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Wink.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on August 25, 2009 at 3:32 AM
Wink.
Can you stand on top of a post with one leg and wink at the same time?

Taken last night back at my Little Owl site.
They seem to be providing me with one or two chances.

D2X's + 600mm AFS II f4D.
1/45 @ f6.3.
Ex Comp -0.7EV.
ISO 100.
WB: Cloudy.

Major
Posted by Austin Thomas on August 25, 2009 at 4:20 AM
And I can pat my head and rub my tummy at the same time.

A nice cheeky capture Major. Looks like you are having fun with this species recently.

Austin
Posted by Philip Kirkham on August 25, 2009 at 4:41 AM
That MUST be commercially valuable. Great shot Major, the bird is perfect and I like the radial branches behind leading in to the subject.
Best wishes
Phil :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on August 25, 2009 at 4:45 AM
LOL . I'll bet your face was a picture too when he did this.Cracking.
Posted by Craig Jones on August 25, 2009 at 4:57 AM
Brillant image Major,stunning capture :eek: :eek: lovely light and I like the feathers,looks like he's just come out of the hair salon :wink: :wavey: Beautiful image :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Bob Cox on August 25, 2009 at 5:38 AM
Thats a charming picture , they can be real posers at that age.

Bob.
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 25, 2009 at 5:53 AM
This is a fabulous shot, like everything about it! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 25, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Beautiful shot Major :toast:



PS I find it hard to stand on one leg let alone wink at the same time :wink:
Posted by Barry Southon on August 25, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Major

He's got you sussed, Cracking image.
:wink:
Posted by David Taylor on August 25, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Superb image with more than a touch of humour. :biggrin: Excellent.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on August 25, 2009 at 8:39 AM
That's superb :toast: I'll look out for it on the shelves!
Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 25, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Love everthing about it Major. Are you paying these little chaps to pose for you? :wink: :biggrin:
Posted by David Kjaer on August 25, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Hi Major

What a 'poser' - love it!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Peter Woods on August 25, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Well this is just superb, well done :smile:
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 25, 2009 at 3:02 PM
LOL! Cracking image.. oh for an older perch..! Otherwise what a splendid capture indeed, some amazing detail and I'm enjoying this series Major.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ben Gardner on August 25, 2009 at 3:04 PM
nice image Major only nit is un natural post which is covered above.
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 25, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Well thank you very much all I to am enjoying doing these immensely.
It is a great shame about the perch but I am still well pleased with that look. Jnr is without doubt not street wise yet whereas Snr is a little less tolerant, but time will tell.
I will vist oftens and hopefully those attitudes will change as they become more used to my vehicle.
Maggie yes I am paying them they are costing me a fortune in juice but its worth it.
The knock on effect is that I will from time to time do Mr farmer and his brother some images. They in turn will show them to idividuals from English Nature( Now Natural England) that visit this farm from time to time. I have now been invited to go wherever I like as they have some very old water meadows that has the River Bure flowing through them.
All fileds have ?Margins so the whole site has great potential.

Major
Posted by Ian Mason on August 25, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Amazing!! :eek: Just superb - nothing else to say.
Posted by Paul Hobson on August 26, 2009 at 6:44 PM
clinical post, cracking bird

Paul