Hot chicks, outdoor shower and.......

[Steve Cavigliano]

other assorted bird oddities :rofl

Hello All,
Well all this pic posting got me antsy and I just had to go shoot today. I had business in San Francisco, so I stopped at the Baylands for 45 minutes on my way back home.

Lots of noise there :rolleyes Chicks all over and the overcast weather was threatening to mess up any chance of a good shot :huh I was in such a hurry I forgot to turn the camera back to RAW :rofl So I was stuck shooting white birds in jpg only :uhoh I didn't realize this at the time, of course I thought I had changed the setting :dunno But I forgot to push the set button :doh

Anyhow here are some birds :D

Freshly baked, er hatched Egret :lol
http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/21199759-L.jpg

A little Night Heron disipline. "Boy you fell outta the tree by yourself, yer gonna have to figure out how to get back up there by yourself"
http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/21199755-L.jpg

As promised the outside shower pic :rolleyes

http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/21199746-L.jpg

I wrapped up my all too short shooting time by visiting the barn swallows. They look to be trading off sitting on eggs and I think we're going to see some chicks soon :D

http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/21199738-L.jpg


Thanks for looking. As always comments and/or suggestions welcome :):


Steve

[Khaos]

As usual, great shots Steve.:thumb

[Andy]

nice work.

see you for dinner ...er i mean shooting tomw night! heck... dinner and shooting - or oh hell, dinner'll be just fine :lol3

[bfjr]

Nice Stuff Steve :thumb
enjoy your dinner err shooting and diner :D

[Angelo]

nice set Steve. :thumb

[SusanB]

You got some terrific shots and in so short of a time frame- congratulations!:thumb


Susan

[Nir]

"Hot chicks, outdoor shower ..."


That sucked me in :rofl

Great shots Steve!

[Phil U.]

Good stuff Steve - and the outside shower is a fun pic...

[Steve Cavigliano]

As usual, great shots Steve.:thumb
Thanks Khaos :D

I appreciate you taking the time to respond,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

nice work.

see you for dinner ...er i mean shooting tomw night! heck... dinner and shooting - or oh hell, dinner'll be just fine :lol3
Thanks Andy :D

You know we'll definitely do dinner. If the weather cooperates, we might even shoot a few frames, but definitely dinner :lol3 :hotfood :binge :slosh :beer :eat

See ya later today,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Nice Stuff Steve :thumb
enjoy your dinner err shooting and diner :D
Thanks Ben :D

Some folks eat to live, Andy and I live to eat :nod :lol

Thanks for looking,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

You got some terrific shots and in so short of a time frame- congratulations!:thumb


Susan
Thanks Susan :D

Yeah, there was no one else out there shooting. So I shot pretty efficiently. I spent 30 minutes at the rookery and about 10 minutes at the building with the swallows. I think I took about 50 shots, or so. If someone would have been there to talk to, I probably would have come home with about 10 shots.....lol


Thanks for the comments,
Steve

[Dee]

I'll have to get myself down there, but I don't know when, LOL!

Maybe I can get there Thursday for awhile, if I'm not too wound up trying to get ready for Yosemite. Still have to round stuff up to pack up the car...

Hey, I'll finally get a chance to meet you!

[MuskyDude]

Great shots Steve! :thumb :clap How about a female shower pic next time? :wxwax

Thanks for sharing! :D

AJ

[colourbox]

I must say you've mastered the art of thread naming! I don't know if you saw the other thread where a guy described how his hit count went way up after he changed a gallery name to "Partial nudity" :D

[Steve Cavigliano]

nice set Steve. :thumb
Thanks Angelo :D

Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

"Hot chicks, outdoor shower ..."


That sucked me in :rofl

Great shots Steve!
LOL Nir,

I was trying to keep it PG-13, yet make the title a bit titillating. I bet lots of folks were disappointed with the shower pic.....LOL

Thanks for the comments and thanks for yesterday's message :thumb :thumb


Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Good stuff Steve - and the outside shower is a fun pic...
Thnaks Phil :D

Yep, that little guy was having a ball. I got more pics, but he was kicking up so much water most of the other shots have big drops of water, suspened in air, right in front of his face or eye....lol

Thanks for taking the time to comment,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

I'll have to get myself down there, but I don't know when, LOL!

Maybe I can get there Thursday for awhile, if I'm not too wound up trying to get ready for Yosemite. Still have to round stuff up to pack up the car...

Hey, I'll finally get a chance to meet you!
Hiya Dee :D

You better hurry if you're gonna hit the Baylands before Yosemite. You can always make a quick stop on the way though. That is if the rain holds off :huh

Yeah, we live like 45 miles away from each other and probably work within 10 miles of each other and have never met.....lol It will be nice to finally meet you and Ed along with all the other people who have, til now, just been names :thumb

See ya on Friday :clap

Steve

[Markjay]

Nice shots / chicks, Steve. Ofcourse you just knew you'd sucker us into looking with a title like that, didn't you? :):


I don't know where you guys / gals keep finding birds with their chicks, I never get that lucky!! My friends say I've been chained to the beach and, need to get out and hike the woods a bit now. Maybe i'll just take a drive over to Harry's house and do a swamp thing he he.

Markjay

[ginger_55]

I love those barn birds. And I love how you photograph them. I did the preliminary work on some more of my egret shots from Sunday, a few days ago.

I noticed one other nest with chicks, the rest are still sitting on eggs. I "couldn't" see the eggs when I was shooting, but they are so there when I am staring intently at a photo on a computer screen.

The way it looks now, they might be in college before I see them again. Rain til the end of the week, then Bill goes out of town for the weekend.

Why are your birds hatching earlier than mine? In South Carolina, on the coast.

How long do they stay in the nest? Do you know.

ginger, wondering if the Osprey family had theirs. Every bird is a lover or a parent for a long time in the spring.

I saw a good story out my window of a cat being savagely attacked by a small bird, this morning. People have been complaining about cats being let out and attacking birds.

This small bird looked capable of defending himself and his babies, where ever they are. The cat was scared of his shadow by the time he got a few yards away, to his own townhouse.

[ginger_55]

Nice shots / chicks, Steve. Ofcourse you just knew you'd sucker us into looking with a title like that, didn't you? :):


I don't know where you guys / gals keep finding birds with their chicks, I neverget that lucky!! My friends say I've been chained to the beach and, need to get out and hike the woods a bit now. Maybe i'll just take a drive over to Harry's house and do a swamp thing he he.

Markjay
Markjay, you have to get yourself a rookery! The only way. I might complain that our rookery does not have barn swallows. I think they are adorable.

ginger:thwak (Love those emoticons)

[Steve Cavigliano]

Great shots Steve! :thumb :clap How about a female shower pic next time? :wxwax

Thanks for sharing! :D

AJ
Thanks AJ :D

Awwwwwww come on :huh Just like the human species, bird species males are much more colorful :lol



Our jokes, not our looks :rolleyes


Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

I must say you've mastered the art of thread naming! I don't know if you saw the other thread where a guy described how his hit count went way up after he changed a gallery name to "Partial nudity" :D
Colourbox,
Yeah, I cheated a little bit :wink But, I cant say I'm sorry. It got you to look, right? :rofl

Yeah, I saw that other thread with the baby bottom. People are so funny.

Thanks for looking,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Nice shots / chicks, Steve. Ofcourse you just knew you'd sucker us into looking with a title like that, didn't you? :):


I don't know where you guys / gals keep finding birds with their chicks, I neverget that lucky!! My friends say I've been chained to the beach and, need to get out and hike the woods a bit now. Maybe i'll just take a drive over to Harry's house and do a swamp thing he he.

Markjay
Thanks Mark :D

Hey, after spending years @ STF, I've learned all the sneaky tricks....lol

As for finding chicks, I'd suggest the internet or a dating service. No wait, you meant birds :lol3 didn't you? You need to find an area where they are nesting. Usually state preserves/parks where they are protected, or swamp/wetland areas. Sometimes you may find a colony by a river. But, for the most part, they don't usually breed where they hang out the rest of the year. Places like ponds, lakes, beaches, docks, etc. Or, as Ginger points out, if there's a rookery within driving distance you've got it made :thumb

Thanks for taking the time to comment,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

I love those barn birds. And I love how you photograph them. I did the preliminary work on some more of my egret shots from Sunday, a few days ago.

I noticed one other nest with chicks, the rest are still sitting on eggs. I "couldn't" see the eggs when I was shooting, but they are so there when I am staring intently at a photo on a computer screen.

The way it looks now, they might be in college before I see them again. Rain til the end of the week, then Bill goes out of town for the weekend.

Why are your birds hatching earlier than mine? In South Carolina, on the coast.

How long do they stay in the nest? Do you know.

ginger, wondering if the Osprey family had theirs. Every bird is a lover or a parent for a long time in the spring.

I saw a good story out my window of a cat being savagely attacked by a small bird, this morning. People have been complaining about cats being let out and attacking birds.

This small bird looked capable of defending himself and his babies, where ever they are. The cat was scared of his shadow by the time he got a few yards away, to his own townhouse.
Thanks Ginger :D

That barn swallow pic was taken with the 85mm F1.8 and the 580EX. It's a real nice combo :thumb I too love those little guys. They are so pretty and fast. Hopefully, within a week or so, I'll be able to post some of the parents hovering at the nest entrance, feeding the chicks. It's a kewl sight.

Hey, it's raining here too. Andy and I were rained out tonight :cry But we did have a fine dinner.....lol I don't know why the egrets/herons out here are hatching earlier than yours :dunno Some of the recently hatched Night Herons are huge and some of the snowys are still tiny. So even among these birds there's a big difference in when they hatched :scratch

I don't know how long they will stay in the nest. I do see some that have fallen out of the nest. Like the one in this thread. It's a very low suvival rate if they fall out of the nest. Mom and Dad won't come to the ground to feed them and they are at the mercy of all the bigger/older birds of all species :uhoh
They're pretty much goners :cry I hope to capture some 1st flight shots in the next week :clap

I get a kick out of those little birds that'll kamikaze a cat...lol Fun stuff to watch.


Thanks for taking the time to comment,
Steve