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Off course you are right. I did say "rain" but didn't say what kind of rainIt's a good idea to look both ways before taking off, it helps prevent collisions.Nice shots, ISv.
! For 23 years on Oahu I haven't seen anything like that! I'm pretty sure some points of the Island are still not accessible... The damage so far is evaluated as 1 billion (so far). Here is a link to get some imagination:
State, city officials give update on Kona low impacts
Officials from the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu will be joining Hawaii News Now live for updates on the impacts of the Kona low storm impacting the state.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
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Mahi mahi is very good grilled! Especially when grilled immediately after the catch - I had that experience only once...
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White-throated Sparrow (I think...tan-striped morph)
R5ii +200-800@800
...in trying to ID this one, I came across this:
www.scientificamerican.com
My oh my I do love science, a respite for me in today's god-awful political climate...a climate that seems to have science in the crosshairs of the dullards (temporarily) in charge.
Oh yeah, reading CR is another welcome diversion.
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FWIW, my 5D3 + EF 100-400 II often hard a hard time focusing a shot like this (in the grass). It almost seems like cheating using a properly-set-up R5ii.
R5ii +200-800@800
...in trying to ID this one, I came across this:
This Backyard Bird Has a Lot to Teach Us about Sex Variability
White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex can be influenced by genes that are not on sex chromosomes
My oh my I do love science, a respite for me in today's god-awful political climate...a climate that seems to have science in the crosshairs of the dullards (temporarily) in charge.
Oh yeah, reading CR is another welcome diversion.
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FWIW, my 5D3 + EF 100-400 II often hard a hard time focusing a shot like this (in the grass). It almost seems like cheating using a properly-set-up R5ii.
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I think you are right. A white -throated sparrow. Maybe juvenile. Great catchWhite-throated Sparrow (I think...tan-striped morph)
R5ii +200-800@800
...in trying to ID this one, I came across this:
This Backyard Bird Has a Lot to Teach Us about Sex Variability
White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex can be influenced by genes that are not on sex chromosomes
My oh my I do love science, a respite for me in today's god-awful political climate...a climate that seems to have science in the crosshairs of the dullards (temporarily) in charge.
Oh yeah, reading CR is another welcome diversion.
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FWIW, my 5D3 + EF 100-400 II often hard a hard time focusing a shot like this (in the grass). It almost seems like cheating using a properly-set-up R5ii.
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While we have watched a Common Merganser couple in our local creek the past few years, yesterday we saw two Hooded Merganser couples. We watched for about an hour while they meandered and occasionally playfully chased each other. Well, it seemed playful.
At one point there were also over a dozen Common Mergansers slightly crowding them toward us. Even with the 600mm and 1.4x tc my shots need quite a bit of cropping.
Drab light, but the waterfowl won't keep appointments.
At one point there were also over a dozen Common Mergansers slightly crowding them toward us. Even with the 600mm and 1.4x tc my shots need quite a bit of cropping.
Drab light, but the waterfowl won't keep appointments.
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Thanks, Click!
We enjoyed watching both the males and females erratically chasing each other, then calmly floating right next to each like nothing happened. The next day it's not raining, I'll stop by for anther show.
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White-fronted Goose. They are relatively rare here, over-wintering from Greenland and colder parts of Europe. Technically not BIF as one foot still in the water as taking off as a loner to join the Greylags. (R5ii + RF 200-800mm).
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Here are some portraits of the juvenile Great Horned Owl that I posted some BIFs of yesterday. Again, very distant, so I had to crop heavily. This guy was also quite difficult to spot, blended in so well with the environment.
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