Avian Reconditioning Center

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited February 15, 2009 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

On Wednesday of the MI VI Shoot some of us took a ride to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka. These folks do marvelous work rehabbing and caring for raptors as well as conducting educational programs. You can check them out here. You can also assist them in their efforts by joining their adopt-a-bird program.

Here's a few pics from our visit.

horned owl
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a tad closer
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kestrel
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bald eagle
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red-tailed hawk
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barn owl
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Harry
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  • mwalters72mwalters72 Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 11, 2009
    Harry, thanks for the links! I'll definitely have to check that place out.

    The closeup of the horned owl is awesome. :D
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2009
    Gorgeous shots Harry.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Those are some fantastic portraits Harry. I love the backgrounds. I am glad to see some beneficiaries of the center's noble work.
    Stephen
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  • summerzsummerz Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    iloveyou.gif Wow those are wonderful, and thanks for the links.thumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    mwalters72 wrote:
    Harry, thanks for the links! I'll definitely have to check that place out.

    The closeup of the horned owl is awesome. :D

    Thanks Mike and the center is well worth a visit.
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    The Red-tail does it for me. clap.gif

    How did you get the eagle to glow, Harry? headscratch.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    The Red-tail does it for me. clap.gif

    How did you get the eagle to glow, Harry? headscratch.gif

    Thanks Ric.

    The glow was accidental. I started out with this pic
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    I hated the background so I did a duplicate layer and applied gaussian blur to it and got this
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    Then I converted the dup layer to a layer mask and painted out the blur on the eagle

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    Harry
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Beautiful photos Harry mwink.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Gorgeous shots Harry.

    Thanks Dan.
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  • stevehappstevehapp Registered Users Posts: 635 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    Just beautiful, harry..

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    Maestro wrote:
    Those are some fantastic portraits Harry. I love the backgrounds. I am glad to see some beneficiaries of the center's noble work.

    Thanks Stephen, they do really fine work at the center.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    summerz wrote:
    iloveyou.gif Wow those are wonderful, and thanks for the links.thumb.gif

    Thank you very much
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Beautiful photos Harry mwink.gif

    Thanks Awais wave.gif
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    The glow was accidental.

    Well...not entirely accidental...but I see what you mean.

    It worked nicely.

    Thanks for the explanation.:D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 15, 2009
    stevehapp wrote:
    Just beautiful, harry..

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    Thank you Steve, it was apleasure seeing them up close.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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