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    Bill McCrystyn
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    There we were, minding our own business, sitting in the boat eating left over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and drinking hot chocolate to keep warm. :) All of a sudden a Loon popped up out of the water and completly, unprovoked, with two of his friends charged directly at us. Of course we had no choice but to lay down a shooting barrage like a Seal Recon mission gone bad, dropping the birds inches before they strafted the boat. I had never known Loons to like peanut butter. What wild hellish eyes they have. I will not sleep well tonight.

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    That bird is on a mission! I'll bet you totally cracked up laughing when you saw that image in the viewfinder. :D

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    It happened so fast it was all I could do but to train on the bird trying to get a shot off. I saw it later in ACR and did crack up. :)

    BTW - those eyes are un-touched

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    Now thats one determined bird with an attitude...:eek::D:cool:

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    Wow unbelievable action Bill and those eyes are amazing. Your timing could not have been better and yuou brought a smile to my face this morning. Thanks !!!!

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    Very cool shot!! It's a good thing he didn't get a hold of you!!

    Mark

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    Smiles are good.. :)

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    Bill
    That's one crazy bird....not something I'd like to be facing. Those piercing red eyes mean business. However.....it looks like a Horned Grebe to me rather than a loon.

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    Thanks Lana, I'm not much on small bird ID. Are you sure? I thought Loons had red eyes? :o

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    Bill
    A lot of birds have red eyes. Go to my webpage:
    http://homepage.mac.com/lhays/websit...ge6/page6.html

    Check out the loons and then the Horned Grebe.

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    Cool. I am on my way as we speak.

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    I see, said the blind man. Lana, you have been a busy bee. You have a most impressive gallery. I was particularly struck by your double Brown Pelican dive. That for me, as much as I love raptors, is an awsome shot. I took the liberty of sending it to my best friend who lives on the central coast, California and is also a photographer, BPN member Glenn Forbes. Thanks for the insite - Bill
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    Thanks for the nice compliment. The morning I photographed the pelicans was one of the best times that I had while in Florida. When there's nothing else to photograph......you can count on the pelicans.

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    That bird got big time nailed :) Which I could have been watching from a distance !!! :)

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    Excellent reaction for a spur of the moment shot. Very well captured Bill. All I can say is the expression is priceless.

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    Cool shot and great looking eyes!:)

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    What an evil looking bird, nicely captured action and a great share :)

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