by Caine
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Professional noticer at large
What am I doing? Working!
"Oh, I reckon I believes in tea, sunrises, that sort of thing.".
Esme Weatherwax, Carpe Jugulum
Pharyngula
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"And as you cross the circle line,
Well the ice wall creaks behind
You're a rabbit on the run.
And the silver splinters fly
In the corner of your eye,
Shining in the setting sun.
Well do you ever get the feeling
That the story's too damn real
And in the present tense.
Or that everbody's on the stage
And it seems like you're the only
Person sitting in the audience
Skating away, skating away, skating away
On the thin ice of the new day"
- Ian Anderson
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Caine says:
I say the same thing to you. :D Thanks. It was really neat, being so close. He seems completely unconcerned about people. The little nuthatches don't care about people at all - they zoom right past you to get seeds.
Oh, I've noticed the woodpeckers like the loud shutter noise of the D80.
Caine says:
Heh, Mandy it that ever happens, I'll contort myself to pieces to get a shot! Rick tracked in a feather from the Great Horned Owl I saw (but didn't get a shot of). I keep waiting for him to show again.
Thanks, Euphro! It appears that this pair of Hairy woodpeckers nests in a big cottonwood tree at the front of our yard. They both seem very unconcerned with us or our activities.
Viv says:
Mandy what else can we say about such super pictures
Caine you're a mad mad lady - barefoot in the snow indeed - but it is why we like you - such passion about your mission - you're a star!
Caine says:
Aw, thank you so much, Viv! I'm really lucky to live in such a small place, where the birds are abundant and not overly concerned with people. :)
Caine says:
095, I've always been interested in the local wildlife, it's hard not to be here. :) I finally have the right gear for bird shots, and the weather has been windy and below freezing for the last month, so going out and about has not been an option. Therefore, sit in a nice warm house and shoot birds!
Or, in this case - stand outside barefoot in the snow and shoot birds, don't realize how cold I am until I'm back in said warm house. ;D
MaggieD says:
I have always maintained that there should be a Wow button on our keyboards for such occassions ...
arkangel says:
Wow, nature is a great designer - how perfect is that red patch?!
Caine says:
I agree, Arkangel. It looks perfect to me, it's so dashing, just the right touch. :)
