p.17 #2 · Best of 2013 Nature & Wildlife:: Round 3 and final round is OPEN::
What a joy this thread has been to view and to contribute too! Anyone looking at the wonderful pictures here would certainly have to agree that this must be the web's best N&W forum
My third and final three. These aren't technically very good but they are three images I was pleased to get this year...
p.17 #4 · Best of 2013 Nature & Wildlife:: Round 3 and final round is OPEN::
This is my wife work with "heavy artillery" - first time for her. All from costa Rica, with Nikon D7100 and 500f4 on tripod (the lens was on loan from our great guide, Randall Ortega Chaves. Thank You, Randall!).
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Damn Thang, you post the most vivid shots I've seen. When the victim's expression (the fish) wow's me, that's good. But those grebe shots of yours are killers, in a good way!!! Congrats. Don
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Excellent set Mike, I too like rain shots (well sometimes ) and this one is the reason why, it's a fabulous rain shot!! Getting the two owlets in one shot is the stuff of dreams, really well done
Real sweet set Mike, the way you used the light in all of these sets them apart from the crowd. I wish I had a loon that good!!!
Way cool shot narik001, that's the kind of shot that Namibia is legendary for!!!!
Superb work Socrate, just as I would expect from you I can see why the opener is one of your favorites, that shot just draws my in and doesn't let go. That one my friend is a real wall hanger, real large and in a very conspicuous spot. The birdies aint to shabby either
Killer work Greg! I saw the slurping plover and just grinned, what a shot!! The water in the OC image is stunning as is the background for the snowy.
You captured a seldom seen moment in the first Paul, I would be proud to call that one my own. The bittern is a rare shot that we seldom see here and if you want difficult, a KF coming up out of the water surely qualifies as that!!! Excellent work!!!
Absolute beauties psharvic!!! I had to call my wife in to see the dogwood, she loves them and she sure loves this one. All of these are simple, clean, classy images
Your wife has presented us some beautiful shots xelas, please pass along my compliments. The last shot is a stunner, I absolutely love that one
Top shelf work Thang, man these are spectacular Man I wish you post more often!!
Wonderful snowy Steve!!! Love those eyes
Splendid set David, just splendid!! You KNOW I'm going for the squirrel All of these are such great shots but I have a soft spot for your squirrels.
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Keep the amazing pics coming, you folks are too talented. Here's one more meaningful (for me) picture from Namibia that I made in 2013. Happy New Year 2014 !
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Holy smokes! I still get goosebumps each time I turn the page on this thread
some nice floral contributions showing up and some wonderful creative takes on what we see or often overlook.
Truly amazing, impressive and a thrill to view............a few more days left so keep them coming and if you have never posted a shot on this forum why not sneak your first few in now for 2013
Great thanks to our host Tim, an impressive job keeping up as has BeeBalm..........nice to hear from them!
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birdied wrote:
I keep coming back to look at all the wonderful works of art posted here . to you all.
BeeBalm, thank you for taking the time to comment on each thread, you make it very special
Birdie
Hi Birdie,
You are always so kind to me and here you are again so sweet - back at yea you make this FM special too!!
Hope you have a SUPER 2014 with adorable Sam posing more in your beautiful captures, Please!!
Thank you,
BeeBalm
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Karl Witt wrote:
Great thanks to our host Tim, an impressive job keeping up as has BeeBalm..........nice to hear from them!
Karl
Hi Karl,
You are too kind mentioning me
I thank you so very much for your kind words here!
Thank you very much and wishing you an awesome 2014!!!
With gobs of Monarda to photograph!
BeeBalm
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p.17 #14 · Best of 2013 Nature & Wildlife:: Round 3 and final round is OPEN::
fantastic thread, fantastic images
Thank you Tim for starting this and Thank you Fred for a wonderful forum
Happy New Year to all, hope 2014 brings everyone joy and health
Hope to see everyone in the Best of 2014 thread
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I have picked some Philly favorites - the Franklin Institute redtails - for the third round. In my professional life as an environmental political theorist I am interested in the politics of urban wildlife (human-animal conflict, urban environmentalism, post-nature environmentalism, the role of cities in green political thought generally.) In a paper I'm writing I use the FI hawks and the thoughtful environmental activism that has emerged around their presence to think about ways that urbanists and environmentalists sometimes collide but increasingly cooperate in our cities.
1. "T2" is the male red-tailed hawk who in 2012 "adopted" the Franklin Institute's female's three chicks when their father was killed by a vehicle collision on I-676. This year, the pair raised three chicks of their own. They were raised on squirrels, pigeons, goslings, and rats. Lots of rats!
) and this one is the reason why, it's a fabulous rain shot!! Getting the two owlets in one shot is the stuff of dreams, really well done 
I can see why the opener is one of your favorites, that shot just draws my in and doesn't let go. That one my friend is a real wall hanger, real large and in a very conspicuous spot. The birdies aint to shabby either 
Nice use of perspective in both shots for sure and a lovely Bluebird too!