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Through a quirk of Tapatalk's forum display (which showed Jonathan's image above your post in the topic list), it looked to me as if you have a very large convocation of eagles at your house, and either they turned vegetarian or you stock your feeder with raw meat. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sedwards
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That's fun!
Ha! That's awesome. Good thing it wasn't a photo of a bear.
ha ha , I'm not sure how fun 24 eagles in my feeder would be. Probably a lot more fun if it is someone else's feeder lol.
I took a short kayak trip after supper
Green Heron-Immature
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8135/2...42202b24_h.jpg5D3_6758 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
Black Crowned Night Heron
https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8441/2...c9c3ef15_h.jpg5D3_7012 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
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wow , fantastic shot Bill.
Thank you Stu......
Common Loon in New Hampshire.
5DIII, Sigma 150-600S, 1/800, f/8, ISO 500
https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8753/2...d1a03533_b.jpg1L0A7485 by kayaker72, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing....
Juvenile Northern Cardinal
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....72229246-4.jpg
1DX
700mm
iso 5000
1/200
f/5.6
EX580 II + better beamer at 1/128 power
Not like the great shots that others post, but forum contributors have been very helpful in the past for ID of birds. I do not know birds well and may get things wrong when trying to use guides on the internet.
Can anyone tell whether this is a Great Egret or a white phase Great Blue Heron? I'm pretty confident the bird in upper left is a GBH. The location is a small lake in southeast Michigan, in late August.
This was just an opportunistic shot when I was on a walk. The birds were at a long distance across the lake and the only equipment I had that could show them at all was a 400mm 5.6 with the 2x iii converter. No tripod with me, so hand held. It won't hurt my feeling if the answer is "The image is not good enough to tell!"
Thanks in advance.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8303/2...e1c51e77_c.jpgWhite phase GBH or Great egret? by Danny Watson, on Flickr
I would have to say great egret because of the yellow bill .A snowy egret would have an almost all black bill and a think a white phase GBH would have a 2 color bill, blue on top and pale yellow on bottom.
Makes a lot of sense. Thank you!:)
Very rare for Michigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Minerve101
Agreed.....the size, the yellow bill, black legs and feet = Great Egret
Blue-jay portrait.
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8384/2...b52e6eed_h.jpg5D3_0443-Edit by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
Wow... nice Blue Jay
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Yet another spectacular shot!
Here's one I took yesterday at the Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation. It's of a juvenile Barn Owl who seemed very interested in my camera.
7D Mark II and an EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8058/2...486c1cd0_z.jpg
C7D_4455 by Bayne Wagner, on Flickr
Marbled Godwit
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....p4456585-5.jpg
Mourning Dove
5D MKIV
500mm f/4L IS USM I + 2X TC III
ISO 3200
1/200
f/8
580 EXII + Better Beamer @ 1/64 power
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....70561304-5.jpg
I can't pass up a perfect pose even if it is only a chickadee.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8513/2...f894d952_b.jpg5D3_1250 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
It is the Chilkat time of year again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Yes...I know....still haven't made the commitment :( Are you aware of anyone leading a workshop or group up there or is it strictly "on your own"?Quote:
Originally Posted by HDNitehawk
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
The only think I know of is the American Bald Eagle Foundation's festival, November 12th thru the 19th.
https://baldeagles.org/alaska-bald-e...ival-schedule/
I would go to a festival, but usually I prefer to avoid crowds and not be a tourist with a guide.
My first thought is rent a car and go before the festival gets underway:
https://www.travelalaska.com/Destina...0Preserve.aspx
"The river "flats" of the Chilkat River along the Haines Highway between miles 18 and 24 are the main viewing area for eagle watchers and considered critical habitat in the preserve. Bald eagles are attracted to the area by the availability of spawned-out salmon and open waters in late fall and winter."
There are several guided float trips that are fairly inexpensive also, I am not sure I would want to take my 500mm on a float trip. With a little research I bet there are other guided tours as well. A good plan might be to take a guide on day one to get the lay of the land and drive yourself others.
The birds of Circular Quay
I took the opportunity to set in my bird hide as the wife went in and bought us big mac's.
The first two shots are of a species that I believe is a one legged french fry stealer, who was perched on the table next my hide.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8601/2...0c47d1cd_c.jpg20160906-BB1H7537.jpg by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8218/2...2b1400b6_c.jpg20160906-BB1H7540.jpg by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr
The next I believe is a long billed dumpster diver
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8662/2...3c6e0ef1_c.jpg20160906-BB1H7558.jpg by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr
Although I was not able to capture the bif action, birds similar to the one legged french fly stealer would swoop from the sky and rip hamburgers from the hands of humans as they walked about unaware.
Nice capture! Looks like you may have caught a rare one legged french fry stealer with two legs :pQuote:
Originally Posted by HDNitehawk
Went in search of Puffins again this year. From earlier this summer (I'm really behind in processing...)
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8382/2...6895f8d1_c.jpgPensive Puffin by Stephen, on Flickr
Stephen
"The Minimalist"
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8367/2...45d53f30_z.jpg
Nature, Tuscany by Andrea Magnelli, su Flickr
Starting late August each year, a GBH roosts in this spot most evenings for about a month. This shot is from the closest possible approach, but still a long reach.
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8174/2...14e4d9fc_c.jpgGreat Blue Heron 2016 by Danny Watson, on Flickr
5D MKIV Bird images
Not too much activity at my feeders this time of year but I did spend an hour or so to get some 5DMKIV images to share.
I am posting the full frame un-processed image followed by the final processed image.
These were shot using the Canon 500mmL IS USM @ ISO 3200 on a cloudy day.
I purposely set up a little farther than usual to test the 30 mp sensor for crop-ability.
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....71750251-3.jpg http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....93100376-4.jpg
I will post a few more soon....I think this camera performs exceedingly well.
5D MKIV + 500mm f/4L @ ISO 3200 Full Frame unprocessed image
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....14538678-3.jpg
Final cropped and processed image
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....09221352-3.jpg
5d MKIV + 500mm f/4L @ ISO 3200 Full Frame unprocessed image (Not a bird....sorry)
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....18562419-3.jpg
Final cropped and processed image
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....08539061-3.jpg
http://community.the-digital-picture...ead.php?t=4062Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
:)
Taken at the Hawk Conservancy in Andover UK. 1D MkIIn and 300mm f2.8 lens
http://community.the-digital-picture...5&d=1474963052
Beautiful shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete.Rush
Test shots with 5DS R this afternoon, not really great light (a bit too overcast)
This was taken from a distance of at least 75 yards with the 500mm f/4L + 2X TC hand held
The first image is full frame and the second is a crop from the first.
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....02366217-3.jpg
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....18077995-4.jpg
How is the high ISO when comparing the 2 Joel ?