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[danfaz]

I love his eyes. Nicely done, danfaz.

Thanks, Click! They are piercing, huh!

 

[ISv]

Here are some portraits of the juvenile Great Horned Owl that I posted some BIFs of yesterday. Again, very distant, so I had to crop heavily. This guy was also quite difficult to spot, blended in so well with the environment.
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It needs sunglasses in order to be effectively blended in the environment !

 

[SteelLynx]

With all the stuff around that guy, these shots are excellent danfaz. I would have anything in focus, but not those big eyes

 

[danfaz]

With all the stuff around that guy, these shots are excellent danfaz. I would have anything in focus, but not those big eyes

Thank you, it was definitely a challenge! Animal tracking was not working at all, so had to use spot AF.
Aside from those amazing eyes, you almost couldn't see this guy. I edited in post to try and make the owl stand out more.

 

[AlanF]

The love life of Peregrine Falcons. Male flying, Female perched, mating, separating, smooching, arguing. (RF5ii, 200-800mm).

 

[antonn]

R1/R52R/52 + RF600/4 + TC2.0, Accipiter nisus in the rain

 

[Click]

Very nice series, antonn. He really seems to hate the rain in the second photo

 

[Click]

The love life of Peregrine Falcons. Male flying, Female perched, mating, separating, smooching, arguing. (RF5ii, 200-800mm).

Well done, Alan. I really like the first shot.

 

[josephandrews222]

Three Pairs with R5II and 200-800 @ 800

American Robin, European Starling and Northern Mockingbird

 

[ISv]

The love life of Peregrine Falcons. Male flying, Female perched, mating, separating, smooching, arguing. (RF5ii, 200-800mm).

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Yeah, the first photo is great but the series after that is showing a behavior and from my view point it's as important as a great shot.

 

[ISv]

Very nice series, antonn. He really seems to hate the rain in the second photo

Most importantly it shows the habit of the Sparrow hawks to remove the feathers of the pray before consuming it!

 

[ISv]

Three Pairs with R5II and 200-800 @ 800

American Robin, European Starling and Northern Mockingbird

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I'm envious for the last shot: we have the Northern Mockingbird on Oahu (and I have seen it twice!) but I still have no photo! For the first one (very nice photo!) I'm not really envious: I already figured out that to be envious for birds not present in your area means to be constantly envious !

 

[ISv]

For me today's walk was not very productive: just this Yellow-faced Canary...

 

[AlanF]

Yeah, the first photo is great but the series after that is showing a behavior and from my view point it's as important as a great shot.

Absolutely agree.

 

[antonn]

R1/R1/R52 + RF600/4, Ardea cinerea tosses the fish before swallowing it ) Sometimes catches two fish at once.

 

[neuroanatomist]

R1/R1/R52 + RF600/4, Ardea cinerea tosses the fish before swallowing it ) Sometimes catches two fish at once.

Nice shots!

I have seen that on occasion.


EOS M2, EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM @ 200mm, 1/1600 s, f/6.3, ISO 800

 

[Click]

R1/R1/R52 + RF600/4, Ardea cinerea tosses the fish before swallowing it ) Sometimes catches two fish at once.

Very nice series, antonn.

 

[Click]

Three Pairs with R5II and 200-800 @ 800

American Robin, European Starling and Northern Mockingbird

Nice shots. I especially like the first and last one.

 

[ThomasTH]

R1/R1/R52 + RF600/4, Ardea cinerea tosses the fish before swallowing it ) Sometimes catches two fish at once.
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Awesome photos, as always

 

[danfaz]

Here's an interesting shot I took recently of a GHO battling some strong winds. There's something about the expression on its face...