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"I shoot planes a lot around the airport and sometime capture the unusual," wrote Norbert Raith of Jonesboro. "Flocks of birds are a hazard and nuisance around aircraft. These were part of a much larger flock but most flew away as the Jet approached."
"I shoot planes a lot around the airport and sometime capture the unusual," wrote Norbert Raith of Jonesboro. "Flocks of birds are a hazard and nuisance around aircraft. These were part of a much larger flock but most flew away as the Jet approached."
Nov 3, 2020

Calling amateur photographers!

Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.

Kevin Montgomery of Buford shared this photo from 2017. "Our two rescue kittens were playing together. Scarlett leaped out from the house plants and swatted Leeloo between the eyes.," he wrote. "No harm done and they continue to play together to this day."
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Tom Tracy submitted this photo last year. "Thanksgiving day this year our neighborhood broad wing hawk paid us a visit. Been in Johns Creek for years," he wrote.
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Jacq Marie Jack submitted this photo from a camping trip to Horn Island, one of the Islands in the Gulf Shores National Seashore. "This island was the favorite inspiration for the artist Walter Anderson and is still inspiring today," she wrote.
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