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Three house wrens waiting:

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One being fed (another here):

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...'organs' on the meal visible?

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...saw that one of the parents took great pains removing stuff from the birdhouse.

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All images: R5II (FW 1.0.3) mated to 200-800/K&F Concept Nano X UV Filter @ about 600; ISO 1600; 1/350 sec; handheld; SOOC jpegs; cropped using Picasa (still!)
 
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Three house wrens waiting:

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One being fed (another here):

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...'organs' on the meal visible?

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...saw that one of the parents took great pains removing stuff from the birdhouse.

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All images: R5II (FW 1.0.3) mated to 200-800 @ about 600; ISO 1600; 1/350 sec; handheld; SOOC jpegs; cropped using Picasa (still!)
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Great photos!
 
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I can imagine that the 'feathers' on these goslings are oh-so-soft. There is plenty of sharpness in the photo itself but the colors etc. lends a dreaminess to it that is quite unique. What time of day was this image acquired?
It was around 4:00 P.M. on a June day a couple of years ago. I processed the RAW file yesterday. The goslings are kinda "downy" soft but I did add a soft focus effect. Thanks for looking.
 
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Very nice shots, Alan.
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Disclaimer: the photo below is for birders, not photographers! Sorry for posting this miserable photo here but I'm sure there are real birders around!

My first Wilson's Phalarope (at all!)! The last one have been registered on Oahu at 1979! On Maui 2013 (and it was the last for all Hawaiian Islands, scarce vagrants after 1990 - just a few birds).
Very hot, distance 59.57 meters (hot air distortion well visible!) . 500 PF x 1.4 TC = 1050mm at 35mm equivalent (Nikon). In preserved (and fenced!) area no way to shorten the distance (and the air distortion!) even if you want (believe me I wanted:D!!!).
Bird is max 23cm long (for females!) - don't know how big was this one!
And after all excuses :):

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I spent last friday in a photohide, the day started cloudy, but the sun came out in the afternoon.

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) preening:
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R5 Mk II with EF 600 f4 II.

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) taking a bath:
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R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding youngsters:
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R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.
I removed the part of the container with mealworms which protruded from the underside of the branch in LR.
 
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I spent last friday in a photohide, the day started cloudy, but the sun came out in the afternoon.

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) preening:
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R5 Mk II with EF 600 f4 II.

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) taking a bath:
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R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding youngsters:
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R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.
I removed the part of the container with mealworms which protruded from the underside of the branch in LR.
Beautiful shots!
 
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Disclaimer: the photo below is for birders, not photographers! Sorry for posting this miserable photo here but I'm sure there are real birders around!

My first Wilson's Phalarope (at all!)! The last one have been registered on Oahu at 1979! On Maui 2013 (and it was the last for all Hawaiian Islands, scarce vagrants after 1990 - just a few birds).
Very hot, distance 59.57 meters (hot air distortion well visible!) . 500 PF x 1.4 TC = 1050mm at 35mm equivalent (Nikon). In preserved (and fenced!) area no way to shorten the distance (and the air distortion!) even if you want (believe me I wanted:D!!!).
Bird is max 23cm long (for females!) - don't know how big was this one!
And after all excuses :):

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Any shot of any quality of a rare bird is to be treasured!
 
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I spent last friday in a photohide, the day started cloudy, but the sun came out in the afternoon.

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) preening:
View attachment 224361
R5 Mk II with EF 600 f4 II.

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) taking a bath:
View attachment 224360
R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding youngsters:
View attachment 224359
R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.
I removed the part of the container with mealworms which protruded from the underside of the branch in LR.

Beautiful shots, Pieter. Well done.
 
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