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[rcarca]

Its not a mutant tongue in the robin, merely a piece of a scone that got stuck in its throat: I have photographs of it going in, out and back in again:

Robin by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Chaffinch eyeing up the scone:

Chaffinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Chaffinch eyeing up the photographer:

Chaffinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Blue tit:

Blue Tit by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

And finally a green finch:

Greenfinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

Richard

 

[serendipidy]

Its not a mutant tongue in the robin, merely a piece of a scone that got stuck in its throat: I have photographs of it going in, out and back in again:

Robin by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Chaffinch eyeing up the scone:

Chaffinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Chaffinch eyeing up the photographer:

Chaffinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Blue tit:

Blue Tit by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

And finally a green finch:

Greenfinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

Richard

Nice series! Well done.

 

[Click]

Very nice series , Richard.

 

[IslanderMV]

Piping Plover Male
7D and 100-400mm

 

[ERHP]

Cool Plover shots Islander! From the kayak?

Last Sunday after spending some time at the little rocky spring I usually shoot at, I headed up into some of the flower patches. Kicked myself for not just going to this place first as several dozen Allen's/Rufous Hummingbirds were fighting over the blooms.

 

[Click]

Lovely shot ERHP.

 

[Ozarker]

Its not a mutant tongue in the robin, merely a piece of a scone that got stuck in its throat: I have photographs of it going in, out and back in again:

Robin by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Chaffinch eyeing up the scone:

Chaffinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Chaffinch eyeing up the photographer:

Chaffinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Blue tit:

Blue Tit by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

And finally a green finch:

Greenfinch by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

Richard

So very nice Richard! They pop with natural color. Beautiful photos. I need to take a class about post processing because I don't think I have a clue what I am doing. You obviously do.

 

[Ozarker]

Not sure of the I.D. on this hummingbird. For some reason I didn't see any males around. The Palo Verde trees are in full bloom here in Mesquite. This little gal started in to this flower and it fell off. She hovered vertically for just a moment before dumping it and flying on to another bloom.

 

[rcarca]

Nice series! Well done.

Thanks Serendipity!

Richard

 

[rcarca]

Very nice series , Richard.

Thanks Click!

Richard

 

[rcarca]

So very nice Richard! They pop with natural color. Beautiful photos. I need to take a class about post processing because I don't think I have a clue what I am doing. You obviously do.

Thank you CanonFanBoy! I am not sure that I really do know what I am doing, but I just watched a lot of videos, particularly with Julieanne Kost on the Adobe TV site. A great resource. I have not managed to master PS at all, I think I am going to need hands on instruction for that!

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Richard

 

[Click]

Not sure of the I.D. on this hummingbird. For some reason I didn't see any males around. The Palo Verde trees are in full bloom here in Mesquite. This little gal started in to this flower and it fell off. She hovered vertically for just a moment before dumping it and flying on to another bloom.

I really like this picture. Well done Charles.

 

[candyman]

Cool Plover shots Islander! From the kayak?

Last Sunday after spending some time at the little rocky spring I usually shoot at, I headed up into some of the flower patches. Kicked myself for not just going to this place first as several dozen Allen's/Rufous Hummingbirds were fighting over the blooms.

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Very nice photo! Lovely bird. Very nice colors.

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Couple shots I got tonight. Saw a hawk in my backyard and ran to get my camera, went outside and looked for the hawk, hawk flew over me and scared me to death. Forgot to change to spot metering and probably used to high of an iso.

IMG_3325 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr


IMG_3323 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

 

[jrista]

Double Crested Cormorant


I have a ton of photos from some visits to Duck Lake, City Park in Denver last month. I haven't had much time to process them, however when I processed this one, I just couldn't resist sharing. Their eyes are like blue jewels. Just amazing.


So, I had to share.


Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2

 

[arunprasad]

Double Crested Cormorant


I have a ton of photos from some visits to Duck Lake, City Park in Denver last month. I haven't had much time to process them, however when I processed this one, I just couldn't resist sharing. Their eyes are like blue jewels. Just amazing.


So, I had to share.


Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2

Excellent shot. +1 about the eyes. Truly amazing. They look more beautiful in your shots.

 

[arunprasad]

Pelican

 

[TheJock]

Not sure of the I.D. on this hummingbird. For some reason I didn't see any males around. The Palo Verde trees are in full bloom here in Mesquite. This little gal started in to this flower and it fell off. She hovered vertically for just a moment before dumping it and flying on to another bloom.

I must admit, I think this is just exceptional. Watching that little guy floating done with his “prize” is a once in a lifetime shot, no matter how brief the moment, the fact you caught it is brilliant. I’d go back to that image every time I needed cheering up in future

 

[Ozarker]

Cool Plover shots Islander! From the kayak?

Last Sunday after spending some time at the little rocky spring I usually shoot at, I headed up into some of the flower patches. Kicked myself for not just going to this place first as several dozen Allen's/Rufous Hummingbirds were fighting over the blooms.

Absolutely beautiful!

 

[Ozarker]

Not sure of the I.D. on this hummingbird. For some reason I didn't see any males around. The Palo Verde trees are in full bloom here in Mesquite. This little gal started in to this flower and it fell off. She hovered vertically for just a moment before dumping it and flying on to another bloom.

I must admit, I think this is just exceptional. Watching that little guy floating done with his “prize” is a once in a lifetime shot, no matter how brief the moment, the fact you caught it is brilliant. I’d go back to that image every time I needed cheering up in future

I truly appreciate your comments. The 70D does a very good job when a bird is not over water. For some reason I have a very tough time getting good shots of waterfowl. I think the water's glare coupled with the fact that most of the waterfowl shots I get are 100% crops make things very noisy. land based birds are not a problem though. If I had time, I would have run the shutter speed up on this one.