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This robin seemed to be singing just for me, looking me deeply in the eyes.
I told him, "Thank you very much for your beautiful song! But I'm more into girls!" ;)
@AlanF : Yet another crapy series of crapy bird photos made with that crapy RF100-500L and that no resolution 24 MP only R6m2, don't you think? :ROFLMAO:

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The R5ii + RF 200-800mm worked just ok this week. Though I was careful to hold the end so it wouldn't drop off.


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I took a series of shots of two Great Crested Grebes courting at 20 fps. I made two gifs from different series and then saw how they repeated the same routine. here's one with the next in the following post.

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The R5ii + RF 200-800mm worked just ok this week. Though I was careful to hold the end so it wouldn't drop off.


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Surprisingly nice photo for such a "crappy" lens ;):LOL:! BTW it's how the detail and sharpness on the Robin should look - even if the lens is in half!
Really nice shot Alan!
 
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I went there to practice BIF (didn't try for a long time...) and to see if the Wandering Tattler that frequents that pond is molting to go North! The Tattler was kind of shy for ~15-20 min but later came very close (I just sit on a rock pretending to be a part of it)! First photo is a Black-crowned Night Heron off course!

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I went there to practice BIF (didn't try for a long time...) and to see if the Wandering Tattler that frequents that pond is molting to go North! The Tattler was kind of shy for ~15-20 min but later came very close (I just sit on a rock pretending to be a part of it)! First photo is a Black-crowned Night Heron off course!

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It looks like a snake or intestinal worm attacking the night haron. You're excellent photos always give me nightmares!
 
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Sorry for posting this video (my daughter did find it on the Internet) but since we don't have section "Smart birds"...
I believe it would be interesting for any nature loving person (and there are so many of them around)! BTW I have seen the Black-crowned Night heron doing something like this here, on Hawaii. On the video it seems to be the Little Heron (separated from the Striated Heron few years ago)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIPhqnDp0Wa/?igsh=MXc2YW0xb3pxMjdibg==
 
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Sorry for posting this video (my daughter did find it on the Internet) but since we don't have section "Smart birds"...
I believe it would be interesting for any nature loving person (and there are so many of them around)! BTW I have seen the Black-crowned Night heron doing something like this here, on Hawaii. On the video it seems to be the Little Heron (separated from the Striated Heron few years ago)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIPhqnDp0Wa/?igsh=MXc2YW0xb3pxMjdibg==
Thank you for apologizing. I'm going to be having nightmares that birds become so smart they make humans their slaves. They make us sit on eggs or get pecked - humiliation...

It's a great video and i feel fortunate to have seen it!
 
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