Some from the weekend (12 pics)

luisv

Hi there,

These are some shots I made this weekend at the Palo Alto Baylands.


1. Gadwall in flight


2. Gadwall preparing landing gear


3. Anna's Hummingbird in flight


4. Anna's Hummingbird


5. Anna's Hummingbird


6. Red-tailed Hawk posing for us (full frame)


7. Double-crested Cormorant drying off it wings in the morning sun


8. Lesser Goldfinch


9. Hermit Thrush - this guy was restless, never looking at the camera.


10. Greater Yellowlegs roosting


11. Ring-billed Gull having a mussel for breakfast


12. Long-billed Dowitcher foraging


Cheers,
--
Luis

NorthernFocus

All very nice. Really like the hummers and the hawk. IMHO I slightly wider crop on the seabirds would improve them. But they all have excellent detail.

Tee Why

nice images, lots of pop

cjmchch

Great imagesclap Thanks for sharing

rajdeep

Nice pictures man!! very neat:ivar

luisv

articblooms wrote:

All very nice. Really like the hummers and the hawk. IMHO I slightly wider crop on the seabirds would improve them. But they all have excellent detail.

Thanks for the comment. I agree a 100% with your remark about the crops being too tight.
I changed the crop and made it wider. I think they look better now.

kdog

Excellent series, Luis. That Red Tail shot is just superb.

-joel

Maestro

Super set Luis! I especially like the Anna's images. The Red tailed hawk just looks regal. I really can not get that close to one. The Texas variety must be more paranoid. Another thing that strikes has to do with the lesser goldfinch. Here in Texas, the lessers have a much blacker back. Yours almost looks like what I would call an American Goldfinch. Great detail in all Luis!

luisv

Maestro wrote:

Super set Luis! I especially like the Anna's images. The Red tailed hawk just looks regal. I really can not get that close to one. The Texas variety must be more paranoid. Another thing that strikes has to do with the lesser goldfinch. Here in Texas, the lessers have a much blacker back. Yours almost looks like what I would call an American Goldfinch. Great detail in all Luis!

Thanks!

The hawk was very accommodating. It let us get very close before it flew away. I think the juvenile birds are less afraid of humans than the mature birds. In my previous encounters with older RTH, they never let me get closer than a hundred yards.

I think the lesser goldfinch is a female in pale form.

roentarre

They are simply amazing shots in deed :ivar

Harryb

Excellent, love that hawk capture.