A good looking bird Jeff. Nice photo!
Usually very shy as they are hunted around here.Took a minute to figure why she was so preoccupied. She was drinking from a wide fan of fresh water from a spring that empties into a brackish tidal pond.
In one earlier post someone was asking for an id . Thought it might be a Dunlin. I shot a small flock Dunlin about a week ago.
Great photos Jeff, from these we have here only Dunlin but I never got close enough for reasonable photo.
Have not visited "Rumors" in a while. Spent some marveling at the quality of the pictures and the diversity of birds. Quite a treat !
My area is an avian dead zone at the moment. Everyone around here is saying - what happened to all the birds ? Apparently they are visiting you all.
I will post the few interesting shots have gotten lately.
No, I'm in the dead zone, even the blue jays and redpolls aren't showing up. My daily ration is chickadees, WB nuthatches and Downies.
Show us some Jack, before Costa Rica!
My R has arrived so pick up will be tomorrow morning. That'll give me some impetus to honour your request.
+1 I real interesting appearance!
Interesting bird Paolo, thanks for sharing!
Well, I forgot to format the card so I didn't succeed in getting the birds I shot with the R and 400 X1.4 onto my computer.
While it's a nice camera, a big lens is not what it was designed for obviously!
Of course the resolution boost is nice and the AF is reasonable, maybe like the 6D was or a bit faster. I like the control ring adapter feature and the programability is quite versatile but kind of sad compared to the 1DX2. Button placement in some cases is inconvenient, particularly the AF-ON, which for this camera won't get used, it's just too awkward to be quick. I think it's a great back-up camera and now I have ND for the 11-24.
I, unlike some others, find the alternative button plus arrows serves fairly well as a joy stick, much like the 6D.
It was Cormorant Day today. The youth is socializing after practicing their flying skills. I went to this island on a kayak, but the wind and wave were too strong. Only few decent shots.