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ERHP said:
One of the local Brown Pelicans came by for a visit. 600 f/4 v2 w/1.4TC
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Impressive bird and a nice picture with lots of detail!
 
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mackguyver said:
Synkka said:
Ripper shots, I really love the Kea Menace. Dolina yet another great shot!

Little Pied Cormorant sunning before it nests for the night.

little-pied-cormorant by Synkka~, on Flickr
Great shot and what a beautiful bird. I love seeing all of the other species from other parts of the world - I've never seen one of these or many of the other birds you guys on the other side of the world are posting. Keep up the great work!

Agreed! We have lots of Cormorants but I've not seen one like this before! The majority of ours are like these little fellas...

Shot with 7D and 100-400L f/5.6, 1/1600sec, ISO 250
 

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ERHP said:
Pierre Bonenfant said:
A little hooded merganser female taken in a pond in Québec city. Unfortunately, there was no male with her. She was with a group of mallard's. Taken with 1DX and 600 IS ll with 1.4X ll.

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For precise exifs and other images: www.pbase.com/pbon

Nice! Love how the water has that sort of dreamy look.

Really an excellent image! A "must love" image! :)
 
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ftico said:
We're having a snowy owl invasion in Maine -- had bad luck with the weather so far, this is what i got. Canon 70d + 400mm 5.6L
Beautiful! I'm jealous... There are supposed to be snowy owls in Ontario where I live nut I have never seen one, let alone get a picture like that! Congratulations!
 
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Don Haines said:
ftico said:
We're having a snowy owl invasion in Maine -- had bad luck with the weather so far, this is what i got. Canon 70d + 400mm 5.6L
Beautiful! I'm jealous... There are supposed to be snowy owls in Ontario where I live nut I have never seen one, let alone get a picture like that! Congratulations!

I'm jealous to Don! I've been looking all over Central Florida and haven't spotted one yet... :(
 
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Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans) by alabang, on Flickr

The Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Male: Very colourful feathers.

Female: Less colourful feathers.

Philippine Birds

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

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Ba%C3%B1os,_Laguna

Settings: 1/250 ƒ/5.6 ISO 320 800mm


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Why this awkward pose?

In the first 100 exposure of this bird I have so far, this is the best image to show off the sunbird's colorful throat.

Why did you go birding on a workday?

I went birding on a workday so I could bring my cousin's kids (aged 5 to 17) to a forested area near their sister's home (30km away) as a respite from Category 5 Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. You see these kids are survivors of the said Super Typhoon. Though their homes in Tacloban City just experienced very minor typhoon damage their schools were completely destroyed and many of their friends, classmates and neighbors are among the more than 5,800 dead and more than 1,700 missing.

How can you (yes YOU) can help?

Go to your nearest Red Cross or directly to http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate and donate. Any amount is help.
 
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Krob78 said:
mackguyver said:
Synkka said:
Ripper shots, I really love the Kea Menace. Dolina yet another great shot!

Little Pied Cormorant sunning before it nests for the night.
Great shot and what a beautiful bird. I love seeing all of the other species from other parts of the world - I've never seen one of these or many of the other birds you guys on the other side of the world are posting. Keep up the great work!

Agreed! We have lots of Cormorants but I've not seen one like this before! The majority of ours are like these little fellas...

Shot with 7D and 100-400L f/5.6, 1/1600sec, ISO 250

Thanks I love seeing all the other birds of the world and there are so many inspirational shots here, love those two cormorants too. I am close to the river but probably 30km plus from the ocean so I am not sure why they come to roost to this one area. But the park is full of birds I would normally associate with the ocean. The nice thing is when they get ready to roost you can get quite close.
 
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Krob78 said:
Don Haines said:
ftico said:
We're having a snowy owl invasion in Maine -- had bad luck with the weather so far, this is what i got. Canon 70d + 400mm 5.6L
Beautiful! I'm jealous... There are supposed to be snowy owls in Ontario where I live nut I have never seen one, let alone get a picture like that! Congratulations!

I'm jealous to Don! I've been looking all over Central Florida and haven't spotted one yet... :(

So far we have seen 4 snowy owls out here. There is a report of one on Bermuda !
PS. I think that photo is of a young female.
 
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