Diversity

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

One of the things I love about the Viera Wetlands is the different birds that you have to shoot.

There are always egrets to be found.
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31728191-L.jpg

The Great Blue Heron is permanent resident
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086064-L.jpg

there are plenty of ibis

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086060-L.jpg

If you look carefully you will find green herons
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31727062-L.jpg

There are always plenty of tri-colored herons

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31728197-L.jpg

the occasional spoonbill stops by

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31727022-L.jpg

and thats not including the raptors (eagles, hawks, ospreys, caracaras), storks, cranes, ducks, stilts, terns, owls, woodpeckers, snowy and cattle egrets, vultures, and gators.

[Osprey Whisperer]

Nice shots Harry. What..no mermaids over there? :D Nice variety of birds you have. I need to venture out a bit more and find osme "different" birds to shoot. The usual suspects are getting a tad bit ... boring. Keep them birdies comin' :thumb

Cheers

BMP

[benbo]

Congrat...I really like the 2 and 4 one.
BenBo

[Mipik]

Hi you'll,

One of the things I love about the Viera Wetlands is the different birds that you have to shoot.

There are always egrets to be found.
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31728191-L.jpg

The Great Blue Heron is permanent resident
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086064-L.jpg

there are plenty of ibis

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086060-L.jpg

If you look carefully you will find green herons
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31727062-L.jpg

There are always plenty of tri-colored herons

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31728197-L.jpg

the occasional spoonbill stops by

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/31727022-L.jpg

and thats not including the raptors (eagles, hawks, ospreys, caracaras), storks, cranes, ducks, stilts, terns, owls, woodpeckers, snowy and cattle egrets, vultures, and gators.
All lovely! My favorite is #4.

[Steve Cavigliano]

That's right Harry! Rub our noses in it :huh You were never this way when you lived in NY :rofl


Most of us are lucky to find a sparrow to shoot and you've got a darn National Geographic breeding ground in your backyard :lol3 :lol3 Plus, you sit around in your hottub all afternoon sipping Long Island iced teas :slurp and thinking about that 1000mm lens in your future :rolleyes God, I envy you.....LOL

J/K buddy. Super shots all :thumb :thumb Gotta love those tri-coloreds and those spoonbills too. They sure are pretty :cry


Glad to see you are up and about again :clap and quit postin' so many great pics would ya?...lol

Steve

[Harryb]

Nice shots Harry. What..no mermaids over there? :D Nice variety of birds you have. I need to venture out a bit more and find osme "different" birds to shoot. The usual suspects are getting a tad bit ... boring. Keep them birdies comin' :thumb

Cheers

BMP
Thanks Mike. We all need to venture out more. I have more variety than most but I keep looking for ones I haven't shot yet.

[MuskyDude]

What, no sparrows, pigeons or seagulls? You call that diversity? :rofl Great series Harry, love the green heron shot. :clap :thumb




AJ

[Khaos]

Sometimes I'm tempted to sit by the cuckoo clock on the hour to get a bird shot.:D Cool tongue shot with the Heron and I lke the spoonbill.

[bfjr]

That's right Harry! Rub our noses in it :huh You were never this way when you lived in NY :rofl


Most of us are lucky to find a sparrow to shoot and you've got a darn National Geographic breeding ground in your backyard :lol3 :lol3 Plus, you sit around in your hottub all afternoon sipping Long Island iced teas :slurp and thinking about that 1000mm lens in your future :rolleyes God, I envy you.....LOL

J/K buddy. Super shots all :thumb :thumb Gotta love those tri-coloreds and those spoonbills too. They sure are pretty :cry


Glad to see you are up and about again :clap and quit postin' so many great pics would ya?...lol

Steve

:agree exactly you tell em Buddy !!! :rofl
No worries the raptor tree will be history soon :gun2
:uhoh :rolleyes :lol :D
Hey Steve I may need some bail money :wow :D

[jwear]

well we got diversity just not as well shot as yours ok now how did you get the 700 on the green and have it look good do you have a noise machine there in the car [not the radio] :scratch i used a tc 1.7 and a tripod and the 300 but with no good results -what's up with that :dunno

[bochie]

Great series Harry :thumb
Love the reflections on the 1st photo :clap

[Harryb]

Congrat...I really like the 2 and 4 one.
BenBo
Thank you Ben. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

[Harryb]

All lovely! My favorite is #4.
Thank you very much.

[pete w]

When you would post all those shots of NYC buildings and people! They were great then and these are great too.

Maybe one day Andy will follow you down there!

Especially if you throw him some food.

Great shots Harry.

[Trish323]

Harry,

By the looks of these shots:thumb :thumb :thumb :thumb , I can safely assume you have recovered very well from your surgery! I am anxious to get out shooting ; but the 2 year old attached to my leg makes it impossible!


Excellent shots here Harry...I love the one with reflections, ..did you take that at the entrance to Click?

I may actually get up there this A.M for a few quickie shots...

[Harryb]

[QUOTE=Steve Cavigliano]That's right Harry! Rub our noses in it http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/eek7.gif You were never this way when you lived in NY http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif

Would I do that?http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/ne_nau.gif Yeah, you're right I would. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif


Most of us are lucky to find a sparrow to shoot and you've got a darn National Geographic breeding ground in your backyard http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/lol8.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/lol8.gif Plus, you sit around in your hottub all afternoon sipping Long Island iced teas http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/drink.gif and thinking about that 1000mm lens in your future http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/rolleyes1.gif God, I envy you.....LOL
I don't blame you. I would envy me too if I was back in NYC. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif



J/K buddy. Super shots all http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif Gotta love those tri-coloreds and those spoonbills too. They sure are pretty http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif

Thanks Steve The hard part is choosing which bird to shoot. Its great to up and about again. It was very hard not being able to shoot for close to two weeks. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif

[Harryb]

What, no sparrows, pigeons or seagulls? You call that diversity? :rofl Great series Harry, love the green heron shot. :clap :thumb
AJ
Oh we have sparrows, robins, and grackles too but they usually don't make the cut when deciding which bird to shoot. :rofl

Thanks for your kind comments.

[Harryb]

http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/15524779-Ti.gif exactly you tell em Buddy !!! http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif
No worries the raptor tree will be history soon http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/kali.gif
http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/rolleyes1.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/lol3.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Hey Steve I may need some bail money http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/shocked2.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif:sorry :sorry

I feel sorry for all you WWs (Westcoast Wimps). Those of us in Florida have to deal with the swarms of man-eating mosquittos, hordes of ravenous fire ants, lurking gators, snakes, and tropical heat and humidity. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/eekers.gif

After a hard day of shooting I barely have the strength to open my Corona and to get into the hot tub. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/kurt.gif

:bad

[Harryb]

well we got diversity just not as well shot as yours ok now how did you get the 700 on the green and have it look good do you have a noise machine there in the car [not the radio] :scratch i used a tc 1.7 and a tripod and the 300 but with no good results -what's up with that :dunno
Hey Jeff,

I get up to 700mm with my 500mm lens and 1.4 TC. I tried a 1.7 on my 300mm and I was not happy with it. I found it slowed the AF performance way too much.

[ginger_55]

Jeff, Ben, I have a very noisy green to put up sometime. I mean the thing is so noisy it "looks" like a supersonic boom. I had even raised the EC for it.

I think he must be closer, maybe he takes them with him in the car.:uhoh

Now, Steve, I don't think he has shown us a sparrow. We need a sparrow. When I went to Magnolia yesterday I expected to see most of those birds Harry just showed us. No spoonbills, but most.

And I thought, good gosh, you all must be tired of the same birds........I must be tired of the same birds: but not the environment.

Actually there were fewer than I have ever seen yesterday. Scary.

But Sparrows would be very good for those of us who know just where to go to "scare" up these other birds, at least for now. Though I must admit, I have not seen that many egrets together at all. Well, on a tree and not all visible. My resident GBH, he wasn't there yesterday. One green heron and one night heron: once.

And I don't have sparrows either. I may be doing seagulls shortly, while my birds fly south to Harry.

VEry nice shooting, Harry, very nice! Especially the green heron. Just my preference, since mine is so bad. Do you change the EC for the darker herons and back again for the egrets, or is the Fla sun so effective that everything is light?

ginger

[Harryb]

Great series Harry :thumb
Love the reflections on the 1st photo :clap
Thank you Bochie

[ginger_55]

Hey Jeff,

I get up to 700mm with my 500mm lens and 1.4 TC. I tried a 1.7 on my 300mm and I was not happy with it. I found it slowed the AF performance way too much.I sometimes shoot my lens "naked", :D , by that I mean as a 300L, which it is, with no extender at all. I seemed to notice faster AF and that is important.

That is the whole reason, that I can think of right now for getting the 400L instead. I get the reach now, with the 400L I expect to get faster AF with the same reach.

ginger

I know I mentioned your shots, great as usual...........and the green heron.
I was seeing like 3 in a shoot, and they were closer, too. They are getting scarcer and more easily spooked, if that is possible.

[Harryb]

When you would post all those shots of NYC buildings and people! They were great then and these are great too.

Maybe one day Andy will follow you down there!

Especially if you throw him some food.

Great shots Harry.
Hi Pete,

You have to shoot what you got. In NYC it was the candids and the buildings, in Florida its the wildlife. I don't think Andy could handle Florida. Maybe in another year he will be up to the challenge. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/biggrinbounce2.gif

Thaks for your kind words.

[Harryb]

Harry,

By the looks of these shots:thumb :thumb :thumb :thumb , I can safely assume you have recovered very well from your surgery! I am anxious to get out shooting ; but the 2 year old attached to my leg makes it impossible!


Excellent shots here Harry...I love the one with reflections, ..did you take that at the entrance to Click?

I may actually get up there this A.M for a few quickie shots...
Hey Trish,

I am recovered. Once you get detached from your grandson give me a call and we can hook at the wetlands.

That shot was taken by the entrance to the click ponds. The egrets have stopped meeting there lnow. They seem to using the first cell now by the entrance as their new meeting spot in the early morning before they go off for the day.

[Trish323]

Hey Trish,

I am recovered. Once you get detached from your grandson give me a call and we can hook at the wetlands.

That shot was taken by the entrance to the click ponds. The egrets have stopped meeting there lnow. They seem to using the first cell now by the entrance as their new meeting spot in the early morning before they go off for the day.

Harry,

Glad to hear you are doing fine. I think my grandson will have to be surgically removed from my leg:rolleyes Tough to have the camera near him as he takes great joy in touching the end of the lens.
The BBW ducks and d'lings were in the first pond yesterday...i thought it was nice of them to greet me like that. impossible trying to shoot birds at 1:30 pm

[Harryb]

Jeff, Ben, I have a very noisy green to put up sometime. I mean the thing is so noisy it "looks" like a supersonic boom. I had even raised the EC for it.

I think he must be closer, maybe he takes them with him in the car.:uhoh

Now, Steve, I don't think he has shown us a sparrow. We need a sparrow. When I went to Magnolia yesterday I expected to see most of those birds Harry just showed us. No spoonbills, but most.

And I thought, good gosh, you all must be tired of the same birds........I must be tired of the same birds: but not the environment.

Actually there were fewer than I have ever seen yesterday. Scary.

But Sparrows would be very good for those of us who know just where to go to "scare" up these other birds, at least for now. Though I must admit, I have not seen that many egrets together at all. Well, on a tree and not all visible. My resident GBH, he wasn't there yesterday. One green heron and one night heron: once.

And I don't have sparrows either. I may be doing seagulls shortly, while my birds fly south to Harry.

VEry nice shooting, Harry, very nice! Especially the green heron. Just my preference, since mine is so bad. Do you change the EC for the darker herons and back again for the egrets, or is the Fla sun so effective that everything is light?

ginger
Thank you Ginger. I change my EV constantly. The light is always changing and the EV has to be adjusted accordingly. If you shoot a bunch of shots w/o checking your EV settings you will be sure to have a good number of over or under exposed shots.