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« on: July 24, 2006, 06:48:15 AM » |
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let's see if this attach works...
Had these buzzing around the yard today.
Was tempted to take a shot but thought, nah they're too cool.
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 07:24:00 AM » |
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What kind of birds are they? Are they buzzards?
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2006, 12:48:33 PM » |
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I love most birds because of there grace of flight and there beauty. I never attempt to kill one because of this. I would rather kill ground animals because they are so ugly..... :)
Turkeys are open .... LOL
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2006, 02:33:03 AM » |
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they came out a little blurry because I don't have a decent telephoto on my nikon yet.
They're just big ol' buzzards...vultures.
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2006, 06:14:39 AM » |
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Hello...
I think they are a Federal Protected Species, but I could be wrong.
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2006, 07:59:57 AM » |
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...until the first time I encountered a California Condor.
One day I was riding my motorcycle on a trail that I'd traveled about a thousand times through a patch of newly forested clear-cut, and I stopped along the path to rest from the heat of the day.
As I sat, the sun suddenly dissapeared behind a shadow about fifteen feet long travelling along the ground.
It really kinda took me aback...I'm all like "WTF?? couldn't be an airplane, no noise.
then I hear this big "foof, foof, foof" sound, as I could seemingly hear the air pass through each hackle of it's enormous wings as they sliced through the air. It flew so close to the ground, that I could almost reach out and touch it.
...and as quickly as it had appeared, it was gone.
The very next time that I went to take a ride on my favorite trail, there was a huge red sign across the path that said:
"KEEP OUT!! THIS LAND HAS BEEN CONFISCATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT!!" : (
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2006, 12:43:26 PM » |
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they are fairly majestic looking...enormous wingspan, but they can gain heigh extremely quickly.
Plus they clean up dead animals...what a crappy biological niche =D
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2006, 01:10:49 PM » |
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Nice looking birds, i dont really like to shoot birds unless I'm told to or they are just being a plain old pest.
I tell ya guys if your ever on holliday in New Zealand pay me a visit i will take you out for some big critter shooting.
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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2006, 11:14:49 AM » |
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Hello,
If you shoot one of these things, make sure that you put it down - to - stay, because when injured or scared they start regurgitating everything. It is an experience you will never forget...
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2006, 02:42:43 PM » |
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Actually, they are Turkey Vultures, and are classified as raptors, which automatically carries Federal protected status. Uncle Sugar tends to whack people hard when/if caught shooting raptors. What I don't understand is that sea gulls carry the same status. Where I grew up, they're as common as flies, and even more obnoxious. My suggestion--look but don't shoot!
Dave
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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2006, 03:07:18 PM » |
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Yeah I wasn't *that* tempted. Plus they were cleaning up the ground hog I had nailed a day or two earlier. His hold is right below that roof they are perched on. Had a nice blood trail right up to it as a result of my *_*_*_*_*_* poor shot placement.
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