Hawk of some sort !

The setting ......a fishing pool in the middle of nowhere, buzzard seen perched in a tree, then i saw this beauty perched on a pole, parked the car got the bins out, new one on me, window down for the first shot then out of the car camera onto the tripod, over a barbed wire fence and off i go across a cow trodden field / bog, managed to get pretty close hiding behind a couple of trees on the way,then fired off another 35 shots.

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No its not April the 1st yet, i already wear glasses, i was ankle deep in mud / cow sh 1 t, could`nt believe it took another 34 shots before i realised it was bl**dy concrete, then nearly wet myself laughing ,soon stopped when i had to walk back through the bog.

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OMG..that is so funny. You made my afternoon!

Thank you for that laugh. I would have probably done the same! Made my day!

Lol...my worst fear.

That's too funny....thanks for sharing

LOL...

I bet your not the first or last to be caught out by a dummy bird..

Have you seen the Perigrine on the a53!

now that is out there. I hope that if I should ever get caught out like that I have the nerve to share it with others.

RONFLMAO

LOLOL.I saw that at first go....that is hilarious.thanks for the belly laugh.,

Thanks for the kind comments....LOL.....yo​u could have been cruel.
My wife thought i was nuts posting them .... Hey Phil how close do you rekon i could get to the Perigrine.

Doh!!!! I have been fooled myself by a similar thing (An Owl) on one of my local golf courses, I had the camera out and was just about to shoot when I realised what it was.

Thanks for a light-hearted moment.

Great story, you're very brave for posting it

Good to see you have a sense of humour

No joke man thanks for posting! Funny indeed!

I believe most of us would have joined you