Roys better late than never thread.

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

thanks Barbara, that was my first thought, but did a google search and thought it was a condor??? anyway i didnt see any turkeys about

Well all Condors are vultures, but all vultures are not condors.

Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:

• The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) which inhabits the Andean mountains.
• The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) currently restricted to western coastal mountains of the United States and Mexico.

and yes they are great photos

 

[piperbarb]

thanks Barbara, that was my first thought, but did a google search and thought it was a condor??? anyway i didnt see any turkeys about

They are all carrion eaters, aka they like to eat dead critters.

From what I have read, turkey vultures are named thus because they are about the size of a wild turkey and have the same coloring. They are huge birds, that's for sure.

 

[crycocyon]

They are all carrion eaters, aka they like to eat dead critters.

From what I have read, turkey vultures are named thus because they are about the size of a wild turkey and have the same coloring. They are huge birds, that's for sure.

For a moment when I saw this post in the "NEW POSTS" column on the right of the webpage, I thought this was another thread about Ken Rockwell.....

 

[piperbarb]

For a moment when I saw this post in the "NEW POSTS" column on the right of the webpage, I thought this was another thread about Ken Rockwell.....

HaHa! Good one. Almost spewed my tea on my keyboard!

 

[Roy1961]

a few from my bike ride around the lake this morning, the big dog above looked done, didn't move at all, I missed a st Bernard getting wheel in on a kids toy cart, he defo has it easy

 

[Krs_2007]

Nice Roy, I really like the first one

 

[Roy1961]

a few different from todays walk, yes the water was greenish, took me about 20 mins to catch the dragonfly.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

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a few different from todays walk, yes the water was greenish, took me about 20 mins to catch the dragonfly.

Nice shots. The dragonfly was worth the wait.

 

[Roy1961]

a couple more from yesterday, the moth (?) is only about the size of your thumb nail.

 

[Roy1961]

this is the moon shot I wanted to enter in last months comp, finally getting around to working out how to crop it and hold the detail, this was crop 17, I am a fast learner

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

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this is the moon shot I wanted to enter in last months comp, finally getting around to working out how to crop it and hold the detail, this was crop 17, I am a fast learner

Glad you finally figured out how to moon the forum. Good job

 

[grandpaw]

with detail
this is the moon shot I wanted to enter in last months comp, finally getting around to working out how to crop it and hold the detail, this was crop 17, I am a fast learner

Roy, nice shot with detail. Good job!

 

[Roy1961]

thanks Don and Jeff, I was re-reading your D7000 tip file Jeff and did my final zoom in via the screen.

 

[Roy1961]

a few from todays walk, the owl made some noise

 

[Michael J.]

Roy, great shots -WOW

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

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a few from todays walk, the owl made some noise

Great shots.

 

[Roy1961]

thanks guys, had no bike today, so I walked a mile out and sat watching the heron

trying hard to get good clear reflections, maybe next time

 

[Roy1961]

a few from this morning bike ride around the lake

 

[Roy1961]

something's I found walking close to the waters edge today, picked clean

 

[piperbarb]

something's I found walking close to the waters edge today, picked clean
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Hmmmm.. Some kind of water fowl in a previous form. A duck, maybe???