alocispepraluger102 Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 red wing blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werf Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I got smacked in the back of the head by a male red-winged blackbird last week. They're nesting right next to the office parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) I got smacked in the back of the head by a male red-winged blackbird last week. They're nesting right next to the office parking lot. i didn't feel safe at all being that close. had i been sober, i would have been more wary. a giant goose took after me not along ago when i came upon it's nest on the tracks in an abandoned rail siding. with her wings extended and scowling, eyeball to eyeball, i had no idea what to do. when in doubt, HAUL ASS. Edited July 5, 2012 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlitweiler Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Wonderful photos. Are you really highly skillful or do you have an excellent camera, or both? I usually chase geese off by hissing and stomping after them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Wonderful photos. Are you really highly skillful or do you have an excellent camera, or both? I usually chase geese off by hissing and stomping after them. thx. for the kind words. ...no skill here. they were shot with a 5 yr. old nikon point and shoot i picked up in 09 from a pawnshop. the light and bird just happened perfect. what i can do in photography is to know my cameras and what they will and won't do. Edited July 5, 2012 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Had tons of them in Florida. Great looking bird, and excellent pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) they hang out around reservoirs, ponds, and wetlands. Edited July 6, 2012 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 We used to have tons of those birds around these parts, but the combination of drought and pesticides have chased most of them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werf Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 They're terrorizing my co-workers and myself this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 They were as common as robins in central Iowa when I was growing up. Never heard of one terrorizing anyone. Werf and his co-workers must be evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Don't have those birds here, but I have been dive-bombed by both blue jays & mockingbirds for not realizing where their nests were. My bad, SORRY! As far as geese go, don't fuck with a goose. A goose don't play. Ducks you can mess with. Not geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIS Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Nice pictures. They are beautiful birds, especially when the sun chatches them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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