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[Nemorino]

What's that bird? Sparrowhawk?
R5 RF100-500L + 1.4TC @ 1/4000s, f/10

And a GIF of 23 frames

 

[AlanF]

What's that bird? Sparrowhawk?
R5 RF100-500L + 1.4TC @ 1/4000s, f/10
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And a GIF of 23 frames
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Nice shots of a Kestrel. As well as the colours of the plumage, the characteristic hover shown in the gif is the give away.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Nemorino. I especially like the first shot.

 

[ISv]

Very nice series, Nemorino. I especially like the first shot.

Streaked brown head, bared tail... And fortunately the dark talons are visible on your shots. Female Common Kestrel.
The female Lesser Kestrel is very similar but has whitish talons. Note the entirely dark eyes: in the Sparrowhawk they are with yellow iris and black pupil. And off course as Alan pointed - the hover...

 

[danfaz]

I can't help you identify it, but I really like this shot. Nicely done, danfaz.

Thank you, Click!

 

[cooldood]

What's that bird? Sparrowhawk?
R5 RF100-500L + 1.4TC @ 1/4000s, f/10
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And a GIF of 23 frames
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How do you make the GIs

 

[Canon Rumors]

I was going through some BIF photos for prints and forgot that I had this one. I'm not a birder in the slightest, but these guys are one of my favourites.

Grey Crowned Crane - Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

EF 800mm hand held

 

[Nemorino]

Thank You, Alan and ISv for the ID!!!

How do you make the GIs

I use a free webpage. There are a lot if You like to search. I post You a link if I am back home.

 

[AlanF]

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I was going through some BIF photos for prints and forgot that I had this one. I'm not a birder in the slightest, but these guys are one of my favourites.

Grey Crowned Crane - Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

EF 800mm hand held

Great shot Craig. As an aside, I wouldn't pick a fight with anyone who can shoot BIF with an EF 800 hand held.

 

[AlanF]

How do you make the GIs

You either enlist or in past times be drafted.

 

[Click]

I was going through some BIF photos for prints and forgot that I had this one. I'm not a birder in the slightest, but these guys are one of my favourites.

Grey Crowned Crane - Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

EF 800mm hand held

Great shot! I really like this picture. Well done, Sir!

 

[Canon Rumors]

Here's another one that made the cut for today's fun printing session.

Snowy Owl - My House

EF 800mm hand held.

 

[Click]

Another beautiful shot.

 

[becceric]

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Here's another one that made the cut for today's fun printing session.

Snowy Owl - My House

EF 800mm hand held.

Impressive shots! Since I don’t see Snowy Owls at my house, do you rent out your attic?

 

[Canon Rumors]

Impressive shots! Since I don’t see Snowy Owls at my house, do you rent out your attic?

I don't live in that house anymore, but I'll see if the new owners will make it work!

The same snowy came every winter for 5-6 years. My neighbours did a great job of not blasting its location over the internet. All I had to do was show them some pictures of photographers in the Ottawa area and the havoc they created with Snowys. It was always chilling on my property, but I would let our neighbours come and watch and photograph it as long as there wasn't 50 cars on the side of the road because someone let the world know.

 

[AlanF]

Grey Heron taking off. 800mm on R5 today. (RF f11 not EF 5.6!)

 

[becceric]

I don't live in that house anymore, but I'll see if the new owners will make it work!

The same snowy came every winter for 5-6 years. My neighbours did a great job of not blasting its location over the internet. All I had to do was show them some pictures of photographers in the Ottawa area and the havoc they created with Snowys. It was always chilling on my property, but I would let our neighbours come and watch and photograph it as long as there wasn't 50 cars on the side of the road because someone let the world know.

Wise thinking. Us humans have a tendency to trample the parts of nature that interest us.

 

[Canon Rumors]

This is my favourite bird.. They aren't pretty, but it's like one of those species that evolution seems to have forgotten about. Its movements and behaviours reminds of the Pterosaurs in Jurassic Park (Not claiming that to be scientifically accurate).

Maribou Stork - Lake Nakuru, Kenya

EF 800mm again

 

[AlanF]

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This is my favourite bird.. They aren't pretty, but it's like one of those species that evolution seems to have forgotten about. Its movements and behaviours reminds of the Pterosaurs in Jurassic Park (Not claiming that to be scientifically accurate).

Maribou Stork - Lake Nakuru, Kenya

EF 800mm again

Great shot of great bird!

 

[Click]

The bird is not pretty, but it's a beautiful shot. Well done.