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11th February 2012
Love is in the Air....  by espyetta

Love is in the Air....

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I just loved Carolyn White's bird version of lovers at Valentine's...so I was hoping that I, too, would be lucky enough to stumble upon some love birds of my own.

I did. Here they are. :0) :0) LOL Do you think my lovebirds will make the pop page? I think not.

If you look magnify this, you will discover that is not just LOVE that is in the air. Hee hee (check out the rear portion of the bird on the left...ugh)

Also, you may see the white spots on these Turkey Buzzards' backs....they just hang out in trees in groups and experience "fall out" from other birds above. Could these poor birds be any more vile or disgusting?

I got this shot because there were about 10 or 12 buzzards in the air when we got home from my friend's mom's funeral. I grabbed my camera and went out in the COLD blustery wind. I saw they had all settled in to rest in this tree. I am glad I did not stand directly under it.
Comments
Oh yes, they can be a bit disgusting, but the photo and texture did come out nice.
posted February 12th, 2012  
@cjwhite Okay, Carolyn...aren't my lovebirds just as sweet as yours? Haha!
posted February 12th, 2012  
@digitalrn Their nostrils (or whatever they call that set of holes in their beaks) are HUGE and let so much light through...just a freaky bird....
posted February 12th, 2012  
Well...thanks for sharing all that. Haha. Nice catch.
posted February 12th, 2012  
Interesting subject and very good of you to brave the cold for this shot!
posted February 12th, 2012  
great processing - and birds do it, bees do it - no-one said they have to be beautiful to do it
posted February 12th, 2012  
LOL!!!!! I saw this on facebook first! Nice close up of the ...uuummm...Love Birds! I'm jealous that I didn't capture any bird fallout. :0)
posted February 12th, 2012  
@cjwhite OH yeah, you better be jealous, lady! haha! This is one special moment in time that I captured!
posted February 12th, 2012  
Oh I think that this will be a big contender for PP, MaryBeth! Poor birds . . they ought to have a special place to shower. Nice catch tho. :)
posted February 13th, 2012  
@karenann Haha....BIG contender. Hee hee!
posted February 13th, 2012  
great stories and shot to match, glad you steered clear of the fallout.
posted February 13th, 2012  
They are ugly birds. I have shot some, but none came out theis good. And I have never caught one of birds in a "special moment". LOL
posted February 13th, 2012  
Aah .. Bless! Great capture!
posted February 13th, 2012  
Great capture - so lovely!
posted February 14th, 2012  
Two faces only their mothers could love! lol
posted February 14th, 2012  
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