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[Click]

Very nice shots, snappy604.

 

[Jack Douglas]

snappy604, what's the difference if they are headed for flowers or a feeder. I can't perceive any, the colors look the same ...

V nice.

Jack

 

[snappy604]

feeder means less work stalking them ;-)...

Its still neat (btw the buggers always look green unless the light hits them right to get that pink) but there are philisophies on getting shots 'in wild' vs 'baited' vs 'captivity'

Just thought I'd be clear they're wild birds, but they are coming to an area to be fed (baited).

 

[snappy604]

looking through some fantastic shots out there, but reminded me of a set of pics I took a while ago while plane spotting, but caught some a pair of young eagles chasing a seagull.. gull wised up and hit the water with the eagles following (sorry only one made the shot). Thought they were going to die, but oddly after about 15 minutes they managed to get out. Sorry for the poor quality, light was bad, wasn't prepped etc, but still interesting

 

[Jack Douglas]

snappy604, very interesting. A good example of how the story can over-ride the importance of image quality. Of course we'd prefer a better image but still well worth showing! That was a pretty exciting activity going on.

I've watched the ravens harass the Bald eagles with impunity even dive bombing them and came ever so close to a nice shot. The small pair is separate incident. This was May so probably the eagles were to close to nests??

Jack

 

[bjd]

snappy604, very interesting. A good example of how the story can over-ride the importance of image quality. Of course we'd prefer a better image but still well worth showing! That was a pretty exciting activity going on.

I've watched the ravens harass the Bald eagles with impunity even dive bombing them and came ever so close to a nice shot. The small pair is separate incident. This was May so probably the eagles were to close to nests??

Jack

On the same subject, Black-Tailed Godwits and Lapwings teaming up to chase Ravens away from their nesting areas. Have seen Curlews join in and they also chase Herons and Buzzards off too. And probably other predators that I haven't seen yet.
Subjects too far away for a good shot though.

Cheers Brian

 

[bjd]

snappy604, very interesting. A good example of how the story can over-ride the importance of image quality. Of course we'd prefer a better image but still well worth showing! That was a pretty exciting activity going on.

I've watched the ravens harass the Bald eagles with impunity even dive bombing them and came ever so close to a nice shot. The small pair is separate incident. This was May so probably the eagles were to close to nests??

Jack

On the same subject, Black-Tailed Godwits and Lapwings teaming up to chase Ravens away from their nesting areas. Have seen Curlews join in and they also chase Herons and Buzzards off too. And probably other predators that I haven't seen yet.
Subjects too far away for a good shot though.

Cheers Brian

 

[Cog]

Cormorants

 

[Click]

Nice pictures, Cog.

 

[lion rock]

Cog,
bjd,
Jack,
Well done guys.
-r

 

[Click]

Nice shot, martinslade.

 

[martinslade]

Nice shot, martinslade.

thanks click

 

[becceric]

I'm lucky enough to have a Bald eagle nest nearby. I managed to get a few shot this foggy morning. Also here is a shot of the same nest in better weather.

 

[Don Haines]

snappy604, very interesting. A good example of how the story can over-ride the importance of image quality. Of course we'd prefer a better image but still well worth showing! That was a pretty exciting activity going on.

I've watched the ravens harass the Bald eagles with impunity even dive bombing them and came ever so close to a nice shot. The small pair is separate incident. This was May so probably the eagles were to close to nests??

Jack

On the same subject, Black-Tailed Godwits and Lapwings teaming up to chase Ravens away from their nesting areas. Have seen Curlews join in and they also chase Herons and Buzzards off too. And probably other predators that I haven't seen yet.
Subjects too far away for a good shot though.

Cheers Brian

Pictures like this are usually far more interesting than "perfect" pictures... It is the story that makes it a great shot....

BTW, blurry "bigfoot" pictures sell for far more than those perfect National Geographic images.....

 

[Jack Douglas]

becceric yes, lucky indeed and it's good to see you taking advantage to produce some very nice shots. The last eagle nest like that I saw was so high up it was very challenging to shoot.

Jack

 

[martinslade]

Waders

 

[martinslade]

Ringed Plover

 

[Click]

Waders

Cool shots. I especially like the first one.

 

[martinslade]

Waders

Cool shots. I especially like the first one.

thanks click

 

[lion rock]

martinslade,
nice congregations!
-r