It had been a quiet day

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited November 19, 2008 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

I went out to the ole wetlands and it was a rather quiet day. I decided to make a last loop around before heading home. As I was driving a Shadow passed over the ground so I stopped and got out and saw
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and he was being followed
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he really was being followed
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after they left an osprey flew by
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The show over I drove another minute and found a harrier
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then I got a return visit
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he landed and posed for a bit
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he left when the blackbirds got uppity
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I was glad I decided to make that last loop :D
Harry
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  • RKnechtRKnecht Registered Users Posts: 366 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2008
    Nice shots Harry. I really like the "bird on a stick" shot. I'd love to get a perch shot like that. Well done.
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  • i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    No eagles here in NC - beautiful creatures.
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  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    No such luck on sunday. notta...eeeekkk
    Oh well that happens

    Great shots Harry
    Best Regards
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    Wow Harry! I need to come visit you just for the "eagle on a stick" pictures. I never get tired of those pictures. The BIFs are extremely nice too. I am not sure how many people have the chance to photograph eagles and caracaras in the same frame.
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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    Holy cow...er..birds. I love the chase scenes.
    Pretty darned good for a slow day.
    Angela
  • shniksshniks Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    Nice shots Harry- love the BIF



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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    another great series Harry....... the last 3 do it for me but all fantastic clap.gifclap.gif
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Major grins Rockledge, FL on the Space CoastPosts: 0 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    Wonderful shots Harry thumb.gif

    I have been wondering if the birds down there know you are the Mod of the Wildlife Forum on Dgrin and pose for you with hopes of getting their picture seen worldwide? I had no luck yesterday

    Jim
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    RKnecht wrote:
    Nice shots Harry. I really like the "bird on a stick" shot. I'd love to get a perch shot like that. Well done.

    Thanks, the eagles have been posing on that same stick for as long as I ahve been down here (2004). I have so many now captures of them on that stick I usually pass on them now or wait for a chance at a flight shot.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    i_worship_the_King wrote:
    No eagles here in NC - beautiful creatures.

    I'm sorry you have no eagles. They are an amazing sight.
    Harry
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  • windwoodwindwood Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    I'm so jealous. We have eagles here in Ohio (a few anyway), but they're so hard to capture, especially if you don't have major glass. But, I love to watch them. They are so grand.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2008
    Excellent set Harry! Especially the last three! clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2008
    Gale wrote:
    No such luck on sunday. notta...eeeekkk
    Oh well that happens

    Great shots Harry

    Thanks Gale, I've been having pretty good luck at the wetlands lately. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    Wow Harry! I need to come visit you just for the "eagle on a stick" pictures. I never get tired of those pictures. The BIFs are extremely nice too. I am not sure how many people have the chance to photograph eagles and caracaras in the same frame.

    Thanks Stephen and every shooter should get down to Florida. Getting caracaras and eagles together at the same time doesn't happen often. I was very, very lucky.
    Harry
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Thanks, the eagles have been posing on that same stick for as long as I ahve been down here (2004). I have so many now captures of them on that stick I usually pass on them now or wait for a chance at a flight shot.

    Yeah, me too. We have so many eagles and loons here in Tucson, I just don't bother even shooting them. But don't worry, I'll keep posting those rare mallards for y'al rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Great shots Harry clap.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2008
    Nice. thumb.gif

    So...were you hauling a dead squirrel around for bait?rolleyes1.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 12, 2008
    spechtal wrote:
    Holy cow...er..birds. I love the chase scenes.
    Pretty darned good for a slow day.

    Thanks Angela, slow days at the Viera Wetlands can be pretty good.
    Harry
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  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2008
    Very nice and interesting shots Harry!!! :)
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2008
    shniks wrote:
    Nice shots Harry- love the BIF



    Cheers,

    Thanks Nikhil.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2008
    bigpix wrote:
    another great series Harry....... the last 3 do it for me but all fantastic clap.gifclap.gif

    Thanks the last three show the difference lighting can make. The preceding images were mostly backlit captures and I had the sun at my back for the last three images.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2008
    Jim K wrote:
    Wonderful shots Harry thumb.gif

    I have been wondering if the birds down there know you are the Mod of the Wildlife Forum on Dgrin and pose for you with hopes of getting their picture seen worldwide? I had no luck yesterday

    Jim

    Hey Jim,

    Its the same ole story of location, location, location. Living 10 minutes away I get to swing down there whenever I get an hour or so free. Sooner or later you get lucky.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2008
    windwood wrote:
    I'm so jealous. We have eagles here in Ohio (a few anyway), but they're so hard to capture, especially if you don't have major glass. But, I love to watch them. They are so grand.

    Thanks the eagles down here are pretty cooperative. I got these images with the 300 f/4 and a 1.7 TC on the D3.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2008
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Excellent set Harry! Especially the last three! clap.gif

    Thanks Glenn. wave.gif
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  • RxRickRxRick Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited November 16, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    Wow Harry! I am not sure how many people have the chance to photograph eagles and caracaras in the same frame.

    So that's what is chasing the eagle? I've never seen one. I've seen and photographed all the others, but never one of those. Great shots.

    --RxRick
  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2008
    Dang, Harry, I was there last Monday and didn't see anything so spectacular! ~shakes a fist at your luck~ :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Yeah, me too. We have so many eagles and loons here in Tucson, I just don't bother even shooting them. But don't worry, I'll keep posting those rare mallards for y'al rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Great shots Harry clap.gif

    Thanks and I wish I ahd some of those loons. :D
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Nice. thumb.gif

    So...were you hauling a dead squirrel around for bait?rolleyes1.gif

    Actually the squirrel was alive when we started out. naughty.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2008
    BBiggs wrote:
    Very nice and interesting shots Harry!!! :)

    Thaks for the kind words
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2008
    RxRick wrote:
    So that's what is chasing the eagle? I've never seen one. I've seen and photographed all the others, but never one of those. Great shots.

    --RxRick

    Those are crested caracaras, aka the Mexican Eagle. They are members of the falcon family.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2008
    JenGrace wrote:
    Dang, Harry, I was there last Monday and didn't see anything so spectacular! ~shakes a fist at your luck~ :D

    Its all a matter of luck. Thanks.
    Harry
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