Shooting with Louie

[Harryb]

Hi Y'all,

On Monday I got to shoot with a fine photographer and a heck of a nice guy Louie Champan from Newcastle, Washington.

Here's Louie stalking a limpkin
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here's the stalked limpkin

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we shot some of the usual suspects

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Then I spied this fella on a tree half way across the wetlands. We drove over there and I managed to get a few shots in but poor Louie was a few seconds late and got shut out. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif
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[Andy]

Louie, you should ask for your money back. When I used to take Harry shooting in Manhattan, I'd always be sure to get him filled with Starbucks in the morning and Ribs in the afternoon :eat

[Osprey Whisperer]

That's an eagle...you rotten bastaaaahd. :thumb Nice set of shots, Harry. Looks like you had fun.

[ginger_55]

Yeah, with no camera to shoot the things, I have expected to see eagles camping in my front and backyards. Nope!

Nice shots, Harry, nice shots!

ginger

[Harryb]

Louie, you should ask for your money back. When I used to take Harry shooting in Manhattan, I'd always be sure to get him filled with Starbucks in the morning and Ribs in the afternoon :eat
That was the problem,. Louie didn't bring any ribs.

[jwear]

looks like you did a little toooo much shooting with andy :D the green is a great shot :thumb but what the h--- is that yellow beaked thing you shot :scratch never seen one :dunno oh well it looks like they are good shots but i have no shots to compare them too :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry

[bfjr]

Poor Louie :cry and shame on you Harry for hogging all the Eagle shots :bad :lust :rofl

That's why you got no Ribs !!! :eat :rofl

Beautiful work Boss, much to enjoy there :thumb

Oh yeah guess I'll have to bone up on my low tackles if I get to go to Merritt III :bad :lol4 :hide

[ginger_55]

You know, my dog gets that "Eagle" look in his eyes when he is practicing "herding" other dogs.

ginger

[Harryb]

That's an eagle...you rotten bastaaaahd. :thumb Nice set of shots, Harry. Looks like you had fun.
Thanks Mike. Sorry for the delayed response but we had a power surge and my cable modem got fried.

[Osprey Whisperer]

Thanks Mike. Sorry for the delayed response but we had a power surge and my cable modem got fried. No problema . Sorry to hear about your modem. That sucks!! It's sad and pathetic how dependant I've become on my 'puter. I'm lost if the powers out for very long. :wxwax Glad you're back up and running/posting.

[Skippy]

Hi Y'all,
On Monday I got to shoot with a fine photographer and a heck of a nice guy Louie Champan from Newcastle, Washington.
Here's Louie stalking a limpkin
here's the stalked limpkin
we shot some of the usual suspects
Then I spied this fella on a tree half way across the wetlands. We drove over there and I managed to get a few shots in but poor Louie was a few seconds late and got shut out. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif

You get the Eagles and the cool looking birds and I get the Sparrows.....yeah that sounds about right to me :rofl dang it Harry ya know I wanna come to Florida just soooooooo bad.

How lucky were you guys hey ........ is there gaters in those waters :huh
Check out the size of that snail in the birds mouth.
When I was in Ohio we went to the pet shop to buy a couple of snails for my friends outdoor fish pond, and I was gobsmacked when we walked over to the tank with the lady from the store to retrieve them from the tank.
I'd never seen snails this big ever :eek1 I wondered where the heck do they put the engines :lol4 Harry you always have wonderful birds to share with us, and I'm so glad you do :lust Skippy (Australia)

[Harryb]

Yeah, with no camera to shoot the things, I have expected to see eagles camping in my front and backyards. Nope!

Nice shots, Harry, nice shots!

ginger
Thanks Ginger. I hope you get your camera back soon.

[Harryb]

looks like you did a little toooo much shooting with andy :D the green is a great shot :thumb but what the h--- is that yellow beaked thing you shot :scratch never seen one :dunno oh well it looks like they are good shots but i have no shots to compare them too :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry
Thanks Jeff. Come on down to the February shoot and you should have a few shoots to compare. :D

[Harryb]

Poor Louie http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif and shame on you Harry for hogging all the Eagle shots http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/blbl.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/iloveyou.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif

You have to be quick when it comes to eagles shots. Louie kept to the speed limit. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif


That's why you got no Ribs !!! http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/DukeGirl.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif
Its a cruel world out there. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif


Beautiful work Boss, much to enjoy there http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif
Thank you


Oh yeah guess I'll have to bone up on my low tackles if I get to go to Merritt III http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/blbl.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/roflol.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/peepwall.gifIf you get your butt to the Merritt III shoot I'll buy you a slice of pineapple pizza http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/deal.gif

[Harryb]

You get the Eagles and the cool looking birds and I get the Sparrows.....yeah that sounds about right to me :rofl dang it Harry ya know I wanna come to Florida just soooooooo bad.

How lucky were you guys hey ........ is there gaters in those waters :huh
Check out the size of that snail in the birds mouth.
When I was in Ohio we went to the pet shop to buy a couple of snails for my friends outdoor fish pond, and I was gobsmacked when we walked over to the tank with the lady from the store to retrieve them from the tank.
I'd never seen snails this big ever :eek1 I wondered where the heck do they put the engines :lol4 Harry you always have wonderful birds to share with us, and I'm so glad you do :lust Skippy (Australia)
hey Skippy,

Yes, there are gators in those waters
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/17022292-L.jpg

The limpkin's favorite food is those snails. You can alwats tell that a limpkin is around when you see a pile of snail shells by the edge of the water.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Rohirrim]

Great shots Harry. I especially like that second to last eagle in flight shot.

[Harryb]

No problema . Sorry to hear about your modem. That sucks!! It's sad and pathetic how dependant I've become on my 'puter. I'm lost if the powers out for very long. :wxwax Glad you're back up and running/posting.

Yea, I kind of had a panic attack when I looked at the modem and all of the lights were out. I had nothing to do. I almost cracked and came close to turning on the TV.

[Harryb]

Great shots Harry. I especially like that second to last eagle in flight shot.
Thanks Steve. I was very ahppy to get the shots that I did. I wasn't expecting the eagle to take off the moment I get the lens trained on him.