Bird of the Week Challenge: 8th August - Birdy Olympics

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Mon, 08/08/2016 - 12:08

Holly

Bird of the Week Challenge: 8th August - Birdy Olympics

Hi all - its Monday so its new challenge day!

This week's theme is the Birdy Olympics, inspired of course by Rio. So lets see some photos of birds with a real or imaginery Olympic event that captions it. Perhaps it is a Pied Butcherbird going for gold in the 'best bird call' category. You make it up!

(I got inspired by #greyhoundolympics on twitter - I took a photo of my boy going for gold in 'marathon snoozing').

Mon, 08/08/2016 - 14:32

Devster

I hope you don't mind Holly but this is a 3 part event. The pipe walking event!

Starting out - Look at that concentration

And back - Whoops, nearly fell

He's done it - Put your wings together for Whistling Duck and his amazing pipe walking.

Mon, 08/08/2016 - 18:04

Rick N

Synchronized Staring

Mon, 08/08/2016 - 19:23

Reflex

Hop, skip and jump Albatross style...

Samford Valley Qld.

Mon, 08/08/2016 - 19:33

robwill

Diving.

Little pied cormrant. by robert, on Flickr

Rob.

Mon, 08/08/2016 - 20:00

Rick N

Long Jump

Tue, 09/08/2016 - 12:32

Devster

Water Sprints

Tue, 09/08/2016 - 13:10

GMG

Fencing

Greg Griffiths - Mount View, Hunter Valley NSW

#birdsoftango

Tue, 09/08/2016 - 19:20

brian63

Weightlifting - a two part event.

Tue, 09/08/2016 - 19:48

#10

Reflex

Long Jump.

Samford Valley Qld.

Tue, 09/08/2016 - 22:55

#11

GMG

Relay

Greg Griffiths - Mount View, Hunter Valley NSW

#birdsoftango

Wed, 10/08/2016 - 07:24

#12

Amson

Gymnastics (High Bar)

Dusky Honeyeater - Sunshine Coast Hinterland

Wed, 10/08/2016 - 07:36

#13

Rick N

Marathon

Wed, 10/08/2016 - 12:36

#14

ungb

Vaulting

Wed, 10/08/2016 - 20:37

#15

Rick N

Relay

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 06:48

#16

rawshorty

Javelin

Australasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)-8046 by shorty, on Flickr">[/url]Australasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)-8046 by shorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 10:32

#17

ungb

Diving

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 15:07

#18

Devster

Some great photos and very clever events. The Fencing made me laugh Greg, very witty.

The High Dive

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 15:20

#19

GMG

Yes some clever shots, the marathon for me was very clever. I clearly need a larger format camera to keep up with all of you. I feel privileged to be viewing such great quality photography. Cheers G

Greg Griffiths - Mount View, Hunter Valley NSW

#birdsoftango

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 16:25

#20

Woko

Creativity galore!

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 17:19

#21

rawshorty

Long jump

great egret (Ardea alba)-8866 by shorty, on Flickr">[/url]great egret (Ardea alba)-8866 by shorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Thu, 11/08/2016 - 18:36

#22

Reflex

Power walking or speed walking is the act of walking with a speed at the upper end of the natural range for the walking gait, typically 7 to 9 km/h (4.5 to 5.5 mph).....why anyone would want/choose to do this is beyond me.