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[dpc]

dpc very nice. But not a good example, aren't they around all winter?

Jack

Of course, Jack! Our ‘snow birds’ are indeed four season friends, but you’ll have to give me a break. This is the first time in the past six months I’ve been able sit on my back deck and shoot anything other than the odd leaf in the snow. Let me pretend a bit while i’m waiting for more of our migratories to show up in the backyard.

 

[AlanF]

dpc very nice. But not a good example, aren't they around all winter?

Jack

Of course, Jack! Our ‘snow birds’ are indeed four season friends, but you’ll have to give me a break. This is the first time in the past six months I’ve been able sit on my back deck and shoot anything other than the odd leaf in the snow. Let me pretend a bit while i’m waiting for more of our migratories to show up in the backyard.

This is where dishonesty gets you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43912583

 

[dpc]

dpc very nice. But not a good example, aren't they around all winter?

Jack

Of course, Jack! Our ‘snow birds’ are indeed four season friends, but you’ll have to give me a break. This is the first time in the past six months I’ve been able sit on my back deck and shoot anything other than the odd leaf in the snow. Let me pretend a bit while i’m waiting for more of our migratories to show up in the backyard.

This is where dishonesty gets you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43912583

Well, at least my bird has the virtue of not being stuffed. 8)

 

[Click]

Nice series, dpc.

 

[dpc]

Nice series, dpc.

Thanks, Click!

 

[Jack Douglas]

dpc, I finally completed my deck started in 2013. I'll be out there just like you trying to get some of the newcomers. Five days ago was the first robin.

Jack

 

[ISv]

dpc very nice. But not a good example, aren't they around all winter?

Jack

Of course, Jack! Our ‘snow birds’ are indeed four season friends, but you’ll have to give me a break. This is the first time in the past six months I’ve been able sit on my back deck and shoot anything other than the odd leaf in the snow. Let me pretend a bit while i’m waiting for more of our migratories to show up in the backyard.

This is where dishonesty gets you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43912583

Yeah, I reed it somewhere this morning (BBC?). Don't like to judge immediately but looks staged to me...

 

[ISv]

Nice series, dpc.

+1! And they look very real !
dpc, I'm not in your situation but recalling back in the time I remember it was real pleasure to get comfortably outside after cold winter and "shoot"... practically everything that moves in front of me. And that feeling -"the life is back" !
Very nice shots!

 

[PCM-madison]

Horned Grebe, Fitchburg, WI.

 

[Jack Douglas]

PCM-madison, V nice. What a comical looking face.

Jack

 

[Click]

Nice picture, PCM-madison.

 

[ISv]

Spring is coming! A small hole has melted in the ice in the bay behind the house, and sure enough, there were ducks! Both pictures are heavily cropped....

Don, really?! I have all the Pacific open (no ice!) many miles around and (bastards!) they are not here!!! The life is not... well we know!!! ! Nice to see this one - seems to be Goosander (Common Merganser = Menganser menganser) adult in basic.

 

[jprusa]

Headed out to the marsh and the Woodpeckers and Red-Winged Blackbirds were really loud , didn't take long to figure out what was going on.

 

[Jack Douglas]

jprusa, very nice, what colorful woodpeckers.

Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice picture, jprusa.

 

[jprusa]

Thanks Jack and Click!

 

[Cog]

ISv, AlanF, lion rock
Thanks, guys! I wanted to share a few more pics of a hunting heron but then realized they were shot on my Olympus camera. Bummer!

 

[lion rock]

Never mind. A photo is a photo, shot with a Hassie or a Brownie.
Do post. It's to result that I consider important.
-r

ISv, AlanF, lion rock
Thanks, guys! I wanted to share a few more pics of a hunting heron but then realized they were shot on my Olympus camera. Bummer!

 

[Cog]

Olympus E-M1 Mark II + OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0
Shot from a kayak, handheld.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Cog.