On 1/5/2014 1:34 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:06:23 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

http://www.tailwagphotography.com/wildlife.html



http://www.tailwagphotography.com/south-shore-massachusetts.html

Nice pictures.. he seems to have a talent for photographing wildlife.
I'm betting he has a full frame camera with a serious telephoto lens.

Yup I have lens envy ;-)

I am doing all of my photos with a little pocket camera so I can't get
that kind of detail.
There is a pretty cool printing process out there called Giclee where
they print your pictures on large format canvas. I have 2 of our
favorite pictures on the wall in the living room 20x30



My son tried two different on-line services that do canvas prints of
photographs. One was terrible in terms of quality and he stopped using
them. The other company does a fantastic job and you can order frames
if desired.

We set a separate, unused room at the guitar shop as a "gallery" of some
of the prints. People are surprised to see them there and have
purchased a few. Here's a link to the room at the shop:

http://www.re-tunes.net/ErikssonGallery.html

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:34:46 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:06:23 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

http://www.tailwagphotography.com/wildlife.html



http://www.tailwagphotography.com/south-shore-massachusetts.html

Nice pictures.. he seems to have a talent for photographing wildlife.
I'm betting he has a full frame camera with a serious telephoto lens.

Yup I have lens envy ;-)

I am doing all of my photos with a little pocket camera so I can't get
that kind of detail.
There is a pretty cool printing process out there called Giclee where
they print your pictures on large format canvas. I have 2 of our
favorite pictures on the wall in the living room 20x30

If you've got a Nikon, I can make you a good deal on the same lens. Hell, I can do it even if you
*don't* have a Nikon!
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Hope you're day is spectacular!

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 1/5/2014 11:54 AM, True North wrote:


Here's the eagle that was hanging around my sister's house in cape Breton.
The utility pole fed a detached garage a bit in from the road.
My brother-in-law would throw a frozen fish onto the field on occasion.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4c1c999e.jpg



That's a great picture.

My younger son has become a somewhat accomplished photographer and
specializes in wildlife and landscape photography. One of his pictures
recently won first prize in a Boston photography contest.

Here's a link to a slide show of some of his wildlife images. He spends
his "off" time from work tromping around in local conservation lands
looking for subjects to photograph.

The second link is some of the landscape images taken locally: He had
several of them printed on canvas and has sold a few.

http://www.tailwagphotography.com/wildlife.html

http://www.tailwagphotography.com/south-shore-massachusetts.html




He does some fantastic photography. It'd be fun to follow him around for a month. Most impressive.
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Hope you're day is spectacular!

Just to tell you haw bad my computer is, I tried to open the pic, and my screen froze then went dark. OK, time to re-boot, and that takes about 5 minutes...

oh well...

True North wrote:
On Saturday, 4 January 2014 18:59:40 UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St., thought I saw a big bird in a
tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest. As I got closer, it looked
more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough, there was a bald eagle in an
oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him and flagging down cars to
take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.
Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't know if it went after the
seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.
I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further south along the Potomac.
--
Hope you're day is spectacular!


We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer. Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.



That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.
Here's the eagle that was hanging around my sister's house in cape Breton.
The utility pole fed a detached garage a bit in from the road.
My brother-in-law would throw a frozen fish onto the field on occasion.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4c1c999e.jpg
Who's Edith?

Earl wrote:
True North wrote:
On Saturday, 4 January 2014 18:59:40 UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St.,
thought I saw a big bird in a
tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest.
As I got closer, it looked
more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough,
there was a bald eagle in an
oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him
and flagging down cars to
take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.
Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't
know if it went after the
seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.
I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further
south along the Potomac.
--
Hope you're day is spectacular!


We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer.
Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last
year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.



That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.
Here's the eagle that was hanging around my sister's house in cape Breton.
The utility pole fed a detached garage a bit in from the road.
My brother-in-law would throw a frozen fish onto the field on occasion.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4c1c999e.jpg
Who's Edith?

The eagle on Catalina Island will take a baitfish from the charter boat
captains hand.

On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:43:13 PM UTC-6, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:

True North wrote:

On Saturday, 4 January 2014 18:59:40 UTC-4, Tim wrote:

On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:



Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St.,

thought I saw a big bird in a

tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest.

As I got closer, it looked

more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough,

there was a bald eagle in an

oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him

and flagging down cars to

take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.

Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't

know if it went after the

seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.

I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further

south along the Potomac.

--

Hope you're day is spectacular!





We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer.

Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last

year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.







That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.

Here's the eagle that was hanging around my sister's house in cape Breton.

The utility pole fed a detached garage a bit in from the road.

My brother-in-law would throw a frozen fish onto the field on occasion.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4c1c999e.jpg

Who's Edith?



The eagle on Catalina Island will take a baitfish from the charter boat

captains hand.

I hope the captain is careful how he holds thee fish. i may be wrong, but i doubt if a talon is that discriminatory...

On 1/4/2014 9:56 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:59:40 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St., thought I saw a big bird in a

tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest. As I got closer, it looked

more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough, there was a bald eagle in an

oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him and flagging down cars to

take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.



Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't know if it went after the

seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.



I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further south along the Potomac.

--



Hope you're day is spectacular!

We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer. Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.

That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.

Ospreys can gang up on an eagle and take a fish away from him but if
the eagle decides to fight back they scatter.

I saw a little air to air display over Mound Key a couple years ago.
An eagle was flying over an osprey nest on the island, just going
south. The osprey came up on his 6, to escort him away, I guess.
The eagle did a flip turn in the air and came up nose to nose with the
osprey about 10 feet away and closing fast. The osprey tucked his
wings and fell out of the sky, pulling out of the dive right over the
mangroves. The eagle made a couple slow circles and then started
flying back south again.
Quite a show.


We watched a couple epic battles with Red Hawks and Rabbits in the
winter...

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:22:23 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/4/2014 9:56 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:59:40 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St., thought I saw a big bird in a

tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest. As I got closer, it looked

more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough, there was a bald eagle in an

oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him and flagging down cars to

take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.



Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't know if it went after the

seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.



I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further south along the Potomac.

--



Hope you're day is spectacular!

We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer. Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.

That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.

Ospreys can gang up on an eagle and take a fish away from him but if
the eagle decides to fight back they scatter.

I saw a little air to air display over Mound Key a couple years ago.
An eagle was flying over an osprey nest on the island, just going
south. The osprey came up on his 6, to escort him away, I guess.
The eagle did a flip turn in the air and came up nose to nose with the
osprey about 10 feet away and closing fast. The osprey tucked his
wings and fell out of the sky, pulling out of the dive right over the
mangroves. The eagle made a couple slow circles and then started
flying back south again.
Quite a show.


We watched a couple epic battles with Red Hawks and Rabbits in the
winter...

We've a couple of red shouldered hawks in the neighborhood. They have a hankerin' for mourning
doves. At least once every summer I'll catch a mini-explosion of feathers out of my back window and
see that one of the hawks has caught another dove.

Damn shame they don't like Canada geese. Lots of mothers are complaining about their kids coming
home from school with clothes full of goose poop.

Chicago may have gotten rid of some shooters, but it looks like they might have another problem on
their hands - Giant Canada geese.

"And in Chicago, goose poop is everywhere. Just take a walk in Lincoln Park this summer and you'll
find the ground littered with millions upon millions of droppings. According to local park district
officer Oscar Dahl, a goose "has one dropping every seven minutes. During the day, a goose drops one
pound of dung. A flock of 100 geese will leave 100 pounds of goose droppings on a park every day."

http://tinyurl.com/l2262q9

[I am absolutely amazed at the worthwhile stuff one can glean from the internet. Just think, 100
geese, 100 pounds of goose ****. Unreal.]
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

On 1/5/2014 9:21 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:22:23 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/4/2014 9:56 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:59:40 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St., thought I saw a big bird in a

tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest. As I got closer, it looked

more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough, there was a bald eagle in an

oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him and flagging down cars to

take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.



Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't know if it went after the

seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.



I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further south along the Potomac.

--



Hope you're day is spectacular!

We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer. Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.

That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.

Ospreys can gang up on an eagle and take a fish away from him but if
the eagle decides to fight back they scatter.

I saw a little air to air display over Mound Key a couple years ago.
An eagle was flying over an osprey nest on the island, just going
south. The osprey came up on his 6, to escort him away, I guess.
The eagle did a flip turn in the air and came up nose to nose with the
osprey about 10 feet away and closing fast. The osprey tucked his
wings and fell out of the sky, pulling out of the dive right over the
mangroves. The eagle made a couple slow circles and then started
flying back south again.
Quite a show.


We watched a couple epic battles with Red Hawks and Rabbits in the
winter...

We've a couple of red shouldered hawks in the neighborhood. They have a hankerin' for mourning
doves. At least once every summer I'll catch a mini-explosion of feathers out of my back window and
see that one of the hawks has caught another dove.

Damn shame they don't like Canada geese. Lots of mothers are complaining about their kids coming
home from school with clothes full of goose poop.

Chicago may have gotten rid of some shooters, but it looks like they might have another problem on
their hands - Giant Canada geese.

"And in Chicago, goose poop is everywhere. Just take a walk in Lincoln Park this summer and you'll
find the ground littered with millions upon millions of droppings. According to local park district
officer Oscar Dahl, a goose "has one dropping every seven minutes. During the day, a goose drops one
pound of dung. A flock of 100 geese will leave 100 pounds of goose droppings on a park every day."

http://tinyurl.com/l2262q9

[I am absolutely amazed at the worthwhile stuff one can glean from the internet. Just think, 100
geese, 100 pounds of goose ****. Unreal.]
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!



We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of
the **** the flying rats leave....