a few recent shots

[Harryb]

Hi Y'all,

Just a few shots from Dixie's visit.

a hooded merganser. These guys are a pain because they won't let you get close
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48077949-L.jpg

a grebe and a tricolor heron
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48077959-L.jpg

a white ibis
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48077991-L.jpg

the undercover gator
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48078019-L.jpg

a yellowlegs
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48078057-L.jpg

a roseate spoonbill
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48078102-L.jpg

sunset in the wetlands and thanks to Dixie for the tip to shoot it in portrait mode
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48081111-L.jpg

BTW has anybody noticed that there is one forum on Dgrin with over
40,000 posts in it?

[bfjr]

Yes I've noticed and your a large part of why !!! :thumb :clap
this post is just a sampling of the quality and care Nature/Wildlife receives from you and your work :bow :super :D

[Harryb]

Yes I've noticed and your a large part of why !!! :thumb :clap
this post is just a sampling of the quality and care Nature/Wildlife receives from you and your work :bow :super :D
Thank you Jeff. I think you westies ( as much as I hate to say anything nice about y'all pineapple pizza eaters) have alot to do with the activity here.

[Osprey Whisperer]

Bunch o' bird brained post whores. :rofl <looks in mirror>

Nice shots Harry. I'm glad I didn't have anything to do with all the trouble. :D

[jwear]

that first shot is you and birdbrain :scratch :dunno i mean mike --doing the PS thing right :D very nice shots . I have stated that same thing about the amount of post and lookys but we be the dangerfields of photo and get no respect :huh :wxwax thanks harry or is it mike :dunno for a place to improve :thumb

[Rohirrim]

Great captures Harry. I really like that Grebe/Heron shot.

Since this forum does get twice the number of posts as any other forum is it worth considering splitting the forum into... say a bird forum and a nature/animal forum. Or limiting the number of posts or replies to a post?

[Harryb]

Great captures Harry. I really like that Grebe/Heron shot.

Since this forum does get twice the number of posts as any other forum is it worth considering splitting the forum into... say a bird forum and a nature/animal forum. Or limiting the number of posts or replies to a post?
Thanks Steve,

The grebe & heron shot is one of my favorites of my recent shots.

This forum has already been split once when landscapes were moved out of it. I would hesitate to further split it. The reason why landscapes were removed because it was a different kind of shooting from wildlife/nature (i.e., stepped down apertures). Birds and other wildlife are pretty much the same type of shooting. The only way to limit the number of replies is to close the thread which I'm not in favor of.

I hope that folks will look a posts on pages other than the first page and reply to some of the posts on the "back" pages too.

[GREAPER]

Nice set Harry great selection of birds and a wonderful sunset to finish it off. Well done

[bfjr]

Thank you Jeff. I think you westies ( as much as I hate to say anything nice about y'all pineapple pizza eaters) have alot to do with the activity here.

Well when Jeff shows I'll tell him what you said ....... Geeeeezzzzzz :lol
:scratch

You know it's not all pineapple, there's the Garlic connection as well :rofl :thumb

[Harryb]

Bunch o' bird brained post whores. :rofl <looks in mirror>

Nice shots Harry. I'm glad I didn't have anything to do with all the trouble. :D
Thank you Mike. You?? Trouble?? Why never, trouble and the name Bird Man Photographer have never been connected. :lol4

[Harryb]

that first shot is you and birdbrain :scratch :dunno i mean mike --doing the PS thing right :D very nice shots . I have stated that same thing about the amount of post and lookys but we be the dangerfields of photo and get no respect :huh :wxwax thanks harry or is it mike :dunno for a place to improve :thumb
Thanks Jeff. We are so active because this kind of photography is so popular. If you look at the Cafe their wildlife forum is also the busiest forum there.

[Thusie]

Nice set Harry great selection of birds and a wonderful sunset to finish it off. Well done:agree Yep, yep:thumb

[Harryb]

Nice set Harry great selection of birds and a wonderful sunset to finish it off. Well done
Thanks Brian. Fortunately we have more than just egrets down here. :D

[Harryb]

Well when Jeff shows I'll tell him what you said ....... Geeeeezzzzzz http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/lol3.gif
Geez, talk about being touchy. Here I was trying to say something nice about you westies.





You know it's not all pineapple, there's the Garlic connection as well http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif
Hmm, garlic now you are on the right track. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/DukeGirl.gif

[Harryb]

:agree Yep, yep:thumb
thank you very much

[Ric Grupe]

This one pleased me the most.

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/48077991-M.jpg

The light is very effective in this one. :thumb

I can't believe I had to go to the fifth page to find a post by you. :scratch

I assume you are busy preparing for the holidays?

All the best to you and yours....:nod

[Stormdancing]

Just stunning, as always.
I love the Merganser shot, and the rest are beautiful. The sunset just makes you go ahhhhhhhh. The end of a beautiful day.

[Harryb]

This one pleased me the most.


The light is very effective in this one. :thumb

I can't believe I had to go to the fifth page to find a post by you. :scratch

I assume you are busy preparing for the holidays?

All the best to you and yours....:nod

Hey Ric,

Thanks for the kind words. I have just finished a very, very busy period. At its end I found I had thousands of unprocessed pics. I have imposed a shooting hiatus on myself until I finish catching up on the old shots.

I'm just finishing up my work on my October shots, leaving only November and December to go (around 3500 shots). :uhoh

[Lucky Hack]

Harry, I'm not being gracious I'm being dead serious, you have got to put together a book. Put that stuff together, approach a publisher, and get a book made. I know I'd buy a copy.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[Harryb]

Just stunning, as always.
I love the Merganser shot, and the rest are beautiful. The sunset just makes you go ahhhhhhhh. The end of a beautiful day.

Thak you Dana. I'm still hoping to get some better meganser shots if I can get a little closer to them (not easy).

[Harryb]

Harry, I'm not being gracious I'm being dead serious, you have got to put together a book. Put that stuff together, approach a publisher, and get a book made. I know I'd buy a copy.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Thank you very much Ian. I intend to do some serious thinking about my photography once I get past the holdidays and the February willdife shoot in Florida.