Tag Archives: National-Aviary

Dexter is finally silenced

Brown Pelican Ralph (left) clamps down on the bill of fellow Brown Pelican, Dexter in an attempt to keep him from stealing his fish at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. I made this image on my 1-17-2009 trip to the aviary. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this...

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As good a place as any to rest my weary head…

American Flamingo at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. I created this image on 1-17-2009 trip to the Aviary. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this great oasis for birds please visit www.aviary.org

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Dexter, why the long face ?

Dexter is one of the two Brown Pelicans at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. He likes to stare you down when he thinks (mistakenly) that you might have a fish to offer. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this great oasis for birds please visit www.aviary.org

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We’re sorry, this Flamingo is currently closed for maintenance…

American Flamingo at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. I created this image on 1-17-2009 trip to the Aviary. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this great oasis for birds please visit www.aviary.org

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Ralph…The watchman

This is “Ralph”, one of the two Brown Pelicans at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. I took this on my 1-17-2009 trip to the Aviary. Ralph likes to sit on either this watery perch or the one on the other side of the Wetlands Free-Flight room. While his buddy “Dexter” seems to prefer the...

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Little known fact…Even French supermodels adjust themselves when they think nobody is looking.

American Flamingo preening at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. I created this image on my 1-17-2009 trip to the Aviary. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this great oasis for birds please visit www.aviary.org

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Preening in the rain, just preening in the rain..

Flamingo from my Saturday 1-17-2009 trip the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. Around 2:15 PM every day, the Aviary makes artificial rain in the wetlands free-flight room and the Flamingos seem to love it. They stand in the rain and preen beautifully over and over again. For more information on the National Aviary and how...

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