Saturday Snapshot
September 15, 2012
I was going through old pictures the other day and came across this photo I took at South Beach Marina in Hilton Head several years ago. I really like the contrast of the bird and the building behind it. I don’t know much about birds, but think this one’s a crow.
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IT REMINDS ME OF THE STAND!!!!
I was going to say the same thing!!!
Interesting shot. It’s always a bit weird when big birds come to visit.
That could be quite menacing – just as well there’s only one bird there!
Birds, including crows, hawks, etc., all have a certain creep factor (to me) after some movies….lol
But yours is a wonderful shot!
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Looks very creepy just sitting there. Love the way he stands out against that color backdrop.
It is indeed! And look at him watching you with that bright intelligent eye! I LOVE Corvids (the family of bird) – bright intelligent and highly developed socially within their flocks. I’ve always wished to find a small fledgling to raise as a companion. They are really remarkable!
That is a really cool composition!
I’m not a big fan of birds, especially crows, so it’s a little creepy to me. Perfect for the fall though!
Reminds me of Nevermore, Nevermore Poe’s poem. He looks majestic and inteliigent.
Not a big fan of any type of animals. lol, but birds flying low always freak me out!
I do like the picture!
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Its a cool pic. It looks like it could be a book cover and the space to the right could be the title… now what is the title… hmmmmm…..
I like Sheila (Book Journey)’s idea. Maybe you should submit it. I’m not creeped out by birds in general, but a murder of crows would make one think a little. And The Stand, just made that a little more creepy.
That crow does look ominous sitting there. Nicely art designed shot- you couldn’t have planned it better!
Looks like he’s up to no good.
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Very cool! He almost doesn’t look real. Like he’s on a blue screen or something. Cool shot.
Yep, that totally creeps me out. NOT a fan of those black birds or crows or ravens or whatever they are.
Interesting shot … I like the colors, black against red. Thanks for sharing this one.
Well, there seems to be something buried deep in our psyche that doesn’t like crows! I think he (of she) is gorgeous… and just look at the detail on the claws… Thanks for caling at by blog.
No wonder birds appear so often in children’s books, as characters. This one looks like he has simply misplaced his suit-jacket somewhere.
Yup, it looks like a crow to me too!
Intelligent, inquisitive and entertaining. Crows are wonderful beautiful birds.
I love birds, especially hawks, ravens, owls and crows. That’s a great shot of a crow. They are incredibly smart and oftentimes funny.
It’s gorgeous!
Was he quoting “Nevermore”?
Great picture!
Lovely photo! It brings to mind a word from WWW, “corvine”.
It looks like you’re so close to him. The contrast is nice. Here’s Mine
Great shot! I’ve always been a bit creeped out by black birds.
Great photo! It’s so simple but the colors and angles are so nice. It’s very striking!
We have so many crows around here and they can get quite noisy. I just heard a bunch of them in the trees on our hill. Kind of creepy sometimes!
That is a crow! Not my favorite bird though they receive a lot of respect and worship in India. It’s funny how if you start feeding one, it will always come to you at that exact spot, same time, every day!
That’s a big bird. Crows seem much bigger, and creepier, to me where we live now than when I was a kid. I guess because I grew up in the country — they didn’t have as much to eat as they do here in the city.
Great shot!
Wonder what he is looking at! Great photo.
Would make a great painting!
Definitely neat color contrasts there!
I love that shot and the red behind the bird makes it really pop!
Definitely a crow. They are probably the most intelligent bird species and can even teach themselves to use tools.
I like crows and most birds. There does seem to be something about them that creeps some people out though!
I have never been a fan of crows but this picture makes me see the beauty in them! I agree with the others who said it would make an excellent book cover!
This is a really really neat shot!! The three colors and the shapes are just striking. It could totally be a book cover for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe or something of that ilk.
I love crows. They are so smart. We have a Florida crow that comes to the backyard where I scatter seed, and he will sometimes put peanuts in the birdbath to let the skins soak so they are easier to eat. This is a great shot of a really cool bird!
Beautiful photo, Kathy. The contrast is perfect. We have crows all over our yard
There are brutes to other birds.
This image would make a great book cover.
I just finished watching the remake of that movie where the birds attack a town. They looked exactly like these and yes I think they are crows. We have quite a few here and they freak me out!