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4matic wrote in post #19118981
Lovely SYS, I enjoy the colour you add with your wildflowers to the hummer shots.


Great image


Thats a stunningly beautiful shot SYS

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19118995
This is such a nice capture SYS!! I like everything about it.


Great capture here, Bill! You nailed this one nicely.


I feel so relieved, that this saga ended well. I was up most of the night worrying about it. This shot is very nicely captured, Melissa! Some excellent photography on yesterday's, and today's images!

Many thanks, Neal and Mike ~~

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4matic wrote in post #19118985
Fantastic story and images, happy finish too.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19118995
I feel so relieved, that this saga ended well. I was up most of the night worrying about it. This shot is very nicely captured, Melissa! Some excellent photography on yesterday's, and today's images!

havelock wrote in post #19119001
yes we can all snap away with xyz..but an artist eye is an artist eye..thats why your pictures inspire..

Thanks so much, everyone. I really appreciate it.

You can sleep well tonight, Mike!

Melissa

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Melissa6 wrote in post #19118837
The puffin managed to escape with his catch! The moment the gull released his grip, the puffin flapped his little wings as quickly as possible and made it back to his burrow below. Only three fish were dropped in the struggle. He still had five (possibly six) fish in his beak to deliver to his little puffling.

The gull may be bigger, but the puffin is much more agile!

Awesome sequence of events Melissa. Beautifully photographed.
Just saw the lot together so no sleep lost

It's photos like this that really bring life and reality to bird photos.
Thanks for sharing.

Richard

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An immature male Broad-tailed

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Bill in Texas wrote in post #19119214

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Nice shot, Bill! All three of these little juniors are really sharp.

SYS wrote in post #19119283
An immature male Broad-tailed

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Tack sharp and beautifully composed, SYS! I like the hummer's little red neckless.

fotoi wrote in post #19119310
Sandhill Cranes

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Very attractive shot, fotoi! The geese on the water, and the purple hills really add to the overall beauty of this shot.

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19119414
Nice shot, Bill! All three of these little juniors are really sharp.

Tack sharp and beautifully composed, SYS! I like the hummer's little red neckless.

Very attractive shot, fotoi! The geese on the water, and the purple hills really add to the overall beauty of this shot.

Thanks, Mike, it's more "bowtie"....

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SYS wrote in post #19119442
Thanks, Mike, it's more "bowtie"....

Sorry SYS, I should have known.

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