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#418090 - 06/29/08 07:59 PM I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect.
Al Offline
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Well, so much for those owl bird deterrent things...



This is actually a common occurrence at this boat. I think the ducks like hangin' with the dude.

I just happened to have my camera on the dinghy when I took this photo.

Man, I can think of a lot of captions.

(those are male ducks)

"Hey baby, wanna take a moonlight swim?"

"Hey man, what'cha looking at?"

"You know Dave, that Owl hasn't moved from that spot in 3 years."

Sorry about the quality of the photo - I created a small file size photo, and I took too much detail out, I guess.
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#418100 - 06/29/08 08:24 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect. [Re: Al]
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Al, that's kinda funny.
I like the caption choices.

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#418109 - 06/29/08 08:47 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect. [Re: Ladybugskater]
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Those owls make for a nice boat ornament, but that's about it.

Well, at least until the seagulls peck their plastic eyes out.

Then they just look sad...

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#418114 - 06/29/08 09:22 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect. [Re: ABoater]
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We use rubber snakes to keep the ever-pesky robins from nesting under our deck roof at camp. It worked fine for years until this spring when a robin built a nest directly on one of the snakes! Go figure!
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#418118 - 06/29/08 09:44 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect. [Re: cny boater]
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A new game for kids in school:

Duck, Duck, Owl!

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#418143 - 06/30/08 04:47 AM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect. [Re: trooplewis]
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If we stand on the port side, we might be able to balance out this list to starboard.

Now if we could just get that clueless Owl to help.
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#418209 - 06/30/08 10:21 AM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respect. [Re: Al]
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Originally Posted By: Al
"Hey man, what'cha looking at?"


lol

"Hey George, after we take our dumps here, do we need to tip that owl?"



Edited by Hockey Family (06/30/08 11:40 AM)
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#418214 - 06/30/08 10:39 AM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: Admin]
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Originally Posted By: Admin
If we stand on the port side, we might be able to balance out this list to starboard.

Now if we could just get that clueless Owl to help.



That's the best one! LOL

Al, If you know the owner of that boat you should show him the picture.
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#418220 - 06/30/08 10:46 AM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: PhatboyC]
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#418222 - 06/30/08 10:48 AM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: PhatboyC]
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that is just pathetic funny
not only does that guy now still have bird poop on his boat but he has that cheap plastic junk owl there too,

there are 'moving owls' that are better, they sit on the end of of wood pole and their kite-like wings flap in the wind,
at least if the real birds still find them amusing and harmless, at least the owl looks cool on your boat grin

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#418308 - 06/30/08 05:51 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: FatDog]
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The boat is only a couple down from ours, so I should print the photo out for him.
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#418388 - 06/30/08 11:01 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: Al]
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"Dude, I think that owl is giving me the stink eye!"
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#418395 - 06/30/08 11:17 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: FatDog]
Al Offline
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I wish I could have taken a photo the first time I saw this photogenic phenomenon a year or two ago...

At that time, there was one duck, standing right next to the owl and standing fully upright. It was almost as if the duck was peering over the side of the platform, trying to see what the owl was looking at.
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#418579 - 07/01/08 01:22 PM Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe [Re: Al]
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Maybe the boat owner is trying to attract the ducks. If so, he's brilliant!
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