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Nice bird and excellent setting.  I like the way he pops against the dark background. Your Black Fronted Dotterel reminds me of our Killdeer here in the US. Dave

Excellent shots and poses, dock! Dave

I really like the first one, looks like he has some remnants of his prey in his beak. Nice exposure. I did not realize they would take on an Ibis, as they can be a bit larger than the hawk. Dave

Thank you Morris! Dave

Thanks Dale! Dave

Yes, a friend of mine lived by walnut groves and the crows would drop walnuts on his concrete decking to break them open. Sometimes they missed and the walnuts made a huge bang when they hit the ...

Incredible images! You seem to have the technique down with shooting that combo. Dave

Hi Wayne, yes a liftoff, landing gear still down.  The are a nice looking bird with the yellow accents.  I was not aware that even the Black-billed Magpies only are in some of the western and ...

Nice set, Morris. The first one is my pick! Dave

Thanks and yes, Pinnacles National Monument is within their range. The weird thing about these birds is you can find them in one place and a like place will have none of these birds. My experience ...

In the U.S. the Yellow-billed Magpie is found only in California: In the Central Valley up into parts of Northern California and along the coast in Central California. I see these guys almost ...

I have the 500mm f4 G and my 1.4x III TC is on it 90% of the time and gives good results. Without the TC, the clarity is amazing. However, I wish I had the 600mm F4 E as it is near the same weight ...

Thanks Wayne, no images if her mate and he was probably just sitting and resting. Where they were was an island in a large pond. The island was about 30 feet in diameter, very small. Thanks for the ...

Thanks Wayne, I am goose dumb, how can you tell it is a female? It's mate was a few yards away and looked as if it was sitting on a nest. I assumed that one was the female, but I did not know. ...

Thanks Wayne, good advice on the c&c. Dave

Thanks Morris! Dave

Thank you Morris! Dave

Nice series, cannot pick a fav, they are all good! Dave

Thanks Eniigma. That is the first time I ever got close enough to a W Kingbird to get a good image. Dave

Thanks Dick!