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Love the eagle shots from both of you. Very nice.

 

[JPAZ]

Really like @AlanF eagle shots. Everyone who posts here has some fabulous shots.

Still going through my old stuff. Here's a Fork Tailed Drongo from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.

 

[AlanF]

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Really like @AlanF eagle shots. Everyone who posts here has some fabulous shots.

Still going through my old stuff. Here's a Fork Tailed Drongo from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.

That's a really nice shot. I've never had a good one of a Drongo, and I didn't think I had seen a Fork Tailed. But, digging deep I found this one taken in Mysore 2016 with a 7DII and 100-400mm II. It must be Fork Tailed Drongo.

 

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Nice shot, Alan.

 

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Still going through my old stuff. Here's a Fork Tailed Drongo from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.

Lovely shot. Nicely done, JPAZ.

 

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Back to Blighty, a few from the coast.

 

[Click]

Beautiful series. I really like your pictures. Well done, Distinctly Average.

 

[ERHP]

Spent a day in the local mountains to get away from the marine layer. Of the shots I took, I really liked this Hermit Thrush in the filtered late afternoon light when it hopped up on the branch after foraging.

R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/320 : f/8 : ISO 1000

 

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Great shot, ERHP.

 

[ISv]

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The juveniles of Java Sparrows are not that colorful but still interesting (the last photo).

 

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Lovely series! Nicely done, ISv.

 

[josephandrews222]

A few years ago I posted pix here of a bald eagle perched on one of the two dolphins that adorn the top of the Disney World Dolphin hotel.

No bald eagle in sight this year at the very same hotel--instead, an osprey.

Images obtained using M6MkII and [1] EF 70-300II (300mm*1.6), [2] 70-300II (70mm*1.6) (both EF/EF-M adapted) and [3] 11-22 (21mm*1.6).

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Bald Eagle link here:

There will be an EOS M/EF-M announcement this year [CR1]

...I'm interested in reading more about your upgrade. Thanks for posting. Well, I do miss the size of the M50. Not that the RP is huge or anything, but when you include the lens size.. the M series is very nice. I will miss that when out and about. Even around the house with the kids, it's a...

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[AlanF]

Nice surprise today on a local walk. A Grey Heron landed close nearby, and then a colourful Goldfinch eating. Very poor light so iso 2500 and 1/500s f/7.1 at 500mm on R5.

 

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Excellent result, josephandrews222.

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Nice shots, Alan. I especially like the Grey Heron.

 

[ISv]

Nice surprise today on a local walk. A Grey Heron landed close nearby, and then a colourful Goldfinch eating. Very poor light so iso 2500 and 1/500s f/7.1 at 500mm on R5.


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Didn't know the Goldfinches are wintering in England (or it's an exception?)!

 

[ISv]

Today - again in the nearby beach park. Mostly for the walk: didn't expect any thing interesting (and I hate when my negative expectations are getting true! My wishful expectations never/or almost so, are getting true ). At least I detected 2 (may be 3!) Cattle Egrets with that red eyes and bills. It's always fun to shoot white bird on darker background! The Wandering Tattler before that is just to make the numbers!

 

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Beautiful pictures, ISv. I especially like the first ans second one.

 

[ISv]

Beautiful pictures, ISv. I especially like the first ans second one.

I afraid not many people will agree (me included!) - I still prefer the IQ of the last two... How to say it - they are just better photos (at least for me). BTW - these are pretty much the natural colors - I just warmed up little in PL5 to somewhat eliminate (to some extent) the bluish cast from that sky. If you think the colors of the bill and around the eyes are exaggerated - they are not!
Anyway - thanks for the support (I mean for the first two photos that I don't actually like - I may miss something there but NOT! They are just banal photos of Wandering Tatler. Any way - everybody has it's own taste and I'm happy you like some of my photos!

 

[AlanF]

Didn't know the Goldfinches are wintering in England (or it's an exception?)!

They are here year round. They seem more elusive in winter as they are usually rapidly on the move.