interesting birds
Jan 31, 2014 01:13:39 #
Jan 31, 2014 02:26:52 #
MITCHA wrote:
fun set
Mitcha: How did you focus the top two? Try using the auto-focus. Otherwise, nice.
Moshe
Jan 31, 2014 03:00:30 #
Jan 31, 2014 05:08:56 #
MITCHA wrote:
did use autofocus
Mitcha: I feel that you must see the difference between the first two and the last shot. If you used auto focus maybe your camera needs to be serviced. There are people involved in this forum who are much more knowledgeable than I am about the technical aspects of the way your camera works, but the first two shots definitely are out of focus.
Mosha
Feb 1, 2014 12:26:59 #
When you are in auto focus , just remember to push your button half way down first for auto focus to work correctly, then continue for full shutter. Great Pictures though! Keep them coming.
Feb 1, 2014 19:04:26 #
Feb 1, 2014 19:27:29 #
Tiny Tim the Squirrel wrote:
Nice photo #3. Anyone know what kind of bird that is?
It's a Dusky Moorhen...an Australian bird..there a couple of different species in Indonesia...how it got to Florida is anyone's guess... :lol:
Dusky Moorhen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dusky Moorhen
The Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird in the rail family. It occurs in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
Feb 1, 2014 23:51:51 #
SX2002 wrote:
It's a Dusky Moorhen...an Australian bird..there a couple of different species in Indonesia...how it got to Florida is anyone's guess... :lol:
Dusky Moorhen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dusky Moorhen
The Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird in the rail family. It occurs in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
Dusky Moorhen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dusky Moorhen
The Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) is a bird in the rail family. It occurs in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
Thanks for the info.
Feb 2, 2014 00:04:53 #
Tiny Tim the Squirrel wrote:
Thanks for the info.
Did some digging. Actually, it's a American Purple Gallinule.
Feb 2, 2014 14:39:52 #
Tiny Tim the Squirrel wrote:
Did some digging. Actually, it's a American Purple Gallinule.
Must have been rebadged for the American market Tim...LOL
The only explanation I can think of is that as it's the same family (gallinule) it must be a cousin slightly removed...there is also a similar bird in Europe and Africa.
I have pics of the Dusky Moorhen but as it's not my post I won't attach them...in hindsight, comparing the two, if the colours are correct in the image, the Moorhen isn't as blue...
Ron.
Feb 2, 2014 17:17:32 #
Here's a little from Wikipedia regarding the American Purple Gallinule: "Their breeding habitat is warm swamps and marshes in southeastern states of the United States and the tropical regions of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. This species is resident in southern Florida and the tropics, but most American birds are migratory, wintering south to Argentina...... There is a similarly named species in Europe, Asia and Africa, the Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, but that bird is much larger."
Whatever...photo #3 is still a beautiful shot of this unusually colored bird. Very nice snap! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Whatever...photo #3 is still a beautiful shot of this unusually colored bird. Very nice snap! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Feb 2, 2014 17:25:46 #
Tiny Tim the Squirrel wrote:
Here's a little from Wikipedia regarding the Ameri... (show quote)
Another slight difference I notice to our Moorhen is the whitish mark on the head Tim...yes it is a great shot...Mitcha has done well :D
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