Non Birding Bill is always keeping me abreast of the latest technology and just uploaded a screen shot and photo editing application called Skitch. It’s mostly so I can point out things in photos. I took that golden eagle photo from the previous post and added some notes:
The first time I posted the photo I didn’t even notice the house sparrow on the right. The sparrow was in eating leftover rat scraps. The house sparrows started building a nest in the golden eagle mew last week. No worries about raccoons in there.
Categories: The Raptor Center
Skitch rules! Besides pointing things out it’s great for making LOLcats and LOLbirds.
(and LOLmoose)
http://img.skitch.com/20080326-mnbpwscic7145bhqpkuamidkw1.jpg
~other Sharon
It’s soooo all about perception and scale! I showed my 14yr old this photo & she was blown away; she actually said ‘holy crap!’ The size difference between the house sparrows we have in our backyard to the Eagle is awesome! Good on ya for making it obvious.
Isn’t the sparrow in any danger from the eagle? As being the much smaller specimen, I would have thought it was a natural prey.
Ooh! Skitch! I’m off to down load THAT! I have been trying to make arrows etc… with Adobe photoshop but it isn’t easy.
couldn’t find the contact form, but thought you all would enjoy this post about encouraging birdlife to help control insect populations:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/birds-organic-agriculture.php
good for the birds, good for the people!