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[dolina]

Thanks everyone and lovely images everyone!


Spotted Wood Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi) by alabang, on Flickr

The Spotted Wood Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Wood_Kingfisher

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mesa_Ecopark

Settings: 1 sec ƒ/5.6 ISO 160 400mm

[Harv]

Sorry guys, I'm going back to the feathered kind of bird.  Hope you don't mind 

Some "birds on sticks" type photos, I hope to get something more interesting soon. But for now I'm pleased with these.

Small images, but 1 is a 100% crop to show the beauty of the feathers.

As good as it gets.  Well done.

[Dylan777]

I love big lens 

[Dylan777]

Another shot

[Dylan777]

And another shot

[Eldar]

Another shot

Very nice Dylan. Good composition, focus just right, great color and excellent bokeh!

[serendipidy]

Totally amazing shots everyone. I am blown away. Thanks for posting.

[rpt]

Totally amazing shots everyone. I am blown away. Thanks for posting.

I agree. Now I am wondering how to save money for the 600mm! May be I'll hit on a bank.

[Pierre Bonenfant]

Since it's winter time, here's a couples of snowys:



For more pictures and the exifs: www.pbase.com/pbon



For more pictures and the exifs: www.pbase.com/pbon

[rpt]

Well, the Hawk came to my "studio" with his lunch. He called thrice. I picked up the camera and took 3 quick ones and noticed a crow was on the tree too. I then went to the terrace to take other pics but by the time I got there, they were both gone...

Anyway, here it is. 5D3, 100-400L+1.4x @400mm so 560mm, f/8, 1/1250 and ISO 5000, hand held.

[Synkka]

Another shot

That's stunning is that the 300 2.8?

[Jack Douglas]

Wow, wow WOW. NV

I'm now making plans for a permanent platform at/in my pond with a blind as I've just got to get some shots like these come spring!!  And yes I'll even consider bribing with food! 

By rights there should be snowy owls around here but I never see them.

Jack

[Eldar]

Since it's winter time, here's a couples of snowys:



For more pictures and the exifs: www.pbase.com/pbon



For more pictures and the exifs: www.pbase.com/pbon

Wonderful shots, both of the,. I have never seen one of these in the wild, but that's something I need to do something about.

[Click]

Since it's winter time, here's a couples of snowys:

Awesome. Well done Pierre.

[Dylan777]

Another shot

Very nice Dylan. Good composition, focus just right, great color and excellent bokeh!

Thanks Eldar,
Never done wildlife before. That was my first time going to the zoo, to test the 300mm

I the had the ISO setting wrong, should be 100 not 1000. I'm glad I'm shooting with FF

Expect to see my next question soon - BIGGER-LONGER WHITE