sparker1 Cream of the Crop  29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Sep 20, 2009 18:44 | #1 Spotted this guy and started to shoot. He stretched his wings down, exposing his back. I've never seen anything like it.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Gorveatt Senior Member  585 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2008 Location: PEI Canada More info | Sep 20, 2009 19:31 | #2 He was probably just thinking "I know that coyote has GOT to be around here somewhere..."
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jgrussell Looking around nervously  18,758 posts Likes: 14 Joined May 2008 Location: NJ USA More info | Sep 20, 2009 20:54 | #4 Nice shots, Stan! -- jgr
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TsPoet Senior Member  427 posts Joined Jul 2009 Location: Tricities, WA More info | My pet Meyer's parrot does that when he wants to look bigger. It's a common thing for smaller parrot, spreading out their wings like that, supposedly, makes other critters think they are bigger and therefore might be harder to eat. T.S.
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MarkoPolo Goldmember  2,203 posts Likes: 11 Joined Jul 2004 Location: Greeley, Colorado More info | Sep 20, 2009 21:30 | #6 Great shot Stan. I think they do that to increase their body heat. I have seen them do this in cold weather--not sure about this time of year though. Mark
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TsPoet Senior Member 427 posts Joined Jul 2009 Location: Tricities, WA More info | It's sad how easy it was to get my bird to do it. I put some food in front of him, then pretended to try and take it away - here's what he did with his wings to try and frighten me off (taken with a 20 year old kit lens and a flash in my house - just by way of example, very low quality)
T.S.
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Sep 21, 2009 06:32 | #8 Thanks for all the comments. Maybe I just missed seeing Wile E. Coyote. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Random22 Member  86 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA More info | Sep 21, 2009 23:04 | #9 MEEP MEEP!
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Cyclop Cream of the Crop 6,899 posts Joined Jun 2007 More info | Sep 22, 2009 05:23 | #10 Fantastic birds. Canon 50D w/grip, Canon 7D, Mark II w/grip, Tokina UWA 11-16 2.8, Canon 17-55 2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 L IS, Canon 300 4 L IS, Canon 400 5.6 L, Canon 100 "macro" 2.8, Canon 60 "macro" 2.8, Canon Extender 1.4xII, Gitzo 3531S tripod w/Markins M20 ballhead, Gitzo GT2531EX tripod, Bogen-Manfrotto 681B monopod w/3232 head.
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pttenn Cream of the Crop  9,671 posts Likes: 6 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee More info | Sep 22, 2009 10:48 | #11 I think he was mooning you!!!! lol Canon 50D, 40D, Tokina 12-24,Canon 18-55,Canon 28-135 IS, Canon 50 1.8,Canon 75-300 5.6,
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Sep 22, 2009 13:56 | #12 Best answer so far. Thanks for that, Karen. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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edrader "I am not the final word"  More info | Sep 23, 2009 01:40 | #13 sparker1 wrote in post #8678092  Spotted this guy and started to shoot. He stretched his wings down, exposing his back. I've never seen anything like it. nice shots. mockingbirds do something similar i think. their babies are raised on the ground so the mockingbirds spread their wings to draw attention and then they will attack. they are very fierce and protective. we used to have them nest in our yard but our cats proved too much for them eventually. http://instagram.com/edraderphotography/
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Sep 23, 2009 05:42 | #14 ed rader wrote in post #8693414 nice shots. mockingbirds do something similar i think. their babies are raised on the ground so the mockingbirds spread their wings to draw attention and then they will attack. they are very fierce and protective. we used to have them nest in our yard but our cats proved too much for them eventually. ed rader Thanks, Ed. I wondered if it had a nest nearby, or possibly was trying to impress a lady friend. Never saw any evidence of either. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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