Hi all

Thanks to all who looked and commented.


On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:16 -0400, "Ann Sanfedele" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I love those guys!
> Reminds me I want to get back to zoo shooting.  Nice capture - um - no 
> pun...


Thanks, Ann.  Despite Jack's reservations, I love 'em too!



On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:53 -0700, "Jack Davis" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I wonder if he'd hit it big in Vegas?


Couldn't do worse than some of the acts I've heard about....



On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:03 -0500, "Bob Sullivan" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Brian,
> Strange looking bird - Tasmanian explains it.

and

On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Great shot.  What a strange bird!
 

Strange but endearing.....

Not just Tasmanian - it's common throughout most of Australia:

http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Podargus-strigoides



On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:31 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Excellent, Brian, and I like the composition just as it is.  Cheers,
> Christine
 

Thanks, Christine.



On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:10 +0100, "Bob W" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Handsome critter looks like a marsupial version of the Maltese Falcon. I
> wouldn't like to disagree with it about anything.
 
and

On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:43 -0700, "Joseph McAllister" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Nice - I love birds that look pissed off all the time!

and

On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:40 -0400, "P. J. Alling"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> He apparently sports quite an attitude as well.


They do the cranky, pissed off look very well, but they're not as fierce
as they appear - unless you're a moth or a grasshopper.




Cheers

Brian

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/





> 
> On 8/22/2011 04:18, Brian Walters wrote:
> > G'day all
> >
> > These birds are masters of camouflage.  They are night hunters and spend
> > the day sitting motionless on a tree, looking like a dead branch.
> >
> > The heavy duty glove isn't necessary for this guy - that glove had to
> > support a large eagle a bit later.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2603a-peso.html
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Brian Walters
> > Western Sydney Australia
> > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
> 
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