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Bearded Reedling
7D2, 400/5.6 + 1.4III

 

[ISv]

I spent some time down observing the behaviors of a local population of wintering Redhead ducks. Some interesting things were the minor territorial squabbles as the tide rose and their sandbar(and mine) started to go away. This shot is of a drake, who paused briefly mid waddle to look at me before heading into the water with the rest of the ~200 ducks. As this is part of a much larger park, we have 'ice cream vendors' pushing their carts several hundred feet away and apparently the ducks don't care for the music.

1 DX MK II : 600 f/4L II w/ 1.4X III 1/2500 : f/8 : ISO 1000

Really nice ERHP!

 

[ISv]

Bearded Reedling
7D2, 400/5.6 + 1.4III
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I love these birds and they were in my wish list last summer in Europe! Didn't see one!

 

[AlanF]

I love these birds and they were in my wish list last summer in Europe! Didn't see one!

Maybe because we call them Bearded Tits!

 

[AlanF]

Cormorant plus fish today. There's a large colony on the lake and I don't how there enough fish in it to feed them.

 

[Click]

Very nice close-up.

 

[Bert63]

Cormorant plus fish today. There's a large colony on the lake and I don't how there enough fish in it to feed them.
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Great shot Alan - how many is in this colony do you think?

 

[AlanF]

Great shot Alan - how many is in this colony do you think?

About a dozen or more on not a large lake. And they are voracious feeders.

 

[Bert63]

In the Cormorant theme - we see primarily the Double Crested up here. Other varieties as well, but the Double Crested are in the majority.

The biggest group I've even seen at once when I had a camera in my hand with the right set-up to be able to get a decent photo. I call it "No Wake" because of the sign and the Cormorant up top directing traffic. There are 50+ together.

5D4 100-400L II w/1.4X @ 560mm F9 / 1/1600 / ISO 800



A single from this past week.

EOS-R 100-400L II w/1.4X @ 560mm F8 / 1/800 / ISO 400

 

[Bert63]

About a dozen or more on not a large lake. And they are voracious feeders.

I love 'em, and I love to watch them fish.. The size of the meals they take and eat is amazing.

 

[Vern too]

Finally had a snow in Chapel Hill. Always a good time for the birds.
5DMKIV, 600II + 1.4III, ISO 640, f 7.1.

 

[AlanF]

Finally had a snow in Chapel Hill. Always a good time for the birds.
5DMKIV, 600II + 1.4III, ISO 640, f 7.1.View attachment 188880View attachment 188881

I wish we had cardinals in the UK. They are such cute birds.

 

[Bert63]

I wish we had cardinals in the UK. They are such cute birds.

Ditto. We used to live on the east coast of the US and took them for granted - now that we're out here in the west we miss them.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, Vern too.

 

[Vern too]

Had a barred owl visit yesterday evening to squirrel hunt. Should have used a higher ISO as quite a few shots weren't perfectly sharp.
5DMKIV, ISO 1600, f 7.1, 1/100 sec, 600II + 1.4X III on monopod.

 

[Click]

Very nice picture. Well done.

 

[Bert63]

Had a barred owl visit yesterday evening to squirrel hunt. Should have used a higher ISO as quite a few shots weren't perfectly sharp.
5DMKIV, ISO 1600, f 7.1, 1/100 sec, 600II + 1.4X III on monopod.View attachment 188890

Love it. HIis twin was just out here - lemme go find it.

Did you know owls can't move their eyes? That's why they have such great neck rotation. No kidding.

 

[Bert63]

Found it! Twins.

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, Bert63.

 

[briangus]

Indochinese Roller and Blue Tailed Bee Eater in local park
EOS 5 Dsr and EF400 F2.8 MKII with 2 x converter.