Nature rat with wings

**just_life_photograph** · 05-01-2021, 09:07 AM - **2 Likes**

just a pigeon but still......

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**PJ1** · 05-01-2021, 02:26 PM

Nice and sharp.

**carlb** · 05-01-2021, 03:27 PM

Pigeons are far from my favourite birds but they do seem to get a bad rap.

**Peter Rockstroh** · 05-01-2021, 06:01 PM

Rat with wings. Very accurate. A feathered cockroach. Nice and crisp shot

---------- Post added 05-01-21 at 06:36 PM ----------

Rat with wings. Very accurate. A feathered cockroach. Nice and crisp shot

vijaykishan · 05-02-2021, 02:43 AM

Originally posted by PJ1

Nice and sharp.

indeed sharp . I can see this as a potential B/W conversion pic. One could try and tease out the best tonality and contrast out of the flying-rat.

**henrikpedersen33** · 05-07-2021, 06:48 AM

Originally posted by just_life_photograph

just a pigeon but still......

In Denmark we call them "Flying rats" ... but that's the same ;-)

**saley** · 05-14-2021, 06:33 PM

We tend to regard starlings as the feathered rats, and there's few worse jobs than clearing out starling nests from a roof space. This pigeon is good to look at, sharp, frozen in flight - great shot

**luftfluss** · 05-14-2021, 06:54 PM

Cher Ami disagrees.

**i_trax** · 05-14-2021, 07:32 PM

yes , I was expecting a bat , but
yes pigeons did some very important assignments not that far back.
Nice photo , very seriously looking bird.

pkboy · 05-14-2021, 08:04 PM

Good work catching its eye. I've made a comment on another pigeon photo that people should take more photos of them!

Dennis Forster · 05-15-2021, 01:55 AM

Nice photo - sharp, clean and that eye is alive. Personally, I prefer pigeons to rats, and am very happy that rats don't fly.

**robgski** · 05-15-2021, 03:33 AM

Well captured, great detail and color.

**Pknot** · 05-15-2021, 08:41 PM

Good capture! I like pigeons; one at a time.

**John in OZ** · 05-16-2021, 02:58 PM

Good captured image. I notice that birds often look at you when flying over. Must see if I can a picture of this scenario.

chessov · 06-15-2021, 04:37 PM

Nice sharp capture. Given the position of the wings, I would be tempted to flip the picture upside down, just to mess up people's head trying to figure out the weird upside down pigeon head :-)

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05-01-2021, 02:26 PM	#2
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Nice and sharp.

05-01-2021, 03:27 PM	#3
carlb Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,162	Pigeons are far from my favourite birds but they do seem to get a bad rap.

05-01-2021, 06:01 PM	#4
Peter Rockstroh Admiral Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Bogota Posts: 445	Rat with wings. Very accurate. A feathered cockroach. Nice and crisp shot ---------- Post added 05-01-21 at 06:36 PM ---------- Rat with wings. Very accurate. A feathered cockroach. Nice and crisp shot

05-02-2021, 02:43 AM	#5
vijaykishan Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2021 Photos: Gallery Posts: 999	Originally posted by PJ1 Nice and sharp. indeed sharp . I can see this as a potential B/W conversion pic. One could try and tease out the best tonality and contrast out of the flying-rat.

05-07-2021, 06:48 AM	#6
henrikpedersen33 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,624	Originally posted by just_life_photograph just a pigeon but still...... In Denmark we call them "Flying rats" ... but that's the same ;-)

05-14-2021, 06:33 PM	#7
saley Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 566	We tend to regard starlings as the feathered rats, and there's few worse jobs than clearing out starling nests from a roof space. This pigeon is good to look at, sharp, frozen in flight - great shot

05-14-2021, 06:54 PM	#8
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,619	Cher Ami disagrees.

05-14-2021, 07:32 PM	#9
i_trax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,621	yes , I was expecting a bat , but yes pigeons did some very important assignments not that far back. Nice photo , very seriously looking bird.

05-14-2021, 08:04 PM	#10
pkboy Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Lantau Island Posts: 890	Good work catching its eye. I've made a comment on another pigeon photo that people should take more photos of them!

05-15-2021, 01:55 AM	#11
Dennis Forster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cape Town Posts: 244	Nice photo - sharp, clean and that eye is alive. Personally, I prefer pigeons to rats, and am very happy that rats don't fly.

05-15-2021, 03:33 AM	#12
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,799	Well captured, great detail and color.

05-15-2021, 08:41 PM	#13
Pknot Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Portland, OR Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 424	Good capture! I like pigeons; one at a time.

05-16-2021, 02:58 PM	#14
John in OZ Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Ringwood, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 347	Good captured image. I notice that birds often look at you when flying over. Must see if I can a picture of this scenario.

06-15-2021, 04:37 PM	#15
chessov Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 107	Nice sharp capture. Given the position of the wings, I would be tempted to flip the picture upside down, just to mess up people's head trying to figure out the weird upside down pigeon head :-)