The usual suspects

raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
edited July 1, 2009 in Wildlife
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1. The terns are back, and up to their usual antics.

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2. Thinking of lunch, I'm sure.

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3. Immature Pacific-slope Flycatcher

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4. Immature Black Phoebe

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5. California Quail

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6. Red-whiskered Bulbul

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7. I think this guy did some VO in the animated movie "UP"
Glenn

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Comments

  • Bud1880Bud1880 Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    Ah......I see the sun finally came out eh Glenn? :D

    Beautiful shots as usual. The tern really caught my eye, neat pose on that one. thumb.gif

    Bud
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    I didn't know you had bulbuls in California. Neat. I love the Cali quail and the black phoebe and the mid-air pose of the tern is really good.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    rolleyes1.gifThe BCNH...headscratch.gif...frog, fish....etc. I can see the wheels turning!:D

    The Bulbul is very interesting to me (never saw or heard of one). thumb.gif
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    Great set Glenn. clap.gifclap.gif

    Is a California Quail different than a Gambel's Quail?ne_nau.gif

    Dan
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2009
    Bud1880 wrote:
    Ah......I see the sun finally came out eh Glenn? :D

    Beautiful shots as usual. The tern really caught my eye, neat pose on that one. thumb.gif

    Bud

    Thanks Bud! Yes the sun finally came up! Of course then I drove up to LA to shoot and it was overcast there!
    Maestro wrote:
    I didn't know you had bulbuls in California. Neat. I love the Cali quail and the black phoebe and the mid-air pose of the tern is really good.

    Thanks Stephen! The Bulbuls are an exotic species here. There is a small colony of them in Arcadia, Los Angeles.
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    rolleyes1.gifThe BCNH...headscratch.gif...frog, fish....etc. I can see the wheels turning!:D

    The Bulbul is very interesting to me (never saw or heard of one). thumb.gif

    The BCNH was waiting for people to toss bread into the water for the ducks, so he could catch a fish when it came up for food!
    dlplumer wrote:
    Great set Glenn. clap.gifclap.gif

    Is a California Quail different than a Gambel's Quail?ne_nau.gif

    Dan

    Yes it is a separate speces. It is also the state bird of California!
    Glenn

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2009
    Excellent Glenn, espically the first cpture. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent Glenn, espically the first cpture. clap.gif

    Thanks Harry!
    Glenn

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  • CherryChickCherryChick Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    I love the background that makes the birds so distinctive. Was it the original shot, or did you blur it? I'm curious cause it looks amazing! clap.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2009
    Thanks! No blurring in post just a wide open aperture. and a good distance between the subject and the background.
    Glenn

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