Nice set. I especially like your 1st Limpkin portrait. When I saw your last image (of the hawk), my first thought was "gorgeous lighting and background. My second was "what the heck species of owl is that. Then my eyeballs realigned themselves, and I asked myself "what species of hawk is that?".

A suggestion for your next run to Assateague - entice a wild horse to pose in front of the sign 😉.
Love your Sika Deer image. Those guys are just so cute!

That is just gorgeous!Thank you for sharing.

IMO, they are NOT nuisances. They are just really cute critters that put a grin on my face whenever I see one.

BTW - nice shots of NOT nuisances!

"Truly a life changing decision ..." is a spot-on true statement. My own back surgery was most definitely a life changing decision - one of the best ones I ever made.

I don't play golf. However, I am extremely athletic and have no limitations. That being said, my surgery did not involve fusion. My surgeon cleaned out the stenosis and repaired 2 herniated discs. Wildlife photography is my passion and I regularly lug heavy gear fairly long distances over some pretty challenging terrain. In addition, I do all my own yard work and landscaping which involves lots of mulching every year. If I can do all that with no pain or limitations, my best guess based is that you should certainly be able to play golf.

A few years ago, we had a period when there were "questionable" posts from brand new users. The posts were very suspicious, and several of us wrote to Admin via PM to bring our concerns to him. Before we knew it, those new users and the posts were no longer here.
As I recall, there was a similar situation in Steve Perry's Back Country Gallery Forum. Same action taken by members as well as Steve. Voila, problem solved!

I'm 23 years out from my Lumbar Laminectomy - 2 badly herniated discs and some serious stenosis. My condition pre-surgery was so bad that my husband would leave me in diapers & set me up with a cooler with sandwiches and drinks before he left for work & our son left for school. It was impossible for me to stand up from a sitting position and walk. Fortunately, I had a fabulous surgeon, and 2 weeks post-op, I was almost back to my pre-condition self. One month out, I was 90% my old self. Now, at age 76, thanks to that surgery, I am able to travel independently all over the world to photograph my beloved birds & wildlife. Clambering over slippery rocks and is no big deal. I don't want to think about what my quality of life would have been had I not made that terrifying decision to have the surgery. More than likely, I would not be here now.
See a good ortho doc/surgeon.

Love the lighting. I didn't know there are Roseates there. Is this "normal"?

Love your captions! I sooooo needed a good laugh today, and you delivered. Thanks.

There's a Portrait section in our forum. (See link below.) You should be able to get much better feedback and critique from the experts there.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-127-1.html

They STILL are! I've been a tax professional for - well, I only admit to 50 years!
Sounds as though your "Ma&Pa businesses" need some professional help. If they aren't deducting, they are overpaying their taxes.

Sam's Club does the same for gas. It upset me the first couple of times it happened. Dopey me didn't realize that it was the way the merchant makes sure the credit card is "good". The $1 charge is reversed pretty soon afterwards, though.

The business reports gross income and then gets down to the taxable amount (on the tax return) by deducting all allowable business expenses.

Hmmmm . . . as far as I'm aware, credit card processing fees ARE a deductible business expense for businesses.