Thanks click. To give you an idea of the conditions this was shot a 200mm, ISO 800 and a shutter speed of 1/60sec. Handheld. Then cropped significantly to get the composition.Nice shot. Well done, Aussie shooter.
Im always particularly taken when I see the frigate birds, another one of natures oddities, a seabird that can't land on water. So majestic watching them soar so effortlessly for mile upon mile yet able to mix it up with the most nimble and aggressive gulls when there is a tasty morsel at stake.+1 If I could be a bird that's one I'd consider! Just my mood these days.
Jack
You can see the disdain in his eye!5 mins ·
Yesterday we had a young Baltimore Oriole show up at the feeder. I grabbed my camera and started taking some photos out the kitchen window. Then a Bumble Bee showed up. It harassed the Oriole for about a minute. The Oriole was not happy!
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I've only ever seen them on our trip to Costa Rica when on the Tarcoles river and I agree with you. These were far away so heavily cropped.Im always particularly taken when I see the frigate birds, another one of natures oddities, a seabird that can't land on water. So majestic watching them soar so effortlessly for mile upon mile yet able to mix it up with the most nimble and aggressive gulls when there is a tasty morsel at stake.
These were far away so heavily cropped.
Yes you can. Here is even more disdain. In the first one the Bumble Bee is hard to spot. I didn't notice it at first. Look at his wing, in about the middle of the frame. It blends in with the wing. In the second one he's sharing the feeder with a wasp but isn't happy.You can see the disdain in his eye!
Jack