The Ghost & Mr. Willet
For those of you who are big fans of the American comedian & actor, Don Knotts, there is no need to explain the title of this image. For the rest of you, here is the basic information you need. Don was a very successful entertainer from the 1950's through to the 80's, appearing in many sitcoms and movies. One of those movies, which I have seen, was The Ghost & Mr. Chicken. Premise: "A wannabe reporter decides to get the scoop on local ghosts by spending a night at a haunted house where there's been an unsolved murder."
What does the movie or Don Knotts have to do with this image? Nothing, really, except when I was going through my images from this photo shoot, I thought the willet in the background looked really ghostly and the memory of that movie title came to me in a flash. Chicken became Willet. Simple as that.
The photo shows a willet pair exhibiting their protective side. They came out on the road as I drove down it (slowly, as I was lookin for photo ops). Like godwits and some other wading birds, they seem to protest a lot even when their nest/youngsters are safely hidden in vegetation 30 or 40 meters away.
The Ghost & Mr. Willet
For those of you who are big fans of the American comedian & actor, Don Knotts, there is no need to explain the title of this image. For the rest of you, here is the basic information you need. Don was a very successful entertainer from the 1950's through to the 80's, appearing in many sitcoms and movies. One of those movies, which I have seen, was The Ghost & Mr. Chicken. Premise: "A wannabe reporter decides to get the scoop on local ghosts by spending a night at a haunted house where there's been an unsolved murder."
What does the movie or Don Knotts have to do with this image? Nothing, really, except when I was going through my images from this photo shoot, I thought the willet in the background looked really ghostly and the memory of that movie title came to me in a flash. Chicken became Willet. Simple as that.
The photo shows a willet pair exhibiting their protective side. They came out on the road as I drove down it (slowly, as I was lookin for photo ops). Like godwits and some other wading birds, they seem to protest a lot even when their nest/youngsters are safely hidden in vegetation 30 or 40 meters away.