Nature
Photosthe scarcity of bird photos and the excess of nature photos.
Collection © Carol Davis unless otherwise noted. All of the photos are natural except
for sharpening, clean-up or contrast adjustment. Above cartoon copyright Toonaday.com
If you would like to contribute an unusual nature photo, contact birdbrain@amazingnature.us
and put the words "unusual nature photo" in the subject line.
My Other Sites: Insects & Bugs Utah Wings Moths Spiders Butterflies Dragonflies & Damselflies
Wasatch Mountains "Buttermilk Sky":
A tall stack of lenticular buttermilk pancakes topped with whipped cream and powdered sugar.
Previous Photo
The Pelican Trauma Team was mulling over performing a risky "Heimlich" after
Gonzo accidentally swallowed a fishing pole.
Past Photos
Safety Rule #1 for Survivor contestants: "Never eat a wild brownie."
It's simply not true that you can cover up a "bad hair day" by wearing an orange hat.
Badly-combed grass along the side of I-15
"Now if the rest of you will take two steps to the right,
I think we can pick up Audubon Channel."
"Summertime, summertime, sum- sum- summertime..."
The flower from whence the term "wallflower" originated.
Never stick your tongue on a hot lightbulb.
Maury, with spear in hand and dressed in his silky red and blue warmups, waited
patiently for the Olympics Open Track and Field Event to begin where he would
be the first six-legged competitor to ever enter the Javelin Throw.
"He's still trying to impress me with his BASE jumping even though I told him it
doesn't count if the participant has wings."
"I watched a Mustache Thickener infomercial the other night and finally ordered the
'touch-up pen' in basic black. Unfortunately, it worked. Now I look like Wayne Newton."
Green Pepper C-section
It was kid of fun to find this perfect little pepper inside the large one.
Extreme Sports for Bugs
"You think it's easy being green? Tornado clouds are green. People are green
with envy. If you're sick you turn green. Meat turns green when it's bad. Let me
be fuschia just once. Nothing's bad about fuschia, and it goes with my eyes."
"Okay! I'll tell you what you want to know if you get those lights outa my eyes.
The black widow did it!"
The romantic picnic turned out to be even more special when Bugsy
remembered to bring her favorite: Cream Soda!
"I failed to read the fine print that said 'May cause unwanted hair growth in women'."
Even more bank foreclosures: "They tell me this one has indoor plumbing."
Mockingbird photo © Marilyn Davis, 2009
Never let a spider string your favorite guitar.
Charlotte had always dreamed of being a witch but could never quite master the broom.
"But Mommy, Mommy, the teeter-totter's not working."
"Get back outside and play on that spider!"
(You're really old if you remember the demented "mommy, mommy" jokes)
Confucius say: "Never go spelunking with stink bug."
"Can you hear me now?"
"Come one step closer and you'll be the one praying"
"But, Honey, I bought it for just $20 at a yard sale!"
"I've got a rock and I'm not afraid to use it!"
"A good Christian squirrel always carries his rosary beads."
"I think I may hurt my hairdresser."
"Just to please Simon, this week I will sing a Hank Williams, Jr. arrangement of
'The Wind Beneath My Wings', accompanied by the kazoo."
"Did anyone get the license number of that car?"
Na-na-na-na-na-na!
Two photos:
"Even more than her beauty, Morris admired her grace and...
"Are you talkin' to ME?!"
Photo ©Jack Binch
Does anyone have any beak floss?
"Why is it I always attract the short ones?"
"Mama told me not to come..."
"Herbert! She's wearing my hat!"
Caffeine never bothers ME!
(In honor of Fathers Day)
"Do I look like I'm made of money?"
"Never fly with your eyes closed."
"As long as you're standing there doing nothing,
could you scratch right here under my chin?"
"Psssst...how long do we have to stand here with our
eyes closed before that photographer finally gives up?"
Composite photo of two shots taken the same day.
The Hokey Pokey
"You put your right foot in, you put your left foot out...You do the
Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around...That's what it's all about!"
© Denise Blyn, 2005
"And that's no idle boast."
Beelzebub
Horned Lark surveying his territory at Bear River
Pull My Feather
Bubbling ruddy duck photo © Jack Binch, 2005
Goose Step
Is this Greater White-fronted Goose doing the "goose step" while twirling
a hoop in it's mouth? Don't try this at home. © Dori Williams, 2005
"What do you mean 'smile!'? I am smiling!"
"Bombs Away!"
"Give Me a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?"
Best Thing Seen by a Non-birding Friend During an
Extensive Bird-watching Trip
"Would Someone Please Pull the Plug?"
_______
This work by Carol Davis is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Home - Amazing Nature
The funny bird graphic at the top of the page is from Toonaday.com
Favorite Links