Spoonbills

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

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

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[Osprey Whisperer]

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


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

MM

[Ric Grupe]

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

[Harryb]

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


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

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. :D

[bfjr]

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

[4labs]

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

Pineapples Pizza :D????Please explain:puke1

Great as alwasy Harry.:clap

[Harryb]

Named correctly! What interesting creatures. The pink feathers against the blue water.....ahhhhhh. :clap
Thanks Ric. They are such a wonderful bird to shoot with their coloring.

[ginger_55]

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

I like them!

ginger

[Andy]

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]

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 :thumb :clap

[gus]

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

[Harryb]

[QUOTE=bfjr]As always a pleasure to view your work
Inspirational to say the least http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif
color, exp, detail it's all there !

Thank you Ben.


Jeff and I finished off an early morning Pineapples Pizza http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/15524733-Ti.gif

[Harryb]

????Please explain:puke1

Great as alwasy Harry.:clap
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. :rolleyes

[gus]

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. :rolleyes1st thing i say to my local pizza shop..."double up on the pineapple !"

[Harryb]

1st thing i say to my local pizza shop..."double up on the pineapple !"http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/15524733-Ti.gifhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/eekers.gif

[Trish323]

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

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]

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. :D

[Harryb]

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. :rofl

[Andy]

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

What seasoning goes best with spoonbill? :eat

[Harryb]

What seasoning goes best with spoonbill? :eat
paprika:hotfood

[Stormdancing]

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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. LOL
Great shots and beautiful subjects.

Dana

[Harryb]

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

[Harryb]

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]

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

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:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap 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]

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]

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. :rolleyes

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

Now if it's taunt you want, cool where's your's :bad :rofl :hide :lol4

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[Harryb]

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. LOL
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. :rofl

[Harryb]

Absolutely not!!! http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/2ar15smilie.gif
Pineapple on your pizza is a real mans delight, and were just trying to broaden your culinary taste buds http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/DukeGirl.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif

Now if it's taunt you want, cool where's your's http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/blbl.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/peepwall.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/roflol.gif

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.

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no caracaras
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no spoonbills
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and worst of all you don't get to shoot our national bird, the mighty limpkin
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http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif feeling sad for our bird deprived westies. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/Dippie.gif

[bfjr]

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


http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif feeling sad for our bird deprived westies. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/Dippie.gif 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 :rofl :lol4 :lol4 :duel :bad

Afterall I'm not that Eagle less :thumb
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:cry feeling blue for Kingfishless brethren :poke

[Harryb]

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 http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/roflol.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/roflol.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/duel.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/blbl.gif

Afterall I'm not that Eagle less http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif


http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif feeling blue for Kingfishless brethren http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/15524759-Ti.gifPleeeeze Ben. No mangy zoo shots. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/nono.gif Seesh if we are going to do zoo shots
I got a Golden Eagle
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parrots
http://www.pbase.com/hpb/image/34942576.jpg

gorillas
http://www.pbase.com/hpb/image/28114156.jpg

polar bears
http://www.pbase.com/hpb/image/26891051.jpg

and lazy bears (my role model)
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What's next picture's of Maggie and Henry.