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HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited February 25, 2007 in Wildlife
just hanging around with your mates having lunch

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then the next day you are the lunch
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While taking these shots I also solved an earlier mystery. You might remember this thread where some folks thought a different Caracara had been shot because of the tags and radio transmitter. Anyhow these shots are from the caracara's left side where he was front lit. I initially took some shots from the other (right) side where he was backlit before I moved around to the better light. Anyway here's a shot of the same caracara from the other side

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    Harry, do you have a job? rolleyes1.gif
    Beautiful images! Love them all, even the yummy dinner!!wings.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    1st most ylsuper.gif display of good photo tech and skill with your subject thumb.gif

    But Harry are you saying that last shot with all the Jewelry is the same as above it and the light make it invisible.
    Man that's some High Tech Gear then rolleyes1.gif
    or I need new glasses rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
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    quote=ShepsMom]Harry, do you have a job? rolleyes1.gif

    a JOB!!!!!!! :puke1 :booze :jawdrop :pissed :yikes :eek1 :puke

    Harry and the "J" word are never mentioned in the same breath. The very idea of doing something useful and/or productive makes me ill.

    Beautiful images! Love them all, even the yummy dinner!!wings.gif

    Thank you
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    1st most ylsuper.gif display of good photo tech and skill with your subject thumb.gif

    But Harry are you saying that last shot with all the Jewelry is the same as above it and the light make it invisible.
    Man that's some High Tech Gear then rolleyes1.gif
    or I need new glasses rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif
    I am with Ben again -he turns and the stuff goes away deal.gif that bird is gooood almost as good as the shots :D job Harry has a Mod Job and a little work in Feb :ivar rolleyes1.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    1st most ylsuper.gif display of good photo tech and skill with your subject thumb.gif

    But Harry are you saying that last shot with all the Jewelry is the same as above it and the light make it invisible.
    Man that's some High Tech Gear then rolleyes1.gif
    or I need new glasses rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif

    You see there's this caracara on the side of the road eating a duck. I take some pics and he doesn't fly away, he's just stands there eating. You can see the wires and tags from one side and not the other. So all I'm saying is that the hardware is visible from one side and not the other.

    Its the same caracara in all the pictures.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    just hanging around with your mates having lunch
    then the next day you are the lunch

    While taking these shots I also solved an earlier mystery. You might remember this thread where some folks thought a different Caracara had been shot because of the tags and radio transmitter. Anyhow these shots are from the caracara's left side where he was front lit. I initially took some shots from the other (right) side where he was backlit before I moved around to the better light. Anyway here's a shot of the same caracara from the other side

    Well that Caracara don't mess around eek7.gif
    Gives new meaning to the phrase "He'll rip your bloody legs off!!"

    When they go in for the kill Harry is it instant?
    Man that Caracara is quite an assasin, duck didn't have a chance did it.

    Amazing....... what a capture Harry clap.gif .... Skippy
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Well that Caracara don't mess around eek7.gif
    Gives new meaning to the phrase "He'll rip your bloody legs off!!"

    When they go in for the kill Harry is it instant?
    Man that Caracara is quite an assasin, duck didn't have a chance did it.

    Amazing....... what a capture Harry clap.gif .... Skippy
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    Hey Skippy,

    More than likely the duck died of natural causes or some other predator killed it. Caracaras eat mostly carrion. The only live thing I've seen them go for was a turtle.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,958 moderator
    edited February 21, 2007
    Duck! The other dark meat lol3.gif
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    Awesome shots! clap.gif ...one Caracara or two! ne_nau.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    You see there's this caracara on the side of the road eating a duck. I take some pics and he doesn't fly away, he's just stands there eating. You can see the wires and tags from one side and not the other. So all I'm saying is that the hardware is visible from one side and not the other.

    Its the same caracara in all the pictures.

    Never argue with a Confident Man thumb.gif:D
    Well then I like em from the none Jewlery side, he just looks like to
    much of a punker from the Jewlery side rolleyes1.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2007
    Great series Harry.......how many ducks did it take?:D :D:D:D
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited February 22, 2007
    Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

    What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

    Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!
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  • Bob&GlennieBob&Glennie Registered Users Posts: 320 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    Gotta be honest with ya Harry I love the mallard hen. They are my favorite ducks even more than Mallard drakes or wood ducks. The rest of it broke my heart even if that Caracara didn't directly kill the duck.

    Quality, as usual, is superb wings.gif

    BTW I think Angelo is pulling your leg. He might have a wierd sense of humormwink.gifmwink.gif

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    Bob&Glennie wrote:
    Gotta be honest with ya Harry I love the mallard hen. They are my favorite ducks even more than Mallard drakes or wood ducks. The rest of it broke my heart even if that Caracara didn't directly kill the duck.

    Quality, as usual, is superb wings.gif

    BTW I think Angelo is pulling your leg. He might have a wierd sense of humormwink.gifmwink.gif

    Bob

    Nature ain't kind. When the black-bellied whistling ducks have their young I try to document their growth. I follow in dismay as the number of ducklings decrease with each visit as they fall prey to various predators. However that's the reason they have so many young at a time, so that a few eventually survive.

    Angelo's sense of humor is just fine, Angelo is just a very weird person. He comes from California you know.
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  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    Harry, Your new Challenge is to get a shot of the Caracara from the front So that the leg bands ( that usually go all the way around a leg ) can be seen half visable and half In visible :Drolleyes1.gif

    Also to further my cause. ( not to cause you grief) check out the back wire on the last photo with the "jewelery" It runs down his back. In the previous shot you can see his whole back and that wire should be visible......NO??????.
  • Bob&GlennieBob&Glennie Registered Users Posts: 320 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Nature ain't kind. When the black-bellied whistling ducks have their young I try to document their growth. I follow in dismay as the number of ducklings decrease with each visit as they fall prey to various predators. However that's the reason they have so many young at a time, so that a few eventually survive.

    Angelo's sense of humor is just fine, Angelo is just a very weird person. He comes from California you know.

    Yeah, I know. I go through the same thing here with Canada Geese and their gosslings. Sweetest little things. The mother geese will sometimes let you hold a bunch of them right after they hatch and before they've had time to imprint. But once you give them beck to Mom they imprint soon after and then you can't get near them. Here it's mostly big Pike and turtles that get them.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 22, 2007
    Angelo wrote:
    Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

    What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

    Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!


    hah!-


    neat shots harry-
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    Angelo wrote:
    Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

    What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

    Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!
    we have waiting and waiting for the cat eating the squirrel shot for years -the others no comment :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    I am with Ben again -he turns and the stuff goes away deal.gif that bird is gooood almost as good as the shots :D job Harry has a Mod Job and a little work in Feb :ivar rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks Jeff but modding isn't a job, if it was I would quit. The pay sucks, I don't even want to talk about Andy, and there ain't no vacation days.
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  • BIG BROTHERBIG BROTHER Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    With or without the story line Harry, It is a great series of shots clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Duck! The other dark meat lol3.gif

    and it comes with favorable reviews from all the major eaters of carrion clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Awesome shots! clap.gif ...one Caracara or two! ne_nau.gif

    Thanks Glenn it was very interesting to be able to observe it at such a close distance.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    dallas wrote:
    Great series Harry.......how many ducks did it take?:D :D:D:D

    Thanks William. It just took that one duck.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    Angelo wrote:
    Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

    What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

    Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!

    I would love to see a cat eating any kind of rodent. A shot of a squirrel getting munched on would make my day. clap.gif

    You have been getting a tad strange lately Angelo, eating that pineapple pizza again?
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    Ewwwww GORE. clap.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifeek7.gif Well done on the captures
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    I would love to see a cat eating any kind of rodent. A shot of a squirrel getting munched on would make my day. clap.gif

    You have been getting a tad strange lately Angelo, eating that pineapple pizza again?

    Yep that's what happens when you get Moded!! rolleyes1.gif
    I mean look at you :wow :hide blbl.gifrolleyes1.gif

    and yes pineapple pizza will help what ails you, give it a try Harry thumb.gif :lol

    You know after I took another look (your work is always worth it thumb.gif)
    I'm thinkin you maybe already been dippin into that pineapple pizza platter and mixin with some....Er Corona....Yeah thats it. rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif :ivar :ivar
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    gefillmore wrote:
    hah!-


    neat shots harry-

    Thanks George
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    CookieS wrote:
    Harry, Your new Challenge is to get a shot of the Caracara from the front So that the leg bands ( that usually go all the way around a leg ) can be seen half visable and half In visible :Drolleyes1.gif

    Also to further my cause. ( not to cause you grief) check out the back wire on the last photo with the "jewelery" It runs down his back. In the previous shot you can see his whole back and that wire should be visible......NO??????.

    What can I tell ya. I'm at a disadvantage because I was there and can only report what I saw. I only saw one caracara eating a duck, because the caracara was eating said duck he wasn't going anywhere. He kept eating the duck and I kept taking pictures. He didn't leave until he was satisfied and when he left I stopped taking pcitures.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2007
    BIG BROTHER wrote:
    With or without the story line Harry, It is a great series of shots clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Thank you Jim.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2007
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Ewwwww GORE. clap.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifeek7.gif Well done on the captures

    Gore???? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif I don't see Al anyhere in the pics. biggrinbounce2.gif

    Thanks Mike
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