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May 03, 2012 18:42 |  #1

for all you baseball fans out there ;)..a couple of shots of Lesser Scaup from last Fall.........

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May 03, 2012 18:48 |  #2

good catch, what is it doing with that foot?




  
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May 03, 2012 18:51 |  #3

Ha, very nice pair of shots Gray with some interesting poses.


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May 03, 2012 19:45 |  #4

Gary nice low angles and great light. I love the title too~


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May 03, 2012 20:38 |  #5

Very nice poses, and compositions.


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May 03, 2012 20:58 |  #6

These are great, Gary. Beautiful lighting on both. And I love your title, too! :lol:


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May 04, 2012 01:13 as a reply to  @ depthfinder's post |  #7

funny title!
And those feet are very Coot like.
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May 04, 2012 10:36 |  #8

rick_reno wrote in post #14375461 (external link)
good catch, what is it doing with that foot?

Thanks Rick...the scaup is doing a wing stretch and almost all birds stretch out the single leg on the same side (as the wing being stretched) when doing this. I think its a process they use to realign the feathers.

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May 04, 2012 12:08 |  #9

Lovely shots Gary. The light and angle are just right and you nailed the timing too.


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May 04, 2012 12:24 |  #10

Those are both great photos, and I had to laugh at the title, very clever!!!


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May 04, 2012 13:28 |  #11

Great shots Gary, I was lucky enough to see some Scaups last winter......never did figure out if they were lesser or greater.


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May 04, 2012 15:01 |  #12

Good shooting Gary. Fun title.


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May 04, 2012 20:05 |  #13

neat captures, Gary




  
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May 04, 2012 21:11 |  #14

Hahaha, with a matching "slide in". Very nice catch Gary!


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May 05, 2012 07:43 |  #15

Heh Heh, Well done Gary!


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