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[Click]

Nice shot, Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

Yellow-headed Caracara

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

Large-billed Tern (or maybe Yellow-billed Tern)

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

Frigatebird

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

... and concluding today's spamming session
A pair of Black-bellied whistling Ducks flying past

Wiebe.

 

[ethanz]

... and concluding today's spamming session
A pair of Black-bellied whistling Ducks flying past

Wiebe.

Did they whistle at you?

 

[Nat_WA]

... and concluding today's spamming session
A pair of Black-bellied whistling Ducks flying past

Wiebe.

Did they whistle at you?

If they had whistled, it would have been at my daughter and wife ;D ...

 

[nitram]

Black kite circling over the hay fields in search of its next meal.
Geneva, Switzerland

https://unsplash.com/photos/JM3H_HAzqO0

 

[HankMD]

As promised in the 'Bird portrait' topic; some BiF shots from Suriname;
some kind of large Egret or Stork - anyone care to "name" this bird for me?

Wiebe.

My first impression was of a Gray Heron but something just didn't look right (the beak and shape of the dark cap). I looked up herons of Suriname. Sure enough, there's a close cousin called Cocoi Heron. Apparently GBH, GH, and CH constitute a superspecies.

PS: for comparison here's a GH I shot in January.
Gray Heron / 蒼鷺 (Ardea cinerea) by 阿堯, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Black kite circling over the hay fields in search of its next meal.
Geneva, Switzerland

https://unsplash.com/photos/JM3H_HAzqO0

Very nice shot. Well done.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Black kite circling over the hay fields in search of its next meal.
Geneva, Switzerland

https://unsplash.com/photos/JM3H_HAzqO0

Very nice shot. Well done.

+1 V nice. My preference is to see the photo in the thread but not a big deal.

Jack

 

[Nat_WA]

As promised in the 'Bird portrait' topic; some BiF shots from Suriname;
some kind of large Egret or Stork - anyone care to "name" this bird for me?

Wiebe.

My first impression was of a Gray Heron but something just didn't look right (the beak and shape of the dark cap). I looked up herons of Suriname. Sure enough, there's a close cousin called Cocoi Heron. Apparently GBH, GH, and CH constitute a superspecies.

PS: for comparison here's a GH I shot in January.
...

Thanks for taking the time identifying the bird HankMD! Indeed I inquired with my travel companions and concluded it should be the Cocoi Heron.
Cool shot of the Grey Heron yourself btw; nice to have the blurry background (courtesy of the larger distance between bird and background ) while the bird is nice and sharp!

What is your favorite AF setting for this kind of work? (Noticing you have an identical camera / lens setup as I'm using...) I'm still trying out different settings of AF point coverage and responsiveness to achieve best and most consistent sharpness for BiF, so any advice is appreciated!

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

Rufous Crab Hawk taking off

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

Black collared Hawk - not sure about it, please correct me if I'm wrong...

Wiebe.

 

[Nat_WA]

And finally, the Scarlet Ibis

Wiebe.

 

[lion rock]

Marvelous Nat_WA!
Well done. That red one was really eye-catching. Look forward to seeing more.
The bird-portraits in the other thread are great, too.
-r

 

[Grant Atkinson]

Common terns, Farne Islands

1Dx2 and 400DOii

Mike this is a brilliant capture, one of the the best BIF shots I have seen on the forum imo..great work.
Cheers
Grant

 

[Click]

Another nice series. Well done, Wiebe.

 

[ISv]

Common terns, Farne Islands

1Dx2 and 400DOii

Mike this is a brilliant capture, one of the the best BIF shots I have seen on the forum imo..great work.
Cheers
Grant

+1!

 

[ISv]

Wiebe, nice shots! And much more important - I think you have had great time/fun (but it's why we go on vacations anyway)!