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[Valvebounce]

Hi Alan.
Stunning series of shots, and if this young Heron can replicate the dual catch for a mate they should do well!

Cheers, Graham.

Yesterday, cycling home I saw a young heron in a brook, and fortunately I had my 5DSR + 100-400mm II slung over my shoulder. The heron was fishing for sticklebacks. I set the shutter speed to 1/3200s as the beak was flashing at high speed and never still when a fish was there. Looking at the images, the ones I liked the best were those where the drops of water were prominent as they show the movement and are almost as interesting as the fish.

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[Jack Douglas]

At Miquelon lake provincial park, here in Alberta yesterday when this, I think, Song sparrow was intently accumulating something in his/her beak.

Jack

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots. I really like your pictures, Jack

 

[AlanF]

Put it this way, I didn't take this shot of someone being attacked by a tern, my wife did.

 

[Pape]

hat looks like other tern

 

[AlanF]

hat looks like other tern

My face under the hat didn't.

 

[Nat_WA]

Down the hatch!

With the size of that fish... the hatch needs a lot of refilling
Nice shots Alan!
W.

 

[AlanF]

With the size of that fish... the hatch needs a lot of refilling
Nice shots Alan!
W.

Thanks. It was scoffing the tiddlers one after the other. It had a try at a duckling but Mrs Duck had a go at it.

 

[AlanF]

Some more shots from the Farne Islands by my wife. I set up the 5DSR + 100-400mm II with custom settings C1, C2 and C3 for her and all she has to do is compose and shoot, which she often does much better than me and has a different eye. She finds the 5DSR much easier to use and more reliable than my mirrorless cameras.

 

[AlanF]

And some by her of arctic terns.

 

[Click]

Nice series, Alan.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I'm not the most stable shooter so BIF are challenging, especially at 800mm, but I had some time by a shallow lake with lots of gulls for practice this last weekend and it was fun. Clearly, I need practice. Unexpectedly, this guy appeared and this is what I got. Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice shots. Well done, Jack.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Very nice shots. Well done, Jack.

Thanks Click. I've had so little to shoot around home that anything like this is a real motivator. There were a couple Avocets that just weren't willing to fly for me but the water was calm and reflections nice.

Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice reflection. That's a beautiful shot! Nicely done, Jack.

 

[AlanF]

Thanks Click. I've had so little to shoot around home that anything like this is a real motivator. There were a couple Avocets that just weren't willing to fly for me but the water was calm and reflections nice.

Jack

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The Avocet is particularly nice.

 

[Cog]

Another ID question. Does anybody know what bird this is? I took the photo in the Niagara Falls aviary but forgot to look up the name. The bird is a real beauty. Thanks!

 

[Click]

Very nice picture, Cog.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Very nice picture, Cog.

You're supposed to tell what it is not that it's nice!

Jack

 

[Click]

Another ID question. Does anybody know what bird this is? I took the photo in the Niagara Falls aviary but forgot to look up the name. The bird is a real beauty. Thanks!

It's a Violet Turaco.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_turaco

Beautiful bird.