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Uploaded: 07/30/09 6:59 AM GMT
first flight
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her sibling had already sailed free of the nest and now it was her turn.... she spent a long time beating her wings up and down, strengthening them, in between resting periods... her parents had stopped feeding her and her hunger was pushing her to the edge of the nest and beyond...

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::Hottrockin
07/30/09 9:58 AM GMT
Stunning raptor!! Very regal!!
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Why do the pictures come out square when the lens is round??
.luckyshot
07/30/09 12:52 AM GMT
Mary - you captured the moment of first flight beautifully. Thad
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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. - James Dent
.icedancer
07/30/09 1:29 PM GMT
10/10 in VB just now Mary, truly AWESOME and love the look in his eyes, fabulous detail and colours, Bravo
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.Genver
07/30/09 2:11 PM GMT
Very lovely raptor photo,the clarity is very good,very nice blue sky as well.
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.billyoneshot
07/30/09 6:49 PM GMT
10/10 on this action shot.
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Billy
.Captured
07/30/09 6:57 PM GMT
Wonderful capture. Color is outstanding.
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::Inkeri
07/30/09 8:04 PM GMT
Magnificent capture of this Fantastic raptor.
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::0930_23
07/30/09 8:45 PM GMT
Aaaaahhhhhh, to be young and carefree. Good idea, but I don't think this old body could handle it. Great shot of the beginning of an adventure in the skies for this beauty. The eye is stunning.

TicK

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Insure what you touch during your lifetime, is not coated with the fingerprints of apathy....Tick
::SEFA
07/30/09 9:51 PM GMT
What a beautiful bird and your capture of her is stunning!
I love the colors and the look in her eye. Great focus and wonderful colors. Excellent! Saved&Faved!
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SEFA
.muki7
07/30/09 9:58 PM GMT
A great capture, Mary. Good detail and clarity in this excellent image. Very well done, Saved.

Ed
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Enjoy nature, Take nothing but photographs and leave nothing but footprints
.Joanie
07/31/09 2:34 AM GMT
Excellent capture and so beautiful Mary!
Joanie
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Love and live.
.marshin
08/01/09 2:19 AM GMT
a gr8 moment u captured,ready to hit the sky!!!
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.dusa1947
08/04/09 3:37 AM GMT
Sublime. Interesting to look closely at the items used by the birds for the nest.
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.Freedom96
08/04/09 6:25 PM GMT
Is that a mailbox post in her nest? LOL A very nice photo of her. Well done:)
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"I am never afraid of what I know" -Black Beauty
.za4em9
08/04/09 11:25 PM GMT
Yep, sometimes it takes a disgruntled parent for the kid to get the message... :) Magnificent wings... Although they seem smaller than I'd have expected, without any recognizable objects close to her for comparison.
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.jariahtiainen
08/26/09 9:46 AM GMT
I give 10 in the VB very rarely and this image truly deserves it!
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Life is a long lesson in humility. J.M. Barrie

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