Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ruffled Feathers

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Sanderling, at least I think that's what he is. I love his reflection in the water too.

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A Laughing Gull laughing at me. lol


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Yellowlegs or Willet?  I'm really bad at identifying these birds.


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I loved chasing bigger birds with my lens while in Florida.  The challenge of Wisconsin bird is that most of the ones I see are small and they're very flighty.


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PhotoStory Friday
Hosted by Cecily


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But, as you can see, this gull seemed as intrigued with me as I was with him.  Now I suppose he could be a juvenile Herring Gull, but due to the time of year, I'm assuming this is a Ring-Billed Gull in his winter plumage.


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19 comments:

  1. BEAUTIFUL birds! That looks like it was such a peaceful day.

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  2. These are great. The gulls seem to ham it up. I like the little guy looking at his reflection.

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  3. These are all fantastic, Lisa! I really like the one of the bird flying away, and the gull with the ruffled feathers. I really love it when I can get close to birds - especially the bigger ones - and find that I will not leave before the bird does. It gets time consuming! LOL!

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  4. Great photos. I should have a Florida friend look at these--he really knows his birds!

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  5. Gorgeous pics...LOVE the reflection shot!

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  6. That reflection truly is lovely. That's good enough to be a greeting card or poster.

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  7. wonderful to see these watery birds. I love how much detail you have captured.

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  8. Wonderful detail in the last two shots - he was posing for you!

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  9. Great bird shots. Seems like ocean birds are more fun to catch...maybe it is the size.

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  10. Hey the ruffled feather shot is cool. My 4 year old thinks so too. ;)

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  11. I love his reflection too. this has to be my favorite shot. the crossing of his legs into his shadow and into his reflection is all so perfect.

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  12. Hi Lisa,

    Thanks so much for your visit to my Bhavesh post.

    You blog is amazing, and I love your photos; they're just beautiful!

    Have a nice weekend Lisa :)

    Best
    Bhavesh

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  13. Amazing series of these bird photos..They are gorgeous!

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  14. Gorgeous macro! The bird is so beautiful..

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  15. Look at the detail you captured!

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  16. wonderful photos of all the birds, they're good looking birds, we only seem to have the big ugly aggressive gulls here...hmm, reminds me of some of the people lol. maybe i just haven't looked enough as i've just started photographing, and seeing things i didn't used to.

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  17. love the wind ruffling in the feathers

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  18. I don't know what those big fat gulls are either, but they don't seem to be as shy as some of the others. I love the opening shot of the reflected whatever-it-is. And once again your bird shots are as incredible as ever.

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  19. Nifty bird series! Love the reflection in the first, the one with the bird taking flight and the ruffled feathers especially. I need a better lens or more patience ... seriously!
    Hugs and blessings,

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