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[arunprasad]

Heron

 

[Click]

Beautiful pictures. Well done arunprasad.

 

[arunprasad]

Thanks Click. Couple more.

 

[Click]

I really like the Egret. Great shot.

 

[arunprasad]

Egrets

 

[dpc]

Mallards at rest.

 

[scyrene]

Mister Scaup is getting very tame - he actually came out onto land yesterday, something I've never seen. Also a nice whitethroat who didn't mind me getting close. Both 700mm.

 

[Click]

Mister Scaup is getting very tame - he actually came out onto land yesterday, something I've never seen. Also a nice whitethroat who didn't mind me getting close. Both 700mm.

Very nice. I especially like the first picture.

 

[Don Haines]

Egrets

Love the egrets!

We have a bunch nesting here where I work..... I'll have to try to get permission to take a few pictures.... such a lovely bird and such a horrible voice....

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Saw a pelican in the lake in front of my house last night, the sun had already mostly gone down and it was pretty dark so I had to shoot at iso 25,600. But even with that I think the shots came out great.

Canon 5D mkii, Tamron 150-600mm at 600mm, SIRUI P-326 monopod and Dolica B300 tripod head

IMG_3625 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_3640 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_3646 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

 

[scyrene]

Saw a pelican in the lake in front of my house last night, the sun had already mostly gone down and it was pretty dark so I had to shoot at iso 25,600. But even with that I think the shots came out great.

Canon 5D mkii, Tamron 150-600mm at 600mm, SIRUI P-326 monopod and Dolica B300 tripod head

IMG_3625 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_3640 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_3646 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

I think it looks great! The third pic has a really filmic quality.

 

[Click]

Saw a pelican in the lake in front of my house last night, the sun had already mostly gone down and it was pretty dark so I had to shoot at iso 25,600. But even with that I think the shots came out great.

Canon 5D mkii, Tamron 150-600mm at 600mm, SIRUI P-326 monopod and Dolica B300 tripod head

Very nice series. I love the 3rd picture. Well done.

 

[Ozarker]

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Canon 70D and Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

It is amazong the detail the "L" lenses can pick up. I'm standing 40' away and it still picked up the tiny legs of the aphids.

If one is on a budget and wants a good "L" lens for the money... it is hard to beat the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM. The aperture here is f/5.6, but I should have run it up to f/8 or so for even better sharpness and a little more depth of field. The bird's head is slightly exiting the focal plane. Hand held.

 

[Ozarker]

American Goldfinch

 

[candyman]

Nice photos of the goldfinch CanonFanBoy

 

[candyman]

Mister Scaup is getting very tame - he actually came out onto land yesterday, something I've never seen. Also a nice whitethroat who didn't mind me getting close. Both 700mm.

I like the photo of Mr Scaup. He did a nice pose

 

[candyman]

Eurasian bullfinch
Male and Female

Edit: the funny thing is, I always catch them while they have something in their mouth. Still look for that catch without!

 

[Click]

Eurasian bullfinch
Male and Female

Edit: the funny thing is, I always catch them while they have something in their mouth. Still look for that catch without!

Very nice series, candyman. I especially like the last picture.

 

[scyrene]

Eurasian bullfinch
Male and Female

Edit: the funny thing is, I always catch them while they have something in their mouth. Still look for that catch without!

Beautiful light and setting. And they are rather messy eaters, they often seem to have bits around their beak!

 

[candyman]

Very nice series, candyman. I especially like the last picture.

Thanks Click

Beautiful light and setting. And they are rather messy eaters, they often seem to have bits around their beak!

Thanks scyrene. Yes, and I have another one like that: The common chaffinch
Edit: actually, if you take a good look at the female (2nd photo) she is just dropping something from her mouth. But not enough ;D ;D