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Really like @AlanF eagle shots. Everyone who posts here has some fabulous shots.

Still going through my old stuff. Here's a Fork Tailed Drongo from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.
That's a really nice shot. I've never had a good one of a Drongo, and I didn't think I had seen a Fork Tailed. But, digging deep I found this one taken in Mysore 2016 with a 7DII and 100-400mm II. It must be Fork Tailed Drongo.

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Beautiful series. I really like your pictures. Well done, Distinctly Average.
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A few years ago I posted pix here of a bald eagle perched on one of the two dolphins that adorn the top of the Disney World Dolphin hotel.

No bald eagle in sight this year at the very same hotel--instead, an osprey.

Images obtained using M6MkII and [1] EF 70-300II (300mm*1.6), [2] 70-300II (70mm*1.6) (both EF/EF-M adapted) and [3] 11-22 (21mm*1.6).

[1] (cropped):

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[2] ooc jpeg (downsized):

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[3] ooc jpeg (downsized):

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Bald Eagle link here:

 
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Nice surprise today on a local walk. A Grey Heron landed close nearby, and then a colourful Goldfinch eating. Very poor light so iso 2500 and 1/500s f/7.1 at 500mm on R5.


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Today - again in the nearby beach park. Mostly for the walk: didn't expect any thing interesting (and I hate when my negative expectations are getting true! My wishful expectations never/or almost so, are getting true:cry: ). At least I detected 2 (may be 3!) Cattle Egrets with that red eyes and bills. It's always fun to shoot white bird on darker background! The Wandering Tattler before that is just to make the numbers:)!

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Beautiful pictures, ISv. I especially like the first ans second one.
I afraid not many people will agree (me included:)!) - I still prefer the IQ of the last two... How to say it - they are just better photos (at least for me). BTW - these are pretty much the natural colors - I just warmed up little in PL5 to somewhat eliminate (to some extent) the bluish cast from that sky. If you think the colors of the bill and around the eyes are exaggerated - they are not!
Anyway - thanks for the support (I mean for the first two photos that I don't actually like - I may miss something there but NOT! They are just banal photos of Wandering Tatler. Any way - everybody has it's own taste and I'm happy you like some of my photos!
 
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