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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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On 1/5/2014 2:22 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:22:23 -0500, KC wrote: We watched a couple epic battles with Red Hawks and Rabbits in the winter... This red tailed hawk ate the squirrel in my yard on camera http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hawk%2...g%20dinner.jpg http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hawk%20puffed%20up.jpg http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hawk%20eye.jpg http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/hawk.jpg He put up every kind of threat display I have seen The rabbit was fat and the Hawk couldn't carry him away more than a few yards, then drop him again... |
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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.... |
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On 1/5/2014 10:06 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:21:43 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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.] That is one of the animals mentioned in the Time magazine article about our pest problem. Their conclusion seems to be that we need to start shooting some of them. All of them... |
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 10:06:37 -0500, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:21:43 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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.] That is one of the animals mentioned in the Time magazine article about our pest problem. Their conclusion seems to be that we need to start shooting some of them. That sounds like it would be a good job for old, retired farts like me. Put a bounty on 'em, say $3, that'd pay for ammunition and fuel. Hell, I'd go to Chicago for that. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Sunday, 5 January 2014 11:13:05 UTC-4, KC wrote:
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.... Are you sure it isn't because you've visited? |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote: We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of the **** the flying rats leave.... Are you sure it isn't because you've visited? === Don, that's really uncalled for. Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing. |
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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 |
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On Sunday, 5 January 2014 12:51:55 UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of the **** the flying rats leave.... Are you sure it isn't because you've visited? === Don, that's really uncalled for. Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing. Kc and Johnny are talking about shooting protected wildlife.. but that's ok eh? |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Sunday, 5 January 2014 11:13:05 UTC-4, KC wrote: 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.... Are you sure it isn't because you've visited? Don, you've apparently not seen the messes that homesteading geese make of the parks, lakes, schoolyards, and ponds down here. These geese are *not* the migratory geese you seem to be fond of, but they're more like rats. Maybe you should come down and see the problem for yourself. I'm sure I could fix you up with a place to stay for a few days. And, it's been kind of peaceful around here, in case you've not noticed. Please don't start your crap again. I'll tell you what, how about you 'follow my lead'? -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:57:45 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Sunday, 5 January 2014 12:51:55 UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote: On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of the **** the flying rats leave.... Are you sure it isn't because you've visited? === Don, that's really uncalled for. Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing. Kc and Johnny are talking about shooting protected wildlife.. but that's ok eh? The problem has to do with the fact that they are 'protected'. These are not migratory birds. They are feathered **** producers. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:54:31 -0800 (PST), 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 Beautiful shot. I'm not wild about the throwing of the fish though. They get used to eating stuff thrown out by humans and soon they're eating crap, or worse. That guy looks as though he's well able to get his own food. Hope he doesn't electrocute himself. My wife was watching eagles on the 'net, and one that had hatched while she was watching killed himself landing on electric wires. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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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 |
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On 1/5/2014 12:26 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
My wife was watching eagles on the 'net, and one that had hatched while she was watching killed himself landing on electric wires. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. |
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On Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:20:01 UTC-4, John H. wrote:
snip.. And, it's been kind of peaceful around here, in case you've not noticed. Please don't start your crap again. I'll tell you what, how about you 'follow my lead'? Hope you're day isn't spectacular! Follow your lead?? I'd be glad to when you show real leadership. |
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On Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:45:03 UTC-4, 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 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. |
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For some reason, this reminds me of a quote by Gen. Geo. Patton...
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On 1/5/2014 1:06 PM, True North wrote:
On Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:45:03 UTC-4, 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 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. Not really. He started out using a used Nikon D70. In fact, I bought it from Harry a few years ago. Then he "inherited" my wife's Nikon D300 and several lenses that she had for it, including a pricey auto-stabilizing telephoto. He also uses a Sony alpha NEX-6 with several lenses he has for it. One is a macro lens that is incredible. |
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:45:56 -0500, hank wrote:
On 1/5/2014 12:26 PM, Poco Loco wrote: My wife was watching eagles on the 'net, and one that had hatched while she was watching killed himself landing on electric wires. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. I think they have to be big enough to touch two of them at a time, or ground themselves, or some damn thing. I know sitting on one wire and touching nothing else is safe. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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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. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 09:57:10 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:20:01 UTC-4, John H. wrote: snip.. And, it's been kind of peaceful around here, in case you've not noticed. Please don't start your crap again. I'll tell you what, how about you 'follow my lead'? Hope you're day isn't spectacular! Follow your lead?? I'd be glad to when you show real leadership. Just follow along, Don. You'll see that I've not been caustic to you at all. It would be great if you'd follow the lead of those others who've been posting lately. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
My computer blows....
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... |
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On Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:42:59 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:23:43 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. I think they have to be big enough to touch two of them at a time, or ground themselves, or some damn thing. I know sitting on one wire and touching nothing else is safe. You see them on the low voltage and even medium voltage now and then but I never see one on a high voltage line. (using the PoCo definition of voltage) I think the corona of HV lines keeps them away. The capacitive effect might knock them out if they try. I do see a bird on the HV poles now and then tho but they are grounded. The critters that take a beating are the squirrels. If they are playing around the transformers they do get between the hub and the can now and then and hit the ground in a smoking pile of fur. Not really that often but we've had a problem with 'protected' wild turkeys flying up into electric lines, crossing the wires and blowing out transformers. Lights out! |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:47:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:42:59 PM UTC-6, wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:23:43 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. I think they have to be big enough to touch two of them at a time, or ground themselves, or some damn thing. I know sitting on one wire and touching nothing else is safe. You see them on the low voltage and even medium voltage now and then but I never see one on a high voltage line. (using the PoCo definition of voltage) I think the corona of HV lines keeps them away. The capacitive effect might knock them out if they try. I do see a bird on the HV poles now and then tho but they are grounded. The critters that take a beating are the squirrels. If they are playing around the transformers they do get between the hub and the can now and then and hit the ground in a smoking pile of fur. Not really that often but we've had a problem with 'protected' wild turkeys flying up into electric lines, crossing the wires and blowing out transformers. Lights out! Did it kill the turkey? When a kid in Minnesota, my grandfather would point out a goose every now and then that had electrocuted itself on wires. He's the one that told me they had to touch two wires, and most other birds were too small to do so. Looks like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Physics has some answers: http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1341 [Ain't the internet great? 100 geese **** 100 lbs, and the birds have to touch two wires. Wow.] -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:57:45 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Kc and Johnny are talking about shooting protected wildlife.. but that's ok eh? The problem, pointed out in Time, is that these protected species have now bred out of control and they are not in any danger anymore.' Canada Geese, white tail deer and raccoons were never in any danger. They are simply regulated by hunting regulations and where it is illegal to hunt, they have become pests. Municipalities are rethinking those regulations. Japan is overrun by raccoons and they are destroying ancient buildings that are thousands of years old. Black bears have become significant suburban pests in places where they were unknown for the last 150 years. It only took 30 years for the "Florida Panther" (AKA cougar/Mountian Lion) to rebound to the point that they are showing up in people's yards, eating their pets. It is only a matter of time until they start eating kids. I guess you all know about the pythons. California even put more protection on mountain lions this year. They are not endangered, have decimated the few remaining wild bighorn sheep in this state. We have several around here. One a couple years ago, was seen on two different school grounds in the same day. Shopping for lunch? Sort of like sea lions. Way over protected. Can not even haze them away from an area. La Jolla Cove in La Jolla is a prime example. People can not use the cove anymore. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loca...237452931.html Plus the sea lions are aggressive to people. |
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True North wrote:
On Sunday, 5 January 2014 12:51:55 UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote: On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of the **** the flying rats leave.... Are you sure it isn't because you've visited? === Don, that's really uncalled for. Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing. Kc and Johnny are talking about shooting protected wildlife.. but that's ok eh? They are protected only part of the year. Problem is they don't go back to Canada anymore. Spend their life here, breed here. More food, and with power plants, open water all year. Some state back east, has an extra season for local geese. Before the migratory ones arrive. They have taken over lots of parks here also. Luckily I only seem to have a few mallard ducks use my swimming pool, and the geese fly over from the local lake. |
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hank wrote:
On 1/5/2014 12:26 PM, Poco Loco wrote: My wife was watching eagles on the 'net, and one that had hatched while she was watching killed himself landing on electric wires. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. The problem with the large birds, is their wings are wide enough to span two wires. Lots of the high voltage lines are non insulated on the power poles. |
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On Sunday, January 5, 2014 1:01:49 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:47:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:42:59 PM UTC-6, wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:23:43 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. I think they have to be big enough to touch two of them at a time, or ground themselves, or some damn thing. I know sitting on one wire and touching nothing else is safe. You see them on the low voltage and even medium voltage now and then but I never see one on a high voltage line. (using the PoCo definition of voltage) I think the corona of HV lines keeps them away. The capacitive effect might knock them out if they try. I do see a bird on the HV poles now and then tho but they are grounded. The critters that take a beating are the squirrels. If they are playing around the transformers they do get between the hub and the can now and then and hit the ground in a smoking pile of fur. Not really that often but we've had a problem with 'protected' wild turkeys flying up into electric lines, crossing the wires and blowing out transformers. Lights out! Did it kill the turkey? John it blew the tar out of it. Another instance I was driving to work and saw some big winged thing hanging upside down by two feet that were clenched around one wire. and wings pointed toward the ground. it had white feathers, at least, the ones that were left... |
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On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:16:40 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Sunday, January 5, 2014 1:01:49 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote: On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:47:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:42:59 PM UTC-6, wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:23:43 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: I see birds sitting on power lines all the time. I think they have to be big enough to touch two of them at a time, or ground themselves, or some damn thing. I know sitting on one wire and touching nothing else is safe. You see them on the low voltage and even medium voltage now and then but I never see one on a high voltage line. (using the PoCo definition of voltage) I think the corona of HV lines keeps them away. The capacitive effect might knock them out if they try. I do see a bird on the HV poles now and then tho but they are grounded. The critters that take a beating are the squirrels. If they are playing around the transformers they do get between the hub and the can now and then and hit the ground in a smoking pile of fur. Not really that often but we've had a problem with 'protected' wild turkeys flying up into electric lines, crossing the wires and blowing out transformers. Lights out! Did it kill the turkey? John it blew the tar out of it. Another instance I was driving to work and saw some big winged thing hanging upside down by two feet that were clenched around one wire. and wings pointed toward the ground. it had white feathers, at least, the ones that were left... Maybe it was a goose, and all the gray feathers had blown off. Yay! -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: 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. === Are you willing to share the name/contact info of the service that you like? |
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On 1/5/2014 5:32 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. === Are you willing to share the name/contact info of the service that you like? I wish I could remember Wayne. I'll find out and advise. He (well, "we") tried two of the many on-line services. One was much better quality than the other ... the media they used had a smaller grain and was slightly more glossy and although it still looks like a painting, the image reproduced much clearer. They also offered discounts for multiple prints which the other company did not. I *think* we tried "Canvas on Demand" and "Easy Canvas", but I don't remember for sure or which one we liked. I'll find out. Here's a fairly recent pic he took that is one of my favorites. Something about the simplicity of the setting and the shadows strike me. http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy303/Eisboch/JohnPic3.jpg?t=1388962517 |
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:58:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 1/5/2014 5:32 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. === Are you willing to share the name/contact info of the service that you like? I wish I could remember Wayne. I'll find out and advise. He (well, "we") tried two of the many on-line services. One was much better quality than the other ... the media they used had a smaller grain and was slightly more glossy and although it still looks like a painting, the image reproduced much clearer. They also offered discounts for multiple prints which the other company did not. I *think* we tried "Canvas on Demand" and "Easy Canvas", but I don't remember for sure or which one we liked. I'll find out. Here's a fairly recent pic he took that is one of my favorites. Something about the simplicity of the setting and the shadows strike me. http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy303/Eisboch/JohnPic3.jpg?t=1388962517 === Thanks, very nice. It reminds me a bit of my childhood in upstate NY with that low, hazy winter sun in the late afternoon. Cold !! |
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On 1/5/2014 6:12 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:58:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/5/2014 5:32 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. === Are you willing to share the name/contact info of the service that you like? I wish I could remember Wayne. I'll find out and advise. He (well, "we") tried two of the many on-line services. One was much better quality than the other ... the media they used had a smaller grain and was slightly more glossy and although it still looks like a painting, the image reproduced much clearer. They also offered discounts for multiple prints which the other company did not. I *think* we tried "Canvas on Demand" and "Easy Canvas", but I don't remember for sure or which one we liked. I'll find out. Here's a fairly recent pic he took that is one of my favorites. Something about the simplicity of the setting and the shadows strike me. http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy303/Eisboch/JohnPic3.jpg?t=1388962517 === Thanks, very nice. It reminds me a bit of my childhood in upstate NY with that low, hazy winter sun in the late afternoon. Cold !! Wayne, I checked with my wife. The service we have been very satisfied with is "Canvas On Demand". We've had several made, some with frames. We were very surprised and pleased with the quality of the prints *and* the frames. http://www.canvasondemand.com/ |
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 1/5/2014 6:12 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:58:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/5/2014 5:32 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. === Are you willing to share the name/contact info of the service that you like? I wish I could remember Wayne. I'll find out and advise. He (well, "we") tried two of the many on-line services. One was much better quality than the other ... the media they used had a smaller grain and was slightly more glossy and although it still looks like a painting, the image reproduced much clearer. They also offered discounts for multiple prints which the other company did not. I *think* we tried "Canvas on Demand" and "Easy Canvas", but I don't remember for sure or which one we liked. I'll find out. Here's a fairly recent pic he took that is one of my favorites. Something about the simplicity of the setting and the shadows strike me. http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy303/Eisboch/JohnPic3.jpg?t=1388962517 === Thanks, very nice. It reminds me a bit of my childhood in upstate NY with that low, hazy winter sun in the late afternoon. Cold !! Wayne, I checked with my wife. The service we have been very satisfied with is "Canvas On Demand". We've had several made, some with frames. We were very surprised and pleased with the quality of the prints *and* the frames. http://www.canvasondemand.com/ === Thanks, I'll give then a try. |
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