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**Weevil** · 02-29-2016, 11:10 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by rvannatta

I've been around ordinary American crows all my life, but it isn't often that I've had a chance to get some good photos of them.
Scavengers by nature, this one was hanging out at a popular tourist viewpoint on the Oregon Coast. I always worry if I have the ID correct.
Here the alternative is a Raven, which is said to be larger and is said to have shaggy throat feathers. I wonder about the latter
as shown in the 3rd photo. I am satisfied that all 3 photos are of the same bird--- taken on the same roost (a post at Devils Punchbowl) South of Lincoln City
but I note the throat feathers don't appear on the other photos from different angles. The size was consistent with a Crow....

This is a crow fore sure!
I had a raven portrait in my archives, see the differences : the beak is stronger, the and you can see the throat feathers are very different...

Grand Corbeau / Common Raven [Corvus corax] by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

tim60 · 02-29-2016, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by tromboads

?? Tells you what?

When I was young I noticed that the dikes fairly often lay on their side, sometimes before they stopped moving. Usually the rider picked it up and got going again.

noelpolar · 03-01-2016, 03:04 AM - **11 Likes**

Moods of Lake Fyans....DFA 150-450....Lake Fyans sunset....taken today

Sunset on Lake Fyans by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

Taken two years ago....Lake Fyans sunrise

**rod_grant** · 03-01-2016, 03:26 AM

Originally posted by noelpolar

Lake Fyans sunset

that's gorgeous Noel.

Are you still at L Fyans?
Are you/have you enjoyed the Grampians?

(You are allowed to show us more, you know!)

noelpolar · 03-01-2016, 03:36 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by rod_grant

that's gorgeous Noel.

Are you still at L Fyans?
Are you/have you enjoyed the Grampians?

(You are allowed to show us more, you know!)

Thanks Rod, we are still here.... got real lazy ...... decided to hang around for another week....we have a peaceful place that suits us (in our camper trailer).

Some bathing babes from this morning.....150-450.... got a real dirty look from one of them...

Bathing Babes by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

UserAccessDenied · 03-01-2016, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by KevinG

I've figured out my A400 doesn't focus well near infinity and beyond. The barrel is tight, too - I should be able to get it fixed somewhere.

Nonetheless, I think these are pics of a Northern harrier near a local reservoir - very far away (over half a mile) Or are they an osprey? I'd crop more, but it doesn't add to clarity. Last one is a red Diamond, though....

I'd say Osprey from the second picture.. but what do I know?

rvannatta · 03-01-2016, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Weevil

This is a crow fore sure!
I had a raven portrait in my archives, see the differences : the beak is stronger, the and you can see the throat feathers are very different...

Agreed. looks like the Raven needs to see his 'feather dresser' too. the crow is pretty sleek.

**bpv_UW** · 03-01-2016, 09:56 PM - **11 Likes**

All with Da*300

Butterfly

Tiger

Giraffe

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**Weevil** · 03-01-2016, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by rvannatta

Agreed. looks like the Raven needs to see his 'feather dresser' too. the crow is pretty sleek.

Just saw that on Facebook: https://www.audubon.org/news/how-tell-raven-crow
(coincidence?)

noelpolar · 03-02-2016, 02:22 AM - **7 Likes**

This Kookaburra was on a post looking for dinner...... didn't seem to worry about me too much.... anyway .... no crop....hand help 410mm, iso800, f14 at 1/25s

Kookaburra Portrait by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

Ducatigaz · 03-02-2016, 12:46 PM - **7 Likes**

K-5/FA*600mmf4ED[IF]/Kirk window mount.
Male and female Brambling from my car. It was only when I had a look at home that I noticed that they had landed on the same branch

r0ckstarr · 03-02-2016, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

K-5/FA*600mmf4ED[IF]/Kirk window mount.
Male and female Brambling from my car. It was only when I had a look at home that I noticed that they had landed on the same branch

Nice. Really like how the background goes with it.

noelpolar · 03-02-2016, 06:31 PM - **2 Likes**

Lake Fyans babe gives me the fingers......just like when I try my hand at street shooting....

DFA 150-450

And a full frontal.

r0ckstarr · 03-03-2016, 06:45 AM - **2 Likes**

DA*300 @ 420 - still having trouble getting focus. Without the TC, no problem. With the TC, it feels like I am shooting through a window.

UserAccessDenied · 03-03-2016, 08:05 AM

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

DA*300 @ 420 - still having trouble getting focus. Without the TC, no problem. With the TC, it feels like I am shooting through a window.

Is this with the HDtc?
I'm curious, might be picking one up soon. How are your overall feelings of it? (or the TC you own in general...)

-Logan

03-01-2016, 03:04 AM - 11 Likes	#20073
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Moods of Lake Fyans....DFA 150-450....Lake Fyans sunset....taken today Sunset on Lake Fyans by Noel Leahy, on Flickr Taken two years ago....Lake Fyans sunrise Last edited by noelpolar; 03-02-2016 at 03:45 PM.

03-01-2016, 03:36 AM - 1 Like	#20075
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by rod_grant that's gorgeous Noel. Are you still at L Fyans? Are you/have you enjoyed the Grampians? (You are allowed to show us more, you know!) Thanks Rod, we are still here.... got real lazy ...... decided to hang around for another week....we have a peaceful place that suits us (in our camper trailer). Some bathing babes from this morning.....150-450.... got a real dirty look from one of them... Bathing Babes by Noel Leahy, on Flickr Last edited by noelpolar; 03-01-2016 at 03:43 AM.

03-02-2016, 12:46 PM - 7 Likes	#20081
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,505	K-5/FA600mmf4ED[IF]/Kirk window mount. Male and female Brambling from my car. It was only when I had a look at home that I noticed that they had landed on the same branch Last edited by Ducatigaz; 03-02-2016 at 01:15 PM.*

03-02-2016, 06:31 PM - 2 Likes	#20083
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Lake Fyans babe gives me the fingers......just like when I try my hand at street shooting.... DFA 150-450 And a full frontal. Last edited by noelpolar; 03-03-2016 at 03:38 AM.

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02-29-2016, 11:10 PM - 2 Likes	#20071
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Originally posted by rvannatta I've been around ordinary American crows all my life, but it isn't often that I've had a chance to get some good photos of them. Scavengers by nature, this one was hanging out at a popular tourist viewpoint on the Oregon Coast. I always worry if I have the ID correct. Here the alternative is a Raven, which is said to be larger and is said to have shaggy throat feathers. I wonder about the latter as shown in the 3rd photo. I am satisfied that all 3 photos are of the same bird--- taken on the same roost (a post at Devils Punchbowl) South of Lincoln City but I note the throat feathers don't appear on the other photos from different angles. The size was consistent with a Crow.... This is a crow fore sure! I had a raven portrait in my archives, see the differences : the beak is stronger, the and you can see the throat feathers are very different... Grand Corbeau / Common Raven [Corvus corax] by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

02-29-2016, 11:18 PM	#20072
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,758	Originally posted by tromboads ?? Tells you what? When I was young I noticed that the dikes fairly often lay on their side, sometimes before they stopped moving. Usually the rider picked it up and got going again.

03-01-2016, 03:26 AM	#20074
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by noelpolar Lake Fyans sunset that's gorgeous Noel. Are you still at L Fyans? Are you/have you enjoyed the Grampians? (You are allowed to show us more, you know!)

03-01-2016, 10:27 AM	#20076
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Originally posted by KevinG I've figured out my A400 doesn't focus well near infinity and beyond. The barrel is tight, too - I should be able to get it fixed somewhere. Nonetheless, I think these are pics of a Northern harrier near a local reservoir - very far away (over half a mile) Or are they an osprey? I'd crop more, but it doesn't add to clarity. Last one is a red Diamond, though.... I'd say Osprey from the second picture.. but what do I know?

03-01-2016, 11:20 AM	#20077
rvannatta Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Apiary, Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,181	Originally posted by Weevil This is a crow fore sure! I had a raven portrait in my archives, see the differences : the beak is stronger, the and you can see the throat feathers are very different... Agreed. looks like the Raven needs to see his 'feather dresser' too. the crow is pretty sleek.

03-01-2016, 09:56 PM - 11 Likes	#20078
bpv_UW Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 765	All with Da*300 Butterfly Tiger Giraffe -Brandon

03-01-2016, 10:05 PM	#20079
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Originally posted by rvannatta Agreed. looks like the Raven needs to see his 'feather dresser' too. the crow is pretty sleek. Just saw that on Facebook: https://www.audubon.org/news/how-tell-raven-crow (coincidence?)

03-02-2016, 02:22 AM - 7 Likes	#20080
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	This Kookaburra was on a post looking for dinner...... didn't seem to worry about me too much.... anyway .... no crop....hand help 410mm, iso800, f14 at 1/25s Kookaburra Portrait by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

03-02-2016, 05:54 PM	#20082
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by Ducatigaz K-5/FA*600mmf4ED[IF]/Kirk window mount. Male and female Brambling from my car. It was only when I had a look at home that I noticed that they had landed on the same branch Nice. Really like how the background goes with it.

03-03-2016, 06:45 AM - 2 Likes	#20084
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	DA*300 @ 420 - still having trouble getting focus. Without the TC, no problem. With the TC, it feels like I am shooting through a window.

03-03-2016, 08:05 AM	#20085
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Originally posted by r0ckstarr DA*300 @ 420 - still having trouble getting focus. Without the TC, no problem. With the TC, it feels like I am shooting through a window. Is this with the HDtc? I'm curious, might be picking one up soon. How are your overall feelings of it? (or the TC you own in general...) -Logan

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