Another double BIF and other fowl shots :-)

[Steve Cavigliano]

Hello all,
If you've been following Andy's food thread.....lol you know that he's out here on the Left Coast again. We've had a few weeks of beautiful weather. Unfortunately, it seems every time Andy visits the weather gets bad. It didn't rain until today, but Tues and Wed late afternoons weren't great. We hit the Perc Ponds late Tuessday afternoon. We only spent about 1/2 hour there as it was getting close to dinner time...LOL Not much to shoot and not much time to shoot. So I was reduced to taking pics of Canadian Honkers :rolleyes :lol3

Baby Honker
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Mama Honker Headshot :rofl

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Wednesday wasn't too bad until we left to go shooting. As we drove to the Baylands we could see the fog rolling over the mountians on it's way down to the valley. We spent about an hour or so shooting and there were so many egrets and herons we got a few double BIFs :):

Double Snowy BIF coming in for a landing :uhoh
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A couple of fledglings discussing whether plastic bags are good to eat :rofl
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The fog turned into low clouds and it started to get cold. It figures since Andy rented a convertible...LOL One of my last shots wound up being a white on white shot :dunno
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Not much shooting this time around, but our dinners were excellent :eat

Maybe we will get some more time to shoot tomorrow afternoon :dunno


Thanks for looking :D

Steve

[Ann McRae]

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!

I've never seen a Canada gosling before - it is sooo darn cute!

But, Steve, the double bif is great. And the white on white is absolutely wonderful!
great job!

ann

[Andy]

nice work, mate!

the double egret-bif is very cool. nice and sharp, really. well done steve. really nice work.

me? bring rain?

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[jwear]

well steve you not only know the birds names but you shot them well also :thumb :D just think what you may have done if raining andy was not there :dunno the egret shoots are great, I was going to post a gbh but not now :rolleyes very well done :thumb :clap

[bfjr]

Very nice series Steve :thumb
But that Dbl BIF and Last BIF are like you say Killahs

[Harryb]

Hey Steve,

Excellent shots as always. :clap Shooting with Andy is always a learning experience. I learned how to shoot in rain, snow, and the freezing cold while shooting with him. If California ever has a drought again fly Andy in.


Harry

[Steve Cavigliano]

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!

I've never seen a Canada gosling before - it is sooo darn cute!

But, Steve, the double bif is great. And the white on white is absolutely wonderful!
great job!

ann
Thanks Ann :D

And I agree those little goslings are real cute. Those little tiny wings and those great big bodies....lol I've been shooting egrets at that place for 8 months and this is the first time I've been able to get a double. Plus Andy gets one of 2 herons to boot :rofl


Thanks for responding,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

nice work, mate!

the double egret-bif is very cool. nice and sharp, really. well done steve. really nice work.

me? bring rain?

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Thanks Andy :D

Nah, you wouldn't intentionally bring rain. But it just may follow you around....lol Today looks good, so far :thumb


Thanks for looking and see ya in a few hours,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

well steve you not only know the birds names but you shot them well also :thumb :D just think what you may have done if raining andy was not there :dunno the egret shoots are great, I was going to post a gbh but not now :rolleyes very well done :thumb :clap
Thanks Jeff :D

Yeah, it's sort of spooky how the rain coincides with Andy's visits :uhoh Jeff, if you were goiing to post a GBH, go right ahead and post it. These pics are decent, but surely nothing more. Post your GBH proudly buddy :thumb

Thanks for your comments,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Very nice series Steve :thumb
But that Dbl BIF and Last BIF are like you say Killahs
Thanks Ben :D

I am glad you liked those two shots :): We really didn't click off many shots, so I was happy to get a few decent ones. I was really looking for one of those quails .....lol But, you had the luck there :wink


Thanks for taking the time to comment,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Hey Steve,

Excellent shots as always. :clap Shooting with Andy is always a learning experience. I learned how to shoot in rain, snow, and the freezing cold while shooting with him. If California ever has a drought again fly Andy in.


Harry
Thanks Harry :D

Well it seems like when Andy comes out that's the only time I get to go shooting :lol So he can bring snow for all I care.....lol :uhoh Wait, I was only kidding :rolleyes


Thanks for looking Harry,
Steve

[Dee]

and that "baby honker" is adorable! Good catch with the double BIF...

By the time I get back down there they will be fully grown! Wonder where they go when fully grown? Migrate? Things I never learned in school.

It's beautiful here at the coast so far, hope you and Andy get some good shooting weather!

[gaylenick]

Steve -

I love the baby gosling and the Mother's head shot. My favorite is the single egret in flight. WOW!
On to Andy...rain, sleet, snow and freezing cold have all been attributed to him, now earthquakes when he comes to visit...that is some intense karma.
Hope your shooting today is sunny and shake free.

Gayle

[Seamus]

Steve, the bif's are excellent but the first pic of the chick is the one that got my attention :thumb . looks like the two of you had a good day :thumb


Seamus.

[nzmacro]

Phew, I'll leave the avian shots to the experts. Man these are nice Steve. Fantastic in flight shots. Yep[ that first ones a cutie alright :):

All the best Steve, excellent shots and work. :thumb :thumb

Danny.

[Steve Cavigliano]

and that "baby honker" is adorable! Good catch with the double BIF...

By the time I get back down there they will be fully grown! Wonder where they go when fully grown? Migrate? Things I never learned in school.

It's beautiful here at the coast so far, hope you and Andy get some good shooting weather!
Thanks Dee :D

Yep, those little honkers are so cute :lust As for where they go, I think some of them live around here year-round (I see loads of them at Vassona) and some migrate. I remember in the late 60's I was stationed in Sacramento and we used to go out before dawn to a lake North of the city and watch the wildlife. As the Sun would come up we'd hear these faint honks :dunno We'd look up and about 3000 feet up would be vee formations of migrating Canadian Geese. It was very kewl :thumb

As for the coast it was mixed. We got down to Point Lobos and the fog started rolling in bigtime. Andy was out on a cliff shooting and within minutes, I could no longer see him....lol Still, we had a great lunch at Phil's :eat and got a few nice shots in IR and color. As soon as I clear enough hard drive space I can upload them....lol


Thanks for looking and commenting,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Steve -

I love the baby gosling and the Mother's head shot. My favorite is the single egret in flight. WOW!
On to Andy...rain, sleet, snow and freezing cold have all been attributed to him, now earthquakes when he comes to visit...that is some intense karma.
Hope your shooting today is sunny and shake free.

Gayle
Thanks Gayle :D

As you can read in my post to Dee, the day wasn't bad at all :thumb The only shaking we had was due to our own hands......lol

Thanks again for your comments,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Steve, the bif's are excellent but the first pic of the chick is the one that got my attention :thumb . looks like the two of you had a good day :thumb


Seamus.
Thanks Shay :D

We always have a good day, whether we get any shots or not :thumb We always have fun and we always eat well.....lol


Thanks for commenting,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Phew, I'll leave the avian shots to the experts. Man these are nice Steve. Fantastic in flight shots. Yep[ that first ones a cutie alright :):

All the best Steve, excellent shots and work. :thumb :thumb

Danny.
Thanks Danny :D

The way you feel about bird shots, is how I feel about macros. I like to do them, but I have never gotten close to the quality results folks like yourself seem to get everytime out :dunno So I'll stick to the birds and you cover the macro world....lol


Thanks for your comments,
Steve

[ehughes]

http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/25225400-S.jpg
Just awesome Steve :thumb

[Trish323]

Steve,

A DOUBLE BIF???? Jeeesh...I can't even get half of a single:rofl Love each shot...baby is excellent!

I am kinda beginning to wonder if Andy and Harry are the photography "weather devils".....ever since Harry arrived in Florida we have had very unusual weather...........................hmmmm

[Khaos]

:thumb :thumb Awesome set! I love everyone. Great lighting and exposure!:clap