B.O.D 2/5/05 2 views and our state reptile

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

Today I give you the Green Heron, one of our smaller herons

[Harryb]

but you have to see him on a bad hair day to appreciate him

[Harryb]

I know this is another wildlife picture but I've never lived in a state that had an official state reptile.

[ginger_55]

I love the bad hair day, and the reptile is smiling. Did you feed him the bird?

I just got back from filling up two 1 gb cards and one 512 which is all I have.

Maybe I gotta get more. birds and sunsets. Is that bad hair day bird really the same one?

ginger

[pathfinder]

but you have to see him on a bad hair day to appreciate him

I love this shot Harry. Watch your back for that state reptile though. They can move a lot faster than you would think! :rofl

[Andy]

I love this shot Harry. Watch your back for that state reptile though. They can move a lot faster than you would think! :rofl

:nod and trust me, h doesn't move very fast :lol3 do ya, old man?

ps: very very nice piccies, love the birds and the gator

[Harryb]

I love the bad hair day, and the reptile is smiling. Did you feed him the bird?

I just got back from filling up two 1 gb cards and one 512 which is all I have.

Maybe I gotta get more. birds and sunsets. Is that bad hair day bird really the same one?

ginger
The gator was smiling because he was sunning himself and there were birds all around. He knew that supper was nearby.

Its the same type of heron but not the same heron.

Those cards do fill up fast. I saved money on cards by getting a 40 gig Wolverine. Thats a portable hard drive with slots for the various memory media. I go out with it and two one gig CF cards. When one card gets filled up I pop it ion the Wolverine and shoot with the other card.

[jwear]

come on Harry you show that Andy dude get a close up of one of those gators and then get the big action shot with him chasing you back to the car .run click run click what a series and oh yea if he gets you can you leave me that lens please :D Jeff and the shots are great the bad hair day is a good one and i have not seen that before :clap

[Harryb]

I love this shot Harry. Watch your back for that state reptile though. They can move a lot faster than you would think! :rofl
Hi PF,

I know how fast those suckers can move. :yikes A while back I saw one sunning himself on the edge of one of the ponds so I snapped some shots. This is easy I said so I moved in closer and snapped some more. I was getting cocky and was considering getting my macro lens when all of sudden he just jumped up, turned around and hightailed it into the water. I was amazed how fast he moved. Then I realized that if he had jumped up, turned around and headed in my direction there was no way I was going to get away. Ever since then I have maintained a respectful distance between us

[Trish323]

I know this is another wildlife picture but I've never lived in a state that had an official state reptile.
Hey Harry,

I think I know this gator! I am getting a little braver ..outside of the car...ever since I realized they seem to leap into the water when they see me approach..

Great shots..love the green heron!

-Trish

[Harryb]

:nod and trust me, h doesn't move very fast :lol3 do ya, old man?

ps: very very nice piccies, love the birds and the gator
Hey Andy,

I move fast when I have to, fortunately thats not too often these days. :wink If I had the right motivation, like a gator on my heels I guess I could pick up a good head of steam.

Harry

[Harryb]

come on Harry you show that Andy dude get a close up of one of those gators and then get the big action shot with him chasing you back to the car .run click run click what a series and oh yea if he gets you can you leave me that lens please :D Jeff and the shots are great the bad hair day is a good one and i have not seen that before :clap
Jeff,

One of the reasons I have the 80-400 is so that I don't have to get up clsoe and personal with gators. Harry don't do no gator macro shots. :rolleyes

Glad you liked the Green heron shots. They are very shy and its hard to get close enough to get a decen shot.

Harry

[Harryb]

Hey Harry,

I think I know this gator! I am getting a little braver ..outside of the car...ever since I realized they seem to leap into the water when they see me approach..

Great shots..love the green heron!

-Trish
Hey Triish,

So far all the gators I've run into run the other way. The problem is that they run very fast. I keep a good distance between them and myself in case they ever start running in my direction.

Glad you liked the heron pic. Thanks for stopping by.

Harry

[Dee]

I know this is another wildlife picture but I've never lived in a state that had an official state reptile.

It looks like he's thinking "Yum Dinner!" with a big smile on his face. How big was this gator?

[Harryb]

It looks like he's thinking "Yum Dinner!" with a big smile on his face. How big was this gator?
I would estimate that he was between 6-8 feet long and still growing.

Harry