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Posted: Sun May 11th, 2008 11:02 pm |
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The hawks were soaring through the valley this morning, so I grabbed my camerea and just then this young one landed on my neighbors roof.
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Posted: Sun May 11th, 2008 11:07 pm |
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The books all tell you not to take pictures of the tail-end of anything, but I think this take-off photo really displays the tail and strength in the wings of this "juvie" red tail hawk.
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Posted: Sun May 11th, 2008 11:57 pm |
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I have to tell you...in agreement, forget what "the books all tell you" about that! The one thing I'd have suggested is to have cropped that shot to the closest/biggest you could get. It's great and I'd have loved to see it bigger.
The shots I took of the hummer today had a few of her (yeah in my mind it's a her) with her head turned away and her tail feathers flared... I didn't have the courage to post them, even though I liked them very much myself. So can you do a more magnified shot of that? I'd love to see it - great shot.
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:13 am |
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great shots......and I want to see hummer pics....
meanwhile....up here in the North country, we have several signs of spring that provide a nature lover a wonderful afternoon and some different kinds of wildlike than you lucky Culebra folk are used too....but I though you might enjoy seeing some of these and remembering.....
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:16 am |
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Each spring, the alewives leave the ocean and swim up the rivers to spawn....they actually swim up many falls like the one above....
the birds (osprey, bald eagles, herons and the gulls) have feeding frenzies.....this was basically the first day of it, and for the next couple of weeks, more and more birds fly to the coast.....
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:17 am |
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and when I say birds, I'm talking hundreds of them -- it's wild.....
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:18 am |
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they fight and scream.....it's not for the faint of heart......
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:19 am |
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the local fishermen catch the alewives as a bait fish.......
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:21 am |
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my osprey shots today weren't that great -- but I will be out shooting them every day this week......but there were other signs of spring to share with you as well.......this fellow is posing in his front door....
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:22 am |
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and everyone enjoyed the outdoors and a little tanning time this Mother's Day....
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:24 am |
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even these biker dudes who kinda interrupted the peaceful nature surroundings.....but I made a snap decision to grab a picture of them to torment Lurker Dude.....it's time to ride!!! can you hear those engines?
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:27 am |
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opps -- forgot the working man shots.....here they are trying to "herd" the fish down the chute on the side....
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:29 am |
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and we're talking standing in water that is a little colder than Flamenco, and with a little bit more force as well......only a Maine man would be in a t-shirt doing this -- it was warm today, but not that warm (62 degrees).
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 11:21 am |
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Fun! Thanks for sharing your day with us 
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 10:44 pm |
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Hillman,
In underwater photography, those type shots are referred to as "fish-butts." This is my favorite hindshot (and I catch a lot of flack for it), but I like it, and that's all that matters!Attachment: 099_Banff.jpg (Downloaded 32 times)
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 02:46 am |
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| Nice sheep shank, Deb!
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Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 11:31 am |
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DD, I love that photo also. It leaves so much to the imagination of the viewer. I can actually see the tear drops on the old ram's face as he watches the encroachment of his territory. Thanks for putting it up there for us.
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