Awkward Birds in the Wild

Although most birds are graceful, there are some birds that are just downright awkward. Even though turkeys and roosters can actually fly, they don’t do it very often and when they do, they don’t seem very comfortable. They spend most of their time on the ground with their heads bobbing back and forth to help balance out their bodies. There is a saying, “it is hard to soar like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys”. These birds are definitely interesting to watch, especially when you see them in the wild.

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Wild Turkeys in the Colorado Mountains
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Colorful Rooster on a Trail in Vietnam
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“Stinky Turkeys” in the Amazon Jungle
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Turkeys Crossing the Road in Colorado Springs
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Turkey in the Bolivian Jungle
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More Wild Turkeys in Colorado
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Turkey and Rooster on Death Road in Bolivia

 

Unique Ways to Get Around

We are all used to traveling by airplane, car, boat, and trains, but sometimes you find yourself having a unique way to get from one place to another. Some might require a sense of adventure and some are just for fun, others are literally the only way to get from point A to point B. Throughout time, people have found ways to improve how they travel or overcome obstacles that keep them from getting to their destination. Even in this age of technology and modern innovation, simple travel solutions can still be found, especially in remote areas. Here are a few of the unique ways that we’ve gotten around, but certainly not all of them. We aren’t sure which of these might considered the most unique because we enjoyed them all for the experience that they provided. What is the most unique way that you have travelled?

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Paddling in a Small Canoe in the Amazon
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How About a Horse-Drawn Sleigh or a Snowcat
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Cable Car Ride Across the Rhine River
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Whitewater Rafting
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Riding Camels in the Desert
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Rowing with Their Feet in Vietnam
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Riding the Funicular in Budapest
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Getting Into Carrasco National Park in Bolivia
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Sailing in a Faluka
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Horse-Drawn Carriage or a Tuk-Tuk
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Trolley Car in San Francisco
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Soaring Through the Jungle
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Pirate Ship in the Marina
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Not Necessarily Unique, but Bicycles Outnumber People in Amsterdam
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Check Out Line of Snowmobiles
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Cable Cars in Gibraltar

 

Taking a Drive Back in Time

When we go on a road trip, we will often take photographs from our drive in a similar way to how we take pictures out of windows of an airplane. During our road trip to Scottsdale a few years ago, we took many different photographs as we made our way from Colorado to Arizona. We converted several of the pictures to black and white, which obviously changes the perspective. At least to us, seeing photographs in black and white has the effect of making it feel as though the pictures were taken some time back in time and not in the present day. Do you have an opinion of black and white photographs?

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It Was a Cloudy Day
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Rocky Bluffs
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Bend in the Road
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Crossing the Border
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Runaway Truck Ramp
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Clouds
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Scenery Along the Highway
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Rolling Hills

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