Behold! King of the Hill

[Dean_Gretsch]

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[otherprof122 23]

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really nice! Was he just displaying his size or taking off?

 

[OMP Ron]

Hey Dean,
Really nice photos, it always has amazed me how something that is so beautiful and graceful when in flight can be so darned ugly on the ground close up!

Ron

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

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really nice! Was he just displaying his size or taking off?

These are actually 2 different birds. They were spreading their wings and allowing the sun to dry them from the overnight dew. There were probably 20-25 birds in total on the ground and in the trees this morning when I took the dog for her morning walk.

Hey Dean,
Really nice photos, it always has amazed me how something that is so beautiful and graceful when in flight can be so darned ugly on the ground close up!

Ron

Thanks Ron. We have some huge flocks of them around here. Some days there are 2 to 3 dozen circling overhead at least.

 

[smoke665]

Nice Dean!! Saw a couple of them in a pasture on the way to town a little while ago, doing the same thing.

 

[Jeff G]

Fantastic! I love these guys! Very cool shots.

 

[Flying Panda]

Great shots Dean.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Nice Dean!! Saw a couple of them in a pasture on the way to town a little while ago, doing the same thing.

Fantastic! I love these guys! Very cool shots.

Great shots Dean.

Thank you 3 very much!

 

[Jeff1582 82]

Very nice shooting.....