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Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 80-400mm, 1/400 @ f/8 Catching a hawk (or any bird for that matter) in flight is something that takes practice. This isn’t a fabulous capture but it represents progress for me.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 80-400mm, 1/320 @ f/8 Driving into Sebastopol today I noted this hawk atop a monument in the cemetery across from my daughter’s apartment building. It seemed worth a try and the bird was obliging. … Continue reading
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/1250 @ f/5.6
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/800 @ f/8 Taken on Woodbridge road near the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve (aka the Isenberg Sandhill Crane Preserve).
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/800 @ f/5.6 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/1000 @ f/5.6 We were fortunate to find a Red Tailed Hawk perched looking for … Continue reading
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/640 @ f/5.6 Part of pair bonding in Sandhill Cranes involves some spirited jumping. This pair allowed us to get pretty close along Woodbridge road north of Lodi.
On a recent trip through the southwest, we were fortunate enough to have been told about the Arboritum at Flagstaff. In addition to a grand display of flora they also have a raptors program. The Eurasian Eagle Owl looks much … Continue reading
Passing through Texas on the way from Oklahoma to New Mexico, we stopped at a rest area to make a lunch. It was about 95 degrees and I noticed the Cedar Waxwings sat on branches with their beaks open. I … Continue reading
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White Gull uploaded by admin. This gull was very bold and obviously quite practiced at begging. Pt. Lobos Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM – f/6.3@1/400
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BC NH uploaded by admin. My friend and photo buddy John pointed out this Heron in a blooming tree Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x – f/6.3 @ 1/100
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Egret on a pier uploaded by admin. There are lots of Egrets here. This one was kind enough to pose on a pier with matching yellow lichens. Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x – f/6.3 … Continue reading
Kite uploaded by admin. This was a bonus as I had come out to photograph the moonrise. Kites are amazing to watch as they hover.