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[ISv]

Turn my back for 5 seconds and he's already trying to take my camera over .Northern Parula
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It looks like he is reading your settings!

 

[ISv]

Are you telling me the following flower is not a lilac? FYI This is Genus Syringa based on throwing a few images into bing's name that plant website -> https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/syringa-vulgaris/ Also when I purchased this plant it was tagged as a variety of Lilac. I can't recall the specific variety. View attachment 199896View attachment 199897

No! Now I recognized it! I just forgot how it looks when the flowers are over (to long time on Hawaii, no lilac here. Otherwise in the country from where I came you can find the Lilac in some low mountain woods - wild).
Sorry for the confusion!

 

[Jonathan Thill]

Turn my back for 5 seconds and he's already trying to take my camera over .Northern Parula
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Love it!!!!

 

[macrunning]

Turn my back for 5 seconds and he's already trying to take my camera over .Northern Parula
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Dude you’ve got free help!

 

[JPAZ]

There is a free app Seek from iNaturalist.

Thanks @AlanF. Seems to be a really good reference, even when pointed at our photos.

 

[JPAZ]

Turn my back for 5 seconds and he's already trying to take my camera over .Northern Parula
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Does he use "back button" focus?

 

[jprusa]

Dude you’ve got free help!

Yeah but the little guy struggles with that heavy lens .

 

[Click]

That's a very funny shot, jprusa. I really like it.

 

[Click]

Another Killdeer. The water level in the river is very low this year. The log at the back of the bird is normally submerged.

 

[macrunning]

Another Killdeer. The water level in the river is very low this year. The log at the back of the bird is normally submerged.
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Pretty bird. Nice shot.

 

[Click]

Thank you macrunning.

 

[AlanF]

I took out the DSLR and 500 prime this afternoon to remind myself what it's like! Just my luck, there was a beautiful young heron in the stream by the road who was oblivious of my presence. But, because it was so large I had to zoom back with my feet and nearly got run over. I use 500mm on the 100-500mm 95% of the time, but it's worth the zoom for that remaining 5%. Still, the old gear delivered the goods.

 

[Click]

Lovely shot, Alan.

 

[HenryL]

Another Killdeer. The water level in the river is very low this year. The log at the back of the bird is normally submerged.
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lovely photo, Click!

 

[Click]

Thank you Henry!

 

[jprusa]

Another Killdeer. The water level in the river is very low this year. The log at the back of the bird is normally submerged.
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Nice shot Click ,

 

[jprusa]

I took out the DSLR and 500 prime this afternoon to remind myself what it's like! Just my luck, there was a beautiful young heron in the stream by the road who was oblivious of my presence. But, because it was so large I had to zoom back with my feet and nearly got run over. I use 500mm on the 100-500mm 95% of the time, but it's worth the zoom for that remaining 5%. Still, the old gear delivered the goods.

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Great shot Alan!

 

[BigDog51]

This tui gave me the evil eye when I interrupted it having a grand old feed in our kowhai tree yesterday.

 

[Click]

Nice shot Click ,

Thank you very much, jprusa.

 

[Click]

That's a very nice shot, BigDog51.