The last one was getting unwieldy, so here’s another. Bonus photos!
First up, a scene from the river a few days back:
Next, three Belted Kingfishers engaged in aerial combat over the river:
And finally, one of the combatants rattling at the other birds before he joined the fray:
They’re super-feisty, Kingfishers…
Open thread!
zhena gogolia
Beautiful.
Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]
Bit of Balloon Juicer news, I’m going to be moving back to Maui from New Mexico to take care of my mom in early December.
Any rumors of me moving to keep tabs on NotMax at Baud’s orders are completely incorrect.
JustRuss
Nice pic of the river. If you gotta get chomped by an alligator, I guess there’s worse places for it to happen.
West of the Rockies
Wait… is that a portion of a body and a backpack?
NotMax
@Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]
That’s what I pay Baud protection for.
:)
JustRuss
@Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]: Aloha. Lived in Lahaina several decades ago. OMG I’m getting old.
Fair Economist
What beautiful photos! And locations!
Betty Cracker
@Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]: Best of luck! Seems like a lot of us are looking after aging parents. I think that means we’re good people. ?
sab
Wow. Florida skies are amazing.
delk
That first picture could be a jigsaw puzzle.
Poe Larity
Which bird is the independent?
Gvg
I am off this week. Tomorrow my father and I will do a boat trip on the St. John’s river. We haven’t done it in several years so really looking forward to it. We were going Monday but the boat battery was dead. Joys of boat ownership. Weather is perfect. Going on weekdays increases wildlife viewing, especially turtles.
NotMax
Shocked, shocked.
Betty Cracker
@Gvg: How fun! Hope y’all have a fabulous trip. I love the St. John’s. I assume you know why it flows north, right? ?
OzarkHillbilly
I love that picture of the river, Betty. It’s the clouds…
debbie
@delk:
It reminds me of a Pink Floyd album cover. More the atmosphere of it than an actual cover.
germy
This monkey helps with food prep in the kitchen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQpk3QnTBKM
I like the little faces she makes as she snaps each bean.
NotMax
FYI (WaPo link).
debbie
@germy:
Hey, snapping’s tough!
germy
Geese like it when you play harmonica for them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgg0CGA5U8I
germy
@debbie:
I admire her determination.
Betty Cracker
@OzarkHillbilly: Clouds are so underrated!
debbie
Sad that they dropped the homicide charge, but I’m hoping Brazil’s Senate report about Bolsanaro’s COVID abdication is just the first of many efforts in ridding the world of this scourge of despots.
Burnspbesq
The Westchester County (N.Y.) DA’s office is flinging grand jury subpoenas hither and yon in what appears to be a criminal investigation of a Trump-owned golf course.
https://therealdeal.com/2021/10/20/trump-organization-facing-criminal-probe-over-westchester-golf-course/
debbie
@germy:
I admire the 10 percent she skimmed for her mouth.
mrmoshpotato
Get it together Red Sox!
debbie
@Burnspbesq:
I can’t get past the whitelist pop-up, but if that’s the same as this, it’s nice to know that Sing Sing’s less than a hop and a skip away.
germy
@debbie:
These things happen in the kitchen sometimes.
Burnspbesq
@debbie:
There are a number of truly nasty places that New York State could send Trump if he goes down on state charges, and Sing Sing isn’t the worst by any stretch of the imagination.
I particularly like the thought of him freezing his fat ass off in Dannemora, with the wind off the St. Lawrence River cutting like a knife and snow from before Halloween until after Easter.
debbie
@Burnspbesq:
I’m liking the idea of Rikers; apparently, it’s gotten so bad, the old days there look good now. He could see his home from there.
germy
(the Onion)
WaterGirl
Oh my god, Betty, that top picture is absolutely stunning. And the Kingfisher! Awesome pic. He does not look happy.
MomSense
Beautiful photos!
@Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]:
❤️ It’s an adventure.
JPL
@Burnspbesq: Mitch would love for that to happen, and so would I, but imagine what republicans would say on the campaign trail. OMG
germy
germy
p.a.
What type of discharge did he get? Is honorable possible when the dismissal involves wrongdoing?
cain
@sab: just like the stupidty of the people who live there! **rim shot
cain
@NotMax:
Are the other 10 – women, minorities, and Jewish?
Kelly
@p.a.: according to the story an other-than-honorable discharge
Betty Cracker
@cain: Outsourcing my response to the great Johnny Cash:
Rob
I would not want to mess with an angry kingfisher
Bupalos
Omg that river pic is unbelievably good.
Tehanu
Lovely photos, especially the river.