Show your Bird Portraits
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bjd said:
Perhaps I can rationalize it this way. As a teen I got enthused about taxidermy and did many birds and the odd other creature, tanning hides and so forth. My mother's freezer was a subject of contention due to people providing me with road kill. At that time I was buying eyes of all descriptions and maybe the fascination wore off.
A Great-horned owl was one of my first, a Short-eared was another.The eyes are truly amazing!
Jack
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Here are the beginning shots in a sequence where a young Peregrine Falcon takes a Rock Pigeon.
The Falcon methodically disassembled the Pigeon. It ate almost everything. The remaining shots are amazing but a bit bloody.
The question is, how much is too much for general public viewing. I found the photos amazing as a window into the natural world. However, I used to be a Biology teacher and my take probably does not match the average viewer. While I enjoy “glamor” shots showing the beauty of wildlife, It is not the whole story.
In Canon Rumors the only wildlife shots with bloody images are of Lions with their kill.
I wonder is there a venue that would be appropriate ?
The Falcon methodically disassembled the Pigeon. It ate almost everything. The remaining shots are amazing but a bit bloody.
The question is, how much is too much for general public viewing. I found the photos amazing as a window into the natural world. However, I used to be a Biology teacher and my take probably does not match the average viewer. While I enjoy “glamor” shots showing the beauty of wildlife, It is not the whole story.
In Canon Rumors the only wildlife shots with bloody images are of Lions with their kill.
I wonder is there a venue that would be appropriate ?
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IslanderMV, intriguing. I'm for posting them even though I truthfully don't enjoy viewing such things. It's not everyday one gets to see these falcons in action, especially high quality shots.
Jack
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Hi Folks.
Lots of great shots recently, well done to all.
A few shots from recent weeks, apparently they are baited, :
I always thought of it as rewarded for posing for photographs especially as I was using a flash!
Right, if I can just get this peanut airborne I’m outa here.
SE0A7642_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr
This look might have been take that thing and shove it where the sun don’t shine!
SE0A7643_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr
Running scared trying to find somewhere to hide from the pops and bangs coming from the fields adjacent to the reserve! I guess a few nuts are pretty harmless compared to high velocity lead!
SE0A7645_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr
SE0A7654_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr
Cheers, Graham.
Lots of great shots recently, well done to all.
A few shots from recent weeks, apparently they are baited, :
I always thought of it as rewarded for posing for photographs especially as I was using a flash! Right, if I can just get this peanut airborne I’m outa here.
SE0A7642_DxO by Graham Stretch, on FlickrThis look might have been take that thing and shove it where the sun don’t shine!
SE0A7643_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr Running scared trying to find somewhere to hide from the pops and bangs coming from the fields adjacent to the reserve! I guess a few nuts are pretty harmless compared to high velocity lead!
SE0A7645_DxO by Graham Stretch, on FlickrSE0A7654_DxO by Graham Stretch, on FlickrCheers, Graham.
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Valvebounce said:Hi Folks.
Lots of great shots recently, well done to all.
A few shots from recent weeks, apparently they are baited, :
Right, if I can just get this peanut airborne I’m outa here.
This look might have been take that thing and shove it where the sun don’t shine!
Running scared trying to find somewhere to hide from the pops and bangs coming from the fields adjacent to the reserve! I guess a few nuts are pretty harmless compared to high velocity lead!
Cheers, Graham.
Lovely pictures!
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So you're one of those, Graham! 
How dare you and then to add insult to injury, you're blinding the poor guy with a flash. He probably headed home like a drunk on our highways and crashed into a tree. Worse yet likely no one found him and took him to a vet. Oh, and the peanut is high on saturated fats and not part of his normal diet so he likely will get ulsers and he even could have back problems trying to transport that heavy object and .... Oh my, oh my!
Nice shots though.
Jack
How dare you and then to add insult to injury, you're blinding the poor guy with a flash. He probably headed home like a drunk on our highways and crashed into a tree. Worse yet likely no one found him and took him to a vet. Oh, and the peanut is high on saturated fats and not part of his normal diet so he likely will get ulsers and he even could have back problems trying to transport that heavy object and .... Oh my, oh my!Nice shots though.
Jack
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