The week in review

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited March 5, 2007 in Wildlife
This includes my already posted Kestrel shots, sorry for the repeat, but here is my week of birding this week.

Yesterday and today I went out and found these little darlings....

An American Robin foraging on the ground.
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A European Starling on a branch.
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A big crow
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Ooops. You're not a bird!
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That cow was with these guys. Just your typical cow birds.
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I also found a nice meadowlark who was not trying to hide from me.
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I found another kestrel. Actually, I think it is the same one I photographed last week because it was in the same place. I think these are bit better.
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Need to adjust the exposure on this one looking at it now that it is posted.
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Then, after I blew a shot yesterday of a red tailed hawk, I was able to go back to the same place and find it again in the trees. I had originally forgotten to reset my ISO to a lower setting for bright sun. :banghead:

Blown shot
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Better shot from today.
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Quick BIF
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I'll end with a distant shot of a pretty male cardinal that was making lots of noise. It was very easy to find him since he stood out in and amongst the winter foliage.
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Enjoy looking. I enjoyed taking the pictures.

Comments

  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    good shooting Maestrothumb.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Thanks Dave. I had fun.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Good set especially that quick BIF. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    For us birdie shooters, not a bad week at all thumb.gif
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    ...and what a week it was...
    Great series, well done.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    For us birdie shooters, not a bad week at all thumb.gif

    I am waiting to get on a roll like yours. bowdown.gif
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    ...and what a week it was...
    Great series, well done.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.
    No problem Dick. Thanks for commenting. thumb.gif
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Sounds like you had a nice week! I love the cow-bird! Thank God it doesn't fly!:D
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Good set especially that quick BIF. thumb.gif

    Thanks Harry. I really was hoping that the two that were around were going to do some flying acrobatics in some wild courtship ritual. I think it is that time of the year, but they didn't do anything except fly in circles. So I got the quick BIF.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Sounds like you had a nice week! I love the cow-bird! Thank God it doesn't fly!:D

    A little on the heavy side. mwink.gif
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