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Maestro
Oct-06-2007, 04:42 PM
4 American Kestrels, one loggerhead shrike, and all the regulars, mourning doves, grackles, both common and great tailed, one red tailed hawk, house sparrows, one ruby throated hummingbird early this morning and couldn't get a decent pic of any of them. :bash Frustrating beyond belief! Oh well, there is always tomorrow.

Tell me this happens to you too, please!
dbaker1221
Oct-06-2007, 05:26 PM
no ....it doesn't:rofl

well...ok yes it does.
Albert Dickson
Oct-06-2007, 05:32 PM
AHH YUP!!:dunno
Maestro
Oct-06-2007, 05:36 PM
no ....it doesn't:rofl

well...ok yes it does.

What...Ric is that you? Oh Dave, I would expect that cheeky comment from Ric; not you. :wink
Maestro
Oct-06-2007, 05:37 PM
AHH YUP!!:dunno

Good. Just checking. I was feeling very inadequate for a while. :huh:wink
jwear
Oct-06-2007, 06:19 PM
never :scratch well maybe :dunno no sure but :rolleyes well there was that one time :cry
Giphsub
Oct-06-2007, 06:33 PM
happened to me yesterday in fact:cry Had literally dozens of herons, egrets, kites ducks and a few others all sitting together, but couldn't get close enough for a good shot. Took heaps but none came out.
riddim_maker
Oct-06-2007, 11:54 PM
Weeeeeeeeellll...yes:rolleyes , but I delete the evidence:D
Maestro
Oct-07-2007, 05:21 AM
Weeeeeeeeellll...yes:rolleyes , but I delete the evidence:D

So.....my first mistake was coming here and admitting this to you. I knew I shouldn't be honest all the time. :rofl
Maestro
Oct-07-2007, 05:22 AM
happened to me yesterday in fact:cry Had literally dozens of herons, egrets, kites ducks and a few others all sitting together, but couldn't get close enough for a good shot. Took heaps but none came out.

That makes me feel better. I had a kestrel fly right over my head but couldn't get the focus! :bash
Maestro
Oct-07-2007, 05:25 AM
never :scratch well maybe :dunno no sure but :rolleyes well there was that one time :cry

Only one? Well, I guess that is correct, because I swear this was the ONLY time it has happened to me. :rolleyes:wink
jwear
Oct-07-2007, 05:29 AM
Only one? Well, I guess that is correct, because I swear this was the ONLY time it has happened to me. :rolleyes:wink THAT"S MY STORY AND I"AM STICKING TO IT :rofl :rofl :rofl
Harryb
Oct-07-2007, 10:50 AM
All the bloody time. Today I had the shot of the year in front of me and I couldn't get it.

I was driving through the wetlands when I saw a great egret by the side of the road. No big deal. Then I saw what it had in its mouth!!!!!!! :eek1

It had caught either a chipmunk or a young squirrel!:clap :clap :clap :barb :lynnma

It would have been a beautiful shot, one that would have horrified every rodent lover on the forum. The only problem was that I was too close to
the egret. If I got out of the car it would take off for sure. So I decided to back up and then get out when I was far enough away so as to not spook the egret. As I was about to back up I looked out my rear view mirror and coming down the road were two frigging yuppie bicyclists.

Of all the stupid places to ride a bike!!!!! I knew that they would get near the egret and spook it before I could back up to a safe distance. I had no choice. I got out of the car and went for the shot. I got a backlit egret butt shot as it flew off. :cry :bash
bfjr
Oct-07-2007, 01:22 PM
Geeezzz you Guy/Gals sure do whine alot :scratch :cry :rolleyes

This stuff never happens to me, honest, the birdies just ask me what I would like them to do !!! :barb :barb :bow :ivar :clap :click

Hey did ya hear the great news ............. Nikon just sent me a

400, 500, 600 with VR, D3, 2 D300's and a promise to use my work on the front page of every Nikon Ad till 2010, :barb :barb :whew :jawdrop

So now where's that Pineapple Pizza I was chewin on :wink