Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Did you hear the one about...


I took this picture because, to me, the lorikeet on the right looked like he was telling the one on the left a joke, and from his expression it was a pretty good one. The Louisville Zoo (in Kentucky, USA) has an exhibit where you can get in a cage with a couple dozen lorikeets and feed them nectar from a tiny cup. They land on your hands, arms, head, face, or wherever they can find purchase, then they drink the nectar, poop (optional), and fly away. When I put it that way, I suppose it doesn't sound that great but it's actually kind of fun, especially for kids, but even more especially for photographers that like to watch kids get pooped on by wildlife. Mwahahaha! Good times. (Nikon D300, 200mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 200)

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