B.O.D 2/5/05 2 views and our state reptile

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited February 6, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll,

Today I give you the Green Heron, one of our smaller herons
Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    but you have to see him on a bad hair day to appreciate him
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    I know this is another wildlife picture but I've never lived in a state that had an official state reptile.
    Harry
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    I love the bad hair day, and the reptile is smiling. Did you feed him the bird?

    I just got back from filling up two 1 gb cards and one 512 which is all I have.

    Maybe I gotta get more. birds and sunsets. Is that bad hair day bird really the same one?

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited February 5, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    but you have to see him on a bad hair day to appreciate him

    I love this shot Harry. Watch your back for that state reptile though. They can move a lot faster than you would think! rolleyes1.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    I love this shot Harry. Watch your back for that state reptile though. They can move a lot faster than you would think! rolleyes1.gif

    nod.gif and trust me, h doesn't move very fast lol3.gif do ya, old man?

    ps: very very nice piccies, love the birds and the gator
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    Hi Ginger
    ginger_55 wrote:
    I love the bad hair day, and the reptile is smiling. Did you feed him the bird?

    I just got back from filling up two 1 gb cards and one 512 which is all I have.

    Maybe I gotta get more. birds and sunsets. Is that bad hair day bird really the same one?

    ginger
    The gator was smiling because he was sunning himself and there were birds all around. He knew that supper was nearby.

    Its the same type of heron but not the same heron.

    Those cards do fill up fast. I saved money on cards by getting a 40 gig Wolverine. Thats a portable hard drive with slots for the various memory media. I go out with it and two one gig CF cards. When one card gets filled up I pop it ion the Wolverine and shoot with the other card.
    Harry
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    challenge
    come on Harry you show that Andy dude get a close up of one of those gators and then get the big action shot with him chasing you back to the car .run click run click what a series and oh yea if he gets you can you leave me that lens please :D Jeff and the shots are great the bad hair day is a good one and i have not seen that before clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    I love this shot Harry. Watch your back for that state reptile though. They can move a lot faster than you would think! rolleyes1.gif
    Hi PF,

    I know how fast those suckers can move. :yikes A while back I saw one sunning himself on the edge of one of the ponds so I snapped some shots. This is easy I said so I moved in closer and snapped some more. I was getting cocky and was considering getting my macro lens when all of sudden he just jumped up, turned around and hightailed it into the water. I was amazed how fast he moved. Then I realized that if he had jumped up, turned around and headed in my direction there was no way I was going to get away. Ever since then I have maintained a respectful distance between us
    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!"
  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    I know this is another wildlife picture but I've never lived in a state that had an official state reptile.
    Hey Harry,

    I think I know this gator! I am getting a little braver ..outside of the car...ever since I realized they seem to leap into the water when they see me approach..

    Great shots..love the green heron!

    -Trish
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2005
    andy wrote:
    nod.gif and trust me, h doesn't move very fast lol3.gif do ya, old man?

    ps: very very nice piccies, love the birds and the gator
    Hey Andy,

    I move fast when I have to, fortunately thats not too often these days. mwink.gif If I had the right motivation, like a gator on my heels I guess I could pick up a good head of steam.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    Hey Jeff
    jwear wrote:
    come on Harry you show that Andy dude get a close up of one of those gators and then get the big action shot with him chasing you back to the car .run click run click what a series and oh yea if he gets you can you leave me that lens please :D Jeff and the shots are great the bad hair day is a good one and i have not seen that before clap.gif
    Jeff,

    One of the reasons I have the 80-400 is so that I don't have to get up clsoe and personal with gators. Harry don't do no gator macro shots. rolleyes1.gif

    Glad you liked the Green heron shots. They are very shy and its hard to get close enough to get a decen shot.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    Hey Harry,

    I think I know this gator! I am getting a little braver ..outside of the car...ever since I realized they seem to leap into the water when they see me approach..

    Great shots..love the green heron!

    -Trish
    Hey Triish,

    So far all the gators I've run into run the other way. The problem is that they run very fast. I keep a good distance between them and myself in case they ever start running in my direction.

    Glad you liked the heron pic. Thanks for stopping by.

    Harry
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    Harry
    Harryb wrote:
    I know this is another wildlife picture but I've never lived in a state that had an official state reptile.

    It looks like he's thinking "Yum Dinner!" with a big smile on his face. How big was this gator?
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    Hey Dee
    Dee wrote:
    It looks like he's thinking "Yum Dinner!" with a big smile on his face. How big was this gator?
    I would estimate that he was between 6-8 feet long and still growing.

    Harry
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