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Life in Colour

A bonus Black

This month is not about creating black and white photographs, but in finding the true blacks or greys in a colourful world.

The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. It is a large bird with mostly black plumage and a red bill. Although native to Australia there are some living in the UK. This one was photographed at the Claremont Landscape Garden in Surrey.
Do you have any Black Birds?

Life in Colour

To find out more about this year’s photo challenge here on Travel Words, please read this post.

This month we will be looking for Black or Grey. Black is not a colour at all. Theoretically it is the absence of all colour. Yet black is distinctive. Lines are bolder, shadows deeper, colours brighter against a black background.

An inquisitive black-faced sheep at Berrington Hall, Herefordshire.
Herdwick Sheep and their black lambs in the Lake District
“Do you like my earrings?” – inquisitive sheep in the Northern Pennines

This month is not about creating black and white photographs, but in finding the true blacks or greys in a colourful world.

Life in Colour

Bonus Greys

This month is not about creating black and white photographs, but in finding the true blacks or greys in a colourful world.

Cheeky Grey Squirrel
Cheeky Grey Squirrel in Cape Town’s Company Gardens. They were introduced by Cecil Rhodes in 1890. These are larger than their European counterparts and the Garden’s oak trees and plenty of water channels offer a perfect habitat. They are fairly habituated to humans and will eat out of your hand;  you can find someone to sell you a packet of peanuts with which to feed them.
“Is this my best side?”
“All good things come in threes” – Crested Pigeons, Australia
What Greys in nature do you have to share?

Life in Colour

To find out more about this year’s photo challenge here on Travel Words, please read this post.

The last of my transport posts, this month features this lovely iconic bus from Gozo as well as my last historic streetcar from San Francisco.

You can find more information about Maltese buses here.

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas 1056, built in 1948. This car is painted in tribute to Kansas City, which ran PCC streetcars from 1941 to 1957. Kansas City’s PCCs – 184 in all – were painted to emphasize their modern lines, with a black ‘swoosh’ on the sides to highlight the logo of Kansas City Public Service Company (KCPS), which featured Frederic Remington’s famed sculpture “The Scout” on a red heart.

If you want to learn more about San Francisco’s historic streetcars and cable cars then please visit the Market Street Railway Museum.

DO YOU HAVE ANY Black or Grey TRANSPORTATION?