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[Eldar]

Nice images Alan. This is one of my favorite birds.

This is a 2 day old Great Crested Grebe, learning how to eat fish
1DX, 600mm f4L IS II + 1.4xIII
1/500s, f10, ISO1000

 

[Eldar]

2 days old Eurasian Coot chickens, with looks only a mother can love
1DX, 600mm f4L IS II + 1.4xIII
1/500s, f11, ISO800

 

[AlanF]

The one of the crested grebe chick is simply wow!

 

[Curl]

Baby Goslings captured this morning. Just north of Toronto, Canada.

 

[Click]

Very nice first post. Welcome to CR

 

[Northstar]

Nice images Alan. This is one of my favorite birds.

This is a 2 day old Great Crested Grebe, learning how to eat fish
1DX, 600mm f4L IS II + 1.4xIII
1/500s, f10, ISO1000

once again elder, wow! very interesting image and great capture!

 

[Jack Douglas]

WOW from me too for all the nice shots of late.

Jack

 

[dolina]

Spotted Wood Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi) by alabang, on Flickr

The Spotted Wood Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Wood_Kingfisher

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mesa_Ecopark

Settings: 0.125 sec (1/8) f/2.8 400mm ISO 160

 

[Click]

Beautiful colored bird. 8) Well done Paolo.

 

[mackguyver]

Thirsty Macaw (captive) at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens 1D X + 300 f/2.8L IS II - f/2.8, 1/1000s, ISO 2000:

 

[Cog]

 

[steven kessel]

Yellow-eyed Junco with lunch.

Canon 5Diii, 400 DO, ISO 400, aperture preferred setting, f6.3 @ 1/1200

 

[dolina]

Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) by alabang, on Flickr

The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the Monkey-eating Eagle, is an eagle of the family Accipitridae endemic to forests in the Philippines. It has brown and white-coloured plumage, and a shaggy crest, and generally measures 86 to 102 cm (2.82 to 3.35 ft) in length and weighs 4.7 to 8.0 kilograms (10.4 to 17.6 lb). It is considered the largest of the extant eagles in the world in terms of length, with the Steller's Sea Eagle and the Harpy Eagle being larger in terms of weight and bulk.[2][3] Among the rarest and most powerful birds in the world, it has been declared the Philippine national bird.[4] It is critically endangered, mainly due to massive loss of habitat due to deforestation in most of its range. Killing a Philippine Eagle is punishable under Philippine law by 12 years in jail and heavy fines.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_eagle

Location: http://www.philippineeagle.org/

Settings: 1/160 f/8 500mm ISO 3200

Note: This is a captive animal being cared for by a duly legal organisation tasked in its conservation. Pls do not picket me.

 

[Eldar]

Ma Mallard looking after her bunch of 9 1-day olds in the late afternoon sun. Charming sight
1DX, 200-400 f4L IS 1.4x at 377mm
1/500s, f9.0, ISO320

 

[Jack Douglas]

Wonderful Eldar, can't you just see the pride in her eyes.

Another Pileated woodpecker visited me today but in the bush in my back yard so there was more clutter but it's still a thrill to be around these big guys.

6D 300 X2 1000th F6.3 ISO 1250

Jack

 

[Eldar]

Wonderful Eldar, can't you just see the pride in her eyes.

Another Pileated woodpecker visited me today but in the bush in my back yard so there was more clutter but it's still a thrill to be around these big guys.

6D 300 X2 1000th F6.3 ISO 1250

Jack

Thanks Jack, I agree, you can see that this is one proud mother

We have pileated woodpecker here also, but I have never (not because I haven´t tried) been able to get a decent shot of one. Either too far away or too much vegetation. You seem to have them almost in your lap

 

[Jack Douglas]

Eldar, glad to hear you've never shot one.

You seem to have everything else in your lap! I'll trade.

Jack

 

[Menace]

400mm, f6.3, 1/640, ISO 2000.

 

[IslanderMV]

Bonaparte's Gull, in full breeding plumage. -

100-400 at 400mm ISO 250, f/7.1, 1/1600

Not usually seen in our area, a flock of about 300 birds migrated through. ( we see the fall migration in non-breeding trim.)

 

[dpc]

Canada goose and red-winged blackbird