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[Click]

Beautiful shots, ISv.

 

[AlanF]

I haven't seen a White-rumped Shama in aviary up to now (and as of today I haven't seen "aviary" at least on Oahu, except something in the Zoo but they don't handle "local" birds there). You can encounter Shamas in the mid town if there is enough dense bushes/trees (and they are much more common in the rain forest!)! This photo is little bit overexposed and the bird doesn't show the real colors. Honestly for a while I was scratching my head too but there is not similar Copsychus in the world. On other hand to ID a bird just by location (and some programs!) is not always reliable (and for sure not in Hawaii!): I have seen few species (escaped birds!) around that don't have an established population here. It's not eligible to smuggle non-native animals (any kind!) here but many people do it as it looks!
Photos: Adult male, Adult female or sub-adult (could be male or female) and two juveniles in different ages (the last one is not suppose to fly but took the risk...). All an old photos recovered from the saved JEPG's (lazy to dig in the external drives for the RAW files).

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Thanks for the info!

 

[ISv]

Beautiful shots, ISv.

Thanks Click!

 

[birdman916]

Lesser Nighthawk

Canon R5 + 100-500mm
F8
1/4000
Iso 1250

 

[Click]

Great Shot ! Well done, birdman916.

 

[birdman916]

Great Shot ! Well done, birdman916.

Thank you!!

 

[Maximilian]

Lesser Nighthawk

Impressing! Really nice, @birdman916

 

[macrunning]

All taken at Fortress of the Bear, Sitka AK. All with R5, some with RF 70-200 f/2.8L, others with RF 100-500.

Beautiful shots!

 

[macrunning]

female/immature White-rumped Shama

Looks like a juvenile. The female White Rumped Shama has much more orange. See below.

 

[macrunning]

Very common but with nice breakfast.
The second is a crop of 3820x2149px.
R5 + Rf 100-500L + 1.4TC @ 560mm, f/9, Iso 3200, 1/125s
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Nice capture!

 

[macrunning]

I am always surprised that herons can swallow such big prey.
I didn't watch it, as the heron flew away.
R6m2, @500mm, f/11, 1/1250, ISO2500

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Brining new meaning to the term 'Big Gulp'. Probably only know this analogy if you live in the US and shop at 7 eleven stores.

 

[macrunning]

These are from yesterday.

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Nice shots. What is that 3rd bird?

 

[macrunning]

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Lesser Nighthawk

Canon R5 + 100-500mm
F8
1/4000
Iso 1250

Nice shot. Is he 'Lesser' cuz he looks a bit like an owl

 

[Maximilian]

Brining new meaning to the term 'Big Gulp'. Probably only know this analogy if you live in the US and shop at 7 eleven stores.

I think I know what that means

 

[AlanF]

Little Grebe Chicks (R7+RF100-400mm).

 

[Click]

Looks like a juvenile. The female White Rumped Shama has much more orange. See below.

Very nice shot. Well done, macrunning.

 

[Click]

Little Grebe Chicks (R7+RF100-400mm).

I really like this shot. Nicely done, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

Little Grebe Chicks

Really lovely. I only say them in the reeds.

 

[AlanF]

Really lovely. I only say them in the reeds.

Thanks Maximilian, I have never seen them in the open before. And they were so fast to disperse, I got in only one shot.

 

[ISO64]

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Lesser Nighthawk

Canon R5 + 100-500mm
F8
1/4000
Iso 1250

Great shot, one of the most elusive birds! Never seen it at eye level, only way up in the sky, after sunset...