Eastern Kingbird

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited August 23, 2007 in Wildlife
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...and a Redtailed Hawk.

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    Very nice Ric!!! thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    Good ones, Ric. Gotta love those red-tailed hawks. Nice catch.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Very nice Ric!!! thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif

    Thanks, Marina! :D:D:D
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    good shots Ric....i like the Eastern Kingbird alotclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    They are both very nice shots, Ric, but I'm partial to the first one.
    Socrate
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    Why is that hawk flying AWAY from you? What did you say to it this time? headscratch.gifne_nau.gif:D At least you saw one. I've gone hawkless for a few months now. I worry something happened to my local "friend". I use to see them all the time at this one pond.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Why is that hawk flying AWAY from you? What did you say to it this time? headscratch.gifne_nau.gif:D At least you saw one. I've gone hawkless for a few months now. I worry something happened to my local "friend". I use to see them all the time at this one pond.
    I guess I'm getting old. (dammit) I have opportunities for frontal shots, but I never react quick enough. :cry

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    I got a closer one in this sequence, but he was flying into the sun so the whimp had his eyes closed!
  • m_granitem_granite Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    I love those shots, Ric!!! thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Alex Q.
  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    Wow! Awesome catches :D The third image is my favorite though wings.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2007
    Very nice. Your Eastern Kingbirds are more brown than the ones I see. Perhaps it is the time of year, molting? Juvenile? ne_nau.gif I love the red tailed shots. They look nice and sharp to me. I blew some great shots last week. I had one fly right over head, but in my excitement some how I fumbled through my settings and inadvertently set my ISO at 1600 on a bright sunny day. eek7.gifcryheadscratch.gif The only thing I can think is while I was trying to set my AI Focus to AI Servo for the moving flight shots I horribly screwed up.
    Stephen
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2007
    Super shots Ric! thumb.gif You really got the whites right on that kingbird!!clap.gif
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  • WildWallyWildWally Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2007
    Very nice . The little guy is sooooo cute !!!!iloveyou.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    Good ones, Ric. Gotta love those red-tailed hawks. Nice catch.

    Thanks, Harv. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    good shots Ric....i like the Eastern Kingbird alotclap.gif

    Thank you, Dave. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    They are both very nice shots, Ric, but I'm partial to the first one.

    Me too! Thanks, Socrate.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2007
    m_granite wrote:
    I love those shots, Ric!!! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks! :D:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2007
    BBiggs wrote:
    Wow! Awesome catches :D The third image is my favorite though wings.gif

    Thanks, Brenton.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2007
    I guess photogs are like fishermen...the one that got away!

    Thanks, Stephen.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Super shots Ric! thumb.gif You really got the whites right on that kingbird!!clap.gif

    Thanks for noticing, Al. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2007
    WildWally wrote:
    Very nice . The little guy is sooooo cute !!!!iloveyou.gif

    Thank you, Walt! :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2007
    WildWally wrote:
    Very nice . The little guy is sooooo cute !!!!iloveyou.gif

    Thanks, Walt. :D:D

    Boy you can tell I had a few beers! Harry if you read this...get rid of my second reply to Walt!

    Sorry about that.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2007
    Love #1 Ric, nice work. clap.gif
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