Went looking for Raptors and....

[bfjr]

Got Skunked :lol4

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Hold it there Dude

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A little closer

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Pushin the limits of closeness and stinkyness :D (are those words :D)

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Last shot had to do a little cloning by his eye :dunno

[Harryb]

Hey Ben/Jeff,

Another example of why you need some long glass when shooting wildlife. :D Seriously you did an excellent job of exposure on a black & white subject. :thumb

For the future when I see raptor in the header I expect to see some raptors not some stinking skunk.:pissed

[jwear]

Ben --Ben no guts no glory a butt shot no butt shot and what a chance you had next time you call Me I think you took him by my house last night some got toooo close here peeyuuuu oh yea your shot stinks :D

[ginger_55]

I had a real raptor baby, actually starting to look like a bird of sorts. It was a bit grainy, I guess, got no play.

I think the skunk is good. Only ones I have seen have been dead in a road.

skunks can be good. guess we need to have "truth in advertising" here too.

just to be ornery, I will dig up a heron and say "heron" in the subject.

ginger (It will be a fresh one, not a repeat. However, I can't say that it has not been done ad nauseum................by me, too.)

[bfjr]

Hey Ben/Jeff,

Another example of why you need some long glass when shooting wildlife. :D Seriously you did an excellent job of exposure on a black & white subject. :thumb

For the future when I see raptor in the header I expect to see some raptors not some stinking skunk.:pissed

Good Morning Harry, my confused friend :D
1st paragraph, thank you from Ben
2nd paragraph, all Jeff's fault :lol

Hey if I'm gonna have two persona I might as well use it to my advantage :D
The real Jeff was not harmed in this post :lol4

[bfjr]

Ben --Ben no guts no glory a butt shot no butt shot and what a chance you had next time you call Me I think you took him by my house last night some got toooo close here peeyuuuu oh yea your shot stinks :D

Hi ya Jeff (the real one :D)

You know I thought about the butt shot, but this is one butt shot I was happy to pass up :lol :lol4 :D

that was the other Ben who did that
:scratch, wait now I'm confused, where is this, is this Kansas and where is Toto? :rofl

[Ric Grupe]

Be thankful he didn't want a kiss!!! :smooch

I like these. :thumb Something you don't see every day.

[Skippy]

Got Skunked :lol4

Hold it there Dude ..... A little closer

Pushin the limits of closeness and stinkyness :D (are those words :D)

Last shot had to do a little cloning by his eye :dunno
Ahhhhhhh now I can say I know exactly what a dead skunk smells like :rofl
First trip to Oklahoma and what do we drive past :dunno give up ?
A Dead Skunk In The Middle of The Road :lol4 and boyyyyyy did he STINK BIGTIME :puke Skunks are pretty little creatures, I saw a couple waltzing throught the car park at my friends place in Canada one time when I was there, they have a petiteness about them, but phoooweeee do they STINK :D
You did a really nice job capturing these images.....Skippy (Australia)

[dragon300zx]

You guys don't have skunks over there?

[Steve Cavigliano]

Good ones Ben :thumb :thumb


In this instance, I am happy NOT to see a butt shot......lol If that tail's in the air and their butt is pointing at ya, look out :uhoh

Steve

[bfjr]

I had a real raptor baby, actually starting to look like a bird of sorts. It was a bit grainy, I guess, got no play.

I think the skunk is good. Only ones I have seen have been dead in a road.

skunks can be good. guess we need to have "truth in advertising" here too.

just to be ornery, I will dig up a heron and say "heron" in the subject.

ginger (It will be a fresh one, not a repeat. However, I can't say that it has not been done ad nauseum................by me, too.)

Hi G
Thanks for stopping by
I went and looked at bug eye Osprey too :thumb
You Ornery nah why bother :D

[bfjr]

Be thankful he didn't want a kiss!!! :smooch

I like these. :thumb Something you don't see every day.
Hey Ric
Man thanks for stopping by and commenting
Yeah I thought they were something ya don't see posted everyday, and from the comments most people only seem to see em flattened on the road :lol

[bfjr]

Ahhhhhhh now I can say I know exactly what a dead skunk smells like :rofl
First trip to Oklahoma and what do we drive past :dunno give up ?
A Dead Skunk In The Middle of The Road :lol4 and boyyyyyy did he STINK BIGTIME :puke Skunks are pretty little creatures, I saw a couple waltzing throught the car park at my friends place in Canada one time when I was there, they have a petiteness about them, but phoooweeee do they STINK :D
You did a really nice job capturing these images.....Skippy (Australia)
Hi Skippy
Ya see what I risk for my favorite forum, I came mighty close to stinking like that, including wifey (sherpa) :D
Thanks for taking a gander

[bfjr]

Good ones Ben :thumb :thumb


In this instance, I am happy NOT to see a butt shot......lol If that tail's in the air and their butt is pointing at ya, look out :uhoh

Steve
Hey Steve
You must be really busy lately haven't seen any of your shots, come on hit us up with some :thumb
NO butt shot here, yeah I'm real happy it didn't get to that :rolleyes

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