{"id":996,"date":"2012-08-26T09:16:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2012-08-26T09:16:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T09:16:54","slug":"my-obsession-with-getting-the-perching-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=996","title":{"rendered":"My obsession with getting the perching photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t help it, I know I have a bit of an obsession with getting a photo of all four girls on the big perch. This is especially difficult because as soon as I so much as touch the latch on the gate, Bluebell will jump down and run to me. I think that because I protect her from Dotty’s bullying, she is extra quick to want to be by my side all the time.<\/p>\n

I saw all four on the perch and grabbed the camera and crept in as quietly as I could but as soon as I was through the gate, Bluebell was running towards me.<\/p>\n

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Too late to catch Bluebell, but Dotty is snoozing next to Pepper and Treacle<\/p><\/div>\n

I was willing Bluebell to jump back up but she wasn’t leaving my side so I decided to go away and come back later. When I returned they were all settled on the perch again. I managed to silently open the gate and knew that I would have to quickly snap away as I walked towards them and try to catch any shots that I could.<\/p>\n

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I have to be quick to catch them all on the perch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bluebell hears me coming and stands up<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bluebell turns towards me and gets ready to jump down<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pepper,Treacle and Dotty remain on the perch<\/p><\/div>\n

Oh well, that was the best I could do!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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