Monochrome Madness? Possibly. This week, Sarah’s calling for things beginning with P. I’ve picked birds. Birds beginning with P.
I need to confess that not one of the birds featured below is a passerine, though this order of birds accounts for about half of all bird species. Peacocks, puffins, parakeets, pigeons, pelicans, pheasants – none of them fits the bill. The raven in my featured photo is a passerine however. Though he doesn’t begin with P …
For Leanne’s Monochrome Madness, hosted today by Sarah of Travel with Me.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Puffins and pelicans for me. Happy Wednesday, Margaret xx
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Perfect!
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Lovely capture
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Thanks!
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Haha, this made me smile! It also had me looking into passerines – they seem a very diverse bunch. Your splendid raven is definitely a Perching bird. I’m glad you gave the non-passerines their moment in the spotlight too.
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Of course! Had to be done. They were the only ones with the decency to begin with P.
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I love your captions almost as much as the images! And I do wish I’d thought of puffins – I have several from our Svalbard trip I could have used. That’s one of my favourite shots here but I think my top pick goes to the Pious parakeet 🙂
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He’s a star isn’t he? He stayed in worshipful gaze for ages!
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I’m with Jo, Team puffins and pelicans. The peacock is gorgeous though, such stately birds.
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They all have their good points I think, those posers! Thanks Helen.
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Perfectly plausible to pondering Peter.
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Perfectly plausible, possible and persuasive perhaps?
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Love the puffins!! Maggie
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Ah! Puffins are easy to love! Don’t we all?
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I loved this gallery. Beautiful photos.
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I had fun choosing. Thank you.
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The parakeet shot is brilliant. And I like the puffins. But peacocks have to be in colour.
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I know Jude. But in picking that image, I thought I might get away with it, because even in colour, the tail shows as quite black. Yes, the parakeet shot was pure luck.
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I love the pious parakeet. Is the raven in Berwick? I remember that unusual style of bench there – though I think I might have seen it elsewhere too.
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I like the parakeet too. But no, the raven is in Knaresborough, and often to be seen there, with or without that bench. In fact he was in a shot I posted the other week, overlooking Knaresborough Viaduct.
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Black and white works for me, shows the bird that the dazzle makes you miss, perhaps.
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Excellent point! I think you’re right – thanks!
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I am partial to pelicans – they are HUGE. And the puffins please me. They are fun birds. And the parakeet can only be praised. That is really a praiseworthy picture. And that chair! the p-words leave me!
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Perhaps you’ve Proved your Perspicacity with the Photos you’ve Pointed out. Praised the Pictures Perfectly!
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😁🤗
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I had birds on my mind as well Margaret. Glad I didn’t go with them as your post is excellent.
I am on team Pelicans and team Puffins for sure
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Oh, you should have Brian. I’d love to have seen a Peaceful Dove, a Pied Currawong, a Plumed Whistling Duck, a Papuan Frogmouth and a Petrophassa Rock-pigeon, Thanks, AI!
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oh my goodness these images are fabulous – love the parakeet! xx
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He’s great, isn’t he? Thanks!
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These are great Margaret, I can’t believe you found so many starting with P. wonderful.
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I was quite surprised too! Thanks Lenne.
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Hi Margaret, Lovely gallery. I particularly prefer puffins.
Paul
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Oh, surely we ALL love puffins!
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I’ve never seen pelicans on the ground! They look like little old men.
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When I was a child in London, the pelicans of St. James’ Park NEVER appeared on land (except on their private island). Nowadays, they mooch about all the time.
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