Our National Bird

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited November 11, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll,

I bet you were expecting another tired old eagle shot
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Fortunately for you all I got something better. I got some pics of the mighty Limpkin!!!!!!!!! clap.gif

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I know the limpkin ain't our national bird.....yet but I'm working on it. :D
Harry
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    uuhhhh...it's the Scrub jay, isn't it?? ...and I bet you don't have one single shot of one...now theres a real challengerolleyes1.gif I don't think I have seen one yet!

    Great Shots...Primo!!thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif of the limpkin wingspan!
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    Great picture. I don't think I've ever seen one except in the zoo. He is beautiful. Thanks for posting
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    H, I'm no expert (well, I am, at eating birds...) but I think the limpkin shots are a touch too warm. Nothing that's not easily fixed.

    Nice work!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    uuhhhh...it's the Scrub jay, isn't it?? ...and I bet you don't have one single shot of one...now theres a real challengerolleyes1.gif I don't think I have seen one yet!

    Great Shots...Primo!!thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif of the limpkin wingspan!
    Thanks Trish and lets not start this Scrub Jay stuff. As soon as i say I haven't been able to get a shot of one folks will start posting scub jay shots all over the place.
    Harry
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  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Nice shots Harry.All the birds down there seem to have long legs,kinda like some of the the women up here...ice
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    dallas wrote:
    Great picture. I don't think I've ever seen one except in the zoo. He is beautiful. Thanks for posting
    Thank you Dallas but it breaks my heart to hear that a limpkin is in a zoo.


    FREE THE LIMPKIN !!!!!
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Great shots Harry clap.gifthumb. Still don't know what the hell a Limpkin is though rolleyes1.gif
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited November 10, 2005
    Limpkin - That's a pumpkin with a broken leg, right Harry??
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    I like the warm colors on the limpkin. I would guess that is for camouflage.

    Are those colors true, Harry?

    I don't think that I have a limpkin shot, don't know, so many of those birds look similar to me, then I work one up and find out that it is an oyster catcher. I just thought the beak was a neat color.

    that other bird, the one mentioned, I don't know what it is. I could look it up, but since I can't find .............well, heck, I don't have a camera! I forget that. Maybe I could solve this "where the birds are" situation by the time the camera returns.

    I like that fog shot of Trish's from the AM, so much, darn I am jealous. I think our fog, such as it is, is over for the year. Nothing but clear skys from now on.........

    ginger
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    andy wrote:
    H, I'm no expert (well, I am, at eating birds...) but I think the limpkin shots are a touch too warm. Nothing that's not easily fixed.

    Nice work!

    Yeah he has been getting all warm and fuzzy on us hasn't he rolleyes1.gif :lol4 blbl.gif

    Oppps I said fuzzy, no Harry your shots are all razor sharp, really !! rolleyes1.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Nice captures, Harry. Love the EAGLE!! thumb.gif I'm still waiting to snap mine. Grrrrr. You know how I avoid color issues?ne_nau.gif

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    andy wrote:
    H, I'm no expert (well, I am, at eating birds...) but I think the limpkin shots are a touch too warm. Nothing that's not easily fixed.

    Nice work!
    Hey Andy,

    I thought they were a tad warm when I first opened them up on my screen too. I broke out my bird book and the limpkin colors were pretty much spot on with the book's. I think it was more the bright light that they were in.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    iceman17 wrote:
    Nice shots Harry.All the birds down there seem to have long legs,kinda like some of the the women up here...ice
    Thanks Ice. I was going to respondto the long legs remark but good taste prevailed. rolleyes1.gif
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Great shots Harry clap.gifthumb. Still don't know what the hell a Limpkin is though rolleyes1.gif
    Thanks Steve and I'll be glad to provide some limpkin info from my "Birds of Floida" book. The limpkin gets its name from its limping gait. No other marsh bird looks like it with its chocolate plumage washed with a green metallic sheen and sprinkled with white streaks. It has a loud wailing scream and its cry was recorded as one of the "jungle sounds" for the early tarzan movies. Its favorite food is the large apple snail. Its body length is 26-28 inches and it has a 42 inch wingspan. Its main hangout is Florida and occasionally it will be spotted in southern Georgia and Maryland. It was nearly hunted to extinction in the early 1900s.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Nice shots, Harry. thumb.gif


    But....we already have a Limpkin in the White House! Well....a limp...@#!&%$.:D
  • leebaseleebase Registered Users Posts: 630 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Good shots. I too think the photo is too yellow. If you can't tell by the bird (and I have no idea what they look like) -- you can tell by the neon colored grass.

    :)

    Lee
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    Limpkin - That's a pumpkin with a broken leg, right Harry??
    rolleyes1.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    I like the warm colors on the limpkin. I would guess that is for camouflage.

    Are those colors true, Harry?

    I don't think that I have a limpkin shot, don't know, so many of those birds look similar to me, then I work one up and find out that it is an oyster catcher. I just thought the beak was a neat color.

    that other bird, the one mentioned, I don't know what it is. I could look it up, but since I can't find .............well, heck, I don't have a camera! I forget that. Maybe I could solve this "where the birds are" situation by the time the camera returns.

    ginger
    Thanks Ginger. The colors are true although they are appearing to be a tad brighter here than those on my PC. I don't think you have a limpkin shot mainly because they don't get up your way.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Yeah he has been getting all warm and fuzzy on us hasn't he rolleyes1.gif :lol4 blbl.gif

    Oppps I said fuzzy, no Harry your shots are all razor sharp, really !! rolleyes1.gif
    Better fuzzy than furry. :lol

    Thanks, I think ne_nau.gif
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Nice captures, Harry. Love the EAGLE!! thumb.gif I'm still waiting to snap mine. Grrrrr. You know how I avoid color issues?ne_nau.gif

    SHOOT / PRINT IN B&w rolleyes1.gif (colorblind blind guy)
    Thanks Mike. That eagle was just a throw away shot to lead into the serious stuff. mwink.gif Try to make it to the Feb. shoot and you will probably get your eagle.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Thanks Ginger. The colors are true although they are appearing to be a tad brighter here than those on my PC. I don't think you have a limpkin shot mainly because they don't get up your way.
    You know with this global warming thing, I am wondering about the affect on the birds habitats.

    I wouldn't be surprised it birds start appearing at least one state up, and that is just the beginning.

    ginger (not a real scientist here, just an hypothesis for you all to check out. Everyone who sees a bird that is said to be seen only in states lower than yours can report. I have: then I lost my Carolina bird book, bought one for the whole east coast as I was having to have birds IDd here that were not supposed to be here.)

    Oh, and uh, this warm/cold color thing, well, isn't it somewhat time dependent in real life. Then it is up to the artist to decide the presentation. Harry, did you shoot those limpkins close to sweet light, maybe not "in" sweet light, but even close to it?
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Nice shots, Harry. thumb.gif


    But....we already have a Limpkin in the White House! Well....a limp...@#!&%$.:D
    Thanks Ric for the kind words and the good laugh.
    Harry
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    Lets hear it.. the limpkin I mean...
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    limpkin speaks
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Better fuzzy than furry. :lol

    Thanks, I think ne_nau.gif

    What this ??
    Warm, Fuzzy and now Sensitive!!! :wow

    I've read it all now rolleyes1.gif :lol4

    Next you'll be eatin Pineapple Pizza :food
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Lets hear it.. the limpkin I mean...


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    limpkin speaks
    Yes!!!! That is the beautiful sounds of the mighty limpkin. Music to my ears.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    You know with this global warming thing, I am wondering about the affect on the birds habitats.

    I wouldn't be surprised it birds start appearing at least one state up, and that is just the beginning.
    You wish! :nah

    Oh, and uh, this warm/cold color thing, well, isn't it somewhat time dependent in real life. Then it is up to the artist to decide the presentation. Harry, did you shoot those limpkins close to sweet light, maybe not "in" sweet light, but even close to it?

    They were shot right before sunset and the lighting was bright and behind my shoulder really lighting up the limpkins very well.
    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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