Spoonbills

Harryb · October 30, 2005

Hi you'll,

Last year we didn't see too many roseate spoonbills at the Wetlands but its been a different story this year.

Osprey Whisperer · October 30, 2005

Wow....did those poor flamingos get their bills run over with a truck?

Nice bunch of spooners, Harry. I've not seen any of those over here....'cept at the zoo.

I'm really going to get some spray paint and make me some birds (paint the egrets).:uhoh

MM

Ric Grupe · October 30, 2005

Named correctly! What interesting creatures. The pink feathers against the blue water.....ahhhhhh.

Harryb · October 30, 2005

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Wow....did those poor flamingos get their bills run over with a truck?

Nice bunch of spooners, Harry. I've not seen any of those over here....'cept at the zoo. I'm really going to get some spray paint and make me some birds (paint the egrets).:uhoh

MM

Thanks Mike. I can tell you from experience that the egrets don't mind the pink paint but they do turn testy when you start working on their bills.

bfjr · October 30, 2005

As always a pleasure to view your work
Inspirational to say the least

color, exp, detail it's all there !

Jeff and I finished off an early morning Pineapples Pizza and went to see what we could Machine Gun. Looking at them shortly see what I can bring to the table later

4labs · October 30, 2005

bfjr wrote:

As always a pleasure to view your work
Inspirational to say the least
color, exp, detail it's all there !

Pineapples Pizza

????Please explain:puke1

Great as alwasy Harry.

Harryb · October 30, 2005

Ric Grupe wrote:

Named correctly! What interesting creatures. The pink feathers against the blue water.....ahhhhhh.

Thanks Ric. They are such a wonderful bird to shoot with their coloring.

ginger_55 · October 30, 2005

Cool bird! Never have seen one, not even a plastic one on a lawn!

I like them!

ginger

Andy · October 30, 2005

If I were to be a bird, I'd like to be one of these. Or a Pelican. Love the shape of their bill - seems ideal for scooping lots of fish. :food :food :food

jwear · October 30, 2005

you would think with that color and the look we would have a lot in hollywood ---but noooo nice work as always harry great shots

gus · October 30, 2005

Very nice harry...we have some local ones im trying to shoot but there is too much air mixed with them.

Harryb · October 30, 2005

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bfjr wrote:

As always a pleasure to view your work
Inspirational to say the least
color, exp, detail it's all there !

Thank you Ben.

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Jeff and I finished off an early morning Pineapples Pizza

Harryb · October 31, 2005

4labs wrote:

????Please explain:puke1

Great as alwasy Harry.

Thanks Eric. The pineapple pizza is a silly childish taunt aimed at me. Those westies know that I consider pineapple on pizza to be sacreligious and a sign of the moral decay emanating from the west coast.

gus · October 31, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Thanks Eric. The pineapple pizza is a silly childish taunt aimed at me. Those westies know that I consider pineapple on pizza to be sacreligious and a sign of the moral decay emanating from the west coast.

1st thing i say to my local pizza shop..."double up on the pineapple !"

Harryb · October 31, 2005

Humungus wrote:

1st thing i say to my local pizza shop..."double up on the pineapple !"

Trish323 · October 31, 2005

harry,
You captured one of my favorite subjects and have done them justice

Can't wait for a free moment to get up there. (Worked saturday:cry ) Still no camera back..keeping my The fingers crossed it will arrive this week!

Rohirrim · October 31, 2005

Great series Harry and interesting looking bird. I think I may have to travel a bit if I ever want to see one of those.

Harryb · October 31, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

Cool bird! Never have seen one, not even a plastic one on a lawn!

I like them!

ginger

Thanks you Ginger. I'm sure they would like you too if they met you.

Harryb · October 31, 2005

andy wrote:

If I were to be a bird, I'd like to be one of these. Or a Pelican. Love the shape of their bill - seems ideal for scooping lots of fish. :food :food :food

and I'm quite sure that if a spoonbill could be a human it would want to be like Andy.

Andy · October 31, 2005

Harryb wrote:

and I'm quite sure that if a spoonbill could be a human it would want to be like Andy.

What seasoning goes best with spoonbill? :eat

Harryb · October 31, 2005

andy wrote:

What seasoning goes best with spoonbill? :eat

paprika

Stormdancing · October 31, 2005

Harryb wrote:

This is my favortie one of the bunch. The red eyes look funny on them, but I see they all have red eyes. Must have been a wild party.

Great shots and beautiful subjects.

Dana

Harryb · October 31, 2005

jwear wrote:

you would think with that color and the look we would have a lot in hollywood ---but noooo nice work as always harry great shots

Thanks Jeff. You could have had spoonbills on the West Coast but that pineapple pizza thing was a deal breaker.

Harryb · October 31, 2005

Humungus wrote:

Very nice harry...we have some local ones im trying to shoot but there is too much air mixed with them.

Thank you Gus but you are gonna have to give a further explanation of this air problem.

Harryb · October 31, 2005

Trish323 wrote:

harry,
You captured one of my favorite subjects and have done them justice Can't wait for a free moment to get up there. (Worked saturday:cry ) Still no camera back..keeping my The fingers crossed it will arrive this week!

Hey Trish,

I can see why they are one of your favorite subjects. Hope you get your camera back soon.

BTW it looks like A Merritt Island III shoot will be happening probably from 2/8/06-2/14/06

Trish323 · October 31, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Hey Trish,

I can see why they are one of your favorite subjects. Hope you get your camera back soon.

BTW it looks like A Merritt Island III shoot will be happening probably from 2/8/06-2/14/06

Harry,

Got it back today

of course have not had a chance to shoot:cry Getting used to working at home...stumble out of the shower...coffee in hand and boom..I'm at work...not too bad. Have been busy due to all the damage down south, and will continue to be for quite some time.

Hoping I can wrangle my workday to get out and shoot..soon! I will mark my calendar for that week in Feb!

Harryb · November 1, 2005

Rohirrim wrote:

Great series Harry and interesting looking bird. I think I may have to travel a bit if I ever want to see one of those.

Thanks Steve and you would have to put in some miles to see these guys. They are mainly found in Florida and the gulf coast states.

bfjr · November 1, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Thanks Eric. The pineapple pizza is a silly childish taunt aimed at me. Those westies know that I consider pineapple on pizza to be sacreligious and a sign of the moral decay emanating from the west coast.

Absolutely not!!! :rambo
Pineapple on your pizza is a real mans delight, and were just trying to broaden your culinary taste buds :eat

Now if it's taunt you want, cool where's your's

:hide :lol4

Harryb · November 1, 2005

Stormdancing wrote:

This is my favortie one of the bunch. The red eyes look funny on them, but I see they all have red eyes. Must have been a wild party.
Great shots and beautiful subjects.

Dana

Thanks Dana. The spoonbill is well known as party animal, They will drink until the wee hours of the AM, hence the red eyes.

Harryb · November 1, 2005

bfjr wrote:

Absolutely not!!!
Pineapple on your pizza is a real mans delight, and were just trying to broaden your culinary taste buds

Now if it's taunt you want, cool where's your's

Ben, Ben, Ben

The kingfisher is cute and fun to shoot. You need something to fill in your time because you have no eagles to shoot.

no caracaras

no spoonbills

and worst of all you don't get to shoot our national bird, the mighty limpkin

feeling sad for our bird deprived westies.

bfjr · November 1, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Ben, Ben, Ben

The kingfisher is cute and fun to shoot. You need something to fill in your time because you have no eagles to shoot.

no caracaras

no spoonbills

and worst of all you don't get to shoot our national bird, the mighty limpkin

feeling sad for our bird deprived westies.

Harry Harry Harry

would never fault any of your birds or the way you depict them, and you did well here in this and circumventing the subject that had been broached.

Harry, it's not what you have it's what you don't have, cute or not

:lol4 :lol4 :duel

Afterall I'm not that Eagle less

:cry feeling blue for Kingfishless brethren :poke

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