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[macrunning]

It's rainy today - all over the island. Here are some old photos of African silver bill. Relatively rare, kind of local and skittish bird.
First one is young bird.

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Beautiful shots ISv

 

[macrunning]

And another kind of bulbul

Nice series Cog.

 

[ISv]

Beautiful shots ISv

Thanks!
Rename your "Black-crowned Night Heron"! You have the Green Heron instead!

 

[Click]

One more Hoopoe

I really like this shot. Beautiful bird. Well done, Alan.

 

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A black crowned night heron from my time in Florida earlier this year.

Very nice shot, macrunning.

 

[ISv]

Very nice shot, macrunning.

Click You too?! It's really nice shot and the bird is much more attractive than the real Black-crowned Night Heron... I haven't seen the Green Heron in the nature in my life (so far). Below is one of my best shots of the Black-crowned Night Heron and the differences with the Green Heron are more than obvious (definitely not because of the fish )! It is just a different bird...

 

[AlanF]

By coincidence, we got our closest shots ever of a Black-crowned Night Heron on Friday in Mallorca. On our last morning, we went to the garbage disposal area of the hotel, and it flew into the field opposite.

 

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Click You too?! It's really nice shot and the bird is much more attractive than the real Black-crowned Night Heron... I haven't seen the Green Heron in the nature in my life (so far). Below is one of my best shots of the Black-crowned Night Heron and the differences with the Green Heron are more than obvious (definitely not because of the fish )! It is just a different bird...

No, no, don't worry, ISv, I know the difference between a Black-crowned Night Heron and a Green Heron.

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Nice series, dcm.

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I think it's a female Tree Bunting. I've used the 400mm DO II a lot on the R5 and I got better results with the the 100-500mm at 500mm than the bare 400mm at the same distance. The 400+2xTC was better than the 100-500mm at 700mm with the 1.4x, but with the RF 2x, the 100-500mm at a 1000mm has...

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But it's still a very nice shot.

 

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Here's another one

Black-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)

 

[unfocused]

Not exactly a portrait, but more so than "bird in flight." Out for my morning walk and went by the pond where a Great Blue Heron hangs out sometimes. He/She was there so went back and grabbed the camera. Luckily it was not only still there, but I managed to get there while it successfully caught this fish.

 

[AlanF]

Not exactly a portrait, but more so than "bird in flight." Out for my morning walk and went by the pond where a Great Blue Heron hangs out sometimes. He/She was there so went back and grabbed the camera. Luckily it was not only still there, but I managed to get there while it successfully caught this fish.

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Fish in Flight? Or maybe Fish in Bite?

 

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Fish in Flight? Or maybe Fish in Bite?

It might be Vladimir-the-Fish annexing a Heron.

 

[Del Paso]

Not exactly a portrait, but more so than "bird in flight." Out for my morning walk and went by the pond where a Great Blue Heron hangs out sometimes. He/She was there so went back and grabbed the camera. Luckily it was not only still there, but I managed to get there while it successfully caught this fish.

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Beautiful "action" picture!
I particularly love the tiny water droplets sprayed by the fish's tail (and the whole picture, obviously).
Great shot!

 

[Del Paso]

 

[AlanF]

A Grey Heron with a real fish, not a tiddler.

 

[Del Paso]

A Grey Heron with a real fish, not a tiddler.
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Stunning pictures. Is the fish perhaps a pike?

 

[AlanF]

Stunning pictures. Is the fish perhaps a pike?

Yes indeed, a monster one as it was a very large Heron. I used to like eating Zander when visiting Germany, but that's a different fish although translated as "pike perch"

 

[Del Paso]

Yes indeed, a monster one as it was a very large Heron. I used to like eating Zander when visiting Germany, but that's a different fish although translated as "pike perch"

We name them "brochet" and "sandre". Both are delicious, not only for herons...

 

[Click]

Very impressive! Such a large fish. Nice shots, Alan.

 

[Click]

Nothing really special here, just a duck enjoying the morning sun.