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Apr 23, 2011 22:47 |  #1

Not really the best day for BIF photography but they were there and I had my camera with me so...

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Apr 23, 2011 22:48 |  #2

cool!


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Apr 23, 2011 23:58 |  #3

It's such a hoot when these little birds take on the big guys seemingly without fear.


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Apr 24, 2011 00:10 |  #4

Second one looks like the crow's pulling a "wing walker" :)


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Apr 24, 2011 05:46 |  #5

nicely done Ken




  
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Apr 24, 2011 08:19 |  #6

krb wrote in post #12280999 (external link)
Not really the best day for BIF photography but they were there and I had my camera with me so...


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Nice capture nontheless...I've seen what looked like a squadron of these guys chase an eagle out of "their" tree...


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Apr 24, 2011 10:34 |  #7

Thanks for the comments, everyone. There was a second "chaser" but they were tag-teaming the eagle and I could never get them all in the frame at the same time.


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