiful white flight feathers which show during raised wing
postures. They utter a musical and far reaching bugle-like sound.
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