* * Weekly Wildlife Thread April 2nd 2017 * *

lilredss · Apr 2, 2017

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mikero · Apr 2, 2017

Taken at Elmley Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The pair of Harriers were nest-building quite near the road. The rules of the reserve say you must stay in your car which acts as a handy hide, but it's tricky wielding the camera to track flying birds, while sitting sideways.

Mike

Female Marsh Harrier with Nesting Material

Male Marsh Harrier with Nesting Material

PatS52 · Apr 2, 2017

zoom65 · Apr 2, 2017

Looks nice on full screen.

Walter Rogers · Apr 2, 2017

Colin Franks · Apr 2, 2017

Seen today!

Canon 7DII / 500 f/4 / 1.4 III ext.

Marsh Wren

BlueRay2 · Apr 2, 2017

mikero said:
Taken at Elmley Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The pair of Harriers were nest-building quite near the road. The rules of the reserve say you must stay in your car which acts as a handy hide, but it's tricky wielding the camera to track flying birds, while sitting sideways.

Mike

Female Marsh Harrier with Nesting Material

Male Marsh Harrier with Nesting Material

this shot is beautiful, Mike!!! nice capture.

mikero · Apr 3, 2017

Thanks! Since posting this I've tried increasing the contrast on the bird which is an improvement. Might print it.

Mike

Doug_PS · Apr 3, 2017

BlueRay2 · Apr 3, 2017

mikero said:
Thanks! Since posting this I've tried increasing the contrast on the bird which is an improvement. Might print it.

Mike

looks good with the addition of contrast redition!

Maleza · Apr 4, 2017

Grifon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

paul katinas · Apr 4, 2017

Hello Shutterbugs,

Here's a few snaps of a foraging Flicker and a fun gif action sequence of a Juvenile Bald Eagle. Unfortunately the gif process tends to blur the original images a little.

Northwestern New Jersey, Canon 7D MKii, Canon 400mm f/5.6

Northern Flicker 1

Northern Flicker 2

Juvenile Bald Eagle,action sequence

Bald Eagle ( Juvenile)

Thanks for looking, happy trails, Paul

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BlueRay2 · Apr 4, 2017

paul katinas said:
Hello Shutterbugs,

Here's a few snaps of a foraging Flicker and a fun gif action sequence of a Juvenile Bald Eagle. Unfortunately the gif process tends to blur the original images a little.

Northwestern New Jersey, Canon 7D MKii, Canon 400mm f/5.6

Northern Flicker 1

this is my favorite shot...fantastic! bokeh is very nice!

MA250 · Apr 4, 2017

Here are a few shots of small birds from the back yard using a 5D4 with canon 200mm f2.0L prime with a canon 1.4XIII. Thought I would try this combo as it is lighter than the Canon 100-400mm V2. The prime and extender combo is much lighter but with out IS. Shots are hand held. I kept shutter speeds high and could get some sharp ones on these small birds at bout 7 to 10 yards. Tried to capture them when they were not at their "best".

5D4 with canon 200mm f2.0L prime with a canon 1.4XIII

Lions · Apr 4, 2017

Bow River, Calgary AB.

Ken

jackbrownii · Apr 5, 2017

All images taken with Canon T2i and Canon 100-400 L Mk I lens. Nice afternoon for the wife and I to walk around the public pier and take pictures.

Gull sitting on a post. Gulls were by far the most common birds out that day.

Juvenile gull.

One of those lucky events where he flew up and landed on a railing only about 8-10 feet away.

This guy was great. He sat on the top of a fire hydrant for several minutes. I managed to slowly walk up to without about 7 or 8 feet of him. Lots of pictures of this little guy.

paul katinas · Apr 5, 2017

1Dx4me said:
this is my favorite shot...fantastic! bokeh is very nice!

Thank you kindly. Here's another image showing Her interesting red markings.

Take care, Paul

Northern Flicker (Female) 1

Northern Flicker (Female) 2

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kodakrome · Apr 5, 2017

Owl

Rainbow21 · Apr 6, 2017

Absolutely love this shot!

Rainbow21 · Apr 6, 2017

Nursing Harbor seal... 7DII, 100-400L II, 1.4X III

Taken at Point Lobos State Reserve, CA from cliffs above the beach. No cropping of image.

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