variety is the spice of life...(5 pics)

traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
edited December 12, 2006 in Wildlife
especially when all were taken in the space of a day.... and there were even more varieties but i decided to take pity and conserve bandwidth...:D

hope you enjoy...

Regards...Keith

my first eastern bluebird (even though i've been looking for a while...)116031133-L.jpg

the local kingfisher (and i do believe he has a small catch in his mouth...)
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a grounded northern flicker showing off a hint of his yellow feathers...
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I believe these are hooded mergansers (we have some common ones as well) - there is a large group of at least 50 or more at the local lake...
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and last, but not least, one of my better red-tailed hawk shots to date...
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Beam me outta here!:winkKT

Comments

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2006
    Terrific shots Keith especially the kingfisher. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2006
    awesome shotswings.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Great series! thumb.gif

    I like the first the most.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    All good Keith! clap.gif and those are hooded mergansers. The blurry one in the background is the male.
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    These are very good Keith. I especially like the Kingfisher since they are so hard to capture.
    Nick
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    the flicker is the best -all hawk shots thumb.gif king fisher clap.gif the blue bird if you take out one of the lights in the eye would look sharper
    Jeff W

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  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    clap.gif Great shots!
    Jen

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    All very good photos, but I especially like the Bluebird. Good work Keith.clap.gifclap.gif
    William
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  • LCDLCD Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    We're just south of you and we don't get too many blue birds either. I blame it all on the "Evil Birds" (house sparrows). I love the way he is speading his wings in the shot. Great catch! Perfect timing on the Kingfisher too.

    A wonderful Series!
    Lisa
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    for harry and nick...
    Thanks for the comments - here's one more full spread from the same series...maybe even a slightly better angle....

    Regards...Keith

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    Harryb wrote:
    Terrific shots Keith especially the kingfisher. clap.gif
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Thanks, Glenn...here's one more mergie...
    ...from the same day...Regards...Keith

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    raptorcaptor wrote:
    All good Keith! clap.gif and those are hooded mergansers. The blurry one in the background is the male.
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Jeff...the interesting thing about the hawk...
    is you can tell how close I was becaue the head is in focus but the wings are not - the problem was I was using my 400 f5.6 on the bluebird moments earlier with the closer focus adjustment and never changed it when the hawk surprised me. The shot here was one of only a couple that were decently focused and where i did not cut off the wings...

    Regards...Keith
    jwear wrote:
    the flicker is the best -all hawk shots thumb.gif king fisher clap.gif the blue bird if you take out one of the lights in the eye would look sharper
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Thanks, Jen and Dallas...
    the hawk is very good for me - not thay many hang out that close to me, but the bluebird is my sentimental favorite of the group...

    Here's how I saw him first - a hint of blue...

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    Regards...Keith
    dallas wrote:
    All very good photos, but I especially like the Bluebird. Good work Keith.clap.gifclap.gif
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    traunerk wrote:
    ...from the same day...Regards...Keith

    Must be fun to be able to run on water! thumb.gif
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2006
    Nice series Keith. thumb.gif I kind of like #2. Neat wing positioning.
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

    OspreyWhisperer.com
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