[Canada_Rockies]

We spent the day in Creston. It was the sunniest and warmest place within an easy drive for the day. +11 C (52 F). The lens did pretty well. There is an album in my photos to see where flare is really bad.

The ubiquitous and often despised Canada Goose.


Hooded Merganser male.


Hooded Merganser female, backlit. I liked the light shining through her crest. She is otherwise so plain looking. You can see some flare, there is a worse one in the album.


Common Bufflehead couple


In flight, too.


This photo is a cheat - it isn't at 300mm, but this woman has been following me around - or was I chasing her until she caught me? - for nearly 50 years. She is trying to catch eagles in flight with her Pentax X-5.

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Last edited by Canada_Rockies; 04-07-2015 at 04:07 PM. Reason: Correct description of the couple

[derekkite]

I got a note from a publisher, some here may be interested.

Call for Photographs for Pacific Northwest Bird Book, Tom Aversa, Dick Cannings, Hal Opperman.

They are looking for images of a number of species taken in BC, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. If you are interested, PM me and I will send you the document.

[kengoh]

Oriental White Eye



Green Eared Barbet headshot

[swip]

We spent the day in Creston. It was the sunniest and warmest place within an easy drive for the day. +11 C (52 F). The lens did pretty well. There is an album in my photos to see where flare is really bad.

I believe the couple are buffleheads and not goldeneyes.

[boriscleto]

Definitely Bufflehead.

[Canada_Rockies]

I believe the couple are buffleheads and not goldeneyes.

Oops! my bad. I'll fix the descriptions. Thanks.

[Weevil]

From the feeders this PM...

sometimes the starlings can be that colourful !


Étourneau sansonnet / Common Starling [Sturnus vulgaris] by Curculion, on Flickr



Étourneau sansonnet / Common Starling [Sturnus vulgaris] by Curculion, on Flickr

Just FYI, to show you the amount of cropping I did on the starlings above...
the bird was maybe 60-80 ft away. The FA250-60+K3 combo can render quite good resolution

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Last edited by Weevil; 04-09-2015 at 11:25 AM.

The first two were made in late Feb. with a K5iis + Sigma 100-300/4 + Kenko 1.5 TC + Unknown Brand Double Pane Patio Door. The last one, a Mockingbird, is from this week so I didn't need the door. It is amazing the damage that can be done by landscaping crews with pole trimmers to 14 Ft tall Hollies.

[dadipentak]

Just Outside the Door

Nice, Brooke!

[derekkite]

You will be tired of Mountain Bluebirds before I'm finished!

The male would hover in one place for a good 10 seconds or so, managed to get a couple shots, unfortunately he was pointed the other way.

[RockvilleBob]

Just FYI, to show you the amount of cropping I did on the starlings above...
the bird was maybe 50-60 ft away. The FA250-60+K3 combo can render quite good resolution

Thanks for posting - good resolution for sure.
Just goes to show that no matter how big the lens there is always room for bigger

[RobG]

Just FYI, to show you the amount of cropping I did on the starlings above...
the bird was maybe 50-60 ft away. The FA250-60+K3 combo can render quite good resolution

Impressive considering the distance and the size of the bird! I guess you meant the FA 250-600? I can't see myself justifying spending that much on a lens, sadly.

[Pentaxians]

Long-tailed shrike (taken from DAL 55-300mm + K-S1)

[dadipentak]

Urban Life [F*600/4 + A 2x-L + K3]






Yeah, there are times when I miss the SMC 1000/8...

[Ian Stuart Forsyth]

Ugly and odd at the same time young coots



They must taste bad as i have never seen anything try and take such a colorful piece of bait
taken with the K7 & sigma 300 2.8