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

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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').

 

Devster
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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.

Rick N
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Synchronized Staring

Reflex
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Hop, skip and jump Albatross style...

Samford Valley Qld.

robwill
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Diving.

Little pied cormrant. by robert, on Flickr

Rob. 

Rick N
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Long Jump

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Water Sprints

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Fencing

Greg Griffiths - Mount View, Hunter Valley NSW

#birdsoftango

brian63
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Weightlifting - a two part event.

Reflex
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Long Jump.

Samford Valley Qld.

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Relay 

Greg Griffiths - Mount View, Hunter Valley NSW

#birdsoftango

Amson
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Gymnastics (High Bar)

Dusky Honeyeater - Sunshine Coast Hinterland

Rick N
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Marathon

ungb
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Vaulting

Rick N
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Relay

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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ungb
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Diving

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

The High Dive

GMG
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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

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Creativity galore! 

rawshorty
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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/ 

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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.

Samford Valley Qld.

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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I have enjoyed these so much, if they were on youtube they'd 'go viral'.

elizabeth

brian63
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One for Holly as per her suggestion - A Pied Butcherbird going for gold in the "best bird call" category.

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Rio night club..

Greg Griffiths - Mount View, Hunter Valley NSW

#birdsoftango

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Freestyle... Goin' for gold!

Di - Moreton Bay Coastal, Qld 

Holly
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brian63 wrote:

 

One for Holly as per her suggestion - A Pied Butcherbird going for gold in the "best bird call" category.

 

Thats a gold medal performance right there!

 

WhistlingDuck

Gymnastics - The Beam

WhistlingDuck

Windsurfing

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Some brilliant snaps there 

love the fencing as well

Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well

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Synchronised Standing

LM

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Artistic Gymnastics

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Wrestling

WhistlingDuck

Rope Climbing

WhistlingDuck

Weightlifting

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