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[Click]

Tree Swallow...very hard to capture in flight, so I will settle with this one for now.

Lovely shot. Nicely done, clbayley.

 

[Mikehit]

That's a bit dark on my screen, cl but the composition an contrast in colours is excellent.

 

[AlanF]

I am currently at a conference in Singapore, but brought my ultralite travel kit - 5DSR + 100-400mm II (no TC) - with me in case there was break in the programme. Let's start with: Why did the Myna cross the road? And also the Green Feral Iguana?

 

[AlanF]

The myna and iguana were in the wild. But, I visited a bird park, which is something I wouldn't normally do, but it was fun as the birds were able to fly freely in a massive aviary or they stayed elsewhere in the park and didn't bother to escape because of the food and environment and weren't in cages or small aviaries.

 

[Mikehit]

The myna and iguana were in the wild. But, I visited a bird park, which is something I wouldn't normally do, but it was fun as the birds were able to fly freely in a massive aviary or they stayed elsewhere in the park and didn't bother to escape because of the food and environment and weren't in cages or small aviaries.

The bird park in Kuala Lumpur is similar - a few acres of hillside enclose by netting (the roof about 20m up if I recall correctly) except htere, they had the hornbills enclosed because they are carnivorous and were eating too many other species!

 

[AlanF]

The myna and iguana were in the wild. But, I visited a bird park, which is something I wouldn't normally do, but it was fun as the birds were able to fly freely in a massive aviary or they stayed elsewhere in the park and didn't bother to escape because of the food and environment and weren't in cages or small aviaries.

The bird park in Kuala Lumpur is similar - a few acres of hillside enclose by netting (the roof about 20m up if I recall correctly) except htere, they had the hornbills enclosed because they are carnivorous and were eating too many other species!

Mike
I'm off on a fund-raising event to KL at the end of August and will definitely go to the park. Then, we have a week's birding holiday in Sabah before continuing work! I've decided that the 100-400mm II is so brilliant on the 5DSR that the wife will take that and I'll take the 400mm DO II + 5DIV + TCs, which will give superior range at 800mm and be very useful for low light situations at 400mm and f/4. Though, I might throw the 150-600 C into the big suitcase, just in case. The 100-400 II does gets some extra reach with the 1.4xTC but the bare lens handles better, has better acutance and is less demanding of technique with the 5DSR.

 

[AlanF]

Here's a juvenile Blacknaped Oriole. I've ventured up to iso 1250 as the 5DSR seems to handle that without undue noise and the faster the speed the better. You can't fault the sharpness of the 100-400mm II + 5DSR combo. And I didn't get any Moire in any of my shots this time.

 

[LSeries]

A Red-throated Loon taking a bath. Canon 7D Mark II + EF 400 f/5.6L + 1.4x II.


Red-throated Loon Taking A Bath by Jussi Lind, on Flickr

 

[Sharlin]

Just a common mallard. Canon 80D, 55-250mm STM. Not exactly a difficult shot but I'm impressed by the IQ of the cheap plastic lens.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Lseries, V nice, but I can't see the red throat.

Jack

 

[Click]

@ Alan, LSeires and Sharlin,

Very nice pictures, guys.

 

[langdonb]

Hello. I just tried uplaoding some pics from my Africa trips, but nothing went. What is the size limit, that maybe was the problem...

Robert

 

[Jack Douglas]

Hello. I just tried uplaoding some pics from my Africa trips, but nothing went. What is the size limit, that maybe was the problem...

Robert

Appearing at the bottom is this: Restrictions: 8 per post, maximum total size 8000KB, maximum individual size 5000KB

Jack

 

[clbayley]

I reprocessed an older picture I had of a pair of Mergansers...

 

[lion rock]

Did they just have a fight 8) ;D ;D?!
Nice photo.
-r

I reprocessed an older picture I had of a pair of Mergansers...

 

[Jack Douglas]

Riley your brain must work just like mine. That's a gem of a pose.

Jack

 

[langdonb]

Hello. I just tried uplaoding some pics from my Africa trips, but nothing went. What is the size limit, that maybe was the problem...

Robert

Appearing at the bottom is this: Restrictions: 8 per post, maximum total size 8000KB, maximum individual size 5000KB

Jack

Thanks Jack.

 

[Click]

Did they just have a fight 8) ;D ;D?!
Nice photo.
-r

I reprocessed an older picture I had of a pair of Mergansers...

;D ;D ;D


Very nice one, clbayley.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Click or anyone. This bird is common here in north-central Alberta but I'm not very good at ID'ing these flycatcher types. My guess, Least. Heavy crops, no time to be patient today.

Jack

 

[lion rock]

Regret that I'm unable to name the creature.
But, Jack, nice conversation between the birds. Great photos.
-r

Click or anyone. This bird is common here in north-central Alberta but I'm not very good at ID'ing these flycatcher types. My guess, Least. Heavy crops, no time to be patient today.

Jack