some lesser known birds

[Harryb]

Hi Y'all,

There will be more shots of eagles, caracaras, hawks, herons and egrets coming. I figured I would give some time to some less well known birds.
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In the shot above PF is explaining to Bob about his less than successful attempt to conceal the fact that he's shooting with a white lens. :rofl

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[Thusie]

Cool Harry:thumb Like those odd birds without feathers too:D

[tmlphoto]

Nice work Harry. Thanks for posting these. You have helped me out IDing some of the birds I photographed down there. Those Grebes are pretty skiddish & hard to photograph. I'll post some of my own "other birds".
Thanks for sharing.

[Awais Yaqub]

nice shots as always
any plans to visit "Lost world" found in indonesia ?:wink

[vandana]

Great shots :thumb! yeah, with all those sought after eagles and such, I think these guys and gals must be feeling neglected :):.. good to see such variety..
the blue-winged teal - is that the female ? I wonder if the one in Thomas' post is the male ? maybe separated by a post :rofl

[Harryb]

Cool Harry:thumb Like those odd birds without feathers too:D

Thanks. Those ones w/o feathers were a strange looking group. :lol

[pathfinder]

I wasn't trying to hide my lens, Harry. I was just trying to be considerate of the less fortunate Nikonians that did not have any white lenses.:D :D More like I didn't want to blind you with its brilliance!!

I got this guy with that camo'd lens

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And this fella was also caught with a white lens - maybe you recognize him:rofl :rofl

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[Rohirrim]

Nice set Harry. I enjoy seeing the different birds. A couple images might be improved with less of a downshot perspective, maybe those retired knees are a little stiff :lol4

[jwear]

Nice set Harry. I enjoy seeing the different birds. A couple images might be improved with less of a downshot perspective, maybe those retired knees are a little stiff :lol4if they got down the light would be gone before they got up :rofl nice shots Harry now that we are done with the jokes :thumb

[Harryb]

Nice work Harry. Thanks for posting these. You have helped me out IDing some of the birds I photographed down there. Those Grebes are pretty skiddish & hard to photograph. I'll post some of my own "other birds".
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Thomas. Those grebes aren't easy. They go under as soon as they realize that you are present.

[Harryb]

nice shots as always
any plans to visit "Lost world" found in indonesia ?:wink

Thanks Awais. I would love to visit that area but my wife prefers areas with a bit more shopping opportunities. :D

[Harryb]

Great shots :thumb! yeah, with all those sought after eagles and such, I think these guys and gals must be feeling neglected :):.. good to see such variety..
the blue-winged teal - is that the female ? I wonder if the one in Thomas' post is the male ? maybe separated by a post :rofl


Thanks Vandana. I enjoy shooting these little fellas as much as I do shooting the bigger birds. My teal is a female.

[Trish323]

Excellent Harry! Great series!! Are you rested up yet??

[Harryb]

I wasn't trying to hide my lens, Harry. I was just trying to be considerate of the less fortunate Nikonians that did not have any white lenses.:D :D More like I didn't want to blind you with its brilliance!!

I got this guy with that camo'd lens



And this fella was also caught with a white lens - maybe you recognize him
:rofl :rofl
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/56768611-M.jpg



I tell you PF, its amazing. I just keep getting better looking with every passing day. :lol4

[Harryb]

Nice set Harry. I enjoy seeing the different birds. A couple images might be improved with less of a downshot perspective, maybe those retired knees are a little stiff :lol4

Thanks Steve. I would love to get a different angle but when you're shooting from a tripod from atop of a dike with a 500mm lens it ain't easy to get much lower. They will have to lower the dikes or raise the water.

[Harryb]

if they got down the light would be gone before they got up :rofl nice shots Harry now that we are done with the jokes :thumb

Thank you Jeff but I would have been up in a flash. I always have my portable hoist with me when I travel. :D

[Harryb]

Excellent Harry! Great series!! Are you rested up yet??

Thanks Trish. I have just about recovered from the shoot. Eight days in a row of getting up at 5:30 and then shooting from sunrise to sunset was a tad tiring