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Alan B

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Dec 18, 2016 04:00 | #1

This chap landed on a post in front of me

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Had a look around, then did a "call of nature"

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Than jumped down off the post onto the ground

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Dec 18, 2016 05:59 | #2

That's some real projectile pooping there. :eek:

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Dec 18, 2016 07:14 | #3

Haha, good timing. Your buzzards are way cooler than ours

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Dec 18, 2016 08:50 | #4

Alan B wrote in post #18216385

This chap landed on a post in front of me

Asking the question, "What are you doing in my territory!?" ; D
Good images.

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Dec 18, 2016 14:34 as a reply to @ PhotosGuy's post | #5

Very nice series, and excellent timing!
Did you use flashin#1? The colour balance of the bird seems different to the background (on my uncalibrated monitor)
Around here they are very flighty, nothing of course to do with the pheasant shooting!
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Dec 18, 2016 14:38 | #6

How did you get so close, I can't get within a 100 yards of a perched buzzard..

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Alan B
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Dec 18, 2016 15:01 | #7

nc_killie wrote in post #18216818

Did you use flashin#1? The colour balance of the bird seems different to the background (on my uncalibrated monitor)

In that the BG was darker then the sudject/post

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Dec 19, 2016 01:43 | #8

Great series Alan, I can't get near to them at all

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Dec 19, 2016 05:15 | #9

Well done Alan.

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Dec 19, 2016 09:34 | #10

Great shots, Alan, of a gorgeous raptor.

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