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ISv said:
Just be careful: once back in the time I tried to go down just few meters on rocks (for a mushroom!) and it didn't went good! After that I was like: "Never again!!!".
Much later there was a rumor for an Inca Tern on Oahu, preferring one particular spot. At the first opportunity I was there! And found it!!! But when I look down from the cliffs where I have to go I was like "Huh, are you sure?!!!" - it's much longer way (I think I spent ~30-45min to get there). But that was (and still is!) the only Inca Tern reported for Hawaii.
On other hand the adrenaline started working and I started my way down.
On some places you have no room for both feet on the track and you have to hold the rock with your hand (well, the other hand was busy with a tripod!).
When I finally got down I was cheered by group of fisherman (all could be by the age my children:)!)! Some of them where with ice cooler!!! The way back wasn't that difficult mostly because I was happy with the photos I took (but I had to stop many times to rest :))! This one went fortunate but I easily can imagine different outcome!

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That bird has lipstick on its cheek.
 
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#7,206
danfaz said:
Got some new shots of an American Kestrel today, but I still need more practice with this guy. So quick and catch me off guard when they take off. There's motion blur here, but I still like the shots.
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I am not opposed to a little motion blur. It does show some movement. Love Kestrels and these shots
 
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#7,207
danfaz said:
Got some new shots of an American Kestrel today, but I still need more practice with this guy. So quick and catch me off guard when they take off. There's motion blur here, but I still like the shots.
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I guess from the wing movements as well the legs, the kestrel was perched and it took off while you had the shutter speed set too low for BIF. The colours are excellent. It's best to have a fast shutter speed in good light.
 
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#7,210
danfaz said:
Thanks, guys! :)
@AlanF you are correct, exactly what happened!

Here's a slo-mo video I took of it hovering while it looked for food. Shot it at 120 fps then slowed it down half of that.
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They are lovely birds to photo hovering. Don't take this the wrong way as I like your photo because of the beautiful colours, but I disagree about motion blur: wing tips blurring is fine but not the body - you need fast shutter speeds to freeze the motion.
 
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Unless I capture something neat today or tomorrow, I'll finish the year with this Bald Eagle from last weekend (same day of the previous Kestrel shots).

A little prologue: I had moved to a different location down the river to see what other kinds of birds I could find. There were some Robins and Warblers and ducks hanging around. I looked to the South and saw a silhouette of a large bird circling down the river a ways off. Thought to myself "wow, that's a pretty big bird." I thought it was flying away, but then it swooped down below the tress lining the river, coming towards me. I got all excited and positioned myself on a high bank at the end of the tree line waiting for whatever was to come out. Soon, all the ducks and smaller birds scattered, flying past me. I actually got chills wondering what the heck was coming!

Then it appeared, a Bald Eagle cruising out of the trees, looking like a gunship coming down the river! It made a few passes where I was at (maybe it's a section of river it catches fish?), then continued on up the river. The way it commanded the sky (and land) was really just amazing. That systematic scanning of the environment, striking fear in all the other critters, covering large areas with little effort, and just plain formidable presence I think is what captivates me about this bird.

Anyway, it circled above me a couple of times, even shooting a glance at me, giving me a few more unique shots than I've captured before. I was pleased as punch afterwards! I was using the Canon R5 with the 100-500 + 1.4X extender for these shots. Oh, disregard the file names, I messed up a setting in EOS Utility that renamed all the files with "RSEV" as the prefix.

"Top Gun:"

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"KIingon Bird of Prey:"

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"Fast Dive:"

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"Confidence:"

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"Stealth Bomber:"

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And for @AlanF "Here's looking at you, kid:"

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Happy New Year, everybody!
 
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danfaz said:
Unless I capture something neat today or tomorrow, I'll finish the year with this Bald Eagle from last weekend (same day of the previous Kestrel shots).

A little prologue: I had moved to a different location down the river to see what other kinds of birds I could find. There were some Robins and Warblers and ducks hanging around. I looked to the South and saw a silhouette of a large bird circling down the river a ways off. Thought to myself "wow, that's a pretty big bird." I thought it was flying away, but then it swooped down below the tress lining the river, coming towards me. I got all excited and positioned myself on a high bank at the end of the tree line waiting for whatever was to come out. Soon, all the ducks and smaller birds scattered, flying past me. I actually got chills wondering what the heck was coming!

Then it appeared, a Bald Eagle cruising out of the trees, looking like a gunship coming down the river! It made a few passes where I was at (maybe it's a section of river it catches fish?), then continued on up the river. The way it commanded the sky (and land) was really just amazing. That systematic scanning of the environment, striking fear in all the other critters, covering large areas with little effort, and just plain formidable presence I think is what captivates me about this bird.

Anyway, it circled above me a couple of times, even shooting a glance at me, giving me a few more unique shots than I've captured before. I was pleased as punch afterwards! I was using the Canon R5 with the 100-500 + 1.4X extender for these shots. Oh, disregard the file names, I messed up a setting in EOS Utility that renamed all the files with "RSEV" as the prefix.

"Top Gun:"

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"KIingon Bird of Prey:"

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"Fast Dive:"

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"Confidence:"

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"Stealth Bomber:"

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And for @AlanF "Here's looking at you, kid:"

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Happy New Year, everybody!
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I'd hate for an eagle to bomb my windshield....
Beautiful photos!
 
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Looking for kinglets in a local park. Couldn't get a single shot with one resting but about 40 of a sequence in flight.
R5 + RF100-500 + 1.4 TC @ 1/4000s, f/10, Iso 25 600, 700mm
Sadly it has been a cloudy day and the IQ is not that good.
GIF of 31 frames
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Previous GIF has 20% of the original speed, following is about the original speed
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#7,220
danfaz said:
Some shots of a Nothern Harrier (I think juvenile) from yesterday.
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Very nice shots!
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