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[dslrdummy]

Spoonbill - Zambia

 

[dslrdummy]

Kori Bustards - Zambia

 

[dslrdummy]

Common Sandpiper - Zambia

 

[steven kessel]

Those are fantastic vulture shots, Chief!

Here's an American version. I was surprised to read the other day that New World vultures are not closely related to Old World Vultures and that the similarities are due to convergent evolution (two unrelated species evolving in the same way).

Shot with 5Diii, 400 DO, ISO 320, Manual setting, 1/1000 @ f8

 

[Eldar]

Griffon (or Griffin) Vultures from Gorge de Verdon, Europe´s biggest canyon, in the south of France. I did not bring the big whites, so this is 70-200mm f2.8L IS II with 2xIII extender on 5DIII body. A bit more cropped than I would normally do.

 

[DIABLO]

Female summer tanager

 

[DIABLO]

Crouching Cattle Hidden Egret ;D

 

[Click]

Great shots dslrdummy. 8) Well done Sir!

 

[Click]

Steven, Eldar, DIABLO, very nice shots guys. Keep posting.

 

[Moobark]

Nice Pee-Wee, Moobark! We don't get the Easterns here but our similar ones don't like to pose for long(not quite as bad as warblers though)

Thanks ERHP. I found a gem in the wood-pewee sequence that may interest you. (7D, ISO320, 1/400s, F/6.3, 700mm)

serendipidy: that escaping moorhen was comical!

To Jack, click & rpt: Thanks for your encouragement. I tend to tunnel vision the bird so my backgrounds are usually poor. Here's what I think is a Bell's Vireo. Feel free to suggest otherwise! Edit: I've just been told it's a Blue-headed Vireo :-X (7D, ISO1000, 1/400s, F/6.3, 700mm)

 

[dslrdummy]

Thanks Steven. Great shots and you too Diablo.

 

[serendipidy]

Great shots dslrdummy. 8) Well done Sir!

+1, they were all amazing.

 

[serendipidy]

Steven, Eldar, DIABLO, very nice shots guys. Keep posting.

I liked them too. 8)

 

[serendipidy]

Nice Pee-Wee, Moobark! We don't get the Easterns here but our similar ones don't like to pose for long(not quite as bad as warblers though)

Thanks ERHP. I found a gem in the wood-pewee sequence that may interest you. (7D, ISO320, 1/400s, F/6.3, 700mm)

serendipidy: that escaping moorhen was comical!

To Jack, click & rpt: Thanks for your encouragement. I tend to tunnel vision the bird so my backgrounds are usually poor. Here's what I think is a Bell's Vireo. Feel free to suggest otherwise! (7D, ISO1000, 1/400s, F/6.3, 700mm)

Thanks, Moobark. These are very nice. I love the expressions on their faces.

 

[rpt]

Egret having a feed of snake - Botswana

My! That's a big worm!

Excellent timing. The whole thing must have happened in less than 30 seconds.

 

[Eldar]

Lesser Whitethroat · Sylvia curruca, 1DX, 600 f4L IS II, 1/1640, f5.6, ISO640, handheld.

 

[Eldar]

Same bird, different background. Same shooting data.

 

[IslanderMV]

Same bird, different background. Same shooting data.

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Lovely shot.

 

[TexPhoto]

Untitled by RexPhoto91, on Flickr

 

[IslanderMV]

Marbled Godwit - Martha's Vineyard Oct 13
60D and 100-400 handheld in high wind.
f/6.3 ISO200 1/1600

We see very few of these, quite a treat for local birders. This one seems to be in no hurry to move south.