Fly like a...erm...no by graemestevens

Fly like a...erm...no

This charming wee chap was hand delivered last week by a friend...all wrapped up in a towel after being found dead in a hospital car park...he possibly should have planned ahead and crash landed in a veterinary clinic car park as he may have fared a little better. It would seem that word has spread about town of my penchant for dead animals.

In other news, it finally happened. Last night at Photography Club (heaven forbid that I make the fatal error of calling it Camera Club), and much to the disgust of our resident "pod" of cardigans I was awarded an honours for this:
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Well done on both counts, Graeme! Congratulations! :)
February 18th, 2015  
@juliedduncan Thanks very much :)
February 18th, 2015  
Congrats! And intriguing shot of the unfortunate pigeon. It's almost as if it's nodding it's head: 'Yes, I know, I didn't see that one coming'.
February 18th, 2015  
A very gritty photo - the editing suits this poor bird who is up in bird heaven watching you!
February 18th, 2015  
Beautiful and congrats!
February 18th, 2015  
Oh no... poor bird! Great shot with lots of details.
February 18th, 2015  
Saw this picture and knew it had to be Graeme, A strong provocative picture. You have given this poor creature a kind of immortality.
February 18th, 2015  
Duck! The pod must have been spewing - sorry thats the first expression that came to mind - haha no idea from where - btw don't know the vet could have helped - cool image - lots of detail
February 18th, 2015  
Congrats. Interesting shot ...I think
February 18th, 2015  
Nice detail in all its gruesomeness
February 18th, 2015  
Awesome, congrats!! and ew.
February 18th, 2015  
I must say, I'm giggling as I scroll down through my feed and notice all of the wonderfully colorful bird posts after yours. :)
February 18th, 2015  
It must be very handy having people bringing you material to shoot. And congrats on being awarded honours. It is a fantastic shot.
February 18th, 2015  
Textures very interesting in this shot! Congrats on the club kudos with the other shot.
February 18th, 2015  
Jae
Congrats on the honors!
February 18th, 2015  
If my DH has any luck, we'll send you a crazy attack cardinal who has been attacking our windows since March. We've tried several things to dissuade her but have had to resort to redneckery.
February 19th, 2015  
@kt8ird I look forward to receiving that in the mail ;)
@lifepause Thanks very much :)
@voiceprintz Thanks very much on both counts
@karlow75 It's an unending pleasure when I see the next thing to arrive on the doorstep...
@divast8er There's always something "off" about my shots...even the "nice" ones...
@wearing0 Thanks very much :)
@ceilidh Thanks - you should know what to expect by now ;)
@annied There were lots of grumbles from the front row...hilarious
@jack4john Thank you very much - I thought it deserved it after that kind of death
@kwind Thanks very much - there are plenty more birds...for now ;)
@eyeamlisa Thanks very much :)
@maggiemae Thanks very much, but he's actually in the compost bin ;)
@overalvandaan Thanks very much - the more I look at it the more I think you're right
February 19th, 2015  
:D very nice !!! love it x
February 19th, 2015  
@amyleewinfield Thank you kindly nice lady :)
February 19th, 2015  
your reputation is well-earned ;p
February 19th, 2015  
@northy I thank you ;) In a town this small I knew I'd either earn a reputation or get rednecked late one night.
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh the looks on their faces
February 19th, 2015  
@annied Bitterness prevailed. It was awesome.
February 19th, 2015  
Congrats! The thing is I can just imagine you in a cardigan are you sure you don't have one just for camera club?
February 19th, 2015  
@newbank I'm positive. I'd probably explode if I was forced to wear one
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh I do love jealous bitterness
February 19th, 2015  
@annied As do I, as do I. It probably didn't help that I snickered audibly, but even so...
February 19th, 2015  
That could be an interesting photo....
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh I would have let out raucous guffaw before managing to contain it
February 19th, 2015  
@newbank It could be...but I have no intention of ever wearing a cardy
February 19th, 2015  
@annied Next time I may even strut
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh yes you must strut - I love a good strut
February 19th, 2015  
@annied Chest out, stomach in...it would help if my knees stopped cracking so much though
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens hahahahahaha my left knee is f**ked at the moment cracking is the least of its worries
February 19th, 2015  
Sue
Well, glad to see you are back to normal!! and Biggest Congrats on your award, it was well deserved.
February 19th, 2015  
Honours - well done - I gather you didn't wear a cardigan then? Great that your talent was recognised and rewarded.
February 19th, 2015  
It went to a good home.
February 19th, 2015  
such a 'you' shot!
February 19th, 2015  
Very cool, slightly morbid, shot! Love it though 😄
February 19th, 2015  
@annied Ahhh....see, I said last night that my knee was cracking....today it's raining, shock horror. I'm a bloody weather station. Wine helps knees ;)
@sioux Thanks very much :)
@dide Never! No cardigans for me! And thanks very much.
@andy3168 It certainly did...which is good because I have no idea where my dead hedgehog went...I know where I buried it but it's gone, bones and all. Spooky.
@blueberry1222 Sorry about that ;)
@roseolivia Thanks very much...and I wouldn't be me if it wasn't morbid, odd or just plain old weird.
February 19th, 2015  
Dead...
February 19th, 2015  
@tonygig yup, my favourite kind of bird ;)
February 19th, 2015  
Our Paddy loves to Rub himself with these but his favourite is FOX POO.
February 19th, 2015  
This works so well in b&w! and congrats on getting honours on your picture!
February 19th, 2015  
@tonygig I know what your saying...one of our hounds adores licking bird poo off the deck...hideous creatures
@nicoleterheide Thanks very much, on both counts
February 19th, 2015  
Tasty!
February 19th, 2015  
I guess a dead bird is a compliment? I do feel sorry for the little fella, but b&w suits this shot. Congrats on your award... I have seen the honored photo and it is terrific. Well deserved!
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens ah hahahaha - which body part indicates hail - yes wine helps
February 19th, 2015  
Oh! Is he dead? I thought you did it all post-camera!
February 19th, 2015  
@yrhenwr LOL, in my fondest dreams...
@rosiekerr Thanks very much - it makes a change from people bringing flowers. not that they do...
@spanner Delicious and nutritious
@annied I dread to think
February 19th, 2015  
@graemestevens yes I stopped thinking as soon as I typed it
February 20th, 2015  
@annied As I did as soon as I read it
February 20th, 2015  
@graemestevens hahaha otherwise it wouldhave needed mind bleach lol
February 20th, 2015  
@annied Or new underwear
February 20th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh Graeme - you went there
February 20th, 2015  
@annied You knew that sooner or later I would
February 20th, 2015  
@graemestevens I did - yep
February 20th, 2015  
Super quality processing.
February 21st, 2015  
@yaorenliu Thanks very much :)
February 21st, 2015  
i shot a dead duck the other day but i dont know if i want to post it, it was all smooshed into the mud and disjointed...nz post might be revolted
February 23rd, 2015  
@kali66 They do tend to frown upon that....courier post?
February 23rd, 2015  
Sam
What did you do with said dead bird?
February 24th, 2015  
@gigiflower It's buried in the compost waiting for optimum "ripeness"
February 24th, 2015  
Sam
@graemestevens To put on the vege patch as compost?
February 24th, 2015  
@gigiflower That and photos ;)
February 24th, 2015  
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