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Old 07-08-2017, 07:10 PM
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With the close ups you folks are doing these days you could make a good living in porn!!!
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Old 07-08-2017, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by skunkworks
Love the squirrel Photos! You just can't get low enough for a S2000 pass-over, especially if it has been lowered. Now this...

Because of the neighbor’s continual complaints I no longer feed my squirrels. I tried to eliminate their feeding out of my bird feeder by attaching a stove pipe to the wooden post, but the little rascals and raccoons still made it into the feeder. Now they don’t…

I’ve modified the stovepipe design by electrifying it. There are now two stovepipes separated by 1/2 inch, the bottom half has one side of a 120v AC current and he upper half the other. As they are climbing they receive a shocking experience. There has not been any squirrel activities around the bird feeder since the mods. It works for raccoons, too.

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Nice job, Gary .
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Old 07-09-2017, 07:05 AM
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Old 07-09-2017, 07:49 AM
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Squirrels are responsible for over 30,000 house fires each year. Squirrels have even shut down the NY Stock exchange twice from chewing through wires.
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Old 07-10-2017, 04:40 AM
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^ They chewed through my Comcast service. Some might think that was a good thing.
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Originally Posted by dlq04
^ They chewed through my Comcast service. Some might think that was a good thing.
You might need to put out some peanuts to give them what they really want!

Love the hummingbird photos. I've had activity at feeders, but not caught any photos of late.
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Here's an article hummingbird lovers here will enjoy. The video is stunning.

Incredible footage reveals the secret life of hummingbirds | Daily Mail Online

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Old 07-11-2017, 07:13 AM
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Whoa! Crazy stuff. Thanks, for the link!

Got a new (used) toy, Saturday. Sony A7II with a 35mm Zeiss lens. Not bad price ($1300, for both with shipping and insurance). Lens is tiny. Great for walking around, bugging ppl by taking candid pictures (maybe).

Lens hood on the Zeiss is something I've never seen before.

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Photo, at work. Pretty nice color rendition and clarity... for fluorescent lighting...

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Old 07-11-2017, 04:13 PM
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So how many cameras do you have now?

Sometimes it gets boring being a passenger. Who needs an iphone to take a selfie?
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Three Sony cameras. NEX-7, A6500, and the A7II. Now, it's going to be switching to full-frame from crop sensor. Never ending battle, for truth, justice, and the American Way!
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