Re: Kill Deer Along The Shoreline With The D3x!!

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Neil Harrington

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Mar 14, 2009, 8:50:31 PM3/14/09

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"Larry Thong" <larry...@shitstring.com> wrote in message
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> It should be banned!! Fortunately the old D3x was able to document the
> carnage at 700mm from a safe distance.
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> <http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm261/Ritaberk/Killdeer.jpg>

Nice shot, but I don't get the "kill deer" part.

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tony cooper

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Mar 14, 2009, 9:32:22 PM3/14/09

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On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:50:31 -0400, "Neil Harrington" <n...@home.today>
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Don't worry, you'll get plover it.

--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

Neil Harrington

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Mar 15, 2009, 8:54:21 AM3/15/09

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"Savageduck" <savag...@savage.net> wrote in message
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> Also a nice play on words, "Killdeer" or Charadrius vocifeus.

Thank goodness for Google. I'd never heard of the killdeer before.

Of course, "Charadrius vocifeus" -- how could I not have known that? ;-)

tony cooper

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Mar 15, 2009, 9:59:24 AM3/15/09

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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:54:21 -0400, "Neil Harrington" <n...@home.today>
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The Killdeer, a member of the Plover family, is a common shore bird in
the US. I can see why Rita/Larry has an attachment to them. They are
known as the tricksters of birddom. They fake a broken wing to lead
predators away from their nests.

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George Kerby

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Mar 15, 2009, 1:44:42 PM3/15/09

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On 3/15/09 8:59 AM, in article t62qr45tujd9h97fu...@4ax.com,
"tony cooper" <tony_co...@earthlink.net> wrote:

Just like this one did...

<http://www.divshare.com/download/6817733-273>

But I got too close to her nest and she ran over to guard her eggs. Quite
protective:

<http://www.divshare.com/download/6817734-9fd>

George Kerby

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Mar 15, 2009, 1:50:18 PM3/15/09

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On 3/15/09 11:39 AM, in article rkbqr4h2jhgfufn71...@4ax.com,
"m...@mine.net" <m...@mine.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:50:31 -0400, in rec.photo.digital "Neil Harrington"
> <n...@home.today> wrote:
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>> Nice shot, but I don't get the "kill deer" part.
>

> Common plover in the US,
> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Killdeer.html
>
> Lowly early morning D300 shot from last month near Jamestown, VA.
> file:///G:/Edwardgruf.com/2009-02-14_james_am/slides/_DSC0198.html
>
In my previous post on this, I think the first shot wasn't a "broken wing",
but more like what I just read from your reference: "The Killdeer uses a
quite different display, fluffing itself up, displaying its tail over its
head, and running at the beast to attempt to make it change its path."

She sure has her tail up, but looks like 'the beast' was too dumb to change
paths...

Paul Furman

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Mar 15, 2009, 2:06:01 PM3/15/09

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m...@mine.net wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:50:31 -0400, in rec.photo.digital "Neil Harrington"
> <n...@home.today> wrote:
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>> Nice shot, but I don't get the "kill deer" part.
>

> Common plover in the US,
> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Killdeer.html
>
> Lowly early morning D300 shot from last month near Jamestown, VA.
> file:///G:/Edwardgruf.com/2009-02-14_james_am/slides/_DSC0198.html

fixed from local disk link:
http://www.edwardgruf.com/2009-02-14_james_am/slides/_DSC0198.html

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Neil Harrington

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Mar 15, 2009, 4:15:35 PM3/15/09

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m...@mine.net wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:54:21 -0400, in rec.photo.digital "Neil
> Harrington" <n...@home.today> wrote:
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>> Thank goodness for Google. I'd never heard of the killdeer before.
>

> If you have any interest at all in regard to birds you might wish to
> bookmark the Cornell Labs All About Birds web site.
>
> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/

Thanks, I will check that out.