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[AlanF]

@Alan - Nice series!

Sadly, unlike hawks, Peregrine falcons evidently do eat hummingbirds. Strangely, our red-tailed hawks and hummingbirds are quite friendly. From what I understand, the hawks see the hummingbirds as just too small to be worth the trouble of eating them -- or even the eggs from their nests -- so the little hummers nest near them for protection.

When our hawks are visible on treetops nearby, most other species of small birds like starlings vanish, but the hummingbirds totally ignore them. I snapped these two photos today -- normally, I don't post (or even keep) the back shots unless the head turned is at least turned to a profile, but I was really struck by the beautiful colors on this guy.

Photographed on a 6DII with a 70-200 L 2.8 IS. Also, not a bad example of High ISO performance on the 6DII -- these are shot at ISO 2500 (profile) and 2000 (back).

The second photo has a remarkable number views, about a 100 in the first day or two. It's labelled Hummer_18, and I would guess that it is being picked up by those looking for a Hummer 18-seater. A bit of imagination in naming could lead to a huge number of views: naked.....

 

[Jack Douglas]

I wouldn't mind being in Hawaii right now for more reasons than this one! You lucky guys.

Alan you don't miss much.

Jack

 

[ISv]

Faery Tern Chick, 7D II, Sigma 150-500, 1/500, f/6.3, ISO 800, 500mm

Cute one Michael! Although I wouldn't expect a tern in the trees... I thought they usually nest at the coast, right?

Wiebe.

Thanks, Nat; actually, here in Honolulu, they nest all over the downtown area....


I would add that particularly the White tern always nest on trees. It's the only tern I know to nest on branches (no nest), all others nest on the ground. Once in Honolulu look at the trees for that bird!

 

[Jack Douglas]

Amazing isn't it!

Jack

 

[Nat_WA]

Always new facts & knowledge sharing here! Thanks all

Wiebe.

 

[Cog]

It was a cormorant morning

 

[Cog]

 

[lion rock]

Thanks Cog, nice shots!
Like 070A3260 most.
-r

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Cog.

 

[Cog]

lion rock, Click
Thank you, guys!

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog.
Yet again top quality work.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Cog]

Hi Cog.
Yet again top quality work.

Cheers, Graham.

Thank you, Graham! It was a good trip to a small island full of cormorants and other birds. I had quite a few keepers. I'll share two more cormorant pics.

 

[Valvebounce]

Very nice Cog, oh to be that flexible! or at least more flexible before the body issues a cease and desist all movement order. ;D ;D

Cheers, Graham.

Hi Cog.
Yet again top quality work.

Cheers, Graham.

Thank you, Graham! It was a good trip to a small island full of cormorants and other birds. I had quite a few keepers. I'll share two more cormorant pics.

 

[Click]

Cool pictures. Well done, Cog.

 

[lion rock]

Cog,
Some of these can be framed with double mat in 36 inch size for display.
Wonderful.
-r

 

[Jack Douglas]

Cog,
Some of these can be framed with double mat in 36 inch size for display.
Wonderful.
-r

+1

Jack

 

[ISv]

Cog,
Some of these can be framed with double mat in 36 inch size for display.
Wonderful.
-r

+1

Jack

Me too!

 

[ISv]

I had just short walk to the UH campus today - just to see if there are any baby White terns there. Found two (actually the first one was found by somebody else, I just used the opportunity...). Very windy and "somewhat" contrast light but surprisingly high number of keepers.

On the second photo - feeding (well, kind of - my tripod was on the middle of one of the campus streets, few seconds shots and run away because of the cars, I lost the most important moment .

 

[Jack Douglas]

ISv, V nice.

Jack

 

[ISv]

ISv, V nice.

Jack

Thanks Jack!
And please, cross your fingers for my hike tomorrow - I will go to a trail with 3 endemic to the Islands birds (two of them for Oahu!) + two more species that I have never seen before...
I would be lucky if I get two of them (one of the Oahu's endemics is not that rare for that trail but others are pure luck... a lot of it!).