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[MSH411]

I think it is a Greater Yellowlegs. The Willet is very similar but has grayish legs.

Appreciated Alan.

 

[ISv]

long neck, kind of goofy but that beak is deadly.

"... long neck, kind of goofy but that beak is deadly". That long neck is making the "spear" very deadly!

 

[ISv]

Killdeer Canon 1dx II 500mm f4
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Another great shot Click! I think in that situation you took the best possible! I mean some species of birds don't use to pose on some branch or any other perch making it difficult to separate them from the back(fore)ground...

 

[Click]

Thank you ISv.

 

[ISv]

I think it is a Greater Yellowlegs. The Willet is very similar but has grayish legs.

For sure not a Willet.
If it's a Greater or Lesser Yellow legs I cant tell by the photo (proportions of the bill and head are not clear - angle of the shot!). Here the feathering is not making a gap to the nostril (tilting the ID to the Lesser) but it seems to be unreliable feature. These two are very difficult to ID by photo if not taken at the right angle!

 

[AlanF]

Reed Bunting on the way back to feed its chicks (taken by my wife of R7/RF100-400mm).

 

[AlanF]

Three separate takes of a Kestrel hovering (R5/200-800mm). The first at 1/500s so the wing tips are blurred, next at 1/3200, and then against a background that brings out the colour.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, Alan. Especially the last one. Well done.

 

[photophil]

Three separate takes of a Kestrel hovering (R5/200-800mm). The first at 1/500s so the wing tips are blurred, next at 1/3200, and then against a background that brings out the colour.

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Wow, love the detail and the third one in particular! Was the kestrel that low or you that high up?

 

[Nemorino]

Are the Oystercatchers cropped or have you reduced size

All three exported 3840x2160
All three cropped:
first 6638x3734
second 5419x3048
third 6124x3445

Just a heron
R5 + RF 100-500L @ f/5.6, 1/4000s, iso 1600

 

[AlanF]

Wow, love the detail and the third one in particular! Was the kestrel that low or you that high up?

I was slightly raised and the bird relatively low. I was 40+m away which narrowed the angle. I was very pleased with the performance of the 200-800mm.

 

[MSH411]

Hanging out in the tree's to avoid the rain.

 

[EricN]

"... long neck, kind of goofy but that beak is deadly". That long neck is making the "spear" very deadly!

It's almost like a spring, right?

 

[AlanF]

This is new to me. A heron flew directly overhead, and it seems that it looks down while flying forward. (R5/100-500).

 

[shire_guy]

Just a heron
R5 + RF 100-500L @ f/5.6, 1/4000s, iso 1600

Nice shot of an amazing pose. This guy is one cool bird

 

[MSH411]

Double Crested Cormorant

 

[Maximilian]

Maybe looking for her baby

What a cutie...

 

[Maximilian]

Here's a couple of shots from my visit to Florida 5 years ago, taken with the 5DSR and EF 100-400mm II (one of my favourite camera/lens combinations ever). It was then awesome watching the Anhinga eat the Warmouth.

What a great catch and series.
Not only for the heron ...

 

[Maximilian]

Three separate takes of a Kestrel hovering (R5/200-800mm). The first at 1/500s so the wing tips are blurred, next at 1/3200, and then against a background that brings out the colour.

Just wow, Alan. Great angle. And great, that you could change the settings so fast.
Were you standing elevated?
Or was the bird flying so low?

 

[Maximilian]

Just a heron
R5 + RF 100-500L @ f/5.6, 1/4000s, iso 1600

It looks as if it has got its beak into a socket