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11. Got To Give It To

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:07 PM

Sep 2012

the Bird that one doesn't mess with.

Photographing wildlife requires a lot of patience....and luck.
When your subject can flee so quickly you have to be ready.

I wonder if he's pissed at having a band around his left leg?

I would be...

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POLL: SEPTEMBER PHOTO CONTEST FINALS--ORANGE [View all] Celebration Sep 2012 OP

All good photos. I voted for amerikat Sep 2012 #1

K & R Liberal_Dog Sep 2012 #2

Why isn't Boehner in there? mindwalker_i Sep 2012 #3

It would take a much bigger contest prize to get me that close to Boehner! bluedigger Sep 2012 #7

I'm glad I am the host for this contest Celebration Sep 2012 #4

K&R! To the top! Whoa_Nelly Sep 2012 #5

Every one is gorgeous!!! Beaverhausen Sep 2012 #6

K & R femmocrat Sep 2012 #8

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2012 #9

Kick NV Whino Sep 2012 #10

Got To Give It To The River Sep 2012 #11

K&R JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #12

Excellent! GoneOffShore Sep 2012 #13

kick n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #14

k&r HappyMe Sep 2012 #15

They are all beautiful.....but "all that I have" just moves me to tears..... a kennedy Sep 2012 #16

I agree, "all that I have", ... the way it is stated is deeply moving. meti57b Sep 2012 #37

. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #17

kick n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #18

kick ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #19

Oh Boy! bevb Sep 2012 #20

I would like to submit this one: Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #21

LOL.........n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #23

Beat me to it! Aerows Sep 2012 #34

Wish I could vote for it....lol nt rDigital Sep 2012 #46

Time to Leave is one of those once in a lifetime situations. alfredo Sep 2012 #22

sure, it is a great photo, but Celebration Sep 2012 #24

But we knew that was coming. alfredo Sep 2012 #35

I'm reserving my vote. JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #44

I get mine out of the way and move on. alfredo Sep 2012 #55

thank goodness Celebration Sep 2012 #58

All that and I missed it. JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #63

I noticed that!!! Celebration Sep 2012 #64

Yeah, we got to sit and watch the firefighters leave our burning house. No camera, though... mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #52

So it was been there done that. alfredo Sep 2012 #56

This should include Mitt Romney from the Univision interview. AtheistCrusader Sep 2012 #25

Boehner classic. I guess we'll be back to just him after November Bucky Sep 2012 #26

I haven't voted yet. I can't decide. Solly Mack Sep 2012 #27

All very spectacular, very hard to pick one. n/t Fla Dem Sep 2012 #28

K&R! countryjake Sep 2012 #29

ttt Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #30

Kick to break the tie! n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #31

Torn... SouthLouisianaWoman Sep 2012 #32

Kicking these amazing photos - one more gorgeous than the next. Mira Sep 2012 #33

kicking! n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #36

ReKick JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #38

and the photos are so varied Celebration Sep 2012 #40

Kick Crepuscular Sep 2012 #39

kick n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #41

Kick Mira Sep 2012 #42

Kick! bluedigger Sep 2012 #43

Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #45

Kick. ellisonz Sep 2012 #47

Kick to start off a beautiful weekend! n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #48

Kick! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #49

I love early arrival. There's just something special DevonRex Sep 2012 #50

A beautiful macro photo always gets me. bunnies Sep 2012 #51

K&R! ceile Sep 2012 #53

A tight race with 7 hours left! ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #54

a race to the finish line! n/t Celebration Sep 2012 #57

just about one hour left to vote Celebration Sep 2012 #59

Kickay Hutzpa Sep 2012 #60

Wow! All of them are great! It was hard to pick just one. N/t BeeBee Sep 2012 #61

agreed Celebration Sep 2012 #62