weekly Cobra's 52 surreptitious Shoe-horns for 2016 week 52 celebrate and done

[Nod]

Lovely pair of shots. Shame she won't yet pose for you - starve her for a bit and she'll do anything for you (or at least anything for a chunk of finger, face or whatever you put in range of her beak!)

Given her pose in the first one (and to a lesser extent the second) and her raison d'être, I know what I'd call her but that'll be your honour along with the privilege of working with her. Here's hoping the relationship's a bit longer than Donut's was.

******, Live long and prosper! (I rather like that as a toast. )


ETA, That grass isnb't long! Mrs Nod has been severely neglecting oiurs.

 

[Cobra]

Shame she won't yet pose for you

You mean like this?

starve her for a bit and she'll do anything for you

You don't know a great deal about training birds I take it?

Thanks for the kind words Nod

 

[Emja]

Fascinating stuff, Chris. I was mesmersised by H for Hawk this year - it must be so hard to start that relationship from scratch all over again. The pose in the first is great.

 

[Dark Knight]

...


Was I married to you once?

Hahaaaaaa ... is it done yet ??

 

[d00d]

Liking #1 ... I first thought it was a crash landing and she was not the least bit amused.

 

[Cobra]

Hahaaaaaa ... is it done yet ??

One word, 7 letters, hyphenated, begins with "F" and ends with "f"

Liking #1 ... I first thought it was a crash landing and she was not the least bit amused.

LOL No as per the text David, she was sulking, they will also sunbathe like that too, when the mood takes them


Thanks for dropping by

 

[Cobra]

Fascinating stuff, Chris. I was mesmersised by H for Hawk this year - it must be so hard to start that relationship from scratch all over again. The pose in the first is great.

Thanks Emma, its just a case of slowly does it, and knowing when to "stop" that part of the training, ( what ever stage its at) before they get stressed, that'll set them back for a bit.
Worse case scenario, it makes them hood shy / glove shy / scatter brained ( as in they "spook" at everything and anything) .

 

[chrispp]

Cracking shots, must admit I thought the hawk was hiding something in the first pic. Nice

 

[Cobra]

Cracking shots, must admit I thought the hawk was hiding something in the first pic. Nice

Actually, next doors cat, but I'm hoping they won't notice

Cheers Chris

 

[Minx]

Life - some great shots I too like the unusual stance of the first one

 

[Bruja]

Loving #1 Chris. She's got that ' who the f*** are you and what are you doing here, and just you wait, and do you think I would debase myself performing for the public, I'm a noble flier me' look

 

[Cobra]

Life - some great shots I too like the unusual stance of the first one

Thanks Minx

Loving #1 Chris. She's got that ' who the f*** are you and what are you doing here,

You read her mind Jill

 

[Cobra]

I'm way behind so I went for the cute factor this week, with one hidden in the archives,



And one not so cute, but still partially hidden.

 

[d00d]

That cat is the cutest thing.

 

[sirch]

You are definitely going to get away with that Lynx, it's very cute but the OOF tree trunk in the foreground is a bit distracting. The Hippo is nicely hidden and ticks the box for me

 

[Cobra]

That cat is the cutest thing.

Job done then
Thanks David.

You are definitely going to get away with that Lynx, it's very cute but the OOF tree trunk in the foreground is a bit distracting. The Hippo is nicely hidden and ticks the box for me

Cheers Chris
TBH I thought that the branch made it more "Hidden" but here's another crop

 

[viv1969]

Awwwwwww.
'Nuff said.

 

[Cobra]

Awwwwwww.
'Nuff said.

Thanks Ruth

 

[rpn]

How cute and not a shoehorn in sight this week.

 

[LC2]

Lynx FTW

 

[michael23]

Liking the lynx chris, prefer the cropped version.

 

[DowntonMini]

Very Cute Chris I do tend to agree with you having the the trunk at the front of the image does add to the hidden feel of the image but can also see why others may find it distracting.

 

[Bruja]

Aaaw, you big softy. I much prefer the crop too as all that oof stuff on the left makes my brain feel funny

 

[Cobra]

How cute and not a shoehorn in sight this week.

Not even half of one? Thanks Stan

Lynx FTW

Cheers Tim

Liking the lynx chris, prefer the cropped version.

Thanks Michael, seems my idea of being "artistic" didn't work then

Very Cute Chris I do tend to agree with you having the the trunk at the front of the image does add to the hidden feel of the image but can also see why others may find it distracting.

It was a good idea while it lasted TBH, Mark
Thanks for stopping by.

Aaaw, you big softy.

Shhhhh I have a rep to protect here
Thanks Jill, and sorry about your brain

 

[Carl Ayling]

That's beautiful Mr.C. Really alert facial expression - love those tufted ears.

 

[Cobra]

That's beautiful Mr.C. Really alert facial expression - love those tufted ears.

Thanks Carl

 

[Allan.H]

Definitely the Lynx either works for me I with you think the trunk in the first makes it a little more hidden

 

[Cobra]

Definitely the Lynx either works for me I with you think the trunk in the first makes it a little more hidden

Thanks Allan

 

[Dark Knight]

Hmmmmm I'm torn between the original and the edited crop, yes the edit gets rid of the foreground interference, but I think that adds to the theme... and, an archive image, excellent I knew I could rely on you to not post correctly every week

 

[Cobra]

Hmmmmm I'm torn between the original and the edited crop, yes the edit gets rid of the foreground interference, but I think that adds to the theme...

Cheers Dean

and, an archive image, excellent I knew I could rely on you to not post correctly every week

 

[susiejb]

Well, whats not to love about that one ....for some reason the crop looks a lot lighter I think leaving a sliver of the OOf tree would be perfect, enough to make it look more hidden but no so 'in your face' as the original.

 

[Cobra]

for some reason the crop looks a lot lighter

It is a tad lighter, I started again with the original file and gave it a contrast / brightness tweak while I was at it

I think leaving a sliver of the OOf tree would be perfect, enough to make it look more hidden but no so 'in your face' as the original.

Like this perhaps?




Thanks for dropping by and commenting Susie

 

[brrnd]

Am I the only one who prefers the hippo shot?

 

[Cobra]

Am I the only one who prefers the hippo shot?

LOL Like it Bernd
Thanks for dropping by

 

[chrispp]

Am I the only one who prefers the hippo shot?

I couldn't work out what it was, but must admit I quite like it

 

[Cobra]

I couldn't work out what it was, but must admit I quite like it

Thanks Chris, its actually a pygmy Hippo swimming.

 

[Cobra]

More shoe horns

Well OK the lone Wuluf isn't exactly a shoe horn...



But Maybe, leave my arse (a)lone is

 

[Allan.H]

What was that cartoon called, its the wuluf phrase came from obviously the younger members will have no idea
Problem with the other pic is that it seems to quite like the attention

 

[Cobra]

What was that cartoon called,

I thought that it was sheepdog Sam and Ralph wolf,
but it seems its a 1969 cartoon 'It's the Wolf', in which Lambsy, the lamb comes under constant attack from Mildew Wolf.

Problem with the other pic is that it seems to quite like the attention

No accounting for taste is there?

 

[viv1969]

What was that cartoon called, its the wuluf phrase came from obviously the younger members will have no idea
Problem with the other pic is that it seems to quite like the attention

Cattanooga Cats.
I'm that old.

Liking the lone wolaf, Chris.