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The Red Kite was shot with my 70-200/4L IS USM, at 1/320s, f/7.1 @ ISO 160. It was straight above me, and so close I didn't have the lens fully zoomed to 200mm.

The Goose with a brain-fart was shot with my 400/5.6L, at 1/800s, f/5.6 @ ISO 250. He/she was flying with its mate, but somehow decided to go in for a landing in the tree. A split second after this shot, it decided maybe it wasn't that smart to attempt that place to land and managed to manoeuvre away from it. Geese and trees is not a good mix...
 
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Hello All,

Took this photo of a Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Shot with Canon 5D III + 400 F/2.8 IS + 2x TC III
 

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A swallow shot in Perth, 1/ 2000, f5.6 with 7D and 100-400 at 320 with a heavy crop.

They were collecting mud at a puddle but were so fast I barely had time to press the shutter before they disappeared back to the nest. And they gave zero warning they were about to leave. Pretty happy with this one though.
 

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I need more focal length (hurry up, Tamron!)...

White Tailed Kite patrolling the nest area
 

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5DIII + 300mm f/2.8+2xTC. 100% crops.

Heron flying, and heron flying with bokeh.
 

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