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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18868967
What a great find this white-tailed kite nesting site has been for you. Your shots of these birds have been phenomenal, again and again. This one is no exception, Shalu.
It's really fantastic.

markesc wrote in post #18869098
Nice work!

Thank you very much, Mike and Chris!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18868970
Western Scrub-Jay
Recovering from a bath

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Very nice scrub-jay shot, Mike!

markesc wrote in post #18869099

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Those are beautiful shots, Chris!

Great-tailed grackle

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shalu wrote in post #18869107
Thank you very much, Mike and Chris!

Very nice scrub-jay shot, Mike!

Those are beautiful shots, Chris!

Great-tailed grackle

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Very appealing shot, Shalu. This is the coolest grackle shot I've seen. Really nicely done. I'm assuming the corn was the trick to getting so close.

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18869115
Very appealing shot, Shalu. This is the coolest grackle shot I've seen. Really nicely done. I'm assuming the corn was the trick to getting so close.

Thank you very much, Mike! It was close to a garbage dump, the corn was just there on the ground. I had nothing to do with it but benefited from it.

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shalu wrote in post #18869116
Thank you very much, Mike! It was close to a garbage dump, the corn was just there on the ground. I had nothing to do with it but benefited from it.

Well you sure benefited well, Shalu.

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sidknee wrote in post #18869131

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grey heron

That's a beauty Sid. Very nicely composed.

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robamy wrote in post #18869148

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Very dramatic shot. "Rising above the green mist." I sure like this one.

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Often mistaken, but never in doubt.

Green Heron #2

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Western kingbird

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