A few nice animal rights images I found:
Special!!!! 89 cents per lb PIG FEET
Image by Holly Ford Brown
was walking down Philadelphia's famous 9th street and saw this in the window; I almost jumped out of my skin, but I could not resist. Hope they don't offend anyone.
The Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Image by ucumari
I love to see the wildlife when they come to visit!
OK, so there is some discussion about what this bird is...I was told it was a heron and with the colouring, I just assumed (YES, I know what happens when you assume) he was blue. Any definitive answer would be greatly appreciated!
Looked this up in Wikipedia and "Ann's wild animals" is right, this is a green heron, though he is very blue?!
According to Wikipedia:
The green heron is relatively small; adult body length is about 44 cm. The neck is often pulled in tight against the body (not here!). Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey underparts and short yellow legs. The bill is dark with a long, sharp point. Female adults tend to be smaller than males, and have duller and lighter plumage, particularly in the breeding season. Juveniles are duller, with the head sides, neck and underparts streaked brown and white, tan-splotched back and wing coverts, and greenish-yellow legs and bill. Hatchlings are covered in down feathers which are light grey above and white on the belly.
The Green Heron's call is a loud and sudden kyow; it also makes a series of more subdued kuk calls. During courtship, the male gives a raah-rahh call with wide-open bill, makes noisy wingbeats and whoom-whoom-whoom calls in flight, and sometimes calls roo-roo to the female before landing again.
I'll bee right there
Image by EJP Photo
