Come here You

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited April 17, 2006 in Wildlife
It's mine no It's mine
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Told ya he was mine, Oh watch that eyeball :wow
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I tell ya those guys got no manners :rolleyes
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
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    Cool, Ben, Cool!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Wow, great captures. Well done.

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  • BrettGBrettG Registered Users Posts: 120 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Exceptional! Now I've got those seagulls from 'Finding Nemo' running through my head... rolleyes1.gif

    Mine! Mineminemine Mine!
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Hey Ben.....are you sure you are feeling well? I don't see any chopped wing tips? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gifrolleyes1.gif Nice job, Machinegun. That's an interesting series..and the egret is pretty snazzy also. thumb.gif
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Very nice Ben. Hope you are feeling better by now!
  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Nicely done Benjamin... where were these taken?
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  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Very cool...nice decisive moment shot!
  • CasonCason Registered Users Posts: 414 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Is that reall an eye? Or, was it water drops from the splash?

    Pretty cool!
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    RTP wrote:
    Is that reall an eye? Or, was it water drops from the splash?

    Pretty cool!

    My first thought a well, then an eye popping out fits the whole situation. Those shots are very cool Ben!
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    ginger_55 wrote:
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    Cool, Ben, Cool!

    ginger

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    D200-D70 wrote:
    Wow, great captures. Well done.

    Dick.

    Thanks Dick.
    I'm still a little slow on the uptake, hope to be up to Machine Gun speed here in a Jiff :D
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    BrettG wrote:
    Exceptional! Now I've got those seagulls from 'Finding Nemo' running through my head... rolleyes1.gif

    Mine! Mineminemine Mine!

    Hey Brett
    Glad you took a look and thanks for your nice words.
    You know when that happens to me I usually just turn my head to the side and jump up and down a few. They will fly right on out of there rolleyes1.gifblbl.gifrolleyes1.gif
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Hey Ben.....are you sure you are feeling well? I don't see any chopped wing tips? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gifrolleyes1.gif Nice job, Machinegun. That's an interesting series..and the egret is pretty snazzy also. thumb.gif

    A perfect example of why I'm still not 100% !! :wow

    Now where is that pizza coupon ?>>>?? lol3.gif
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Very nice Ben. Hope you are feeling better by now!

    Hey Doc been missing your company, lets try and do something about that thumb.gif

    You have no idea how many times I thought of callin you during my recent virus wars !!

    Instead I just put the "Lime in the Coconut" and drank it all down rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited April 14, 2006
    :jawdrop Wow! Great gunning Ben. That first one is priceless.

    Haven't seen you in a long while. Did ya move to Hawaii for the pineapple? :D Happy Pasach
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2006
    Great action captured Ben
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2006
    Excellent set Ben. thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2006
    Seefutlung wrote:
    Nicely done Benjamin... where were these taken?

    Thanks for the view and comment
    These were taken near the Breakwater in Marina Del Rey, Califonia
  • chandichandi Registered Users Posts: 74 Big grins
    edited April 15, 2006
    Great eye popping pictures thumb.gif Thanks for sharing.

    Bow before her royal majesty bowdown.gif
    bfjr wrote:
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2006
    rene wrote:
    Very cool...nice decisive moment shot!

    Thank you Rene
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2006
    RTP wrote:
    Is that reall an eye? Or, was it water drops from the splash?

    Pretty cool!

    Yep pretty sure on close inspection it is eye a popping. Not really uncommon the birds (cormorants, egrets, etc.) deliver quite a bit of pressure in those beaks, so usually something gonna give!!
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2006
    Thusie wrote:
    My first thought a well, then an eye popping out fits the whole situation. Those shots are very cool Ben!

    Thanks Thusie
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2006
    Angelo wrote:
    :jawdrop Wow! Great gunning Ben. That first one is priceless.

    Haven't seen you in a long while. Did ya move to Hawaii for the pineapple? :D Happy Pasach

    I'm still here just keeping a low profile
    We need to get a big group of westies together and go shootem up very soon !! thumb.gifclap
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2006
    Steve, Harry
    Thanks guys for your comments, always look forward to your visits as well as viewing your works.
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