The East and West have much in common

bfjr

well at least this weekend, Like Harry said slow going birdie wise, but also as Harry said so well one should not look a gift horse in the mouth (yeah that's what he said )

A Greenie


A Comorrant


A dancing Egret


An Osprey that refused to fish for me


And the catch of the day

jeff lapoint

Another great series Ben

At least the osprey showed up for you...I'm beginning to think I've been using "osprey be gone " as deoderant.

-j

jwear

that osprey looks no friendlier today than the other day he eats alone you did have some good luck or was it skill i think i see the wires on the osprey if jeff finds out :cry

bfjr

jeff lapoint wrote:

Another great series Ben

At least the osprey showed up for you...I'm beginning to think I've been using "osprey be gone " as deoderant.

-j

what you got let's see
RTH
Kestrel
White Tail Kite
and oh yeah somebodys dinner/lunch :wow
and now you want my Osprey ........ Geeeezzz. Well if Master Jeff says it's OK we'll take you to him !!
:poke

bfjr

jwear wrote:

that osprey looks no friendlier today than the other day he eats alone you did have some good luck or was it skill i think i see the wires on the osprey if jeff finds out :cry

skill what's that ?? is there a button I can use :lol ??
I think your seeing things ....... put down the pineapple, will ya
Docs our bro so we may have to show him

Thusie

Wonderful shots, love #4.

Rohirrim

Great shots Ben thumb

ginger_55

Good shots, Ben, wonderful shots!

If I should get a gift HORSE, have no fear, I will not be looking that toothy beast in the mouth. . Just kidding, Lynne!

You know we took the dogs to the park yesterday. Driving in, it occurred to me that with my camera at Canon, I was sure to not only see an eagle, and other rare birds for me, I was also expecting said eagle to probably come down and sit awhile with me and the dogs!

I now have the batteries to my small Canon Elph charging. So, no eagles will be coming for lunch. Now I would expect wonderful birds, including all raptors, to fly above me way up in the sky, perch beyond my my camera's range, etc.

So, Ben, etc, where are the eagles and other birds?

I did see a bunch of egrets: some sitting on top of high lights set up for the park's Christmas extravaganza.

ginger

Very good shots you got, more diversity than I have seen in a very long time!

Desert Rat

Well really like the Osprey and Egret and heron shots...

Where was i when you too those shots sleeping somewhere near by?

Angelo

Wow Ben that Osprey shot is incredible! Good job

jeff lapoint

jwear wrote:

that osprey looks no friendlier today than the other day he eats alone you did have some good luck or was it skill i think i see the wires on the osprey if jeff finds out :cry

I knew it!!

jeff lapoint

bfjr wrote:

what you got let's see
RTH
Kestrel
White Tail Kite
and oh yeah somebodys dinner/lunch :wow
and now you want my Osprey ........ Geeeezzz. Well if Master Jeff says it's OK we'll take you to him !!
:poke

Guess that is being a bit greedy

Do I have to know the secret handshake to see the osprey?

ehughes

Great shots Ben....

Osprey Whisperer

what happened, Ben? Did you get so excited when the pizza delivery guy arrived with that pineapple/bird wingtip pizza...you didn't get a shot of an ibis or those dreaded SNOW BIRDS. They are on their way....watch out!!!

Nice shots..by the way.

Harryb

As the old saying goes "When God gives you lemons, make lemonade and when God gives you pizza never put pineapple on it". You did quite well shooting what you had available.

bfjr

Thusie wrote:

Wonderful shots, love #4.

Thanks Thusie
for stopping by and commenting

bfjr

Rohirrim wrote:

Great shots Ben thumb

Thanks Steve
hope my reply finds you well and happy.

bfjr

ginger_55 wrote:

Good shots, Ben, wonderful shots!

If I should get a gift HORSE, have no fear, I will not be looking that toothy beast in the mouth. . Just kidding, Lynne!

You know we took the dogs to the park yesterday. Driving in, it occurred to me that with my camera at Canon, I was sure to not only see an eagle, and other rare birds for me, I was also expecting said eagle to probably come down and sit awhile with me and the dogs!

I now have the batteries to my small Canon Elph charging. So, no eagles will be coming for lunch. Now I would expect wonderful birds, including all raptors, to fly above me way up in the sky, perch beyond my my camera's range, etc.

So, Ben, etc, where are the eagles and other birds?

I did see a bunch of egrets: some sitting on top of high lights set up for the park's Christmas extravaganza.

ginger

Very good shots you got, more diversity than I have seen in a very long time!

Morning Ginger
You know where at least the Eagles are, at Harry's :lol4
I'm glad you like these

bfjr

Desert Rat wrote:

Well really like the Osprey and Egret and heron shots...

Where was i when you too those shots sleeping somewhere near by?

Hi Eric
Glad you like
Jeff was probably diverting your attention :lol4

bfjr

Angelo wrote:

Wow Ben that Osprey shot is incredible! Good job

I'm glad it grabbed you Angelo, appreciate it

helmet155

Ben, more killer shots! I really like the Greenie, couldn't be much better than that image right there.

The Osprey is awesome too...

Hell, they're all great!

Did you get the rest of the series of the Heron sucking down the fishie?

Dennis Kaczor

Very nice series of images taken. I really like the Green Heron shot. I did not see any this year in my area. They are so nice to see with the colours.


Again, very nice.

bfjr

jeff lapoint wrote:

Guess that is being a bit greedy

Do I have to know the secret handshake to see the osprey?

No secret handshake, no decoder ring, just some gas money and time to meet up ......... Oh yeah you might have to bribe Jeff and I with a large pineapple pizza :lol4 :lol :eat :food

bfjr

ehughes wrote:

Great shots Ben....

thanks Ed glad you like and took the time to view and comment

bfjr

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

what happened, Ben? Did you get so excited when the pizza delivery guy arrived with that pineapple/bird wingtip pizza...you didn't get a shot of an ibis or those dreaded SNOW BIRDS. They are on their way....watch out!!!

Nice shots..by the way.

Hey Mike I always have at least one good eye out for any feathered targets :lol

bfjr

Harryb wrote:

As the old saying goes "When God gives you lemons, make lemonade and when God gives you pizza never put pineapple on it". You did quite well shooting what you had available.

Ok now it's my turn

Thanks, I think :lol4

bfjr

helmet155 wrote:

Ben, more killer shots! I really like the Greenie, couldn't be much better than that image right there.

The Osprey is awesome too...

Hell, they're all great!

Did you get the rest of the series of the Heron sucking down the fishie?

Hi Brett
Music to my ears
Heron didn't waste no time with munching this boy down, so not much to show past this shot and certainly no flip :cry

bfjr

Dennis Kaczor wrote:

Very nice series of images taken. I really like the Green Heron shot. I did not see any this year in my area. They are so nice to see with the colours.


Again, very nice.

Hey Dennis
Well I've seen them but there one of more skittish types and tough to get any kind of worthy shot, so I was happy with this one.

Thank you for your time