Second “W” stories voting reminder . . . and a few more birds

The “W” stories voting block has entered the doldrums . . . still, we got us a decent number of votes and — with nine days remaining — I’m expecting a few more votes before the round closes.

One thing I would ask of readers . . . if you like a particular story, in addition to voting for it — and if you feel like it — get friends and family to read it (and also ask them to read the others in case they don’t agree with you).

On the other hand, I get how annoying it could be, so if you don’t want to bother your friends, then don’t worry about it . . . BUT . . . if you have an enemy you wish to annoy, then sent them the voting link. If they’re not too bright, you can word it like a chain letter; you know the kind . . . “bad luck will befall your ass if you don’t read and vote and get at least ten others to also read and vote!”

No matter how you come to them, if you’re a reader of our stories and someone who votes, the writers wish to express their gratitude and appreciation. Links to the stories and the poll for voting for “Alphabet Challenge W-Stories” are HERE(link) Votes will be accepted until Noon (Central Time) on Monday, January 25th, 2021.

So, more bird photos . . .

These are presented in chronological order and all from the end of 2018 . . . so, two from the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and two from Long Beach.

Also, these are all shot with the P900, so while they look OK at a decent size, they might not be as amazing for pixel-peeping.

Really, I keep thinking the P900 (or, better yet, the P950 because of the RAW capability) is more than sufficient for blog photos . . . and then I look at a photo from the D7500 and I’m all “wow; that looks nice, sharp, clean…” and then I remember most people ain’t looking at photos the same way I do (well, a few do, but the majority don’t).

Anyway, birds . . . I like photographing them. I like imagining what’s going on in those little bird brains. Probably something about eating, procreating, and pooping on clean cars . . .

Actually, I just read an article on the benefits of bird poop (LINK). So, if you want to preserve the beauty of your home and car, put some birdseed on their roof.

. . . I wonder if this guy is preserving the beauty of the beach . . .

This LINK will take you to the SmugMug gallery that has the full-size versions of the above and also photos from recent reminders.

Oh, yeah . . . here are a few variations of the above . . .

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AnnMarie on 17January2021 at 11:29 AM

Gloriously colorful parrot. Love that yellow!

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  disperser on 17January2021 at 12:22 PM
  
  Thanks. That’s from a place in Kona where tourists could have their photo taken with three parrots . . . I snapped that one from about 200 feet away.
  
  Apparently, Aliʻi Drive is now pretty much deserted with many of the shops border up. A shame that.
  
  You can see there are not many people around whereas there should be lots of people walking along the seawall . . .
  
  https://www.fishhopperkona.com/webcam/
  
  https://www.konaweb.com/cam/index.html
  
  http://www.islandlavajava.com/webcam.php
  
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doesitevenmatter3 on 18January2021 at 1:56 AM

Beautiful birds…each of them!
(((HUGS)))

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  disperser on 18January2021 at 7:59 AM
  
  Thank you, Carolyn.
  
  Welcome to what we hope is a quiet and peaceful week.
  
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philosophermouseofthehedge on 18January2021 at 9:49 AM

Got some real laughs over the chain letter read this or else idea. (Gads I can’t even get realties to read my blog…has to be jealousy, right? HAHA)
The flying birds “hold it” cartoon also was funny. (But bird poop on cars? Maybe it’s just here and the poo is more toxic, but that stuff can and does eat through paint on cars…must be the bad local diet HAHA)
Your pictures are so clear and show such detail. (Sigh. I blame mine on the old cell phone camera)
Will fly back to read the stories.
Always entertaining posts here.

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  disperser on 19January2021 at 8:59 AM
  
  I make it a point of cleaning bird droppings and insects smears as soon as I can. Both can eventually mark up the paint. And tree sap, Luckily, we’ve not had acid rain here, but in Hawaii, because of the Vog and fine ash, you really wanted to wash your car often. Even so, some of the plastic parts on the car (roof-rack, trim) got discolored over the 30 months we were there. Not badly, but it’s never going to be shiny again.
  
  Thanks for the compliment. It really is a lot of practice combined with a relatively decent camera (those are from the Nikon P900 ~$600 and less used). But, my first photos from the camera were less than stellar. Like everything else, including phone cameras, it pays to invest practice time and try different techniques.
  
  Still, phone cameras are rarely going to do well in bird photography unless the bird is close and still or far but big . . . and still. There’s just too much that can go wrong with shooting phone photos even in the best of the current offerings. They are really only good for portraits and landscape photography. Oh, and for questionable selfies with pouting lips and uncomfortable backgrounds.
  
  Thanks again.
  
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