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[Nat_WA]

This concludes my week of spamming
There may be a few pictures that I missed, scanning the ~2000 bird shots and selecting a few dozen to post process; when I find a nice one I'll post it but for now I'll direct post processing at the other holiday pictures...

Wiebe.

 

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This concludes my week of spamming

lol ;D

Nice pictures, Wiebe.

 

[NancyP]

Nat_WA, I have enjoyed your series.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Wiebe you've been having just too much fun! V nice all of them.

Jack

 

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Green Heron Fishing

 

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Black-crown Night Heron (Juvenile)

 

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LOL ;D

Thank you, Lion rock.

 

[lion rock]

Click,



-r

 

[lion rock]

The icon was too BIG!
sorry.
You've done a great shot!
-r

LOL ;D

Thank you, Lion rock.

 

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Thanks again... You're as quick as I am...Maybe faster. ;D

 

[ISv]

Wiebe, I was curious where did you disappear! Very good shots! I can't say why, but I love the swallow (not because the others are bad photos! It just may strike some memories...)

Thanks ISv - during holiday I did not visit or post in CR indeed
But I'm making it up by spamming this thread (and BiF) this week ;D

If you liked the swallow, you may also like this one; White-headed marsh Tyrant

Wiebe.

;D! Yes - I like this one as well as ALL others that come later!!!

 

[ISv]

Very nice shots Click!

 

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Very nice shots Click!

Thanks, I appreciate it.

 

[AlanF]

Nice shots click. The juvenile night heron can be mistaken for other species.

 

[ISv]

Nice shots click. The juvenile night heron can be mistaken for other species.

Alan, he is obviously shooting in North America and the only heron that is similar (as a juvenile!) is the Yellow-crowned Night Heron. They have finer striking and darker bill... and may be more reddish eyes but this is very much in the middle of the balance (and the exposure or PP may influence it hard). I think he is right in the ID...

 

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Thanks, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

Nice shots click. The juvenile night heron can be mistaken for other species.

Alan, he is obviously shooting in North America and the only heron that is similar (as a juvenile!) is the Yellow-crowned Night Heron. They have finer striking and darker bill... and may be more reddish eyes but this is very much in the middle of the balance (and the exposure or PP may influence it hard). I think he is right in the ID...

You are reading into what I wrote that isn't there. I certainly was not implying it was mistaken identity!

 

[ERHP]

Nice shots Click! The Black and Yellow crowns can look similar under certain postures. The Greens are usually hard to find in the open.

Here is a juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron that was following an adult crabbing along the shoreline. I've found sitting relatively still behind the camera serves almost as well as a blind as most of the species will approach ridiculously close. This one passed roughly 3' from the end of the lens(darn you MFD), as did the adult, before continuing past and down the shore.

1DX MK II : 600 f/4 II 1/80 : f/8 : ISO 1000

 

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Thanks, ERHP.

Here is a juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron that was following an adult crabbing along the shoreline.

Nice shot. Thanks for posting. It looks very similar.

 

[jprusa]

Green Heron Fishing

Nice pics Click!