Two VERY poor pictures from today that I’m thrilled with.

Congrats Barry. Now go get those Nat Geo shots.

grizzerbear wrote in post #16900176
Naturally I didn’t have my camera.

WHAAAAAT!

Grizz wrote in post #16901674
Great story Barry and I know the feeling about getting the shots no matter what the quality, sometimes the quality is all in what you experienced and your experience seems to ave been top quality!

Thanks for being a kindred spirit, Craig!

2n10 wrote in post #16902200
Congrats Barry. Now go get those Nat Geo shots.

Thanks, John. Your expectations for me are a wee bit ambitious however

Larry Johnson wrote in post #16902206
WHAAAAAT!

You must be feeling my pain, Larry. I was walking from the garden to our house and the last thing I expected was a first ever sighting. Sheeesh.

lol, always the way

Jeff, stop rubbing it in. Lol.
I’ll vent one more time and be done with it. That tanager flew down to the creek like a crimson angel right in front of me. He splashed, drank, and played like he was posing for National Geographic. I couldn’t believe it.

I've never had a 'nat geo' and I'm cool with that. Seriously happy I can still get out and about and give it a go--more often or not forgetting the SD card and/or battery

Amen, MedicineMan . . . Perhaps our most memorable moments are those when we forget our cameras. Instead of looking at pictures you close your eyes and just remember.

Well I say you have shots to prove your sightings Barry and now know where they live.
Two years ago I saw the 2nd largest White Tail buck I've seen in my life, he was on my farm, standing broadside at 100 yards as I drove around the barn toward the road. Grabbed the Binoculars from the dash of my truck and looked at the 12 long points for several seconds, guessed the width at 22 inches and then drove away not wanting to spook him off my farm.
My camera with the 150-500 was lying in the seat next me, ready to shoot, completely forgot about taking a photo I was so amazed by the size of the deer. I will never forgive myself for this mistake. Have not seen the deer again either and can't prove that I ever did.

I did get a few decent shots of a Scarlet Tanager last week and they are a beautiful little bird and do sing a beautiful song as well. Our trees are not fully leafed out making it easier to spot them and get a few shots. They seem to like to stay high in the trees and like densely forested areas, often staying in the shade making them a tough target to find and shoot although their singing is very noticeable which will cause you to walk in circles while looking up in the trees for them.
And the Pileated, well a few live here, I see them once in awhile, never have my camera. The Pileated Woodpecker has and does elude me well.
Good luck Barry with shooting these two worthy targets in the near future, look forward to seeing some close ups.

Congrats on the sightings Barry! I bet it was quite an experience. I remember my first and only sighting of a male Scarlet years ago. I'm still looking for a Pileated (my nemesis bird).

My kind of photos Barry, its about capturing the moment.

grizzerbear wrote in post #16902904
Amen, MedicineMan . . . Perhaps our most memorable moments are those when we forget our cameras. Instead of looking at pictures you close your eyes and just remember.

Thats a different forum Barry around here we carry large chunks of glass painted white everywhere we go lol

Awesome finds Barry! Can't wait to see more shots!! Seems everytime I leave my camera at home I see the most wildlife...