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[Jack Douglas]

White-crowned sparrow...

Nice! Sask. seems to have more species than Alberta! I absolutely loved the Qu'appelle valley for its diversity.

Jack

 

[dpc]

White-crowned sparrow...

Nice! Sask. seems to have more species than Alberta! I absolutely loved the Qu'appelle valley for its diversity.

Jack

I saw a yellow warbler in my crabapple tree this afternoon. He was long gone by the time I had my camera ready to go. I seldom see these birds.

 

[Chris Charles]

Superb Fairywren

 

[Jack Douglas]

What a super wren!

Jack

 

[Claudelec]

Héron cendré EF 100-400 IS II at 371mm 1/1250 f/6.3 iso 640 slightly croped for size reason.
The tree try to follow the move...

 

[Claudelec]

Just a duck... EF 100-400 IS II at 400mm f/6.3 1/1250 iso 250 slightly croped for file size reason.

 

[Click]

Superb Fairywren

Beautiful picture. Well done, Chris.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Héron cendré EF 100-400 at 371mm 1/1250 f/6.3 iso 640 slightly croped for size reason.
The tree try to follow the move...

V nice.

Jack

 

[dpc]

I stand to be corrected on this one, but I believe this to be a Clay-coloured Sparrow.

 

[Click]

You're right, it's a Clay-coloured Sparrow.

Nice picture, dpc.

 

[dpc]

You're right, it's a Clay-coloured Sparrow.

Nice picture, dpc.

Thanks, Click! I also appreciate the confirmation on the identification.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Followed the Pileated up the creek to a fallen log where she really was going to town. Then I noticed the grebes on the pond, far even with 800mm but they are a first for me so that was nice. ISO 4000 with 3/4 frame cropped away doesn't give the best image. Could this be a mating pair? My book doesn't distinguish.

Jack

 

[Claudelec]

Pinson des arbres (chaffinch), singing in my garden this morning
EOS 70D, EF 100-400 IS II at 400mm 1/500 f/5.6 iso 320 croped for size reason

 

[Mikehit]

Looks like you are having fun, Jack.
Apparently male and female horned grebes are distinguishable only in size - both have the horns and same colouring

 

[Click]

Followed the Pileated up the creek to a fallen log where she really was going to town. Then I noticed the grebes on the pond, far even with 800mm but they are a first for me so that was nice. ISO 4000 with 3/4 frame cropped away doesn't give the best image. Could this be a mating pair? My book doesn't distinguish.

Jack

Very nice series, Jack.

 

[Click]

Pinson des arbres (chaffinch), singing in my garden this morning
EOS 70D, EF 100-400 IS II at 400mm 1/500 f/5.6 iso 320 croped for size reason

Nice shot, Claude.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Mike. I guess I'll have to hope they stick around and I get a better opportunity and maybe distinguish. My indoor jobs are now compounded by outdoor acres of grass cutting and a large garden so I have to just sneak away and play, like the mice with the cat.

I'm always wishing for more resolution (who isn't) but the high FPS would be hard to give up now. And I now understand why folk have made such a fuss about the buffer filling up. I wanted to catch some chips in the air but only one shot did that for me.

Thanks click.

Jack

 

[dpc]

Northern shoveler looking for lunch in a roadside pond.

 

[LSeries]

Common Tern Flying by Jussi Lind, on Flickr

 

[dpc]

Common Tern Flying by Jussi Lind, on Flickr

Very nice! I really like this. 8)