Posts: Richard HZ | Ugly Hedgehog

Spent 30 minutes watching this eagle, waiting for this moment. Fortunately, it was a glorious afternoon, no wind, so I took off my coat and basked in a t-shirt! Waiting proved worthwhile, as my patience was rewarded with this "launch" photo...

Great catch!

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Feb 21, 2020 23:37:28 #

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Osprey in Flight - Giving a Sea Trout it’s First and Last Flight

Jeff Clow wrote:

This type of scene makes walking the Boardwalk at South Padre Island a wonderful experience day after day...

Wow, super shot, Jeff!

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Feb 20, 2020 07:37:20 #

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500mm for my Nikon D810

I have both Nikkor 200-500 and Nikkor 500 PF (newly arrived after 6 months of waiting). The Nikkor 500 PF is smaller and lighter and can fit into my camera bag. The AF is faster. Image quality is pretty much similar although 500PF is slightly better (The MTF charts show big difference). Because I like to take photography of birds and travel a lot, 500 PF is better for me. But still, I like the zoom portion of the 200-500mm. If you do not need small size and can hold or not bothering to use tripod/monopod for 200-500mm, 200-500mm might be good enough. There are some comparison video for the two lens on Youtube. You might check. Thanks!

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Feb 19, 2020 08:30:11 #

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A Few "Little Birds"

lrjames wrote:

Black Cap Chickadee, Gold Crowned Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Ruby Crowned Kinglet and a Gold Crowned Kinglet

Super shots, Larry! Thanks for sharing!

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Feb 18, 2020 19:22:31 #

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Birds doing Horny Hokie Pokie

ClaudiaA wrote:

The birds in my backyard are so fun to watch this time of the year.

Beautiful, nice set!

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Feb 18, 2020 15:37:29 #

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Sandhill Cranes dancing/jumping?

Here are more sandhill cranes from southern Indiana. Are they dancing or just jumping? The last two are not good technically, but posted here for reference of this bird’s behavior. Thanks in advance for viewing and possible comment!