Kestrel with broken wing original
Uploaded: August 09, 2006
Critterman show, Jackson MI
Mary N C. Taitt August 09, 2006
before/original #500338Dorann Weber August 09, 2006
Beautiful Mary image.. and so nice of you to take care of of him~! #3145789Janine Russell August 09, 2006
Mary, very nice flight capture. #3145790Carla Metzler August 10, 2006
Beautiful capture, Mary! #3146697Kate Jackson August 10, 2006
Until I saw the picture I was thinking you actually looked after him at home until his wing mended. Poor little love. He does look sorry for himself and is definitely grounded.Bill Wyatt August 10, 2006
Beautiful effects, Mary! Exellent work in PS! #3146956Jeff Robinson August 10, 2006
Wonderful work Mary! You have given this beautiful Krestel a new life through your photography! Jeff #3146992Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2006
Thanks so much Dorann, Janine, Carla, Kate, Bill and Jeff for your kind comments.I did used to work as a rehabilitator, so this picture has special meaning to me.
Thanks you all. Mary :-D #3147814
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 10, 2006
Mary, I have tears in my eyes. Literally. The beauty of your image is outstanding. It's so perfect with this beautiful bird and that awesome sky as background. And the fact that you helped this gorgeous being back into the sky really touched my heart. Well done. P.S. I love that song. #3148522Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2006
Thanks so much, Kirsten!!!! :-D #3148782Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2006
I am feeling sad now. I did not mean to mislead anyone. I USED to work as a rehabilitator, but this poor bird was not in my possession and may not have been able to have been helped. I put him in the sky with PHOTOSHOP (only), so sorry! I wish I could have REALLY done so. Mary :-(Sorry to anyone I unintentionally misled. #3148790
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 10, 2006
Beautiful work Mary!,Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 10, 2006
And I can see that I much too easily misinterpreted the situation. It's still an awesomely beautiful image and a most wonderful dedication. #3148877Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2006
Thank you so much Amaila and Kirsten!!!!I do have to say that there are birds I did rehbilitate and release successfully. Including a lovey barred owl. Somewhre I have photos and maybe I can share those and that story with you at some point. Also rabbits and squirrels and 'possoms and other birds and lots of other creatures I successfully helped and returned to the wild. Mary :-D #3148917
John Connolly August 10, 2006
This is wonderful image, Mary. I am always saddened when I see an injured animal of any kind. #3148935Mary N C. Taitt August 10, 2006
Me, too, John!!!! Thank you!!! :-D #3148945Laura Clay-Ballard August 11, 2006
You're a good woman! FAB image! #3151095Alice Lero August 11, 2006
You must be kidding right....Imperfection....NO WAY...Mary....this picture is wonderful....What a fantastic shot..I absolutely love it! :) #3152221Mary N C. Taitt August 11, 2006
Thanks so much Larua and ALice for you kind comments! Mary :-D #3153132Carol Sawyer August 15, 2006
Beautiful flight capture, Mary!!!! #3164888Sylvia Rossler August 15, 2006
You did a great job on this picture Mary! Seeing the second picture I already thought that this one might not fly again...poor little thing! I used to work with a faulkner on my free time and these are so proud animals ! #3167855Shelly A. Van Camp August 15, 2006
Beautiful image...Is the bird ok? #3168909Mary N C. Taitt August 15, 2006
Thanks so much Jen, Carol, Sylvia and Shelly.It depends on what you mean by OK. It is a teaching bird because it will never be able to fly again, at least that's my understanding. It is being well fed and cared for.
Mary #3169433
paul parent August 31, 2006
Super work, so Wonderful #3252306David B. Coblitz September 10, 2006
Looks like he's about to hit you! Did you have the camera in one hand & a glove on the other? Dave #3291102Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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