[floridaorange]

Just a quick snap of the new XM

[Itsed65]

Back for another breeding season

Together Again by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[amus3d]

The tram to the Victoria Peak.

[evil-G-nius]

Lightning in the clouds, my first attempt at this. I thought it came out pretty cool

[mosnegutu]

Belgium Brusell Parc

[iminhell1]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Back for another breeding season

Not a camera I was expecting. 4/3d's might be something I should look at more.

[Jbrown7403]

Cabin / hut in the Dolomites, September 2023…
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[Terry989]

I walked outside the house today and saw these two sitting in a nearby tree pretending not to see each other.
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[Terry989]

It's Wood Duck season around here now.
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[BManBimma]

BkBridge Park by Garagespec, on Flickr

[iX nOOky]

Ended my Sunday with a fat bike ride on the frozen backwaters of the Mississippi here in Wisconsin. The ice looks like water, thank goodness for 258 studs per tire.

[tcphoto]

I moved into a new place and was inspired to capture the sunrise.

[dcstep]

"Grey Ghost", male Northern harrier showing off near Denver, Colorado

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

"Grey Ghost", male Northern harrier showing off near Denver, Colorado

Wow! Nice shot, DC.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Wow! Nice shot, DC.

The Sony a9 III is like "cheating", making it pretty easy, once your get in the right place and a subject cooperates.

[dcstep]

American kestrel enjoy its morning vole:

[M_Six]

Incredible detail.

[dcstep]

Magpie On Fence Post

Magpie are very common birds around Denver. They are scavengers, but very gregarious and actually colorful and attractive.

When two wildlife photographers meet in Colorado, one will ask, "See anything?" and the other will say, "Just a magpie!"

Here's my recent black-billed magpie. (I love the bokeh that my Sony 600/f4 generates.)

[dcstep]

I was in Costa Rica for a week, primarily to shoot hummingbirds. They have 43-species throughout the country and I managed to shoot six that were new to me, including this shot taken from my breakfast table on my first day.

I'll try a few more times to resurrect this thread. Oh, that flower is called a Persian Silk blossom on a Persian Silk tree.

[M_Six]

Spectacular shot, DC.

[dcstep]

I kept my camera focused on this American kestrel as it sat on its stop sign hunting perch. Finally, it took off. I lost track of it for a few seconds, but quickly spotted it on one of its other favorite perches.

I've been watching this kestrel for several weeks and know several of its favorite perches, near Jordon Rd, in Cherry Creek State Park,
Colorado. On my way to work, I always check to see if its on one of the perches and I'm often rewarded with a shot. So knowing your subject is important. Also, being patient and waiting the 15-minutes for it to spot potential prey and take off is essential. Kestrel are surprisingly tolerant and are not disturbed as I sit in my car, close by, while other cars pass and some pedestrians come close, so long as they're not too close and don't focus on the bird.

I can't ID that bird-prey from underneath, but I think it's a chickadee or a sparrow. It's a bird-eat-bird world. The kestrel has to constantly watch for Merlin, Cooper's hawks, red-tails hawks and others that might eat it.

[M_Six]

Predation! Great shot, DC.

I have a bird feeders in my back yard and every now and then all the birds will just disappear. If I search around the trees, I'll sometimes spot a red tail hawk lurking. They fear the hawks more than the local cats that happen by.