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[josephandrews222]

Nice photos! But I really like the attitude behind "One of the many wise things my wife has done (besides the obvious )"

ISv: thanks for reading, and thanks for 'getting it'

A bit of humor (and CR) has helped me survive the pandemic.

And the 'attitude' you are pointing to has worked out for us--we just celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary.

But as one of my favorite football coaches likes to point out when waxing poetic (with a sly grin) about his own wife and mother of his children: "Hey, I wasn't her first choice."

 

[Maximilian]

... we just celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary. ...

Happy anniversary, congrats for the long time loving and working on your relationship and best wishes for the next decades

Reminds me of one of my fav Christy Moore songs (text/lyrics by Johnny Duhan):

The voyage

I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
Hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the heart's treasure, together we set sail
...
Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered 'round us, we have our own crew ...

 

[AlanF]

A Nuthatch, iso 10k R5/500mm.

 

[AlanF]

Eurasian Robin,Coal Tit and Great Tit (R5/500mm).

 

[Del Paso]

Eurasian Robin,Coal Tit and Great Tit (R5/500mm).

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Beautiful pictures !

 

[Maximilian]

Eurasian Robin,Coal Tit and Great Tit (R5/500mm).

Really nice.
The coal tit in the sunlight is especially beautiful. I only hear them here or see them just in the darkest shadows.
Maybe this spring I'll have more luck (or patience )

 

[AlanF]

Really nice.
The coal tit in the sunlight is especially beautiful. I only hear them here or see them just in the darkest shadows.
Maybe this spring I'll have more luck (or patience )

My first day with a variety of birds for a while - a much needed tonic!

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, Alan.

 

[ISv]

ISv: thanks for reading, and thanks for 'getting it'

A bit of humor (and CR) has helped me survive the pandemic.

And the 'attitude' you are pointing to has worked out for us--we just celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary.

But as one of my favorite football coaches likes to point out when waxing poetic (with a sly grin) about his own wife and mother of his children: "Hey, I wasn't her first choice."

- I like your humor!!!! On other hand you shouldn't be so critical to yourself - she merit you anyway (should be some reason no?).

 

[ISv]

And now my problems from today: somebody reported a Ring-necked Duck from a location and since I'm on kind of vacation I rushed there - to see my first one of that species!
At first glance it wasn't Ring-necked Duck (even at young age they have at least diffuse white spot on the bill and never white strip on the upper wings!).
And now started the problems: The proportions of the head/bill are for the Grater Scaup (and I made a lot of photos... ). But just look at the last one (I was already kind of accepting some hybrid even from the other photos but this one?!). From where that light-colored neck came I have no idea. I have good literature for the Ducks but it's long, long reading about the hybrids... (I don't exclude some shortcoming in my knowledge or in the literature!). And I'm not really sure I need it/do it!
The first photo is about the fun - nothing for the ID...
Anyway - something interesting (I didn't have something like this for a long - very long time)!!!

 

[Maximilian]

And now my problems from today: somebody reported a Ring-necked Duck from a location and since I'm on kind of vacation I rushed there - to see my first one of that species!
At first glance it wasn't Ring-necked Duck (even at young age they have at least diffuse white spot on the bill and never white strip on the upper wings!).
And now started the problems: The proportions of the head/bill are for the Grater Scaup (and I made a lot of photos... ). But just look at the last one (I was already kind of accepting some hybrid even from the other photos but this one?!). From where that light-colored neck came I have no idea. I have good literature for the Ducks but it's long, long reading about the hybrids... (I don't exclude some shortcoming in my knowledge or in the literature!). And I'm not really sure I need it/do it!
The first photo is about the fun - nothing for the ID...
Anyway - something interesting (I didn't have something like this for a long - very long time)!!!

Thanks, @ISv, for the story behind the photos and for the really nice water reflections on those.

 

[Del Paso]

And now my problems from today: somebody reported a Ring-necked Duck from a location and since I'm on kind of vacation I rushed there - to see my first one of that species!
At first glance it wasn't Ring-necked Duck (even at young age they have at least diffuse white spot on the bill and never white strip on the upper wings!).
And now started the problems: The proportions of the head/bill are for the Grater Scaup (and I made a lot of photos... ). But just look at the last one (I was already kind of accepting some hybrid even from the other photos but this one?!). From where that light-colored neck came I have no idea. I have good literature for the Ducks but it's long, long reading about the hybrids... (I don't exclude some shortcoming in my knowledge or in the literature!). And I'm not really sure I need it/do it!
The first photo is about the fun - nothing for the ID...
Anyway - something interesting (I didn't have something like this for a long - very long time)!!!

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I particularly like the "duck attack" picture (number 2).

 

[dpc]

Thrush

 

[Click]

Nice shot, dpc.

 

[Click]

And now my problems from today: somebody reported a Ring-necked Duck from a location and since I'm on kind of vacation I rushed there - to see my first one of that species!
At first glance it wasn't Ring-necked Duck (even at young age they have at least diffuse white spot on the bill and never white strip on the upper wings!).
And now started the problems: The proportions of the head/bill are for the Grater Scaup (and I made a lot of photos... ). But just look at the last one (I was already kind of accepting some hybrid even from the other photos but this one?!). From where that light-colored neck came I have no idea. I have good literature for the Ducks but it's long, long reading about the hybrids... (I don't exclude some shortcoming in my knowledge or in the literature!). And I'm not really sure I need it/do it!
The first photo is about the fun - nothing for the ID...
Anyway - something interesting (I didn't have something like this for a long - very long time)!!!

Thank you for the story behind the photos, sometime bird ID is a real headache.

 

[Nemorino]

Long-tailed tit singing in the wind
R5 + Rf 100-500 + 1.4TC @ 1/4000, f/10, Iso 8000

And a GIF made of 8 pictures

 

[ISv]

These are from today ~1.5 hour walk in the beech park. Didn't expect anything interesting (unfortunately I was right ). Couldn't resist this Pacific Golden Plover - you don't see them often on their bellies! And just from 5-6 meters and at such a terrain that it looks I'm on my belly too (I wasn't)...

 

[Maximilian]

The challenging year 2022 comes to an end. I hope for all of you that 2023 will be much, much better than the old year was.
At the end, 2022 was really nice to me and offered me my first chance to get a goldcrest (regulus regulus).
Again, bad light, ISO2500 to 3200 and heavy cropping killed the details.
5D4, 100-400L II + TC, @560 mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO2500-3200

 

[Maximilian]

Happy new year 2023 to all of you!
Let's hope for 2023 for peace in freedom and a lot of great photo moments.

At the end, 2022 was really nice to me and offered me my first chance to get a goldcrest ...

Yesterday, not only that goldcrest passed me by. My beloved kingfisher found the time to do one of the best performances of the year.
5D4, 100-400L II + TC, @560 mm, f/11, 1/400, ISO3200 and heavy cropping for all three

 

[AlanF]

The challenging year 2022 comes to an end. I hope for all of you that 2023 will be much, much better than the old year was.
At the end, 2022 was really nice to me and offered me my first chance to get a goldcrest (regulus regulus).
Again, bad light, ISO2500 to 3200 and heavy cropping killed the details.
5D4, 100-400L II + TC, @560 mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO2500-3200

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One's first Goldcrest is a landmark! I have only caught two.