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    mooo...wooh hoooh! schrackman's Avatar
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    playing dead like poss'm

    or in this case, the possum is really dead. I don't make it a habit of shooting dead wildlife but this baby poss'm caught my attention. I don't know if he died from what he ate from the can or if someone just put the can next to the dead possum and thought this would make a funny picture. Either way, I thought it was worth catching.

    The next picture I am hoping Paul can ID me. I shot it in Simi Valley near a creek. It was quite some distance from me so I pulled out the 70-300 mm and shot at its full length, which explains the lack of detail. The bird wouldn't let me get any closer than this unfortunately. His head reminds me of woody woodpecker.

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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    what was that little guy eating? I have to go grocery shopping soon, and want to stay **away** from that!!!
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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    Quote Originally Posted by Clicker
    what was that little guy eating? I have to go grocery shopping soon, and want to stay **away** from that!!!
    Well, I really don't know what he was eating, and I wasn't about to turn that can over and find out! lol

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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    Quote Originally Posted by schrackman
    or in this case, the possum is really dead. I don't make it a habit of shooting dead wildlife but this baby poss'm caught my attention. I don't know if he died from what he ate from the can or if someone just put the can next to the dead possum and thought this would make a funny picture. Either way, I thought it was worth catching.

    The next picture I am hoping Paul can ID me. I shot it in Simi Valley near a creek. It was quite some distance from me so I pulled out the 70-300 mm and shot at its full length, which explains the lack of detail. The bird wouldn't let me get any closer than this unfortunately. His head reminds me of woody woodpecker.

    Ray
    I do make it a habbit to shoot dead wildlife and I think that your image is very nice. It's actually quite rare that I find and dead animal is a position that comes across as well as you have found here. It's a very nice image.

    As for your bird. I believe that it is a Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)


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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    how sad...we should start a thread about dead things...I guess I don't feel so bad taking this pic
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    Cool Definitely A Kingfisher!

    And they are very hard to get close to!

    Nice catch!

    And he does look like Woody Woodpecker from that angle, doesn't he?
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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    Quote Originally Posted by almo

    As for your bird. I believe that it is a Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    Thanks for the ID, almo! Very cool, I got me a pic of a belted kingfisher. Now if only Paul would lend me that 500mm bird lens.

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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

    Quote Originally Posted by schrackman
    Well, I really don't know what he was eating, and I wasn't about to turn that can over and find out! lol

    Ray

    Hm... didn't want to turn it over and see did ya? maybe it was......


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    ( i like the bird photo by the way, composition, and cute fluffy head feathers....) i think it may even have a halo effect going on there....
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    Re: playing dead like poss'm

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