Hi Linda,
For #1, I just used the clone stamp. Not as easy as the crop or content aware fill, but still pretty simple. For #2, I changed the rules just a little bit. Instead of removing the offending pole, I straightened it back to where it probably was in the first place. For that, I selected it with the polygon lasso tool and then use d the puppet warp to do the straightning. After that I mostly used the clone stamp to put the wires etc. back and cleaned it up a little with the spot healing brush tool.
Lloyd
Thank you Katy. They are fun to watch and to photograph.
Thanks Mike. I assume you have been to Farmington bay several times. It is still a little early for the eagles, but the harriers are plentiful.
Keep watching Ron, you never know about birds. I have seen lots of Shrikes, both loggerhead and northern, but only seen the impalement once. May you have many more years in your starter/ender/family home.
Lloyd
Thank you Architect and Bill.
A few photos from Farmington Bay
Thanks papa. I am guessing you mean #3. That is a Western Tanager.
Thank you all. It was a fun thing to see and shoot.
Great shot Earl. It really shows in download.