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Chip Chipowski

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[Theme] Show Birds
« on: November 02, 2015, 03:18:56 »
Couldn't find a serial bird thread, so here goes.

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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2015, 03:34:31 »
Bird on wire. (D2X, AFS 200/2)


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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2015, 04:22:58 »
Ouch.


Here is one: "What are you doing to my cabin!"



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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2015, 05:41:41 »
:)
two old funny favourites
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2015, 06:14:32 »
Elsa, the first one carries whole a lot of pathos, at this young age!

This is repost of a recent one, I'm afraid, but it is the only one "sharable" from me...
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2015, 06:53:50 »
thanks Akira

I like your "tanning" bird. I love it when they do this - it's so human - like
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2015, 07:31:02 »
:)
two old funny favourites
Old, but good one's Elsa!  Geese are a serious lot:






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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2015, 08:05:12 »
I like your "tanning" bird. I love it when they do this - it's so human - like

Glad you like it, Elsa!

Old, but good one's Elsa!  Geese are a serious lot:

Eb, apparently the geese in your images don't exactly enjoy bathing.  :D
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2015, 08:18:03 »
Eb, we have the Red Knobbed coot doing this fighting all the time - I have yet to capture it successfully. Your images shows how serious they get!
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2015, 09:49:29 »
I've remembered yet another one!
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2015, 10:14:00 »
A Modern City Bird.

(a crop of an IR image that has been published in books - I just fancied this strong crop at present)

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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2015, 10:33:08 »
Maître Corbeau...
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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2015, 10:34:51 »
two old funny favourites
The second one looks like a Tyrannosaurus Rex attacking...
COOOOL!

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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2015, 10:50:11 »
"Got more than I bargained for ..." or "Bird in Paradise"


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Re: Show Birds
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2015, 10:59:57 »
Big Brother sees you - everywhere you try to hide.