Street Thugs

These guys hanging out in a group remind me of street thugs waiting for a little old lady to come by so they can snatch her purse.

Brave

I may have posted this once, but thought I would share it again.

Barn Pigeon Silhouettes

Two pigeons framed by the barn window.

Praying To The Sun God

These birds are praying to the sun god. Yeah, the sun god, the one in the trees. Just kidding. Made for an interesting shot.

Loons

A pair of loons hanging out waiting for dinner to show itself.

Wingspan

I used to have a real camera. One with a 300 mm lens and all the bells and whistles and filters aplenty. Then I was forced to sell it due to a financial crunch. And it is days like today – when I shot this photo – when I think about how much I miss having a real camera. I hope to someday own one again. The camera I currently shoot with is quite basic and has no bells or whistles, so I am always happy to get anything with it. This photo was shot with that camera, across the Susquehanna River in Owego, NY. It is quite a distance, considering that I was shooting without a tripod once again and pushing my camera beyond its limit. I wish Canon would sponsor me and send me a nice model so I could set the Nikon aside. But, thats life. This was as good as I could do today.

Entrails

Again, this photo has blur, but it was taken from across the Susquehanna River. Anyone familiar with the Susquehanna River – which flows from Cooperstown, NY to form the Chesapeake Bay along the Atlantic seaboard – will tell you how mighty the river is. It was a long stretch, even with 21X zoom, and with no tripod I really was winging it. So here’s another blurry photo.

Pigeons And Steel

Pigeons taking flight from under the Owego Street Bridge in Owego, NY. Shot today prior to the eagle photos.

Brave

I regret that this photo is not very clear, but I am posting it anyhow. I was all the way across the Susquehanna River in Owego, NY today and happened to be shooting an eagle. The eagle was diving for dinner which it caught, and I have photos of the catching, the hauling away and the feeding frenzy. I shot around a hundred and fifty shots and haven’t had time to go through and edit them yet. So I skimmed through and picked out a few and cropped them. This was one I found really cool. The crows were exceptionally brave.

Roof Birds

These pigeons made for a fun photo, of course I had to Photoshop it. Playing around.

Just Goosey

Couple of geese near a private pond.

Birds Over Borg

This was a common sight where I used to work. Each evening thousands of birds would do a fly by in front of a sunset, and occasionally I would have a camera with me.

10 Heron and 3 Deer

There are at least 10 blue heron and 3 whitetail deer in this photo. Some of the heron are airborne, though most are on land. I made this a panorama to focus on the wildlife.