One Day you're .....(warning Graphic)

[Harryb]

just hanging around with your mates having lunch

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then the next day you are the lunch
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While taking these shots I also solved an earlier mystery. You might remember this thread (http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=48697) where some folks thought a different Caracara had been shot because of the tags and radio transmitter. Anyhow these shots are from the caracara's left side where he was front lit. I initially took some shots from the other (right) side where he was backlit before I moved around to the better light. Anyway here's a shot of the same caracara from the other side

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[ShepsMom]

Harry, do you have a job? :rofl
Beautiful images! Love them all, even the yummy dinner!!:barb

[bfjr]

1st most :super display of good photo tech and skill with your subject :thumb

But Harry are you saying that last shot with all the Jewelry is the same as above it and the light make it invisible.
Man that's some High Tech Gear then :rofl
or I need new glasses :rofl :rofl :dunno :rofl

[Harryb]

[quote=ShepsMom]Harry, do you have a job? :rofl

a JOB!!!!!!! :puke1 :booze :jawdrop :pissed :yikes :eek1 :puke

Harry and the "J" word are never mentioned in the same breath. The very idea of doing something useful and/or productive makes me ill.



Beautiful images! Love them all, even the yummy dinner!!:barb


Thank you

[jwear]

1st most :super display of good photo tech and skill with your subject :thumb

But Harry are you saying that last shot with all the Jewelry is the same as above it and the light make it invisible.
Man that's some High Tech Gear then :rofl
or I need new glasses :rofl :rofl :dunno :roflI am with Ben again -he turns and the stuff goes away :deal that bird is gooood almost as good as the shots :D job Harry has a Mod Job and a little work in Feb :ivar :rofl

[Harryb]

1st most :super display of good photo tech and skill with your subject :thumb

But Harry are you saying that last shot with all the Jewelry is the same as above it and the light make it invisible.
Man that's some High Tech Gear then :rofl
or I need new glasses :rofl :rofl :dunno :rofl

You see there's this caracara on the side of the road eating a duck. I take some pics and he doesn't fly away, he's just stands there eating. You can see the wires and tags from one side and not the other. So all I'm saying is that the hardware is visible from one side and not the other.

Its the same caracara in all the pictures.

[Skippy]

just hanging around with your mates having lunch
then the next day you are the lunch

While taking these shots I also solved an earlier mystery. You might remember this thread (http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=48697) where some folks thought a different Caracara had been shot because of the tags and radio transmitter. Anyhow these shots are from the caracara's left side where he was front lit. I initially took some shots from the other (right) side where he was backlit before I moved around to the better light. Anyway here's a shot of the same caracara from the other side



Well that Caracara don't mess around :huh
Gives new meaning to the phrase "He'll rip your bloody legs off!!"

When they go in for the kill Harry is it instant?
Man that Caracara is quite an assasin, duck didn't have a chance did it.

Amazing....... what a capture Harry :clap .... Skippy
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[Harryb]

Well that Caracara don't mess around :huh
Gives new meaning to the phrase "He'll rip your bloody legs off!!"

When they go in for the kill Harry is it instant?
Man that Caracara is quite an assasin, duck didn't have a chance did it.

Amazing....... what a capture Harry :clap .... Skippy
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Hey Skippy,

More than likely the duck died of natural causes or some other predator killed it. Caracaras eat mostly carrion. The only live thing I've seen them go for was a turtle.

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[ian408]

Duck! The other dark meat :lol3

[raptorcaptor]

Awesome shots! :clap ...one Caracara or two! :dunno

[bfjr]

You see there's this caracara on the side of the road eating a duck. I take some pics and he doesn't fly away, he's just stands there eating. You can see the wires and tags from one side and not the other. So all I'm saying is that the hardware is visible from one side and not the other.

Its the same caracara in all the pictures.

Never argue with a Confident Man :thumb :D
Well then I like em from the none Jewlery side, he just looks like to
much of a punker from the Jewlery side :rofl

[dallas]

Great series Harry.......how many ducks did it take?:D :D :D :D

[Angelo]

Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!

[Bob&Glennie]

Gotta be honest with ya Harry I love the mallard hen. They are my favorite ducks even more than Mallard drakes or wood ducks. The rest of it broke my heart even if that Caracara didn't directly kill the duck.

Quality, as usual, is superb :barb

BTW I think Angelo is pulling your leg. He might have a wierd sense of humor:wink :wink

Bob

[Harryb]

Gotta be honest with ya Harry I love the mallard hen. They are my favorite ducks even more than Mallard drakes or wood ducks. The rest of it broke my heart even if that Caracara didn't directly kill the duck.

Quality, as usual, is superb :barb

BTW I think Angelo is pulling your leg. He might have a wierd sense of humor:wink :wink

Bob

Nature ain't kind. When the black-bellied whistling ducks have their young I try to document their growth. I follow in dismay as the number of ducklings decrease with each visit as they fall prey to various predators. However that's the reason they have so many young at a time, so that a few eventually survive.

Angelo's sense of humor is just fine, Angelo is just a very weird person. He comes from California you know.

[CookieS]

Harry, Your new Challenge is to get a shot of the Caracara from the front So that the leg bands ( that usually go all the way around a leg ) can be seen half visable and half In visible :D :rolleyes

Also to further my cause. ( not to cause you grief) check out the back wire on the last photo with the "jewelery" It runs down his back. In the previous shot you can see his whole back and that wire should be visible......NO??????.

[Bob&Glennie]

Nature ain't kind. When the black-bellied whistling ducks have their young I try to document their growth. I follow in dismay as the number of ducklings decrease with each visit as they fall prey to various predators. However that's the reason they have so many young at a time, so that a few eventually survive.

Angelo's sense of humor is just fine, Angelo is just a very weird person. He comes from California you know.

Yeah, I know. I go through the same thing here with Canada Geese and their gosslings. Sweetest little things. The mother geese will sometimes let you hold a bunch of them right after they hatch and before they've had time to imprint. But once you give them beck to Mom they imprint soon after and then you can't get near them. Here it's mostly big Pike and turtles that get them.

[gefillmore]

Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!


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neat shots harry-

[jwear]

Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!we have waiting and waiting for the cat eating the squirrel shot for years -the others no comment :D

[Harryb]

I am with Ben again -he turns and the stuff goes away :deal that bird is gooood almost as good as the shots :D job Harry has a Mod Job and a little work in Feb :ivar :rofl

Thanks Jeff but modding isn't a job, if it was I would quit. The pay sucks, I don't even want to talk about Andy, and there ain't no vacation days.

[BIG BROTHER]

With or without the story line Harry, It is a great series of shots :clap :clap :clap

[Harryb]

Duck! The other dark meat :lol3

and it comes with favorable reviews from all the major eaters of carrion :clap

[Harryb]

Awesome shots! :clap ...one Caracara or two! :dunno

Thanks Glenn it was very interesting to be able to observe it at such a close distance.

[Harryb]

Great series Harry.......how many ducks did it take?:D :D :D :D

Thanks William. It just took that one duck.

[Harryb]

Harry I just don't understand your need to post these hate provoking images.

What if I were to post pix of my cat feasting on a mouse? How fast would you delete THOSE pix? Huh?

Or, or, what if that was a homosexual duck? Huh? Boy oh boy!!!

I would love to see a cat eating any kind of rodent. A shot of a squirrel getting munched on would make my day. :clap

You have been getting a tad strange lately Angelo, eating that pineapple pizza again?

[Osprey Whisperer]

Ewwwww GORE. :clap :thumb :thumb :huh Well done on the captures

[bfjr]

I would love to see a cat eating any kind of rodent. A shot of a squirrel getting munched on would make my day. :clap

You have been getting a tad strange lately Angelo, eating that pineapple pizza again?

Yep that's what happens when you get Moded!! :rofl
I mean look at you :wow :hide :bad :rofl

and yes pineapple pizza will help what ails you, give it a try Harry :thumb :lol

You know after I took another look (your work is always worth it :thumb)
I'm thinkin you maybe already been dippin into that pineapple pizza platter and mixin with some....Er Corona....Yeah thats it. :rofl :rofl :ivar :ivar

[Harryb]

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neat shots harry-

Thanks George

[Harryb]

Harry, Your new Challenge is to get a shot of the Caracara from the front So that the leg bands ( that usually go all the way around a leg ) can be seen half visable and half In visible :D :rolleyes

Also to further my cause. ( not to cause you grief) check out the back wire on the last photo with the "jewelery" It runs down his back. In the previous shot you can see his whole back and that wire should be visible......NO??????.

What can I tell ya. I'm at a disadvantage because I was there and can only report what I saw. I only saw one caracara eating a duck, because the caracara was eating said duck he wasn't going anywhere. He kept eating the duck and I kept taking pictures. He didn't leave until he was satisfied and when he left I stopped taking pcitures.

[Harryb]

With or without the story line Harry, It is a great series of shots :clap :clap :clap

Thank you Jim.

[Harryb]

Ewwwww GORE. :clap :thumb :thumb :huh Well done on the captures

Gore???? :dunno :scratch I don't see Al anyhere in the pics. :smile6

Thanks Mike

[Osprey Whisperer]

Gore???? :dunno :scratch I don't see Al anyhere in the pics. :smile6

Thanks Mike

He invented the cara cara costume. That's HIM. :huh :D

[Maestro]

Very nice series. It is always nice to see animal behavior shots even though one pretty little duck met its demise.

[kdog]

Nice series there, Harry. I think you should name that Caracara "Houdini". :rofl

Cheers,
-joel

[Harryb]

Very nice series. It is always nice to see animal behavior shots even though one pretty little duck met its demise.

Thanks and more than likely the duck probably died a natural death (disease as opposed to a predator). The caracara was on clean-up duty.

[Harryb]

Nice series there, Harry. I think you should name that Caracara "Houdini". :rofl

Cheers,
-joel

Thanks Joel :wave