Against The Wind Images' photostream

Against The Wind Images' photostream on Flickr.

This sleepy flamingo keeps a wary eye and reminds me of my grandauhter's song, "Shoo fly, don't bother me!"

Barred Owl, Strix Varia _MG_0798

Barred Owl, Strix Varia _MG_0798, a photo by Against The Wind Images on Flickr.

I took thee the new Canon 7D to the Palm Beach Zoo yesterday tto see what it could do. It performed admirably!

To view the entire collection and purchase prints, visit: http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/birdsofafeather

Barred Owl, Strix Varia_MG_0704

Barred Owl, Strix Varia_MG_0704, a photo by Against The Wind Images on Flickr.

I took thee the new Canon 7D to the Palm Beach Zoo yesterday tto see what it could do. It performed admirably!

To view the entire collection and purchase prints, visit: http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/birdsofafeather

Argentinian King Vulture_MG_0657

Argentinian King Vulture_MG_0657, a photo by Against The Wind Images on Flickr.

I took thee the new Canon 7D to the Palm Beach Zoo yesterday tto see what it could do. It performed admirably!

To view the entire collection and purchase prints, visit: http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/birdsofafeather

Via Flickr:
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus Papa
King vultures inhabit undisturbed lowland forests and savannahs of southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
They are largely covered with white feathers other than their black flight feathers; their bald head is varying shades of orange, black, red, and white.
During the breeding season they are solitary and do not nest in large groups, rather they lay usually a single egg in the hollow of a rotten log.
Vultures have evolved to lack feathers on their heads and necks because they are unable to preen and clean those feathers after they feed on rotting carcasses.
When temperatures get too hot for the vultures they urinate thick white urine (uric acid) which runs down their legs and cools them off via evaporative cooling.

Against The Wind Images Honored by Palm Beach Photographic Center

Dear JULIO DECASTRO,

"Congratulations! Your work has been selected to be included in the 15th Annual INFOCUS Juried Exhibition and will be shown in our beautiful museum space in our facility in downtown West Palm Beach from June 24th to August 20th, 2011. Please accept our most sincere thanks for submitting your excellent work."

Against The Wind Images is proud to have been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Palm Beach Photographic Center's 15th Annual INFOCUS Juried exhibition! 

The winner will be announced at the opening reception of the month long exhibition at the Center's central Gallery adjacent to City Hall in downtown West Palm Beach.  selected from a submission pool of over 500 entries, 129 of which have been selected as finalists.

"At Day's End" is a street portrait taken in a Buenos Aires Pub during the afternoon siesta.

Here's the link, image number 29: http:www.workshop.org/infocus

To view all five of the images I submitted, http://www.flickr.com/photos/againstthewindimagesbyjuliodecastro/sets/72157626422482033/

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• Against The Wind Images donates services to the West Palm Beach Library Foundation (wwwagainstthewindimagesblog.blogspot.com)

To view all images selected as finalists,

http://www.workshop.org/infocus/index.html

Great Egret plucking his own feathers_MG_6091

Great Egret plucking his own feathers_MG_6091, a photo by Against The Wind Images on Flickr.

View the entire Corkscrew Swamp Collection including 40 new images at http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp

Black-crowned Night Heron_MG_6348

Black-crowned Night Heron_MG_6348, a photo by Against The Wind Images on Flickr.

View the entire the Corkscrew Swamp Collection at http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp