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DragonSpeed

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2017 Birds
« on: January 05, 2017, 01:47:38 PM »
Starting out the New Year with a few lovely birds!

1. Juvenile Baldie - having lunch

Juvenile Bald Eagle - having lunch by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

2. Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

3. Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

4. Icy Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane on ice by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

5. The Grey Ghost - Male Northern Harrier

The Grey Ghost by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

6. Sunset Hunt....

The Grey Ghost by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

and because I always love it when these guys perch at a good angle with the sky to get good polarization...

7. Posing Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle by Brian Hampson, on Flickr

The complete set of the day can be found at: https://flic.kr/s/aHskLehJnS

I hope you enjoyed the birds - it's always a good day when you can get out and shoot!
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2017, 09:12:21 PM »
Picture #5 is a male Harrier? Thought they were grey ???  Beauty photo, whatever sex.
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2017, 08:14:18 AM »
Quote from: Dave on January 05, 2017, 09:12:21 PM
Picture #5 is a male Harrier? Thought they were grey ???  Beauty photo, whatever sex.
He is grey - sunset light gave him the orange tinting.... I figure he might be an young adult, with some bit of brown still on him.  But.... he was definitely grey... I was in awe. They are amazing birds.
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2017, 08:17:42 AM »
A few local shots from the first few days of 2017:

Tufted duck from Iona Park:



Snow geese:




Blue Goose:




Black-bellied Plover:



Eurasian Wigeon:




Intergrade Northern Flicker.   Note the black stripe (malar) and red crown on the head typical of the yellow shafted flicker, generally birds from farther east, together with the red shafted colour under the tail.

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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2017, 11:08:11 PM »
Some real crackers there!  Nice work Vagabond!
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2017, 01:26:14 PM »
nice pictures, makes me want to take out the DSLR again.
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2017, 11:07:08 AM »
Quote from: mesmer25 on January 20, 2017, 01:26:14 PM
nice pictures, makes me want to take out the DSLR again.
Do it! :)
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2017, 08:53:41 AM »
Iona as well lol (80d/1.4xIII/100-400mm II)








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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2017, 08:59:44 AM »
Quote from: VAGAbond on January 14, 2017, 08:17:42 AM
A few local shots from the first few days of 2017:

Good stuff vagabond! What gear?
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2017, 07:43:09 PM »
That shot of the strutting GB Heron is stunning and is now my background.  Great work!
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2017, 08:02:50 PM »
dennisK wrote: 
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Good stuff vagabond! What gear?

Those were take with a Nikon P900
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2017, 09:36:21 AM »
Just started to get more involved in photography that doesn't include fish  ;D








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Re: 2017 Birds
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2017, 07:22:20 PM »
A few recent shots from around the Lower Mainland early 2017:

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl by brian avent, on Flickr

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird by brian avent, on Flickr

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk by brian avent, on Flickr

American Bittern

American Bittern by brian avent, on Flickr

Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird by brian avent, on Flickr

Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl by brian avent, on Flickr

Bushtit

Bushtit by brian avent, on Flickr
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Re: 2017 Birds
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2017, 06:25:25 AM »
Amazing shots Vagabond! love the owls
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