Another double BIF and other fowl shots :-)

Steve Cavigliano · June 17, 2005

Hello all,
If you've been following Andy's food thread.....lol you know that he's out here on the Left Coast again. We've had a few weeks of beautiful weather. Unfortunately, it seems every time Andy visits the weather gets bad. It didn't rain until today, but Tues and Wed late afternoons weren't great. We hit the Perc Ponds late Tuessday afternoon. We only spent about 1/2 hour there as it was getting close to dinner time...LOL Not much to shoot and not much time to shoot. So I was reduced to taking pics of Canadian Honkers :rolleyes :lol3

Baby Honker

Mama Honker Headshot :rofl

Wednesday wasn't too bad until we left to go shooting. As we drove to the Baylands we could see the fog rolling over the mountians on it's way down to the valley. We spent about an hour or so shooting and there were so many egrets and herons we got a few double BIFs

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Double Snowy BIF coming in for a landing :uhoh

A couple of fledglings discussing whether plastic bags are good to eat :rofl

The fog turned into low clouds and it started to get cold. It figures since Andy rented a convertible...LOL One of my last shots wound up being a white on white shot :dunno

Not much shooting this time around, but our dinners were excellent :eat

Maybe we will get some more time to shoot tomorrow afternoon :dunno

Thanks for looking

Steve

Ann McRae · June 17, 2005

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!

I've never seen a Canada gosling before - it is sooo darn cute!

But, Steve, the double bif is great. And the white on white is absolutely wonderful!
great job!

ann

Andy · June 17, 2005

nice work, mate!

the double egret-bif is very cool. nice and sharp, really. well done steve. really nice work.

me? bring rain?

:hide

jwear · June 17, 2005

well steve you not only know the birds names but you shot them well also

just think what you may have done if raining andy was not there

the egret shoots are great, I was going to post a gbh but not now

very well done

bfjr · June 17, 2005

Very nice series Steve

But that Dbl BIF and Last BIF are like you say Killahs

Harryb · June 17, 2005

Hey Steve,

Excellent shots as always.

Shooting with Andy is always a learning experience. I learned how to shoot in rain, snow, and the freezing cold while shooting with him. If California ever has a drought again fly Andy in.

Harry

Steve Cavigliano · June 17, 2005

Ann McRae wrote:

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!

I've never seen a Canada gosling before - it is sooo darn cute!

But, Steve, the double bif is great. And the white on white is absolutely wonderful!
great job!

ann

Thanks Ann

And I agree those little goslings are real cute. Those little tiny wings and those great big bodies....lol I've been shooting egrets at that place for 8 months and this is the first time I've been able to get a double. Plus Andy gets one of 2 herons to boot

Thanks for responding,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 17, 2005

andy wrote:

nice work, mate!

the double egret-bif is very cool. nice and sharp, really. well done steve. really nice work.

me? bring rain?

:hide

Thanks Andy

Nah, you wouldn't intentionally bring rain. But it just may follow you around....lol Today looks good, so far

Thanks for looking and see ya in a few hours,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 17, 2005

jwear wrote:

well steve you not only know the birds names but you shot them well also just think what you may have done if raining andy was not there the egret shoots are great, I was going to post a gbh but not now very well done

Thanks Jeff

Yeah, it's sort of spooky how the rain coincides with Andy's visits :uhoh Jeff, if you were goiing to post a GBH, go right ahead and post it. These pics are decent, but surely nothing more. Post your GBH proudly buddy

Thanks for your comments,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 17, 2005

bfjr wrote:

Very nice series Steve
But that Dbl BIF and Last BIF are like you say Killahs

Thanks Ben

I am glad you liked those two shots

: We really didn't click off many shots, so I was happy to get a few decent ones. I was really looking for one of those quails .....lol But, you had the luck there

Thanks for taking the time to comment,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 17, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Hey Steve,

Excellent shots as always. Shooting with Andy is always a learning experience. I learned how to shoot in rain, snow, and the freezing cold while shooting with him. If California ever has a drought again fly Andy in.

Harry

Thanks Harry

Well it seems like when Andy comes out that's the only time I get to go shooting :lol So he can bring snow for all I care.....lol :uhoh Wait, I was only kidding

Thanks for looking Harry,
Steve

Dee · June 17, 2005

I can't believe the babies are so big
and that "baby honker" is adorable! Good catch with the double BIF...

By the time I get back down there they will be fully grown! Wonder where they go when fully grown? Migrate? Things I never learned in school.

It's beautiful here at the coast so far, hope you and Andy get some good shooting weather!

gaylenick · June 17, 2005

Steve -

I love the baby gosling and the Mother's head shot. My favorite is the single egret in flight. WOW!
On to Andy...rain, sleet, snow and freezing cold have all been attributed to him, now earthquakes when he comes to visit...that is some intense karma.
Hope your shooting today is sunny and shake free.

Gayle

Seamus · June 17, 2005

Steve, the bif's are excellent but the first pic of the chick is the one that got my attention

. looks like the two of you had a good day

Seamus.

nzmacro · June 17, 2005

Phew, I'll leave the avian shots to the experts. Man these are nice Steve. Fantastic in flight shots. Yep[ that first ones a cutie alright

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All the best Steve, excellent shots and work.

Danny.

Steve Cavigliano · June 18, 2005

Dee wrote:

and that "baby honker" is adorable! Good catch with the double BIF...

By the time I get back down there they will be fully grown! Wonder where they go when fully grown? Migrate? Things I never learned in school.

It's beautiful here at the coast so far, hope you and Andy get some good shooting weather!

Thanks Dee

Yep, those little honkers are so cute

As for where they go, I think some of them live around here year-round (I see loads of them at Vassona) and some migrate. I remember in the late 60's I was stationed in Sacramento and we used to go out before dawn to a lake North of the city and watch the wildlife. As the Sun would come up we'd hear these faint honks

We'd look up and about 3000 feet up would be vee formations of migrating Canadian Geese. It was very kewl

As for the coast it was mixed. We got down to Point Lobos and the fog started rolling in bigtime. Andy was out on a cliff shooting and within minutes, I could no longer see him....lol Still, we had a great lunch at Phil's :eat and got a few nice shots in IR and color. As soon as I clear enough hard drive space I can upload them....lol

Thanks for looking and commenting,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 18, 2005

gaylenick wrote:

Steve -

I love the baby gosling and the Mother's head shot. My favorite is the single egret in flight. WOW!
On to Andy...rain, sleet, snow and freezing cold have all been attributed to him, now earthquakes when he comes to visit...that is some intense karma.
Hope your shooting today is sunny and shake free.

Gayle

Thanks Gayle

As you can read in my post to Dee, the day wasn't bad at all

The only shaking we had was due to our own hands......lol

Thanks again for your comments,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 18, 2005

Seamus wrote:

Steve, the bif's are excellent but the first pic of the chick is the one that got my attention . looks like the two of you had a good day

Seamus.

Thanks Shay

We always have a good day, whether we get any shots or not

We always have fun and we always eat well.....lol

Thanks for commenting,
Steve

Steve Cavigliano · June 18, 2005

nzmacro wrote:

Phew, I'll leave the avian shots to the experts. Man these are nice Steve. Fantastic in flight shots. Yep[ that first ones a cutie alright :

All the best Steve, excellent shots and work.

Danny.

Thanks Danny

The way you feel about bird shots, is how I feel about macros. I like to do them, but I have never gotten close to the quality results folks like yourself seem to get everytime out

So I'll stick to the birds and you cover the macro world....lol

Thanks for your comments,
Steve

ehughes · June 18, 2005

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Just awesome Steve

Trish323 · June 18, 2005

Steve,

A DOUBLE BIF???? Jeeesh...I can't even get half of a single

Love each shot...baby is excellent!

I am kinda beginning to wonder if Andy and Harry are the photography "weather devils".....ever since Harry arrived in Florida we have had very unusual weather...........................hmmmm

Khaos · June 18, 2005

Awesome set! I love everyone. Great lighting and exposure!

Another double BIF and other fowl shots :-)

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