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[PKinDenmark]

I like this endless thread, as it holds many beautiful shots and gives much inspiration.

Sofar this is my best Red Kite.
The conditions were great, as the ground was snow-covered i.e. good lighting of underside of bird.

Location: Fyledalen, Southern Sweden. February 25, 2017.
The red kite is 'the signature bird of prey' for this region.

Canon 6D, Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm.
First: 1/640, f/7.1, ISO 1600.
Second: 1/250s, f/8, ISO 400.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, PKinDenmark. I especially like the second one.

 

[Vern]

Very nice pictures, PKinDenmark. I especially like the second one.

great shots - it is so hard to get the exposure right with the bird directly overhead

 

[dpc]

Lesser scaup, I believe. I'm guessing the one to the right is a juvenile because a female has white at the base of the bill. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I could very well be.

 

[JPAZ]

Here's one that I kind of like. The background is a bit blown out (hence my "title"). Anyone know what the name of this bird is? Photo was spontaneous and handheld and taken near Lake Langano in Ethiopia. 5Diii, 100-400 mkii, 1/500, iso 800 f/5.6.....

 

[DominoDude]

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Sofar this is my best Red Kite.
The conditions were great, as the ground was snow-covered i.e. good lighting of underside of bird.

Location: Fyledalen, Southern Sweden. February 25, 2017.
The red kite is 'the signature bird of prey' for this region.
...

Excellent Red kite! It's harder to avoid seeing Red kites there, than to not seeing anyone at all. They are everywhere in Fyledalen and in the entire Tomelilla region.
I would recommend nearby Eriksdal and the "pond" there (N55.5856528, E13.7955899) - looking up the hill you could get a load of other interesting birds...

 

[DominoDude]

Lesser scaup, I believe. I'm guessing the one to the right is a juvenile because a female has white at the base of the bill. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I could very well be.

Beautiful, dpc!
The back of the male sure looks like that on a Lesser scaup. (Compare with the Tufted also on this page.)

 

[Click]

And looking rather handsome

Another very nice shot, Mike.

 

[rnl]

1dxmkii, ef600Lii, 1.4xiii

 

[HankMD]

Here's one that I kind of like. The background is a bit blown out (hence my "title"). Anyone know what the name of this bird is? Photo was spontaneous and handheld and taken near Lake Langano in Ethiopia. 5Diii, 100-400 mkii, 1/500, iso 800 f/5.6.....

It's a weaver. Was going to say Village Weaver but the head isn't black. So I did a bit of googling, maybe Rüppell's weaver, or related. Seems there are lots of weaver species.

 

[dpc]

Lesser scaup, I believe. I'm guessing the one to the right is a juvenile because a female has white at the base of the bill. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I could very well be.

Beautiful, dpc!
The back of the male sure looks like that on a Lesser scaup. (Compare with the Tufted also on this page.)

Thanks, DD!

 

[jprusa]

Here's one that I kind of like. The background is a bit blown out (hence my "title"). Anyone know what the name of this bird is? Photo was spontaneous and handheld and taken near Lake Langano in Ethiopia. 5Diii, 100-400 mkii, 1/500, iso 800 f/5.6.....

The male Rüppell's weaver can be distinguished from males of several other similar species by his red eyes and reddish facial mask. The male northern brown-throated weaver, P. castanops, can be particularly confusing, but he differs by having pale eyes and a larger facial mask that extends onto his forehead. Further, these species' ranges don't overlap. Females and juveniles are plainer and therefore, are more challenging to distinguish. Nice shot!

 

[bjd]

I felt somehow threatened by this Canada Goose:

Stealth Attack by Diane and Brian Dorling, auf Flickr

Cheers Brian

 

[Click]

I felt somehow threatened by this Canada Goose:

Cheers Brian

Very nice shot, Brian.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I felt somehow threatened by this Canada Goose:

Cheers Brian

Very nice shot, Brian.

Very cute. My kids got attacked checking out a nest and never forgot the experience!

Jack

 

[JPAZ]

Thanks @HankMD and @jprusa.

Great shot @bjd.

Here's another from the same general location....
5Diii, 100-400 mkii, 1/1600, iso 1000, f/6.3.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Brian.
Stunning shot, love the mirror flat water only broken by being pushed up his (her?) bill.

Cheers, Graham.

I felt somehow threatened by this Canada Goose:

Cheers Brian

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Mike, PKinDenmark, Jpaz, dpc.
Excellent shots, keep up the good work.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[lion rock]

bjd,
Good low angle shot! You're not much higher the the goose.
-r

 

[dpc]

Hi Mike, PKinDenmark, Jpaz, dpc.
Excellent shots, keep up the good work.

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks! 8)