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jeff lapoint
Nov-13-2005, 09:37 PM
Had a great time at Bolsa today and even got lucky with a few critters that are usually less than cooperativehttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

I've never seen a little guy try to be eaten more than this fellow. Here he is playing on the rattlesnake mound as a hawk circles far overhead. After 30mins of waiting I gave up on catching something dramatichttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/ne_nau.gif

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Need some ID help with this raptor. Any ideas?
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The red tail was surprisingly ham-like today...

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I know, I know, dial down the EV Ben and Jeff will sayhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif...but considering I had the black to worry about and PS doesn't report a total blowout on any section...http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/ne_nau.gifhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gifhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/blbl.gif

By far the highlight of my trip today was the kites. They are, however, no so found of letting me get too close. I was glad I had the camera ready as this on took off.

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Thanks for the look!

-j
bfjr
Nov-13-2005, 09:42 PM
glad you had fun and brought these beauties home
raptor shots are all super
to bad the ummmm big rat wasn't lunch for one of them :uhoh :rofl
jeff lapoint
Nov-13-2005, 09:44 PM
glad you had fun and brought these beauties home
raptor shots are all super
to bad the ummmm big rat wasn't lunch for one of them :uhoh :rofl
Now that would have been awesome...

Thanks Ben! Catch you next time!

-j
bfjr
Nov-13-2005, 09:47 PM
Now that would have been awesome...

Thanks Ben! Catch you next time!

-j

Sorry I forgot the BIF raptor is a Kestral.
jwear
Nov-13-2005, 09:55 PM
the one is a merlin or imm peregrine --size is the big thing [real good capture ] and please tell me where you shot it .location. red tail was that at bolsa :scratch also very good :thumb very sad some one did not do take out lunch :cry someday one of us well be there :wink good day :clapdo not want to disagree with ben but i think merlin --kite is also great
jeff lapoint
Nov-13-2005, 10:06 PM
the one is a merlin or imm peregrine --size is the big thing [real good capture ] and please tell me where you shot it .location. red tail was that at bolsa :scratch also very good :thumb very sad some one did not do take out lunch :cry someday one of us well be there :wink good day :clapdo not want to disagree with ben but i think merlin --kite is also great
Thanks Jeff! All taken at Bolsa. The key for me today was parking in the Warner entrance and taking the trail that runs along the fence. The red tail was perched on a street lamp on Warner and the merlin/kestrel/perigrine was right by the parking lot off Warner.
jwear
Nov-13-2005, 10:14 PM
Thanks Jeff! All taken at Bolsa. The key for me today was parking in the Warner entrance and taking the trail that runs along the fence. The red tail was perched on a street lamp on Warner and the merlin/kestrel/perigrine was right by the parking lot off Warner.on warner by that little body of water :scratch early or late in the day ??
jeff lapoint
Nov-13-2005, 10:32 PM
on warner by that little body of water :scratch early or late in the day ??
yeah. 'bout 11:30/12 noon
jeff lapoint
Nov-14-2005, 06:29 PM
Sorry I forgot the BIF raptor is a Kestral.
Do we have a final consensus on the ID?
bfjr
Nov-14-2005, 08:19 PM
Do we have a final consensus on the ID?

OK Jeff and I have been using our one remaining brain cell that is working and after much book and internet searching ......... it is

A Merlin

and again well done :thumb
jwear
Nov-14-2005, 08:20 PM
Do we have a final consensus on the ID?I just talked with Ben -------merlin the dark lines and the tail are the spots to look they are very close --Ben said it was a baldeagle ---immm ofcourse:rofl I think we both agree on merlin --we do agree that it is a great shot :thumb
dallas
Nov-14-2005, 10:22 PM
Jeff, you're right up there with the big boys. The last two are fab. Can hardly wait to get a TC.
jeff lapoint
Nov-15-2005, 10:02 AM
Jeff, you're right up there with the big boys. The last two are fab. Can hardly wait to get a TC.
Thanks Dallas! The TC is great, but does come with its inherent optical limitations (slight image degredation and loss of light).
Harryb
Nov-15-2005, 10:05 AM
Excellent series Jeff.