John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

I led a six day bird photography workshop here in South Texas and also I have shot a lot on my own. So far the photography has been better than I hoped for. We all had problems with not enough camera batteries, not big enough memory cards for the camera and some needed a trip to Staples for more external hard drives. The record holder shot over 100,000 images in six days. Most of the others shot a mere 50,000 images. It is continuous bird photography. I will be trying other areas in Texas over the next six weeks as I wait for the snow to melt in the Idaho mountains where I live.

I have now used the Canon R5 for over 100,000 shots and know a "little" about it now. The advantages are awesome. I cannot imagine not having eye detection focus and being able to drag and drop the AF point and the all electronic shutter that can shoot 20 shots per second, but more importantly, do it without a sound for nervous wildlife. I can't wait for the new Canon mirrorless camera to arrive - R1 - I have heard. A lot is happening!

Harris Hawk

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Turkey vulture

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Crested caracara

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Collared Peccary

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Black vulture

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green jay

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Northern Cardinal

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Northern Cardinal

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phrrhuloxia

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Golden-fronted woodpecker

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SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Beautiful set John but probably better posted in the Photo Gallery..

John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

Ok, but I don't know where Photo Gallery is.

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Here you go John..if you go to the Home Page you can see all the different sections..

Photo Gallery here...
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-5-1.html

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Susan yamakawa

I’m certainly glad I checked them out - they are beautiful birds 💕💕💕😊😊 👍👍

Ourspolair

Excellent captures and renderings. Thanks for sharing. No surprise that you run workshops on bird photography!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Thanks for posting your group of dazzling, magnificent shots

Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA

Really great shots and I particularly like the last 3.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I am in absolute awe of this post.

First. Taking nothing away from the quality of the shots how many total shots did you take to get these 10 keepers?

It sounds like you lead what used to be called a "Birding Safari". Maximum birds in six days. Wow 100,000 shots equals 16,067 shots per day. I wonder how long it will take him/her to find out if there is a keeper in that 100,000. If I had to use a number do define "spray and pray" that would be it.

IMHO this is not a work shop, A workshop is an activity that I go to learn something other than "Hold the shutter button down and hope for the best. It is, however, definitely a testimonial to the durability of the Canon R5 and Nikon D6.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Some of the best images I have seen on this site.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

At the bottom of the page is an “All Sections” link. You can subscribe to the sections you are interested in.

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

Nice collection!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

The last five are gorgeous birds.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Impressive work, John! I heard that using silent mode slows down the burst mode, is that true?

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

Looks like a gold mine of wildlife down there. Great captures.