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Beautiful series. Well done, Vern.

 

[jprusa]

With the weather we had a few weeks ago, many birds from the west were blown into the Midwest and even further into the East. Here in Wisconsin, there have been several reports of Spotted Towhees, one of them only 40 minutes from me. Today I finally had time to get out, walk around and try to find him. I did find him and it was a life bird! He was hanging around a "late" female Eastern Towhee. 7D mkll / EF600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll.

Jeremy

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Great shots Jeremy! Your persistence paid off
Joe

 

[ERHP]

Just a female Northern Flicker against some fall foliage in the local mountains.

 

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Great shot, ERHP.

 

[Hector1970]

Stone Chat
1DX III 300mm 2.8 II with I.4 Extender

 

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Lovely picture. Nicely done, hector.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi ERHP.
Very nice, love I get the fall colours and the light on the bird is nice and warm too.

Cheers, Graham.

Just a female Northern Flicker against some fall foliage in the local mountains.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Hector.
Lovely shot, dreamy bokeh! Got to love those great whites!

Cheers, Graham.

Stone Chat
1DX III 300mm 2.8 II with I.4 Extender

 

[7DmkI]

Two owl sightings in one morning - what a treat! First, close encounter with the cute little saw-whet owl; then the great horned owl sleeping high up on a tree.

 

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Nice pictures, 7DmkI.

 

[usern4cr]

Two owl sightings in one morning - what a treat! First, close encounter with the cute little saw-whet owl; then the great horned owl sleeping high up on a tree.View attachment 194231View attachment 194232

Beautiful photos! You make me long for traveling to the big mountains & forests.

 

[Hector1970]

Sparrowhawk. 5DIV and Canon 300mm 2.8 II

 

[Hector1970]

Hi Hector.
Lovely shot, dreamy bokeh! Got to love those great whites!

Cheers, Graham.

Yes they are called great whites for good reasons. I have the 600 F4 II which is a great lens but a bit of effort the use.
The 300 2.8 II is a very flexible lens and takes the 1.4 extender really well. I use it handheld quite a bit.
It's a special lens

 

[AlanF]

I am sorting out photos from this year to make a 2021 calendar and found this one I had missed of a Cormorant flying in. The old DSLR never misses these shots. I am waiting for lock down to end to use the R5 in that location.

 

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Beautiful shot, Hector.

 

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Excellent timing. Very nice shot, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

Yes they are great for a reason. I have the 600 F4 II which is a great lens but a bit of effort the use.
The 300 2.8 II is a very flexible lens and takes the 1.4 extender really well. I use it handheld quite a bit.

It's a lovely lens and takes the 2xTCIII really well too. It was the first telephoto I had that took really tack sharp shots.

 

[Hector1970]

It's a lovely lens and takes the 2xTCIII really well too. It was the first telephoto I had that took really tack sharp shots.

Yes, once you get that sharp its hard to go back to fairly sharp. It separates the background too very well.
Crazy expensive but at least I use it alot.

 

[Hector1970]

I am sorting out photos from this year to make a 2021 calendar and found this one I had missed of a Cormorant flying in. The old DSLR never misses these shots. I am waiting for lock down to end to use the R5 in that location.

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Great capture. Nice bit of action

 

[ISv]

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