kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent, vz.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

I had actually considered the morning a colossal failure. I had gone out to the Audubon Sanctuary in Milford, CT and shot nothing until I ran into the snowy along the beach on my way back to my car. Got two shots and headed back to Hamden.

For some reason I decided to swing by Clark's Pond near Quinnipiac University even though it was being dredged at the time. The pond had been emptied and the stream that fed it was meandering between the sand piles that were the result of the dredging. I spotted the GBH at the far end and figured I might get a shot if I walked behind the sand piles so he couldn't see me coming.

I was carrying my Nikon N2000 with a Sigma 600mm mirror lens atop a heavy duty Slik monopod. I jumped out from behind the last sand pile and took the shot that is my avatar. Strangely the GBH didn't react so knowing I had just fired off the last shot on the roll I slowly backed up behind the sand pile and loaded another 36 exposure roll of Fujichrome 100. I managed to get another 36 shots before the GBH tired of me and moved along.

I believe with the camera on the monopod he viewed me as a large bird as he started off in the crouched position that you see in my avatar, but gradually stood taller in what I believe was an attempt to intimidate me with his larger size. When that didn't work he flew off to one of the sand piles where I shot about a half roll, but those images were nowhere near as attractive as the shots of him in the original position with the lush green background.

However, running into the Snowy and the GBH turned a bust into a bonanza and I happily returned home for a nap.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Very nice capture Erik.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Excellent image Erik

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

Beautiful image, Erik.

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Thanks much kp.

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That's how it works sometimes, what seems to be a bust turns into a great photoshoot. I've learned that when packing it in to be vigilant for stragglers. Thanks flip for the telling of your experience. vz

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Thanks very much Vince. vz

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Thanks much Jack. vz

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Thanks Elliot and I agree. vz

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Thanks much tcthome for the positive emojis. vz

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Thanks much Susan for the positive emojis. vz

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