Yes, I did watch that bird quite a bit. All the others of the same species stood on two legs and hopped about on two legs. This one stood on one and hopped about on one. As best I can tell, he really is missing the other leg.
Thanks for the comment. -- Bruce Thursday, March 9, 2006, 9:08:20 AM, you wrote: JD> Bruce, JD> Love the line of the birds. Composition is totally well done. JD> May not be the case here, but there are birds that appear to "rest" on JD> just one leg. JD> Did you watch long enough to tell if this is one of those species? JD> Jack JD> --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The poor little one legged guy standing in the water facing back at >> the group gave me a feeling of someone who is longing to be part of >> the group, but has to stay on the outside. >> >> Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld >> ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/16 >> Converted from Raw using Capture One LE >> >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2886.htm >> >> Comments welcome >> >> -- >> Bruce >> >> JD> __________________________________________________ JD> Do You Yahoo!? JD> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around JD> http://mail.yahoo.com

