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Some cranes in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, South Spain. With an 1Ds Mark III

Very nice first post. Welcome to CR

 

[Mario]

Awesome shots. 8) Well done bichex.

Awesome shots indeed. The owl is my favorite !

Mario

 

[fragilesi]

Awesome shots. 8) Well done bichex.

Awesome shots indeed. The owl is my favorite !

Mario

Seconded Mario but I really like your red kite too! Any hints on good places near the M1, I regularly drive up there to Luton from the South Coast. Knowing some good places maybe to take some photos too would be a good way to break up the day . . .

 

[kaswindell]

How about a gull?
Canon 50D, Canon 70-200 II IS, ISO 100, 200mm, 1/2000 @ f5.0, cropped a bit in LR5

 

[Mario]

Awesome shots. 8) Well done bichex.

Awesome shots indeed. The owl is my favorite !

Mario

Seconded Mario but I really like your red kite too! Any hints on good places near the M1, I regularly drive up there to Luton from the South Coast. Knowing some good places maybe to take some photos too would be a good way to break up the day . . .

In the past I drove a few times from Dover (I live in Flanders (Belgium), so I take the ferry from Dunkerque to Dover) to the Derbyshire region. I was surprise to see this many red kites flying over the motorway (I don't see them often in Flanders). But I never stopped to take pictures. Last september I went to Wales specifically for taking pictures of red kites (after a first stop in Richmond Park for red deer). I was close to the Brecon Beacons, and took many pictures at Gigrin Farm.

Hope this helps.

Mario

 

[lux]

Marsh Hawk at Riverlands (confluence of Missouri and Mississippi rivers)

 

[EvilZeev228]

1Dx
300mm F4
ISO 4000
1250/s

 

[fragilesi]

Awesome shots. 8) Well done bichex.

Awesome shots indeed. The owl is my favorite !

Mario

Seconded Mario but I really like your red kite too! Any hints on good places near the M1, I regularly drive up there to Luton from the South Coast. Knowing some good places maybe to take some photos too would be a good way to break up the day . . .

In the past I drove a few times from Dover (I live in Flanders (Belgium), so I take the ferry from Dunkerque to Dover) to the Derbyshire region. I was surprise to see this many red kites flying over the motorway (I don't see them often in Flanders). But I never stopped to take pictures. Last september I went to Wales specifically for taking pictures of red kites (after a first stop in Richmond Park for red deer). I was close to the Brecon Beacons, and took many pictures at Gigrin Farm.

Hope this helps.

Mario

Thanks Mario, you put me to shame, I still haven't done Richmond Park!

I'm told, not sure how true it is, that the Red Kites can often be found near major motorways, especially junctions as they create thermals that they can use. It sounded a reasonable theory when I heard it but I certainly couldn't vouch for it. As your picture proves though they are fabulous animals for photography.

 

[Click]

1Dx
300mm F4
ISO 4000
1250/s

Very nice shot.

 

[fragilesi]

A shy owl . . .

 

[IslanderMV]

Muy buenas fotos estan mostrando 8). Voy con algunas de las mias, todas con la 7D, algunas con el 100-400 y otras con el 300 2.8 ;D.

Saludos

Grandes fotos !

 

[kaswindell]

Stumbled across this one in Maine

 

[kaswindell]

Off Cape Breton, NS

 

[Sabaki]

Purple Heron (Ardea Purpurea) - Western Cape, South Africa

 

[Click]

Nice shot Sabaki. Well done.

 

[fragilesi]

Nice shot Sabaki. Well done.

+1

 

[andersde]

Taken with 6D + 100mm L
Female Mallard by andersde, on Flickr

 

[fragilesi]

Nice shot andersde!

I was just saying in another thread that the 100L was pretty good for action shots. Think this backs that up nicely as ducks aren't exactly the easiest of birds to capture in flight.

 

[fragilesi]

A Tern coming back with food for its young.

 

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Taken with 6D + 100mm L

I really like this shot. Well done.