Some biggish birds...

BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
edited September 10, 2007 in Wildlife
Juvenile Purple Heron (handheld)

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Grey Heron (handheld)

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Redcrested Korhaan (handheld)

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Hamerkop

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Juvenile Whiteheaded Vulture

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Kori Bustard (handheld) - Africa's largest flying bird weighing in at 11kg

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(Sorry the quality is not so hot on some of them - difficult light doesn't help :cry)

Comments

  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    hey Al, nice set!clap.gif & again there are birds I've never seen or heard ofthumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    Nice set, Al. Thanks for sharing these. I've never heard of, let alone seen, any of these birds.
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    Thanks for sharing these beautiful images of birds rarely seen, Al. The exposure is spot on and the lightng is very, very nice. It is always a pleasure to see your posts.clap.gifthumb.gif
    Socrate
    "Natura artis magistra"
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    hey Al, nice set!clap.gif & again there are birds I've never seen or heard ofthumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing
    Thanks Dave!
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    The Grey Heron is very nice, but I really like the bustard and hamerkop too. Those are some unique birds there. Thanks for sharing.
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    Nice set, Al. Thanks for sharing these. I've never heard of, let alone seen, any of these birds.
    Thanks Harv! You need to come to Africa!
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2007
    A wide variety of (to me) exotic birdsclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Makes me want to take a trip to Africa
    Nice captures BigAl notwithstanding some challenging lightingthumb.gif
    Hamerkop, that,s dutch for hammerhead right?
    Russ
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    Thanks for sharing these beautiful images of birds rarely seen, Al. The exposure is spot on and the lightng is very, very nice. It is always a pleasure to see your posts.clap.gifthumb.gif
    Thanks *very* much for your kind words!
  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Thanks Harv! You need to come to Africa!

    I think Africa might be hotter than I like. :D
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    The Grey Heron is very nice, but I really like the bustard and hamerkop too. Those are some unique birds there. Thanks for sharing.
    Thanks for looking and commenting Stephen!
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2007
    Interesting set, i never knew voltures have pink and blue beaks, or is he wearing a lipstick? headscratch.gif And i've never heard of Hamerkop before. Very cool!!
    Marina
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2007
    Good set Al especially the last shot. thumb.gif Looks like you had some harsh light to deal with. I would have stepped down the exposure on the first two captures.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • CAPTURED2HCAPTURED2H Registered Users Posts: 142 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2007
    thanks , very much enjoy your countrys birds and animals thumb.gif
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 9, 2007
    A wide variety of (to me) exotic birdsclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Makes me want to take a trip to Africa
    Nice captures BigAl notwithstanding some challenging lightingthumb.gif
    Hamerkop, that,s dutch for hammerhead right?
    Thanks Russ! Hamerkop is hammer head in Afrikaans, a local variant on the Dutch language.
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    I think Africa might be hotter than I like. :D
    Unfortunately, Africa is quite hot, and not only temperature wise. Crime is getting worse by the day :cry
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Interesting set, i never knew voltures have pink and blue beaks, or is he wearing a lipstick? headscratch.gif And i've never heard of Hamerkop before. Very cool!!
    Thanks for commenting Marina! This particular vulture does wear lipstick rolleyes1.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    Nice collection Big Al!thumb.gif Where did you take them?
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Good set Al especially the last shot. thumb.gif Looks like you had some harsh light to deal with. I would have stepped down the exposure on the first two captures.
    Thanks Harry! I always worry about losing the dark colours in early morning light, so do tend to overexpose then - appreciate the hints.
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    CAPTURED2H wrote:
    thanks , very much enjoy your countrys birds and animals thumb.gif
    Thanks for your comments!
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    Nice collection Big Al!thumb.gif Where did you take them?
    Thanks Glenn! These were taken in Kruger Park.
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