Kyoto Birds really are easy! (Second day of mayhem)

[Giphsub]

I mean compared to Hiroshima, where I have been living for the last 10 years, they really are! My second day out on the river and here are a few samples of what I got. Comments welcome.

First, there were a few headless birds...

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Then there were the security alarm ducks!
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Plus a few non-plussed ducks

Mrs.
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and Mr.
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And the onlookers
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There was a dead turtle sunbathing on the river bank...
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There were the raptors terrorizing the other birds.

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And of course there were EGRETS :barb :ivar In honor of the egret fest...

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And they were hungry!
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Got it!
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Hang on this one has nippers!
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Gulp!
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The Herons showed up too!
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And the compulsory butt shot!
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[Giphsub]

oops! forgot the combo shot!

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[dbaker1221]

very nice series:clap :clap I think I like the egerets most

[BigAl]

very nice series:clap :clap I think I like the egerets most:agree

the whites came out really nicely :thumb

[Maestro]

:agree

the whites came out really nicely :thumb

Double :agree. :D

[Harryb]

Excellent set :clap :clap :clap

[Giphsub]

very nice series:clap :clap I think I like the egerets most

Thanks Dave! :D I was stoked to get the egret/crayfish shots!

[Giphsub]

:agree

the whites came out really nicely :thumb

Thanks BigAl! :D It was overcast which made the egrets easy to shoot.

[Giphsub]

Double :agree. :D

Cheers Stephen! :D

[Giphsub]

Excellent set :clap :clap :clap

Thanks Harry! :D

[jwear]

looks like you are having fun --is it real overcast ? and what iso are you using in most of the shots ?

[Giphsub]

Thanks Jeff, I am having fun indeed! It is that light kind of hazy overcast that lets some shadow through but not a clear distinct shadow. But then it clears for moments and gets very dark for moments. Quite different shot to shot. I think I had the ISO set to auto (limited to max of 800) that day, so many of them were around 400 I think.

[raptorcaptor]

Another good set Mike!

[Giphsub]

Cheers Glenn! :D