{"id":381,"date":"2010-08-21T11:27:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-21T17:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=381"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:14:17","slug":"a-little-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/08\/21\/a-little-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember a day when my friend Rich Ditch posted an Avocet “butt shot” image on a critique gallery that we are both members of.\u00a0 I\u00a0had seen\u00a0the thumbnail but wasn’t prepared for the laughter that would erupt from me when I viewed the larger image, I almost had coffee all over my keyboard!<\/p>\n

It was so funny that it has inspired me to look for and take images of birds that make me laugh. After all, who doesn’t need a bit of humor once in awhile?<\/p>\n

\"MarbledMarbled Godwit scratching – Got an itch? –\u00a0 D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/1000, ISO 200, 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Some funny images\u00a0seem to beg for funny captions. If you can think of any for the photo above or below, let me know!<\/p>\n

\"FunnyBlack-bellied Plover preening “dance” –\u00a0 D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 160, 80-400mm VR at 340mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Looks to me like the Black-bellied Plover has taken lessons on how to do the “Funky Chicken”.<\/p>\n

I’ll post more of these funny images here as I come across them in my files. It doesn’t hurt to share a little humor.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. It is even better with laughter.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

PS:\u00a0 No birds were harmed while creating these photos.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my bird photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who doesn’t need a bit of humor once in awhile? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,87,89,88],"tags":[4021,37,4153,731,4157,730,90,4163,519,343,3980,4162,3975,274,102],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-black-bellied-plovers","category-humor","category-marbled-godwits","tag-bird-photography","tag-florida-2","tag-fort-de-soto-county-park","tag-funky-chicken","tag-funny","tag-goofy","tag-humor-2","tag-limosa-fedoa","tag-nature","tag-photography","tag-pinellas-county","tag-pluvialis-squatarola","tag-shorebird","tag-shorebirds-2","tag-wildlife"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/black-bellied-plover-florida-fort-desoto-dancing-mia-mcpherson-1190.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-69","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4398,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/02\/13\/funny-birds\/","url_meta":{"origin":381,"position":0},"title":"Funny Birds","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm always looking for great action or interesting poses when I am out photographing birds and usually I am not disappointed and once in awhile I get some very funny images. 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