Come and get it! by goodoleboy
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Hey, have a pigeon!
Captured about 7:30 AM on 2/23/07, 1.25 miles from my residence.
Each morning a lady emerges from an Asian Indian temple on the boulevard and throws out breakfast pigeon feed on the ground to the avians hungrily waiting above on the power lines. That is the time for anyone standing below to seek instant cover because of the swooping shower of bodies and wings.
I may or may not have used a flash on this shot; if not then I was lucky to get it this sharp because those birdies are bobbing and moving and pigging out at warp speed.
Incidentally, the structure in the background looks very much like a giant carburetor filter.
Thanks for looking in, and enjoy what's left of this rapidly decreasing weekend!
Comments (9)
richimoto
we have all heard about sharks smelling blood in the water, and pirahnas stripping an ox to the bone, but this truly terrifying! no positive evidence of a flash being in use...depending on ambient vs. Fstop vs. distance...Look at that one flapping around looking for a spot to dive in on!
babuci
OMG Harry what a shot. I counting 158...way too many!! I like the one just arived still in air try to get a best spot to land.
Richardphotos
excellent capture and they are beautiful. before a store manager was throwing out food for the pigeons and soon the parking lot was anything but black!!
gingerlou
Wonderful capture, Harry, we used to have a lot of pigeons here when I was a little girl but now I only sometimes see them downtown but rarely, Thanks, for sharing, Bravo!
jocko500
that a lot of birds. I see some that is movement. cool shot
Valerie-Ducom
wowww, so big community of pigeon here !!! Excellent capture my dear friend !!! Good day and hugsssss :)
MrsLubner
Such lovely birds! And each one different! I do love pigeons. I see several like ones I have in this bunch. How lucky you are so see this. Great shot.
mamabobbijo
I like them best like this far far away! I love that one who's just a blur of motion! Great capture. BJ
mark.spooner
Very interesting work!