Another R rated bird photo, Lesser Roadrunner in the Yucatan
Apr 5, 2016 17:50:11 #
After seeing Nalu's great photo of mating Killdeers, I was reminded of a set of pictures that I took in February of this year in Rio Largartos, Yucatan. I saw a Lesser Roadrunner (about 2/3 the size of the Greater Roadrunners we typically see in the SW USA) with something in his mouth. Thinking he had caught something to eat, I tried to maneuver for a picture. I lost him for a few seconds but then saw him between some low scrub brush. He still had something in his mouth but soon dropped it. It was then I realized it was not food, but that he had brought a gift (a leaf and flower) for his lady friend. Apparently the gift worked because when I enlarged the pictures I saw the object of his affection. These birds are about 50 feet away, and the photo was taken with a Canon 7D II with a 400 mm/5.6 Canon lens.
Apr 5, 2016 18:45:54 #
Bear2
Loc: Southeast,, MI
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Great captures
Duane
uote=bajadreamer]After seeing Nalu's great photo of mating Killdeers, I was reminded of a set of pictures that I took in February of this year in Rio Largartos, Yucatan. I saw a Lesser Roadrunner (about 2/3 the size of the Greater Roadrunners we typically see in the SW USA) with something in his mouth. Thinking he had caught something to eat, I tried to maneuver for a picture. I lost him for a few seconds but then saw him between some low scrub brush. He still had something in his mouth but soon dropped it. It was then I realized it was not food, but that he had brought a gift (a leaf and flower) for his lady friend. Apparently the gift worked because when I enlarged the pictures I saw the object of his affection. These birds are about 50 feet away, and the photo was taken with a Canon 7D II with a 400 mm/5.6 Canon lens.[/quote]
Great captures
Duane
uote=bajadreamer]After seeing Nalu's great photo of mating Killdeers, I was reminded of a set of pictures that I took in February of this year in Rio Largartos, Yucatan. I saw a Lesser Roadrunner (about 2/3 the size of the Greater Roadrunners we typically see in the SW USA) with something in his mouth. Thinking he had caught something to eat, I tried to maneuver for a picture. I lost him for a few seconds but then saw him between some low scrub brush. He still had something in his mouth but soon dropped it. It was then I realized it was not food, but that he had brought a gift (a leaf and flower) for his lady friend. Apparently the gift worked because when I enlarged the pictures I saw the object of his affection. These birds are about 50 feet away, and the photo was taken with a Canon 7D II with a 400 mm/5.6 Canon lens.[/quote]
Apr 6, 2016 12:35:04 #
May 5, 2016 22:10:44 #
bajadreamer wrote:
After seeing Nalu's great photo of mating Killdeer... (show quote)
Very ! Great ... Capture ! ! ! Great ... Story ...
feather
May 10, 2016 09:38:02 #
bajadreamer wrote:
After seeing Nalu's great photo of mating Killdeer... (show quote)
Wow...great shots...I would imagine you have to be really fast to capture them! I see you've got the right equipment to do that :thumbup:
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