Avian Family Values

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

Just like with us humans it starts out with the male putting on a show
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You can almost hear him saying "hey Foxy Mama"
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Male Egret "what's gonna happen if we do it one time"?
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oops, time to start a nest
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"I used to have a life, dining on frogs in the swamp, now I'm stuck in this darn nest all day with this lousy egg"
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the happy results of a moment of plesure
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"if he ever comes near me again one of us is going to die"
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[Andy]

excellent series :thumb and i really dig the juveniles with their gaping mouths ...

[Phil U.]

:thumb Funny storyline & great pics. Like Andy, I really liked the screaming brats

[wxwax]

Once again, you have an eye for the kids! Love this one. These are really nice shots, HarryB.



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[Shima]

Great pictures! I really enjoyed them :)

[Harryb]

excellent series :thumb and i really dig the juveniles with their gaping mouths ...
Hey Andy,

Thanks for the comments and don't all juveniles go around with gaping mouths? :D

[Steve Cavigliano]

Harry,

You've always done birds very well. But these last two threads from the rookery are OUTSTANDING :thumb :thumb :thumb I realize that shooting "sitting ducks" is easier than shooting BIF's, but the color and crispness of these shots is awesome :clap


As others have commented, love those little ones saying "I'm hungry Steve", no wait, that was Andy.......LOL


Steve

[Trish323]

Harry,

Whew -wee! Very good!:thumb :clap Can't wait to be up there tomorrow! The cattle egrets are beautiful with all the color!

[davev]

Great pics Harry.

You could make this into a book and send it around to the high schools
before Prom night.:D

dave.

[Harryb]

:thumb Funny storyline & great pics. Like Andy, I really liked the screaming brats
Hey Phil,

Glad you enjoyed it. That pic is my favorite too, gives me a smile to look at it.
Thanks for your comments

[gtc]

harry
these are excellent-i much prefer closer shots like these showing different behaviours and eye detail-you will probably be investing in a hide before too long!
greg

[Andy]

As others have commented, love those little ones saying "I'm hungry Steve", no wait, that was Andy.......LOL


Steve

werd. steve, shame on you, you caused me to be late for two dinners and a lunch :lol3

but in my defense, you do recall that i said "nah, let's skip breakfast" on saturday :deal

[Steve Cavigliano]

but in my defense, you do recall that i said "nah, let's skip breakfast" on saturday :deal
I believe you said that around 11 AM, after it was already too late to get breakfast anyhow :lol3 Your decision to miss breakfast wouldn't have anything to do with that package of Pop Tarts you downed, would it ? (not to mention Gus feeding you all those Cherry Ripes :lol )

We sure did some damage to those munchies we brought up that afternoon though, didn't we?.....LOL

Steve

[Andy]

(not to mention Gus feeding you all those Cherry Ripes :lol )


Steve

mmmm cherry ripes.....mmmmm.... cherry ripes :eat

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[ginger_55]

Harry, absolutely wonderful Photos, wonderful!

You are sure close! I didn't post my only chick photos from Sunday, because I have been busy:rolleyes . I do one little thing, and then another, haven't finished anything, except the church stuff. Haven't slept.

Have to go see if the moon is there and NOW!

Anyway, my chick photos are at a greater distance. :dunno You will see. Sometime, maybe. The same chicks as before. Other than that, none of my eggs have hatched. Notice I put "mine" automatically.

This is a hell of a life, I agree with that bird!

The first birds, I took several photos of one of those, with the pink/grey coloring, smaller. I haven't been able to find it to show you. But that is NOT OUR normal egret, is it?

Also, did I mention the wood duck chicks. They are paddling around off in the distance.............heck, my whole rookery is "over there" somewhere. If I didn't have that Huffalump tree, in which nothing has hatched by the way, but it does give me hope that sometime I will see heron babies.

Are some of these birds, lots of them, are they barren? What is with this I have? One nest that I can see has birds. I can see other nests, not alot, but enough. and that heron hasn't moved since Dixie was here.

Have a good final part of the week, Harry. I love those chicks, must make one lovely racquet.

Maybe Florida is more conducive to fertility.
ginger

[bfjr]

What can I say, just great Harry :clap
I humbled and exhilarated and the same time :bow

Your know you do have an unfair advantage, your birds really are better lookin :D

[jwear]

http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/acatalog/99.jpg Andy no wonder you did not feel good you have to have aussy blood to down more than one :D Harry those last shots look like the dinner room at yosemite your pictures are only out done by the storys you tell think zion zion oh we will bring our own birds :huh :thumb Harry

[Kirwin]

Hi Harry,

Married with Children:huh Great series:thumb Still can't believe the colors on the cattle egret, or as my wife calls them... cowbirds. See ya'!

[Andy]

from d.w. nancy:

"these are audubon-worthy, really nice harry!"

-- nancy

[Dee]

A photographer and a writer too?

Fantastic shots all of them. I can't believe you keep getting better and better! :clap

[ginger_55]

Does anyone get the idea that those birds could be annoying if they were your kids. Demanding little things. I love just looking down their throats. I think I can hear them here.

g

[Harryb]

Once again, you have an eye for the kids! Love this one. These are really nice shots, HarryB.

Thanks Sid. I am really lucky in having such great locations and subjects to shoot.

[Harryb]

Great pictures! I really enjoyed them :)
Thank you very much. There's nothing a photographer likes better than to hear that someone enjoyed their pics.

[Harryb]

Harry,

You've always done birds very well. But these last two threads from the rookery are OUTSTANDING :thumb :thumb :thumb I realize that shooting "sitting ducks" is easier than shooting BIF's, but the color and crispness of these shots is awesome :clap


As others have commented, love those little ones saying "I'm hungry Steve", no wait, that was Andy.......LOL


Steve
Hey Steve,

Thanks, as I said before I'm very lucky to have great locations and subjects so readily available to me. Also Ron Reznicks tutelage has been the turning point for me. Thanks for your kind comments.

As for Andy I know you are stretching it a tad. Andy never says that he is hungry because everybody knows it with him saying it. The 4 bottles of BBQ sauce sticking out of his pockets is a dead give away. :rofl

[Harryb]

harry
these are excellent-i much prefer closer shots like these showing different behaviours and eye detail-you will probably be investing in a hide before too long!
greg
Thank you Greg.

[Markjay]

Hey buddy, you are really on a tear at that rookery! That's it, I'm going east!!

The week after next, weather permitting let's meet up at the rookery, K?
I'll drop by my buddy in Boca and stay the weekend there, to make my trip to you a little easier :-)

Deal?

Best,
Markjay

[Harryb]

Harry,

Whew -wee! Very good!:thumb :clap Can't wait to be up there tomorrow! The cattle egrets are beautiful with all the color!
Hey Trish,

Thanks. Tomorrow should be a blast with four of us shooting away. I'm hoping we can get some good shots of the snowy and tri-colored chicks.

[Harryb]

Great pics Harry.

You could make this into a book and send it around to the high schools
before Prom night.:D

dave.
Hey Dave,

Thanks for the comments and a good laugh.

[Harryb]

What can I say, just great Harry :clap
I humbled and exhilarated and the same time :bow

Your know you do have an unfair advantage, your birds really are better lookin :D
Hey Ben,

Thank you very much and you are right I do have an unfair advantage. :D

[Hawkman]

Chic shots are exceleent Harry
Cheers,
Gene

[ginger_55]

Harry, on this weekend thing, are you going to the wetlands, or the rookery?

Or are they one and the same?

g

[Angelo]

fantastic series harry!

[Ric Grupe]

..."you 'da man"! :clap

Very enjoyable set.:thumb

[jsmason]

Hi you'll,

You can almost hear him saying "hey Foxy Mama"



"if he ever comes near me again one of us is going to die"
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All of the shots are great, but I really love the attitude in this one. http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

Stan

[MuskyDude]

Your shots just seem to get better and better all the time Harry and I'm sick of it! :D Stunning, like opening the pages of a good nature magazine. Thanks for sharing these, Harry.


AJ

[Harryb]

Andy no wonder you did not feel good you have to have aussy blood to down more than one :D Harry those last shots look like the dinner room at yosemite your pictures are only out done by the storys you tell think zion zion oh we will bring our own birds :huh :thumb Harry
Thanks Jeff and welocme back from Yosemite.

[Harryb]

Hi Harry,

Married with Children:huh Great series:thumb Still can't believe the colors on the cattle egret, or as my wife calls them... cowbirds. See ya'!
Hey Kirwin,

Thanks and it was great shooting with you today. I'm glad you had a chance to see those colors on the cattle egret yourself today.

[Harryb]

from d.w. nancy:

"these are audubon-worthy, really nice harry!"

-- nancy
Hiya Nancy :wave

Thank you very much. I just have to tell you that I have to tell you that I admire the fortitude of any person who has to keep Andy fed. My hat is off to you. :D

[ian408]

Harry, fantastic! And a great set of captions as well.

Ian

[Harryb]

A photographer and a writer too?

Fantastic shots all of them. I can't believe you keep getting better and better! :clap
Thanks Dee, I'm happy that you enjoyed my post. I've been following your photography and Andy's and Steve's as well as a whole bunch of others and I think we are all getting better as we gain experience. Speaking for myself my own growth would not have been possible w/ the support and help I get from you and all the other folks who participate in these various forums.

[Harryb]

Hey buddy, you are really on a tear at that rookery! That's it, I'm going east!!

The week after next, weather permitting let's meet up at the rookery, K?
I'll drop by my buddy in Boca and stay the weekend there, to make my trip to you a little easier :-)

Deal?

Best,
Markjay
Come on over Mark!!! :clap :clap :lynnma :photo

[SusanB]

Harry,

These are so well done. :thumb The colors of the male are very interesting. Your captures are priceless. :rofl I keep thinking book when I read your threads.:):

Susan

[Harryb]

Harry, on this weekend thing, are you going to the wetlands, or the rookery?

Or are they one and the same?

g
Hey Ginger,

Yesterday I did the wetlands and the rookery and they are two very different places.

I'm lucky because the rookery in St. Augustine allows you to get closer to the birds and their nests than any other place I've heard of so far. It sounds like the chicks you saw are much younger than the chicks I caught in St. Augustine. Those chicks do seem to be annoying. They are noisy as all heck and they just about mug their parents for food when they come back tot he nest.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Harryb]

Chic shots are exceleent Harry
Cheers,
Gene
Thank you Gene

[Harryb]

fantastic series harry!
Glad you enjoyed it Angelo

[Harryb]

..."you 'da man"! :clap

Very enjoyable set.:thumb
You are most kind sir.

[Harryb]

All of the shots are great, but I really love the attitude in this one. http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif
Stan
Thanks Stan. That little guy sure had a big time attitude. :D

[Harryb]

Your shots just seem to get better and better all the time Harry and I'm sick of it! :D Stunning, like opening the pages of a good nature magazine. Thanks for sharing these, Harry.


AJ
Hey AJ,

I'm going to keep doing it until I get it right. Thanks for the kind words.

[Harryb]

Harry,

These are so well done. :thumb The colors of the male are very interesting. Your captures are priceless. :rofl I keep thinking book when I read your threads.:):

Susan
Thank you very much Susan. Their colors made my job real easy. :D