Posted on 04/07/2010 7:22:48 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
I spent yesterday morning at the Alligator Farm Rookery. There aren't many chicks yet, several species haven't started nesting yet but the place is jumping. In about 3 weeks it will really be rocking, wall to wall birds!
The little mobility scooter I just bought is great for this, I can move around again!
Pinglist
Swell!!
Spectacular pictures!
Got you new four wheeler yet Swamp?
Oops, went straight for your pictures, didn’t read you comments. Again, great shots!
Did Obama help you with your new ride?
Very sharp buggy you got there! Hope you are able to get out more to share your incredible talent with us.
Good riding FRiend!
I was reaching the point where the thought of being stuck in front of the TV was scaring me, the scooter will keep that from happening for a while so I figure it's a really good investment.
Very sharp—great color. What are you shooting? It looks like you count put a camera mount on that scooter and be a mobile camera platform.
Very sharp—great color. What are you shooting? It looks like you count put a camera mount on that scooter and be a mobile camera platform.
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Taken at Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, Texas.
This was pictured on the Daily Menagerie Page.
Note the wings and things!
These are with a Sony A-200, Sony 75-300 lens. I am figuring on putting a ball head on the headpost. If I need slower shutter speeds on dark days it would come in handy.
I thought the way this one grips the branch upon which it is lit was interesting. I guess more than just us humans and a couple of apes have opposing thumbs. I'm surprised that the grip the bird has is sufficient to keep it upright.
ML/NJ
Great shots. I always enjoy your posts...
It’s amazing, they can handle a good amount of wind too. They are very light but very strong, even the Great Blue Heron and Great Egret weigh just a few pounds. They can drive that beak through a good sized fish and they break branches off to build nests. I’ve seen the storks take off some fairly big tree limbs and fly off with them. The storks prefer Cypress branches for nest material, BTW. The tricolor herons usually come back to the red cedar trees.
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They learn that balance very early in life. Plus, they don't weigh very much. Here is an immature tricolor with a one-foot grip:
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