I Seem to be Surrounded is a photograph by John Telfer which was uploaded on April 11th, 2012.
I Seem to be Surrounded
FAA WATERCOLOR MARK DOES NOT APPEAR ON FINAL SALES
While in San Diego, California I was taking a tourist ferry ride around San Diego Bay when I... more
by John Telfer
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I Seem to be Surrounded
Artist
John Telfer
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FAA WATERCOLOR MARK DOES NOT APPEAR ON FINAL SALES
While in San Diego, California I was taking a tourist ferry ride around San Diego Bay when I came across these two floating docks that made me laugh as I looked at it. I took out my camera the minute I saw two floating docks full of dark colored heron birds with only one white heron bird in the middle of the group. The way the dark heron birds had the outside of the floating dock covered not allowing the white heron bird to escape made me thing this was a classic photo. So I attached my zoom lens, got on the back of the ferry and shot this unusual site, where one heron just seem to be sticking out from the rest of the other heron birds. The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 64 recognised species (some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"). Within Ardeidae, all members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus are referred to as "bitterns", and � including the Zigzag Heron or Zigzag Bittern � are a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae. However, egrets are not a biologically distinct group from the herons, and tend to be named differently because they are mainly white and/or have decorative plumes. Although egrets have the same build as the larger herons, they tend to be smaller.
The classification of the individual heron/egret species is fraught with difficulty, and there is still no clear consensus about the correct placement of many species into either of the two major genera, Ardea and Egretta. Similarly, the relationship of the genera in the family is not completely resolved. However, one species formerly considered to constitute a separate monotypic family Cochlearidae, the Boat-billed Heron, is now regarded as a member of the Ardeidae.
Although herons resemble birds in some other families, such as the storks, ibises, spoonbills and cranes, they differ from these in flying with their necks retracted, not outstretched. They are also one of the bird groups that have powder down. Some members of this group nest colonially in trees, while others, notably the bitterns, use reedbeds.
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group's G IS FOR GROUPS themed week JANUARY 13 - JANUARY 20. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP.
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Pam for featuring my photo in the ABC Group, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Kim for featuring my photo in the group, The Road To Self Promotion, I appreciate the feature