Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[Gravity Aided]

[QUOTE 3060775, member: 1314"]Is there one in Washington as well? Cool! This is just off Fleet Street.[/QUOTE]
I just figured, because of the murder, prostitutes, and corruption.

 

[potsy]

Following on from McGinty and Potsy.....here's Semer Water this morning.

Spot the bike and spot the birdy

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By the way, Crockers gets my vote.....if only for the sleaze

I thought I saw the birdy but it turned out to be a bit of dirt on my screen, is the bike underwater?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Local University Mascot on Banner, a "Redbird" or Cardinal. And my Bicycle.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

From today's ride:

I know being by The Mere I could have got geese or ducks in but that's exactly what you would have been expecting.

 

[summerdays]

Spotted on the ride today, I don't think it's that clear

 

[summerdays]

So a close up

 

[rich p]

View attachment 44254 Spotted on the ride today, I don't think it's that clear

If I'm notmistaken, that's an unspotted mallard

 

[RWright]

I took my phone with me on my ride today just in case I saw a bird. About 4 miles into my ride I spotted a Turkey Vulture, most people around here call them Turkey Buzzards. It landed very close to the road and I rode past it and it didn't take off. I found out it can be tough to get a wild bird in the same shot with a bicycle on the spur of the moment. I got home and looked and the best shot I had was another spot the bird photo. I did walk up to it to get a closer shot to prove to y'all that it was actually a bird, but the sun was behind me and my phone screen had a glare, and instead of flying off the direction I thought it would, it came right back toward me, so all my other shots were just a blur of trees and sky. Shots like one might use to demonstrate what they see when they have a bout of vertigo or right before they faint or something.

behind the mail box, close to the bottom of the fence

here is the shot when I walked up to make it fly, at the end of the fence, wings down flying
I know...I need a little more practice.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Ugly birds, absolutely beautiful flyers

 

[potsy]

I took my phone with me on my ride today just in case I saw a bird. About 4 miles into my ride I spotted a Turkey Vulture, most people around here call them Turkey Buzzards. It landed very close to the road and I rode past it and it didn't take off. I found out it can be tough to get a wild bird in the same shot with a bicycle on the spur of the moment. I got home and looked and the best shot I had was another spot the bird photo. I did walk up to it to get a closer shot to prove to y'all that it was actually a bird, but the sun was behind me and my phone screen had a glare, and instead of flying off the direction I thought it would, it came right back toward me, so all my other shots were just a blur of trees and sky. Shots like one might use to demonstrate what they see when they have a bout of vertigo or right before they faint or something.

behind the mail box, close to the bottom of the fence

here is the shot when I walked up to make it fly, at the end of the fence, wings down flying
I know...I need a little more practice.

3BM has competition for that wooden spoon

 

[Crackle]

[QUOTE 3069382, member: 9609"]yes; when he realised it was a birds nest full of young why start balancing it on your bike for some photo opportunity. Why not put the thing straight back in the box. And in any case I don't buy this 'I had lifted the nest out of the box before I realised there was young in it' To me it is nothing but a demonstration of pure and utter ignorance towards wild birds.[/QUOTE]
So that's a reason to display bigotry and swear on an essentially light hearted thread. Take it to pm and wind your neck in.

 

[Spinney]

Mod message: I've removed a few messages. I think RWright will get the point from what is left.
Please can we go back to the photo challenge?

(And from me as a 'normal' poster - the nest on the handlebars will not be winning!)

 

[RWright]

Ok, sorry. It's gone.....just for the record, me finding that nest is probably going to be the best shot at those birds survival.

 

[Spinney]

Ok, sorry. It's gone.....just for the record, me finding that nest is probably going to be the best shot at those birds survival.

Yes, if you can now keep your moggie away! I think the protests were about photographing it rather than putting it straight back once you saw it had babies in it.
Let us know if you do manage to keep the cat away!

 

[rich p]

This is like armed robbery in Balamory