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[Nat_WA]

A very common bird in Suriname is the "Grietjebie" - Great Kiskadee; which can be heard and seen in many variations. This appears to be a juvenile - lacking the characteristic black eye-stripe

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

And while taking shelter from a tropical rain shower - a hummingbird swept past to a flower bed next to a pond in the "Fort Nieuw Amsterdam" museum park . Wow, these birds are fast! Out of dozens of pictures taken only 4 or 5 were anywhere near 'okay'...

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

And another one of the hummingbird

 

[Nat_WA]

And while taking shelter from a tropical rain shower - a hummingbird swept past to a flower bed next to a pond in the "Fort Nieuw Amsterdam" museum park . Wow, these birds are fast! Out of dozens of pictures taken only 4 or 5 were anywhere near 'okay'...

Wiebe.

... so hard to predict to which flower they will go - aim the camera, focus and take the shot(s)
Or maybe I'm just too inexperienced

Wiebe.

 

[lion rock]

Lovely shot KeithBreazeal!
-r

Red Breasted Nuthatch at our backyard pond. Tiny bird, massive crop.
5D Mark IV 100-400 VII ISO 4000 250th f5.0

 

[lion rock]

Indeed they're fast! And wonderful creatures.
You've got nice shots of them, in flight, no less. Beautiful.

We have 2 feeders for them and there are about 10 of them flittering/fighting themselves all the time near the feeders. And, they're consuming the sugar solution prodigiously, about a litre every 2 days! Sending my sugar bill high . But what a show.
Look for them more.
-r

And while taking shelter from a tropical rain shower - a hummingbird swept past to a flower bed next to a pond in the "Fort Nieuw Amsterdam" museum park . Wow, these birds are fast! Out of dozens of pictures taken only 4 or 5 were anywhere near 'okay'...

Wiebe.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Wiebe. Well done.

 

[Click]

We have 2 feeders for them and there are about 10 of them flittering/fighting themselves all the time near the feeders. And, they're consuming the sugar solution prodigiously, about a litre every 2 days! Sending my sugar bill high . But what a show.
Look for them more.
-r

Nice shot, lion rock.

 

[jprusa]

And while taking shelter from a tropical rain shower - a hummingbird swept past to a flower bed next to a pond in the "Fort Nieuw Amsterdam" museum park . Wow, these birds are fast! Out of dozens of pictures taken only 4 or 5 were anywhere near 'okay'...

Wiebe.

Beautiful shots Wiebe!

 

[AlanF]

Wiebe, you are so lucky to see them. I have never seen one in the UK. Well done!

 

[Jack Douglas]

Lovely recent shots, much appreciated while I work away day after day with nothing to post.

Jack

 

[IslanderMV]

Green Heron posing in a perfect spot. Taken from a kayak.

 

[IslanderMV]

Oystercatcher juvenile learning how to find food.

 

[lion rock]

It is a perfect photo.
-r

Green Heron posing in a perfect spot. Taken from a kayak.

 

[lion rock]

My dummies from yesterday.
With 7DII and 100-400 II, lots of noise.
Would take more with free time with 5DIII and 70-200 II. Hope to get less noise.
-r

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, Jeff. I especially like the Green Heron.

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Lovely shot KeithBreazeal!
-r

Red Breasted Nuthatch at our backyard pond. Tiny bird, massive crop.
5D Mark IV 100-400 VII ISO 4000 250th f5.0

Thank you

 

[AlanF]

Nice shots IslanderMV.

 

[ISv]

A lot of interesting and good shots from many people!
I have nothing new, one (or few...) of the same :-\!
Went out to look for juveniles of Japanese White eye (without the white around the eyes they look, at least from distance like Oahu Amakihi) but it seems to be so late - they look like the adults already and you can recognize them only by the behavior...

 

[bjd]

Red Breasted Nuthatch at our backyard pond. Tiny bird, massive crop.
5D Mark IV 100-400 VII ISO 4000 250th f5.0

Backyard Birds Red Breasted Nuthatch 8093 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

Nice shot Keith, as I know that you have a 5Ds, any reason why you didn't use that and so have better quality after your "Massive Crop", or was it just the camera that you had in your hand when the opportunity arose?
I say that as I wonder what will be my next Camera after the 5DMK4? And I always saw the 5DS a possible alternative to the 2x extender. Maybe there will be a 5DS MK2 sometime?
Cheers Brian