Nature Breakfast

Breakfast · 02:56 PM

Caught this seagull this morning poaching his breakfast. I watched as he repeatedly would get in his beak only to not be able to hold on to it and drop back in water. He must have dropped it half dozed times before giving up. Got this one on his third attempt or so.

My 18-135 did not have enough reach enough reach to really get up closer but one day maybe I can enlarge and crop in LR. I'm just starting out so I'm a novice so be kind.

bertwert · 04-26-2020, 03:02 PM

Nice shot! Flying birds aren't the easiest - the K-3 has enough resolution to offer a bit of a crop and still end up with a size image - give it a go!

Hawkfan · 04-26-2020, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Nice shot! Flying birds aren't the easiest - the K-3 has enough resolution to offer a bit of a crop and still end up with a size image - give it a go!

Thanks! I will eventually. I have it in RAW. I will probably wait to dive in to LR until I get some more under my belt. Thank you for taking time to comment.

slowpez · 04-27-2020, 10:32 AM

That's is a huge fish for that bird to try and carry. Good catch.

**ToddK** · 04-27-2020, 10:56 AM

Very nice capture. The gull looks like it got a little over ambitious with that big fish.

**pichaser** · 04-27-2020, 02:09 PM

This may be a forstner tern with quite a load . TFS

Hawkfan · 04-28-2020, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by pichaser

This may be a forstner tern with quite a load . TFS

I looked up the Forstner Tern and it looks a bit smaller. The do apparently exist here though. This is about 25-30 miles from the southernmost point of Texas. Gorgeous area. We have been privey to wild tom and hen turkeys, Javelina, Coyotes, Greenjays all coming through our campsite. Great place to be locked down for a month.

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04-26-2020, 03:02 PM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Nice shot! Flying birds aren't the easiest - the K-3 has enough resolution to offer a bit of a crop and still end up with a size image - give it a go!

04-26-2020, 03:12 PM	#3
Hawkfan Banned Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Traveling The US Posts: 313 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert Nice shot! Flying birds aren't the easiest - the K-3 has enough resolution to offer a bit of a crop and still end up with a size image - give it a go! Thanks! I will eventually. I have it in RAW. I will probably wait to dive in to LR until I get some more under my belt. Thank you for taking time to comment.

04-27-2020, 10:32 AM	#4
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	That's is a huge fish for that bird to try and carry. Good catch.

04-27-2020, 10:56 AM	#5
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,549	Very nice capture. The gull looks like it got a little over ambitious with that big fish.

04-27-2020, 02:09 PM	#6
pichaser Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,781	This may be a forstner tern with quite a load . TFS

04-28-2020, 06:32 AM	#7
Hawkfan Banned Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Traveling The US Posts: 313 Original Poster	Originally posted by pichaser This may be a forstner tern with quite a load . TFS I looked up the Forstner Tern and it looks a bit smaller. The do apparently exist here though. This is about 25-30 miles from the southernmost point of Texas. Gorgeous area. We have been privey to wild tom and hen turkeys, Javelina, Coyotes, Greenjays all coming through our campsite. Great place to be locked down for a month.