Happy Valentine's Day! Taken near the Seal River Lodge, Northern Manitoba - Terry Allen's Photos

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European roller (Coracias garrulus), Botswana

These beautiful birds are the only members of the roller family to breed in Europe and migrate to Southern Africa. It is starting to become threatened.

Today I have posted a number of photos of beautiful birds from Botswana. Other bird photos can be seen here http://goo.gl/4tnQ2.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Taken near the Seal River Lodge, Northern Manitoba

Composite of cheetah in action, Otjiwarongo, Namibia

This photo is a composite of two successive frames of a single cheetah in action. At the larger sizes the non retractable claws of the cheetah can be seen (cheetahs are the only large cat where this occurs). Cheetah can run at speeds of up to 115 mph, so it was a good photographic challenge to get sharp shots of them in action. Fortunately the strong morning light allowed a fast shutter speed. Several other photos of the action can be seen here http://goo.gl/JQtHw.

Striped kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) with its catch, Ngala, South Africa

This was a new bird for me, and I had to search to find out what it was. It belongs to the family of tree kingfishers (as opposed to water or river kingfishers). It is highly territorial, with a large territory, and eats mostly insects (as seen here), especially grasshoppers. I found this one in the trees near a hyena den. This is the far southern edge of its range, and away from its preferred habitat, which is probably why it wasn't in my 'Wildlife of Southern Africa' book.

Young eagle, Delta, BC

There were dozens of young eagles perched in the trees today out by the Delta Dykes. I liked how the bare branches, with the tips just starting to leaf out, formed a background for the eagle.

This is a young bald eagle; they develop their white heads and tails when they are 4-5 years old.

A composite showing the ritual of stone jumping, Bawomatuluo Village, Nias Island, Sumatra (best seen at large sizes)

Nias Island is the site of one of the last megalithic cultures, which are characterized by the use of stone monuments, statues and other stone objects (Stonehenge is an example of an ancient megalithic site). The Nias villages are build on hills; Bawomatuluo Village (meaning Sun Hill) is 400 m above sea level.

This is a PhotoShop composite of a sequence of 5 photos of one jumper, taken in rapid succession. The background was desaturated so the jumper could be seen more clearly.

Stone Jumping (called hombo batu), is a manhood ritual where young men leap over stone towers 2 to 2.5 meters high. In the past, the top of the stone was covered with spikes and sharp pointed bamboo, and the jumpers carried a torch in one hand and a sword in the other. It evolved out of warfare between island tribes, who fortified their villages with high stone walls. Warriors who could jump over the stone walls and other obstacles set up by the enemy could easily conquer their rivals.

Elephant at sunset feeding on the grasses by the Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana

The blue line in the sky is a good example of the atmospheric phenomenon known as the Belt of Venus (or Venus' Girdle), where the earth's shadow can been seen in the sky opposite the sunset. Often the best and most subtle colors at sunset and sunrise can be found in the sky opposite the sun.

My big computer has packed it in (they are sending a free replacement), so I am featuring some photos from a gallery of photos taken this past summer in Botswana. Chobe National Park is famous for its large populations of elephants.

Copra workers launching a loaded dugout canoe through the surf, Simeulu Island, Sumatra

This photo gives a feeling for the weight of the dugout canoe, especially when loaded with the copra sacs for transport out to the larger ship off shore (seen here http://goo.gl/DoVl6 and here http://goo.gl/Z6Tn3). I always try to interact with my photo subjects, in this case by trying to heft one of the copra sacs into the canoe for them (much to the amusement of the workers) and they are HEAVY!

Portrait of a copra worker taking a smoke break, squatting on his dugout canoe, Simeulu Island (Pulau Simeulue) , Sumatra

Today I have posted more photos from a small series documenting the lives of the copra workers who live and work on the off-shore islands, 120 km off the west coast of Sumatra.

This extremely remote area has rarely been visited because the unrest in Aceh made getting permits difficult, until recently. It is starting to gain recognition as a prime surfing area, like the better known Nias Island to its south (which was part of the famous Hippie Trail of the 1960s). The island is close to the epicenter of the 9.3 magnitude 2004 earthquake.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Taken near the Seal River Lodge, Northern Manitoba

Happy Valentine's Day!

Taken near the Seal River Lodge, Northern Manitoba

Happy Valentine's Day!

Taken near the Seal River Lodge, Northern Manitoba

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