Crested Pigeon.
Oct 15, 2017 17:06:06 #
Crested Pigeons are a common sight throughout Australia. In most areas, they are incorrectly called a Topknot Pigeon, which is a different species altogether. Crested Pigeons are gregarious & are a common sight in towns & around farms. They can become quite friendly & this one was photographed almost at my feet. As a matter of fact, I had to walk backwards to keep it far enough away to focus, as it kept following me, lol. Downloading is recommended.
Oct 15, 2017 17:32:02 #
Oct 15, 2017 17:40:16 #
Beautiful bird and good shots, Earl. Not sure I'd crop as closely though.
Oct 15, 2017 17:40:45 #
Oct 15, 2017 17:57:55 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Beautiful bird and good shots, Earl. Not sure I'd crop as closely though.
Lol. These are hardly cropped at all. The minimum focal length I had was 200mm (300mm equiv on my D7100). I had just been shooting pellies at 'normal' distances & the bird was at my feet, so I had to keep walking backwards to fit him in the frame--he was too close. Just a case of having the wrong lens on at the time. Earl.
Oct 15, 2017 18:04:04 #
DOOK wrote:
Lol. These are hardly cropped at all. The minimum focal length I had was 200mm (300mm equiv on my D7100). I had just been shooting pellies at 'normal' distances & the bird was at my feet, so I had to keep walking backwards to fit him in the frame--he was too close. Just a case of having the wrong lens on at the time. Earl.
Oct 15, 2017 19:04:06 #
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Oct 16, 2017 07:39:22 #
Oct 16, 2017 07:50:31 #
DOOK wrote:
Crested Pigeons are a common sight throughout Australia. In most areas, they are incorrectly called a Topknot Pigeon, which is a different species altogether. Crested Pigeons are gregarious & are a common sight in towns & around farms. They can become quite friendly & this one was photographed almost at my feet. As a matter of fact, I had to walk backwards to keep it far enough away to focus, as it kept following me, lol. Downloading is recommended.
wow not only are you a good shooter, you are a coordinated one and can shoot while walking backwards!
i don't know which i like best...the pigeon's cool crest or it's pink socks. lol. good job on the shots earl.
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