NZ Falcon

Elvis · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:13 am Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

santa claus came early this year and brought us a new flash/fandangled camera so as soon as I can talk SWMBO into helping me Very Happy

get some pictures out of it onto here you can tell me if its any better.
saw mummy duck today as I was eating lunch Very Happy

7 in her brood she popped into the creek and blow me down Shocked

another with 8 popped up 200 yrds upstream of her!!! camera got a workout and the cuppa tea went cold. Very Happy

Elvis · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

here goes

tikkat3 · Super Member Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 800

So much for the waterhen strutting its stuff, whats the bird on the post?

Elvis · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

ok "we" have tried smaller.

Vince · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

Nice Elvis...nothing looks better than Momma Duck and her brood.

Cheers, Vince

Elvis · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

Just for you mate...

Elvis · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

tikkat3 wrote:

So much for the waterhen strutting its stuff, whats the bird on the post?

starling.

Vince · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:02 am Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

Thanks mate...bet you are careful stepping over that fence. Very Happy

Cheers, Vince

slimjim · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:30 am Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

Have you named them yet, Elvis? Or isn't that something you do when they are destin for your dinner table.

Elvis · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

slimjim wrote:

Have you named them yet, Elvis? Or isn't that something you do when they are destin for your dinner table.

duck ala fejoa(I cant eat oranges)
hopefully they will make it till may and then join us for dinner Very Happy

stovepipe · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

Elvis- had a cousin of your falcon come over to see what I had on the barby!

gelandangan · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

stovepipe wrote:

Elvis- had a cousin of your falcon come over to see what I had on the barby!

That birdie looks lost on the lamp post..

Elvis · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

hope you threw it a banger/sausage...

stovepipe · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:08 am Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

Yup- chunk o' tri-tip!

Glen- once in a while I'll get one posted right off my patio like this scoping the bushes for mice. He'll drop down, come back up with a mouse in his tallons if he's scucessful. Raptors are wicked cool. The beam he's on has to be 4" in diameter easy. His tallons wrap pretty far 'round same. Hate to have that latch onto my head!

Elvis · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: NZ Falcon

wow I was thinking 2"max.... thats a big bird!!!