Cute . . . in a Jurassic Park sort of way.

I think you have a gold mine Barry, there just so darn cool

Haha Barry, they do resemble dinosaurs in a lot of ways and for good reason too.
Every image you bring us they're hanging further and further out of the nest cavity literally ready to attack whichever adult is bringing food. I sure hope there's lots of ants in the area!
BTW - you know this board is on the edge of it's seat awaiting your every image. No pressure mind you

Awesome capture. Beautifully captured.

Pondrader wrote in post #16941277
I think you have a gold mine Barry, there just so darn cool

Many thanks, Jeff. I wish you lived close enough to come over and show my how it's really done!

CamFan01 wrote in post #16941318
Haha Barry, they do resemble dinosaurs in a lot of ways and for good reason too.
Every image you bring us they're hanging further and further out of the nest cavity literally ready to attack whichever adult is bringing food. I sure hope there's lots of ants in the area!

BTW - you know this board is on the edge of it's seat awaiting your every image. No pressure mind you

Many thanks, Steve.
I adore this forum’s tenor of encouragement versus competition. Instead of begrudging me for this opportunity, folks are going WAY out of their way to offer advice. The least I can do is provide my best shots as this event unfolds. I feel like a student showing his teachers what he has learned . . . thanks to them.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #16941357
Awesome capture. Beautifully captured.

You really know how to make a guy blush, butterfly. Thank you very much!

That's great! You are very fortunate!

In the military, I was in the presence of kings and presidents. They don’t hold a candle to witnessing and photographing this event. Many thanks, Brian!