Turnabout is fair play they say..... The movie "The Birds" gave me the willies, so I guess it's fair for me to scare the birds. Went to the lake today. Trying to get one of "those shots". I'd let the birds settle, then shoo them into flight and taking pictures in sequential mode, let them settle again and do it again. The few people who were around must have thought I wasn't playing with all the cards if you know what I mean....

did get some decent shots, lottsa garbage. Not used to panning birds in flight, they get rather erratic.....

last one.....

...they have ways of getting even. [Bring some popcorn as a bribe next time.]

These are nice Jack!......I've never once been able to get a decent bird shot...not a one..... :~/ Damn birds.......

hehe yah they need to hold still and quit flying so damn fast. I am with Misha883 Bring food , they will remember you in a kinder way . I saw one last week carrying a sign

LOL @ tasquah!

Of course thats a washington state seagull . Down here in sunny Cal they carry signs that say " FEED me or i will poop on you AND your car "

Ours lie. I put a feeder out a week ago in the garden to hopefully(!) get some shots of some sparrows - the food has gone down, but I haven't seen a single bird near it.... Food but no posing, that just ain't fair. (",)

LOL @ tasquah! I love the first one, Jack! Jordy, are you sure birds are the ones eating all the food? heh heh (*

I tell you what Jack you have picked a really difficult subject here. I have lost count of the number of wasted frames Ive had on bloody birds. The lads from my Camera club went up to the Farne islands on a bird quest, in the nesting season there is wall to wall puffins and all sorts of seabirds. Bird photography for bigginers, you just cant go wrong they told me before they left. Between the five of them they used about 80 rolls of film and they only got about a dozen really great shots. But they had a great time getting them. :0)

great sign tasquah! of course, here in the south, we have redneck birds, they hand their beer to their bird buddy, say "watch this" and fly into the side of a car or something....

rolf red neck birds to funny .

oh yeah- those kamikazi redneck birds- smack- right into grill of your truck (even have one posted in my gallery but I don't want to offend anyone...again...sigh) good one tasquah!!! :D hehehehe great shots Jack! the 3rd one reminds me of JLSeagull