[ChipB]

Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly K-3ii/FA*600mmF4ED[IF] on a Gitzo 1348 tripod

Gary, great pic of the dragonfly!!

[relyt]

White Throated Sparrow

K10D w/ M*300mm + 1.4TC

[dadipentak]

I've been hearing these guys but it's been quite a while since one stopped by my oak:



My F*600/4 has to go to the shop so I'm shooting with the Sigma 500/4.5 I bought from Rockville Bob (w/the Sigma 1.4x TC). I'd forgotten how sharp it is.

[stihlmania]

I have not used my converter for years as I had a hard time focusing with it on the lens so last week I changed what eye I used to focus and suddenly everything [almost] is in focus!

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[aslyfox]

I found something in this photo which led me to new knowledge

it would appear that this Canada Goose on its nest has teeth

but it doesn't

it has tomia -

"Unlike lizards and mammals, somewhere during their evolution birds lost the ability to produce enamel. Enamel is the tough white stuff that coats our teeth and which makes them so hard. So those goose teeth won’t be as hard as your own but they would still come in handy cutting through things like grass. They would also let the goose get a better grip on slippery things like snails. What this photo [ of a farm goose ] shows is a row of sharp points, or serrations, inside the beak. Scientists have a word to describe those serrated birds’ “teeth”. They call them tomia. " - Mark David | Geese teeth ? can birds really have teeth?

Resolution 1400 x 663 pixels
Focal Length 310.0mm (35mm equivalent: 465mm)
Exposure Time 1/500s (0.0020)
Aperture F/5.6



K 3 + HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW hand held

[rod_grant]

I love the shot Allen.
- eggs, teeth; don't often see that in a bird shot!

[aslyfox]

I love the shot Allen.
- eggs, teeth; don't often see that in a bird shot!

thanks to all who "liked" the photo and commented

as I do with every photo, I spend days and days preparing - NOT

got lucky as usual

of course, I could see the eggs and angle of the head in the view finder when taking the photo but capturing the open mouth, tongue and tomia was a surprise revealed by the computer

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[noelpolar]

FiF (Feet in Flight).... BIF is so yesterday..... K3 and DFA 150-450 @450



Always been a bit of a leg man when it came to attractive birds....

[WPRESTO]

FiF (Feet in Flight).... BIF is so yesterday..... K3 and DFA 150-450 @450



Always been a bit of a leg man when it came to attractive birds....

WONDERFUL!! I, too, have always been fond of chicken legs

[aslyfox]

Bull frog plus turtles

would the bull frog take on the shell of a turtle??

1 -

Resolution 912 x 900 pixels
Focal Length 360.0mm (35mm equivalent: 540mm)
Exposure Time 1/2000s (0.0005)
Aperture F/5.6

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Resolution 1145 x 900 pixels
Focal Length 310.0mm (35mm equivalent: 465mm)
Exposure Time 1/1600s (0.0006)
Aperture F/5.6


K 3 + HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW hand held

[ccc_]

WONDERFUL!! I, too, have always been fond of chicken legs

those were feet...on a sign last week...chicken feet...39¢ a pound

[dadipentak]

Flicker in the wind

[noelpolar]

those were feet...on a sign last week...chicken feet...39¢ a pound

Good price..... these ones flew off the shelf....

[lukulele]

A local feathering down on an unplowed field from the Fall, soon to be pumpkins for Halloween. K-3, A/400

[kengoh]

More awesome photos Ken!!

Thanks ChipB.


2 more shots from recent shooting, both shot with Sigma 500 F4.5

Male + female Grey-Rumped Treeswft


Coppersmith Barbet building nest