[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^Very cool shot.

Thanks Mark. That was their "little angels" look after I found the trash can knocked over and chewed up plastic bags on the floor

[dcstep]

Been away for ten-days, including a couple of hours at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm rookery. Anyone, anywhere near there in the spring should check it out.

Here's roseate spoonbill, bringing nesting material home to mamma:

Still Nest Building (Explored) by David Stephens, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Wood Stork In Flight by David Stephens, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Terry989

Last week I went to local regional park for a hike and photographed some birds with my 90mm Macro - - - a challenging subject matter at that focal length! Here is a cooperative tree swallow.

Understatement. I find swallows generally uncooperative with a 700mm rig. Well done.

[dcstep]

Bird Condo by David Stephens, on Flickr

This is just one tree, in a jungle of similarly populated trees.

[M_Six]

Cool shots, DC. I was in Orlando myself this past weekend. Didn't have any time for pics, though.

[Itsed65]

Nice ones Dave, I saw them on your Flickr. I was back in Healdsburg this weekend picking up some wine. I'm not a huge fan of sparkling wine, but at Cast we were greeted with a chilled glass of their Blanc de Noir, and I really enjoyed it, so picked up a couple. It went well with my grilled, bacon wrapped filet and asparagus.

Sunday Dinner by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^^Drooooool.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Nice ones Dave, I saw them on your Flickr. I was back in Healdsburg this weekend picking up some wine. I'm not a huge fan of sparkling wine, but at Cast we were greeted with a chilled glass of their Blanc de Noir, and I really enjoyed it, so picked up a couple. It went well with my grilled, bacon wrapped filet and asparagus.

Yum.

We're big on Prosecco. My middle daughter spent much time in Italy and the Mediterranean and is always bringing around a bottle. I'm a port and Pinot Noir guy, when left to my own devices. Your steak shot makes me want to uncork a bottle. ;-)

Oh, BTW, have you tried Prager Port? Their Tawny stands up to some very expensive competition.

[dcstep]

Here's a link to an Album of the shots I took in a two-hour window at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. The concentration of alligators has led to one of the most amazing water bird rookeries that you'll ever see. There are thousands of birds and hundreds of nests within just a few acres. You can walk board walks and peer into nests at eye level. Individual birds and flocks are constantly whirling around. Any bird lover needs to see this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep...57680366572403

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Oh, BTW, have you tried Prager Port? Their Tawny stands up to some very expensive competition.

Prager is one of the most fun tastings in Napa Valley. I love those guys. They are the antitheses of all the stuck up wineries in that area. I have several bottles in stock at all times

[Itsed65]

Yosemite Fall from the East by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Here's a link to an Album of the shots I took in a two-hour window at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. The concentration of alligators has led to one of the most amazing water bird rookeries that you'll ever see. There are thousands of birds and hundreds of nests within just a few acres. You can walk board walks and peer into nests at eye level. Individual birds and flocks are constantly whirling around. Any bird lover needs to see this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep...57680366572403

Very cool album, DC. We've been to St. Augustine twice in the last few years and have never visited the Alligator Farm. We definitely will the next time we're there.

[Itsed65]

Wish I could afford to live here. Stopped and looked at an old shack that was for sale on .5 acres. 2.5M

Vineyards in the Spring by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

The land would probably be worth more if there wasn't an old shack on it.

[Josh (PA)]

My wife and I celebrated our 10yr anniversary last night at our favorite restaurant. Before dinner we sat on their front porch and enjoyed a great bottle of Champagne. Nice way to cap off a really wonderful 10 year journey


Celebrating 10 yrs by Josh, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Nice shot and congrats!

[Itsed65]

Spring and Rocks by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

My wife and I celebrated our 10yr anniversary last night at our favorite restaurant. Before dinner we sat on their front porch and enjoyed a great bottle of Champagne. Nice way to cap off a really wonderful 10 year journey

Congrats. Nice shot. I hope you have many more blessings.

I'm coming up on number 48. I was struck by age last week, when I was sitting at a table of high school classmates and three of the couples recently or will soon celebrate 50-years. I remember 50th anniversaries only being for really, really OLD people, not my young friends.


Dave

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[Itsed65]

Spring Runnoff by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

When we see a common grackle, most of us see a blackbird. One thing I love about wildlife photography is that it often shows us some much more than our eyes can take in at life's speed.

Royal Coat by David Stephens, on Flickr

BTW, I started using a Photologo copyright notice a few days ago. You may have seen their advertisement, with really attractive artistic signatures. While I love the look of those, I wanted something that represent me, so I sent them a sample signature and asked them to try to capture the vibe and make it look like something that I might do on my best day. Wifey thought it was my signature, so it passed the test. It's an artist's interpretation of my signature, looking better than I could do without help. Whether you chose one of their canned signatures, or go for your own, I highly recommend them.