Final approach, gear down full flaps . . .

[AndyS]

[brer cat]

1. Beautiful, Andy.

[True Dough]

2. You had me fooled!

I was expecting to see a Pterodactyl.




Beautiful capture!

[ret5hd]

3. What...

is the airspeed of an unladen egret?

[jaxexpat]

6. ...don't know, but it's.......................................

..................a good question.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Fantastic photo, Andy! Perfect title too.

[Bo Zarts]

5. S.T.O.L.

Nature does it best!

[IronLionZion]

7. Top Gun Aviator

[Aviation Pro]

8. On centerline

Looks like this is going to be an outstanding roll on.

[The Jungle 1]

9. Point of order

If Darwin is right why don't all birds look the same.

There is a God and that being has a sense of humor. Just the way I see it.

[AndyS]

13. Because all environments aren't the same.

Egrets wouldn't fare well in the New Mexican desert . . .

[The Jungle 1]

14. This is just a fun conversation for me not an argument and I am not pushing a religious agenda.

So how did 17 year Cicadas evolve.
They live underground eating tree sap from roots and keeping an eye on the calendar. Then they come out of the ground and have a big party for a few weeks, lay eggs and die.
They live in many environments Tropical rain forests, Desert scrub, Temperate season forests.
The weirdest bug ever with no clear evolutionary path. Cicadas/why.

[CaptainTruth]

10. Nice shot!

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Excellent shot

[Joinfortmill]

12. Wow