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Consolation Prize

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MEGHAN

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So after searching around for Warblers..(which I heard is quite productive this time of year) I basically came up empty handed.
No surprise to me, as this is my luck lately.
With my head hung down, and the rain beginning to match my mood, I started on my way back to my car.
Then who should I see, but my local friend who decided I could not leave the park empty handed.
He decided to land 15 feet away from me and allow me to take a few shots before he was scared off by another unsuspecting birder who couldn't figure out I was photographing something when I was kneeling down in some pretty think mud and aiming my camera into the forest.
Oh well, I usually can find this bird when I go to the area, so there is always next time.
But I am happy that I found something, even though it was not what I was wandering around in the rain looking for.


« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by MEGHAN »
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Very nice!  Well done!  Cheers Terry
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Thanks very much Terry!!
Meghan
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by MEGHAN »
"Birds are a visual treat that reaffirms the joy and goodness of living. Birds are also the most elegant expression of life”.
Roger Tory Peterson


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Very nice....Now when are you going to take me to see this one?
Cheers
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bueno bueno!!!
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Howieh

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Neat! Boy, if Jo-Anne ever antagonizes this guy the RWBB's will seem rather gentle! :)
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Great shots, same thing happen to me 2 weekends ago. I searched 3 parks and didn't find 1 warbler. Just as I approached the last tree, just before my car I was thinking to my self ...what if I were to look into this last small pine tree and saw a Saw-whet owl.......and as it happened..it wasn't a Saw-whet but a small Screen owl just waiting for his picture to be taken......sometimes the little surprises are better than what you were hoping for...
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It's quality Megan ... not quantity :)  I'd love to be able to see a Pileated!  There weren't that many warblers at Thickson's when I went Saturday either.
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Quote from: "Howieh"
Neat! Boy, if Jo-Anne ever antagonizes this guy the RWBB's will seem rather gentle! :)
 :shock:  The male Pileated would be excavating the holes in my head from the male RWBB's.  :lol:  

Meg ... nice shots.  I rarely get to see one of these gorgeous guys - always a thrilling sighting!
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Jo-Anne :)

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Nice shots!
 
Consolation Prize? Gimme a Pileated over a Warbler any day!
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Pileateds are awesome!  Five years of no sightings and we have run into the Jack Darling pair a number of times this year now...  but I will never tire of that.
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Quote from: "zed"
Nice shots!
 
Consolation Prize? Gimme a Pileated over a Warbler any day!


LOL I do tend to agree.

Thanks everyone.
I appreciate the comments and compliments from everyone.

Looks like we have some good weather about to shine down on us, so I hope to see some of you out there on my travels.

Enjoy the weather and the birds.
Good shooting to everyone!

Meghan
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by MEGHAN »
"Birds are a visual treat that reaffirms the joy and goodness of living. Birds are also the most elegant expression of life”.
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Nice catch Meghan! Super fantastic shots so clear and bright :) good job
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Nice catch Meghan! Super fantastic shots so clear and bright :) good job


Thanks Irene!!
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by MEGHAN »
"Birds are a visual treat that reaffirms the joy and goodness of living. Birds are also the most elegant expression of life”.
Roger Tory Peterson


http://www.flickr.com/photos/luv2brd/


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Great shots Meg, even if you had to glare down the other birder :D Which I know you did!!! hehe
You should have taken a photo of the "opps, should I run" look, now that's a consolation prize...your pileated shots look top notch to me.
Crystal
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