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[ddt0725]

From Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA. The story is they took him in 6 weeks ago. A hunter in South Carolina was bragging that he'd shot it -- took most of his right wing. He was arrested and they found the bird, 5 years for shooting it (10 years had he killed it). The irony being, if the hunter hadn't bragged, the eagle would died and the hunter would never had been caught.

Sounds like the words that came out of this idiot's mouth is probably the smartest words he ever said! So glad he was caught!!

I haven't posted in here in quite awhile since it's just been way to hot to enjoy the outdoors!! Expecting temps of 113 degrees tomorrow!


Female House Finch by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr


Female House Finch by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr

[Steph]

Is that one considered as a bird

After all, it flights, doesn't it?



7D, 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II @ 200mm, 1/500, f/4, ISO 100. Barely cropped to get rid of a high-voltage cable in the bottom left corner. Taken at the Geneva airport.

Cheers,
S.

[Joel Eade]

Beautiful bird, sad story, what an idiot for doing such a thing to begin with let alone telling on himself. He deserves what he got and more, hopefully he will also be banned from hunting for life. It's fools like this that can give all ethical hunters a bad rep.

[francongphotography]

A shot during my visit to a local park, saw this Great Blue Heron from afar, then rushed to the shorelines and waited for about half an hour for its flight-

Here it is,

[Mpieris]

A shot during my visit to a local park, saw this Great Blue Heron from afar, then rushed to the shorelines and waited for about half an hour for its flight-

Here it is,

Nice shot. Very sharp. What was your gear setup?

[Joel Eade]

Nice shot Franco ... great pose and good angle on the flight path, so often these guys will angle away from you. The image may need to be a tad brighter.

[francongphotography]

Nice shot Franco ... great pose and good angle on the flight path, so often these guys will angle away from you. The image may need to be a tad brighter.

Thank you, and I think so too, kinda lost some details in the darks/shadows.

[Joel Eade]

This is one from several weeks ago before the heat wave/drought.

A young Tufted Titmouse in my backyard.

[francongphotography]

Nice shot. Very sharp. What was your gear setup?

I shot this with my 70-200mm F/4 IS on my T2i, I was really close to the heron, within like 20ft.

[Dave Throgmartin]

Great heron in flight pic Franco! Denise the 2nd house finch picture must have been windy, her feathers are being blown around.

Dave