Comments on: Red-bellied Takes the Hit http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2008/12/red-bellied-takes-the-hit/ Tales of the birding experience and finding the artistic and the spiritual in avian photography Mon, 16 May 2011 19:05:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lanny McDowell http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2008/12/red-bellied-takes-the-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Lanny McDowell Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:56:00 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=455#comment-751 Thanks for all the nice comments about this piece. It's great to get all the perspectives. The woodpecker-pecks-Lan-out-of-habit theme has the majority. It occurs to me that wanting to get physically close to birds in order to photograph them may fulfill a psychological or emotional aspect for me. Proximity is always exciting, whether it's a chickadee or a Clapper Rail. Thanks for all the nice comments about this piece. It’s great to get all the perspectives. The woodpecker-pecks-Lan-out-of-habit theme has the majority.

It occurs to me that wanting to get physically close to birds in order to photograph them may fulfill a psychological or emotional aspect for me. Proximity is always exciting, whether it’s a chickadee or a Clapper Rail.

]]> By: Pete Gilmore http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2008/12/red-bellied-takes-the-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Pete Gilmore Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:14:21 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=455#comment-749 Lan, I was on the edge of my seat as I scrolled down the photos of the red-belly on your back. The center one is my favorite. I was waiting for the one where the woodpecker gives your neck an exploratory beak-slam, looking for a beetle grub in there. Thanks for 90 razorbills on January 3rd. Pete Lan, I was on the edge of my seat as I scrolled down the photos of the red-belly on your back.
The center one is my favorite. I was waiting for the one where the woodpecker gives your neck an exploratory beak-slam, looking for a beetle grub in there.
Thanks for 90 razorbills on January 3rd. Pete

]]> By: Deb http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2008/12/red-bellied-takes-the-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Deb Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:51:55 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=455#comment-743 Isn't it a thrill to have wild life perched on your arm and shoulder? So glad you had the presence of mind to deftly use your camera and the good luck to have a friendly UPS guy to help out! We go to a song bird trail at a park nearby Rochester, NY in the winter. With birdfood in hand, several varieties of birds come back repeatedly to eat out of your hand. It never ceases to be a thrill for me. Happy New Year! Isn’t it a thrill to have wild life perched on your arm and shoulder? So glad you had the presence of mind to deftly use your camera and the good luck to have a friendly UPS guy to help out! We go to a song bird trail at a park nearby Rochester, NY in the winter. With birdfood in hand, several varieties of birds come back repeatedly to eat out of your hand. It never ceases to be a thrill for me. Happy New Year!

]]> By: Ann Banks http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2008/12/red-bellied-takes-the-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Ann Banks Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:46:21 +0000 http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/?p=455#comment-742 I woulda been afraid she would whack me in the neck just for a test. I woulda been afraid she would whack me in the neck just for a test.

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