Sandhills in Flight

Rohirrim

A few shots from the Cosumnes River Preserve near Sacramento. The Sandhills will be there for the next month or two in the thousands. Not that easy to get close to but pretty easy to get in flight shots. The Sandhills make really good for in flight practice as they are big and pretty slow moving. Well worth the trip.


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Thanks for looking,

jwear

so not like a kingfisher very good shots steve but sac is still to far for a drive :uhoh

Osprey Whisperer

Nice captures, Steve. Were they with the 500mm? I need to shoot me some of these birds ..also. For all the birds that are suppose to be down here....I sure don't see a large variety. Same ole same ole.

Harryb

Excellent shots Steve. We got sandhills all over our devlopment down here. They are like lawn decorations. They frequently bring traffic to standstill as they cross the road. They are beautiful in flight and you captured them well.

Rohirrim

jwear wrote:

so not like a kingfisher very good shots steve but sac is still to far for a drive :uhoh

Thanks Jeff. Understandable why you wouldn't want to drive that far. Although I am considering a trip to check out Bolsa. Whatever happened to those $99 flights :cry

Rohirrim

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice captures, Steve. Were they with the 500mm? I need to shoot me some of these birds ..also. For all the birds that are suppose to be down here....I sure don't see a large variety. Same ole same ole.

Thanks Mike. Yep they were with the 500 with a 1.4TC. I shot these handheld. I hope to get down there again next week to try and get better shots with a tripod.

I like shooting different subjects as well. Variety is the spice of life!

Rohirrim

Harryb wrote:

Excellent shots Steve. We got sandhills all over our devlopment down here. They are like lawn decorations. They frequently bring traffic to standstill as they cross the road. They are beautiful in flight and you captured them well.

Thanks Harry, I envy your nearness to so many birds. But I don't envy your humidity!

bfjr

Rohirrim wrote:

I like shooting different subjects as well. Kinda get tired of seeing shots of Egrets and Herons sometimes. Although a good capture is always worth looking at.

Hey Steve
the last line saved you from the wrath of Harry :wow :lol4

us So. Westies never see a Sandhill in the wild and yours were soothing to my eyes.

Hopefully if things go well this afternoon, Jeff and I will have some Egrets and Herons to dazzle your eyes :lol4 :lol

jwear

Rohirrim wrote:

Thanks Jeff. Understandable why you wouldn't want to drive that far. Although I am considering a trip to check out Bolsa. Whatever happened to those $99 flights :cry

they went I will keep looking You may want to hold off on bolsa for a bit it is real slow but if you do come down we will take you to a few spots with no birds of course Ben and I are very competitive pm me and we can talk on the phone if you want

Rohirrim

bfjr wrote:

Hey Steve
the last line saved you from the wrath of Harry :wow :lol4

us So. Westies never see a Sandhill in the wild and yours were soothing to my eyes.

Hopefully if things go well this afternoon, Jeff and I will have some Egrets and Herons to dazzle your eyes :lol4 :lol

Dang, you caught that quote before I edited it. :uhoh After I posted it, I had second thoughts, was concerned others may take offense. I sure don't want to discourage any posts or to offend anyone. And I truly do feel that all good shots, no matter what the subject are worth looking at.

Respectfully,

bfjr

Rohirrim wrote:

Dang, you caught that quote before I edited it. :uhoh After I posted it, I had second thoughts, was concerned others may take offense. I sure don't want to discourage any posts or to offend anyone. And I truly do feel that all good shots, no matter what the subject are worth looking at.

Respectfully,

Belive me no offense would ever be taken
At least not from me .............. Jeff and Harry are the sensitive ones :lol4

DanielB

love the 3rd one. great captures.

Dennis Kaczor

Nice shots and very detailed.


Great job in capturing these birds.

auraflora

Beautiful crisp shots and a lovely presentation.


Michal

Rohirrim

bfjr wrote:

Belive me no offense would ever be taken
At least not from me .............. Jeff and Harry are the sensitive ones :lol4

:hide

Rohirrim

Thank you for your kind words Dennis, Daniel and Michal

livinginoz

Rohirrim wrote:

Thanks Harry, I envy your nearness to so many birds. But I don't envy your humidity!

we actually have sand hills that live in our back field in the summer (in minnesota). they are so elegant when they fly over, but i don't have a camera to do them justice.