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23-03-2009, 03:07 PM
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| | | Nearly a good one
Hi
This thread is abouth the photograph that got away, the one that was so close but it never quite came off. I have alot stacked away but i have chosen three. Nearly a cuckoo
The first is the back of a Cuckoo, i had never got close to a Cuckoo and then on one day I crept upto this little beaut however despite watching it for about 5 minutes I just could not get in front of it.  Nearly a Fox
The second was a Fox i watched for ages got into the right position but then just as it was about to come into full view a dog ran from behind me and chased it into the reeds.  Nearly a Cracker
My third and final one was a magic moment, it was early on a winters morning I was staring across Loch near Aviemore and the water surface was like glass but there was an earie mist in the distance. Ihad entirely the wrong lens no light and then out of no where came two Whoopers. I panned with them and clicked, no matter how i work on them they will never make a good photograph but it was a beautiful moment that only naturalists know. So close! 
I dare members to show us your nearly shots!
Roy
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23-03-2009, 03:52 PM
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| | | Re: Nearly a good one
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Originally Posted by camo  Nearly a cuckoo
The first is the back of a Cuckoo, i had never got close to a Cuckoo and then on one day I crept upto this little beaut however despite watching it for about 5 minutes I just could not get in front of it. | I find shots like this useful. If you look for a picture of a cuckoo in Google or whatever, you rarely see odd poses and unusual angles. Now I know how the back of one might look when at rest. Is this a rufous female, or is it a juvenile?
It will be interesting to see other people's "outtakes".
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23-03-2009, 04:00 PM
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| | | Re: Nearly a good one
I don't know for sure but I think because it has a white patch on the back of its head it is a juvenile.
Roy
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23-03-2009, 04:03 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Shropshire
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| | | Re: Nearly a good one
Fab that you saw a cuckoo at all, though. I've never seen one, and I only heard one for the first time last year. |
23-03-2009, 09:38 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone!
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| |  Re: Nearly a good one
All my shots are named 'nearly a good one'  |
23-03-2009, 10:40 PM
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| | | Re: Nearly a good one
Here's one that got away. I was watching the Shetland pony when the fox walked right up to within a couple of feet of it and stared for a while and then walked on. Neither animal should any concern but they didn't turn my way either  
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23-03-2009, 11:55 PM
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Sometimes you just have to smile 
Roy
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24-03-2009, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by camo Sometimes you just have to smile
Roy | Through gritted teeth
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24-03-2009, 04:00 PM
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Roy, I think it's great to get any shot of a Cuckoo! Many of us hear them often enough....but never get to see them! 
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25-03-2009, 04:15 PM
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Great thread Roy, will be interesting to see others shots. AS Hedge says these can be useful for IDing birds that are not facing you or are obscured by branches etc. | | | |
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