Horicon Marsh Dwellers

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited July 21, 2009 in Wildlife
Purple Martin

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Pied-billed Grebe

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Yellow-headed Blackbird juvenile.

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Killdeer.

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Yellow-headed Blackbird (earlier hatch than previous).

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I didn't see one Green Heron, which is unusual for this marsh.

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2009
    Great shots Ric! The Yellow-headed Blackbird juvenile made me laugh. It looks like he is wearing an orange hair piece! rolleyes1.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2009
    Outstanding set Ric. clap.gif Which camera and lens did you use?
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2009
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Great shots Ric! The Yellow-headed Blackbird juvenile made me laugh. It looks like he is wearing an orange hair piece! rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks, Glenn! :D

    Donald Trump impersonator!!!rolleyes1.gif

    If you could have seen him and his Mom you would really have had a belly ache!

    He kept at her unmercifully for grubs he could have picked up for himself. Finally she got on top of him and pecked the hell out of the back of his head!
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Outstanding set Ric. clap.gif Which camera and lens did you use?

    Thanks, Dan! :D

    The complaining BB was 40D + 100-400.

    The rest were the 400 and the 1DMKIIN.

    The 5D MKII isn't well suited to wildlife shots.
  • PeterD-2009PeterD-2009 Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2009
    Lovely series Ric. Great detail and I love the background info re the Juvenile Blackbirdrolleyes1.gif.
    Cheers

    Peter

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  • NorthernFocusNorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2009
    Nice set, Ric. The Killdeer is really excellent thumb.gif
    Dan

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2009
    Man, I do not know how you guys get purple martins in flight! Amazing. The rest are up to the usual standards, nice detail and poses.
    Stephen
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  • Bud1880Bud1880 Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2009
    Out of that bunch of your usual 'detailed' shots I really like the purple martin. thumb.gif Nicest of catches on that one. Like the kildeer too, strange bird always on one leg it seems.

    Bud
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2009
    PeterD-2009 wrote:
    Lovely series Ric. Great detail and I love the background info re the Juvenile Blackbirdrolleyes1.gif.

    Thanks very much, Peter!:D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 18, 2009
    Excellent ste Ric, exellent comps. thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 19, 2009
    articblooms wrote:
    Nice set, Ric. The Killdeer is really excellent thumb.gif

    Thanks, Dan. :D

    I have Killdeer right out my back door that won't sit still for a second. So...I drive up to Wisconsin for the more sedate ones!
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    articblooms wrote:
    Nice set, Ric. The Killdeer is really excellent thumb.gif

    Thanks, Dan. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    Maestro wrote:
    Man, I do not know how you guys get purple martins in flight! Amazing. The rest are up to the usual standards, nice detail and poses.

    Thanks very much, Stephen.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    Bud1880 wrote:
    Out of that bunch of your usual 'detailed' shots I really like the purple martin. thumb.gif Nicest of catches on that one. Like the kildeer too, strange bird always on one leg it seems.

    Bud

    Thanks, Bud! :D
  • Mark EdellMark Edell Registered Users Posts: 672 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    Nice job on the Purple Martin. Not ans easy exposure. I still like the kildeer best though :D
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    "Donald Trump impersonator!!!rolleyes1.gif"

    rolleyes1.gif
    Glenn

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent ste Ric, exellent comps. thumb.gif

    Thanks a lot, Harry!:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2009
    Mark Edell wrote:
    Nice job on the Purple Martin. Not ans easy exposure. I still like the kildeer best though :D

    Thanks, Mark! :D

    The exposure was okay...but I used every trick in the book to bring out a little detail from the darker areas.
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