[Des]

I slipped in the bathtub at the hotel in Spokane WA where we enjoyed a Glen Miller weekend. I still get twinges.

You could have passed it off as a tricky dance move gone wrong Albert. ;-)

Bathrooms are dangerous places: Bathrooms Can Be the Most Dangerous Place in the House - The New York Times

[Canada_Rockies]

You could have passed it off as a tricky dance move gone wrong Albert. ;-)

Bathrooms are dangerous places: Bathrooms Can Be the Most Dangerous Place in the House - The New York Times

There was no chance at all of falling on the dance floor. There was no room between couples to do more than a twirl with our elbows held close in. It was a really fun weekend. Luckily my fall came the last night before we came home.

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We should start a cracked/bruised rib thread for mutual commiseration (and consideration of the photographic implications). You're sure it wasn't a Glenmorangie weekend?

Never heard of that. It was one of the Glen Miller Bands and Claire and I were among the youngest in attendance, being born in 1940 and 1942.

[jacamar]

Never heard of that.

It's a single malt scotch whisky. It's expensive, so you would have to spend quite a bit to get inebriated.

Getting back on track:

Magellanic Penguins (this seems to be the species that has been co-opted by one of our Canadian banks for its advertising)



Magellanic Penguin by its nesting burrow



Imperial Cormorant



British troops fixing up the memorial for HMS Sheffield on Sea Lion Island. The ship was sunk with the loss of twenty lives during the Falklands War in 1982. (Edit - sorry, I just noticed that this was taken with my Tamron 90mm macro, but I'm not sure where else to put it.)



Now I promise I'll head down to Lake Ontario and find some Long-tailed Ducks to photograph!

[Des]

Fabulous shots Steve.

[kengoh]

Great shots from both of you!

Thanks Albert.

Nice shot Ken! Long time no see!

Thanks Luis, really long time no see, Happy New Year!

[normhead]

K-3 and DA*60-250 with 1.4TC, or DA*200 1.7x

Feeder creature , finally some sun.






















That peanut feeder is really popular, sometimes 2 or 3 birds are on it at the same time.

[riseform]

K3ii DFA 150-450 at 450 mm
Snow bunting hanging out at 0 degrees Fahrenheit with 20-25 mph winds like it's no big deal.

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[swip]

K3ii DFA 150-450 at 450 mm
Snow bunting hanging out at 0 degrees Fahrenheit with 20-25 mph winds like it's no big deal.

They seem to thrive at that kind of weather.

[marcusBMG]

"like" and for being out there yourself. brrrr. Just grey and damp here in N Wales - normal British winter!

[WPRESTO]

K3ii DFA 150-450 at 450 mm
Snow bunting hanging out at 0 degrees Fahrenheit with 20-25 mph winds like it's no big deal.

Very nice image of that bird, and you did well to get such a uncluttered, non-distracting background. Bokeh unnecessary.

[tduell]

Golden-headed Cisticola. I suspect this bloke is going through a change in plumage.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

[Pentaxians]

Sharing some birds that I'd had taken over the weekend, some are local birds and some are migrants...

Sooty-headed bulbul:




Common Sandpiper:


Ruddy-breasted Crake:




Baillon's Crake:




Chinese pond heron:


Whimbrel:

[riseform]

K3ii and DFA 150-450 at 410 mm
Horned lark, same frigid conditions as the above snow bunting.
This was really a winter trip hoping to finally find and photograph a great gray owl. Maybe next year...

[str8talk83]

Both photos with the K-3 and the Sigma 500mm F/4.5

Excellent shots. I really like the roseate!

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A few Falkland Island land birds

Falkland Islands Skua - goes after other birds' eggs and chicks




Tussacbird - very tame



Striated Caracara



Cobb's Wren - restricted to just a few remote islands

Great shots! I’d like to visit there someday.

[jacamar]

Great shots! I’d like to visit there someday.

Thanks Daniel - here are a few more, all from Sea Lion Island

Southern Sea Lions





Young male Elephant Seal



Female Kelp Goose



The busy Gentoo "penguin highway" between the sea and the colony