By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Extra, Extra.
You’re fishing! Would you like some extra help?
This looks like a fair division of labor…
More photos are here and here.
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Wind Against Current by Vladimir Brezina and Johna Till Johnson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Authors
Vladimir Brezina (RIP)
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.Johna Till Johnson
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.Recent Comments
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Wind Against Current 
I love the first photograph! Two different kinds of fisherman.
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I wonder which one catches more fish?
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The last photo with his head in the cooler…fabulous!
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I have been wondering why the fisherman left it open. He must have known what was going to happen…
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=D
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:-)
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That last one’s hilarious, the lazy bird’s way of fishing. We have some of these guys around here but they’d never let anyone get that close.
janet
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Lazy is probably very efficient ;-)
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Love how birds and animals help themselves!
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We’ve had some experience with that on our camping trips in the last few months—herons, vultures, crows, raccoons…
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I guess it’s all fair game…
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain.
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Thanks!
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oh Wow!!!! It is the first time I see them so close to humans!!! And he even eat picnic food..Like a bear!!! Incredible post Vladimir!!!
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They are very tame in Florida (where all three photos were taken)…
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Wonderful… you (or the heron) really gave me a laugh!
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So glad! :-)
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Amazing.
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Thanks!
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I usually don’t see herons so close to people. Maybe they’re a little shier up here in new England. Great shots.
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Yes, they (and many other types of birds) are unusually tame in Florida. Maybe tame isn’t quite the word for it. They keep an eye out, and will not let a human get closer than a certain distance, but they’ve learned that that distance can safely be very close…
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Love these ones…the first one I adore!
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Thanks, Leya!!
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That last shot is great! Who needs to wait on the fish….there is food in the cooler!
Fun shots!
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I wonder if he opened the cooler himself. Raccoons do it all the time, so why not a great blue heron?
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Very cool!!!
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Thanks, Amy!!
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Loved the photos!
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Thank you!!
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You are welcome! :)
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Great shots – I particularly like the first one
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Thanks so much! :-)
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Hehehe! Love these photos!
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:-) Thanks!!
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Guess the bird has hired them for do the fishing so the birds do the rest – very well captured… :-)
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It certainly looks that way sometimes :-)
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Love the bird!!! :)
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Thanks, Nora!!
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Fisherfriends.
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Probably more of a love-hate relationship…
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LOL! Love it!
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Thanks, Maya!!
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No, no, no . . . I don’t believe your camera – you are teasing us aren’t you? They are decoy/pretend birds!! No, seriously I just love your bird photos, a real pleasure.
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You’ve caught on to my secret! ;-) But no—they moved now and again…
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Fantastic catch — in many ways!
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:-) Thanks!
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Excellent catch (photo!)
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Thank you!!
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The bird whacking the cooler box certainly has the last laugh ;)
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I hope what was in there was worth his while…
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That is cool!
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Glad you like it!!
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Lol! Our winged friends have their own minds! :) great photos for the challenge!
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Minds rather single-mindedly focused on food, most of the time :-)
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Amazing. Love it!
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Thanks!!
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What a super great funny photo, thanks for the smile.
All the best,
Hanna
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Thanks so much, Hanna!!
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hahaha … the last one is funny. It looks like all of the birds wanted to help including helping themselves to some cooler goodies. : )
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The fishermen don’t chase them away, and even feed them scraps now and again—so the birds are well trained…
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Great blue herons are such spectacular birds and great fishers. I’ve never been as close as you were as in my neck o’ the woods they are quite shy. We have a creek behind our house and when I walk our pooch in the early morning I often see one in the stalking breakfast. Your photos are really charming!
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In Florida, where these photos were taken, the birds live in pretty close proximity to people, and clearly they’ve learned how to use that to their best advantage :-)
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Great catch, Vlad!
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:-) Thanks, Tish!!
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Love these pictures Vlad…..especially the first one.
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Thanks, Pamela!!
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Excellent entry, also gave me a chuckle.
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So glad—thank you! :-)
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waiting for an extra fish.
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And now and again it is handed to them :-)
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Hungry herons! Great take!
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Thanks!!
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Wow, those herons are definitely not afraid of people.
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They know exactly how close they can come :-)
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Wonder if he found anything tasty in the bag or cooler ;)
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I hope so! He should be rewarded for his patience, and his initiative :-)
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Great photos Vladimir :)
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Thank you, Pennie!
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What wonderful, whimsical images and a fantastic contribution to the theme!
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So happy you like it, Rene—thanks!!
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First one pops but all of your photos are nice. Always.
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Thanks so much, Ruth!!
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It looks like w have not the only stealing birds… but ours play football too:) http://myenz.com/2014/06/14/extra-extra/
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Yes, I saw and admired yours! It looks like the Florida birds will have to up their game a bit…
Thanks, Erwin!
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:) you’re welcome Valdimir. We will see how the WM ends! :)
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That last shot is special!
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Thank you!!
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LOL Vladimir – amazing how the shorebirds in popular areas become so used to the people isn’t it?!
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They have to—or move elsewhere, which they don’t want to do. Birds like Florida just as much as people do… :-)
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great post, worth praising !
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Thanks—and thank for following our blog! :-)
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What fun! Love your kayaking and New York pictures too. You see our city in such a unique way!
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Thanks so much, Linda!! :-)
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I love that last one! Priceless!
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Thanks!! :-)
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