Is it real?

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After many years trying to snap one, this beauty stood and posed 'till I had had enough -

 
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😁😁 😁
 
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After many years trying to snap one, this beauty stood and posed 'till I had had enough -


That's a beautiful composition. I wonder how you trick him to stay still 😜?
 
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That's a beautiful composition. I wonder how you trick him to stay still 😜?


they do, for a long time, these wading birds. The trick is to be around when they decide to.

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My first attempt...

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Nice but shot!🙄
Then finally got him.👍

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In laws live in Ahwatukee, Arizona. Took these with a little Sony DCS-HX5 point and shoot with a 10X optical zoom
 
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The best compact camera in the world is a Leica DLux 6 - Expensive..........& worth every single penny !

The lens 'fully open' hammers anything else into the ground - Sharper than reality
 
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Looks real to me...nice shot too!



Cheers, Al
 
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Nice pics, but ugly and annoying bird. Good for riffle practice, though 😉

Paul
 
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Nice pics, but ugly and annoying bird. Good for riffle practice, though 😉

Paul


Ouch, not advised in this part of the world even if it clears all your koi. :whipped:
 
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Ouch, not advised in this part of the world even if it clears all your koi.

Not advised here either, but mistakes happen - not by me of course 📖
 
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Not advised here either, but mistakes happen - not by me of course 📖


A bit like the grey squirrels here, don't know why they keep falling off my bird feeders 😁
 
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A bit like the grey squirrels here, don't know why they keep falling off my bird feeders 😁

Riiiight 😀
 
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A bit like the grey squirrels here, don't know why they keep falling off my bird feeders 😁


Gravity, man. Gravity's a bitch.
 
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