New Year's Day Birdie !!!!

[mervin]

Its been a while since I shot anything, this is due to the recent wet weather and heavy workload.

At last, nailed this elusive fella that I have searched for more then a year !!!!


Canon 20D + 500f4

Large-tailed NightJar
Caprimulgus macrurus

01Jan07, 1105hrs, ISO 800, 1/10, f9, EV -2

[benetay]

Wow congrats on your first birdie shot of the year! Hope you have many bird shots year round!

[ranmasatome]

you searched for this for more than a year?? you should have told me.. there usually is a few resting like so at the drain back of my house.

[mervin]

you searched for this for more than a year?? you should have told me.. there usually is a few resting like so at the drain back of my house.

now u tell me !!!!

so can go and shoot and later drink kopi at your house ??/
u have frogs ??? can shoot ?

Ok, NOW I TELL YOU, U HOUSE GOT OWLS BOH ???

[hwchoy]

but he not at home!

[valice]

You can try asking him again in Feb/Mar when he's home...

[mervin]

AH YEAH...............

Nevermind, just give me his address.

[ranmasatome]

Mervin.. Owls?? have..

i know where there is a pair of burrowing owls...because i saved their little tike from dying.. also at the back of my house...but now don't know they still there a not.. can go see anyway if you want when i get back.
And yes.. can have kopi if you want.. i also want to go shoot snakes and some froggies in the wild if you're game..

[benny]

oh oh... bad idea!

Pair the two jungle bashers together!!

Mervin, very nice picture!!

Cheers,

[Goondoo]

AH YEAH...............

Nevermind, just give me his address.

Have you gone back to where we shoot fireworks few years back? I saw one when I was back there for the fireworks. (Don't ask me for names though, owls is owls to me )

[hwchoy]

those owls at the Hooters Restaurant, what species huh?

[mervin]

Mervin.. Owls?? have..

i know where there is a pair of burrowing owls...because i saved their little tike from dying.. also at the back of my house...but now don't know they still there a not.. can go see anyway if you want when i get back.
And yes.. can have kopi if you want.. i also want to go shoot snakes and some froggies in the wild if you're game..

so where are u located now ?? Nippon ?

[mervin]

oh oh... bad idea!

Pair the two jungle bashers together!!



Cheers,

want to join in ??? i'm sure can find some fishes for u to shoot !

[mervin]

those owls at the Hooters Restaurant, what species huh?

Its depends, In US is the "Big-Chest OWls" but here in Sin, its mostly the Small-Chested Owls".

Howverer u might just get to see a few of the US variant some in a while.