The "OFFICIAL" Random Picture thread...... (4 Viewers)

[theprunetang]

Sunset from my backyard. Too bad Maris couldn't have visited me a little bit later.

 

[theprunetang]

Caught a baby Opossum in our yard.

 

[theprunetang]

Ran into a giant Cotton Mouth during a bird survey on an oyster bar.

 

[theprunetang]

Doing a shorebird survey at St. Joseph State Park. I followed tracks into the dunes and found a Snowy Plover nest. I was keeping shade on it here while the adults were off of the nest.

 

[theprunetang]

This is St. George State Park. I spend my days now walking up and down the beach monitoring shorebirds and collecting data to help their survival.

 

[theprunetang]

Once a week I get to conduct surveys of an island right outside of town. They give me a jet ski and all day to do my thing. I never thought I would get paid to jet ski and look at birds.

 

[theprunetang]

I was helping out the herpetologists and thought I would see what I could find in the swamp at St. Andrews.

 

[theprunetang]

After monitoring an adult pair of Snowy Plovers for months, we found their nest, waited for the chicks to hatch, found them on their hatch day and then later applied color bands to their legs for future identification. This is why we do it.

 

[theprunetang]

We use scopes to help zoom in and identify shorebirds during our surveys and I have been playing around with taking photos manually through the scope's lens. This is just an example of that. I'm working on a series of these. This is a Great Blue Heron feeding in an ephemeral pond between the gulf shore and a lagoon at St. Joseph.

 

[theprunetang]

I walked to the bay shore behind my house yesterday and saw these people fishing for bull sharks while their families were swimming right in front of them. Florida.

 

[andalusian]

Got me a set of Macro Extension Tubes

 

[andalusian]

Waiting for the Fireworks

 

[andalusian]

Busy Bee

 

[THE HCP]

Sunset from my backyard. Too bad Maris couldn't have visited me a little bit later.

Great Shot!

 

[THE HCP]

All those are fantastic PruneMan!

 

[THE HCP]

Beach trip with the fam up to Cape Disappointment

 

[THE HCP]

Couldn't believe they let you drive your whip on the beach up there.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[THE HCP]

Using the GoPro with Charles Barkley here.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[THE HCP]

 

[THE HCP]

 

[PDXFonz]

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That shit is real. All it's missing is a milk basket and I'd think it was the home of the next NBA GOAT.

 

[PDXFonz]

Doing a shorebird survey at St. Joseph State Park. I followed tracks into the dunes and found a Snowy Plover nest. I was keeping shade on it here while the adults were off of the nest.

Damn dude that's legit. I'd like to see you pull this off working behind a bar. Have you been enjoying the job? Looks like it's been exciting!

 

[theprunetang]

All those are fantastic PruneMan!

Thanks man. That last sunset shot was taken a block and a half from my front yard.

 

[theprunetang]

Damn dude that's legit. I'd like to see you pull this off working behind a bar. Have you been enjoying the job? Looks like it's been exciting!

It's been great. I am all going to move back to Portland, but that's because my contract for this job runs out on August 31st (my birthday). You notice I placed that bird's nest where the heart should be.

 

[THE HCP]

Sharing my post fight snack with Boxing world legend Michael Buffer in Vegas last weekend......

 

[THE HCP]

Stopover at JFK on the way to Canada Wednesday night.......

 

[THE HCP]

Wondering around Old Quebec City last night......

 

[THE HCP]

Cafe I had dinner at......