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[ISv]

I really like the last one.

+1!!!

 

[AlanF]

Some shots under terrible conditions yesterday. Miserable light, far away and tiny crops from the R5ii + RF 200-800mm. Meadow Pipit, Fieldfare and Wren.

 

[AlanF]

Decent light and closer makes all the difference with the same camera and lens. Shoveller, Shelduck and Nuthatch.

 

[ISv]

Do I recall that the advice about cooking and eating a Bush Turkey is to boil it for 24 hours then throw it away and eat the saucepan?

Eating the saucepan is also cheaper:
"Killing a brush turkey is illegal in Australia as they are a protected species, with fines ranging from roughly
$667 to over $133,000, and potential jail time. In New South Wales, penalties can reach up to $22,000, while in Queensland, serious offenses can incur penalties up to $483,900 or two years"
From the Internet.

 

[ISv]

Some shots under terrible conditions yesterday. Miserable light, far away and tiny crops from the R5ii + RF 200-800mm. Meadow Pipit, Fieldfare and Wren.

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The Wren looks pretty good indeed! Nicely posing.

 

[AlanF]

Eating the saucepan is also cheaper:
"Killing a brush turkey is illegal in Australia as they are a protected species, with fines ranging from roughly
$667 to over $133,000, and potential jail time. In New South Wales, penalties can reach up to $22,000, while in Queensland, serious offenses can incur penalties up to $483,900 or two years"
From the Internet.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are generally allowed to catch and eat Australian brush turkeys, provided it is for non-commercial purposes.

 

[Click]

Decent light and closer makes all the difference with the same camera and lens. Shoveller, Shelduck and Nuthatch.View attachment 228055View attachment 228056

Well done, Alan.

 

[SirIssacNewton]

Decent light and closer makes all the difference with the same camera and lens. Shoveller, Shelduck and Nuthatch.View attachment 228054View attachment 228055View attachment 228056

Great photos, love the shelduck

 

[ISv]

Glaucous - winged Gull. Old photo, after that encounter I never saw that species again. There are no nesting Gulls on Hawaii, just rare vagrants.
First winter plumage.

 

[Click]

We don't see this species in my area. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ISv]

We don't see this species in my area. Thanks for sharing.

They should be common on the entire west coast of Canada. It means they are in your area (Canada )! On Oahu any area is "my area" - the advantage of the small islands.

 

[shire_guy]

Do I recall that the advice about cooking and eating a Bush Turkey is to boil it for 24 hours then throw it away and eat the saucepan?

Haven't heard that specific one but there is one very similar about Galahs, where the rocks around the campfire are eaten in preference to the bird after a 3 day boil

 

[shire_guy]

Green Catbird

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, shire guy. You've done a good job of isolating the subject against this rather busy background.

 

[Noreaster]

Green Catbird

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Does it sound like a cat?

 

[danfaz]

Hi All,
Had a bountiful birding day yesterday, photographing seven different species!

 

[Click]

Beautiful series. Well done, danfaz.

 

[danfaz]

Beautiful series. Well done, danfaz.

Thanks, Click!

 

[ISv]

Hi All,
Had a bountiful birding day yesterday, photographing seven different species!
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"...seven different species!" - good catch and good photos!

 

[shire_guy]

Very nice shots, shire guy. You've done a good job of isolating the subject against this rather busy background.

Thank you Click