300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**alfa75ts** · 11-24-2018, 11:29 PM - **10 Likes**

And then there were two (plus dad):

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Dad must have been hiding one last time.

str8talk83 · 11-25-2018, 05:48 AM

Originally posted by microlight

Great pictures!

Thanks

**WPRESTO** · 11-25-2018, 06:02 AM - **3 Likes**

Feeder shot from Spring.

Pentaxians · 11-25-2018, 07:23 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by swip

Such a beautiful and unusual looking bird. Good catch.

---------- Post added 11-25-18 at 12:42 AM ----------

I finally catched up with the Pine Grosbeaks.

I have not came across the strikingly red male yet like Norm did. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day.

Thanks Swip! You got the great series too! Great shots!

**stihlmania** · 11-25-2018, 11:04 AM - **4 Likes**

This buck is tired out after chasing the does around the yard last night. SMC A ☆ 400 F2.8 ED[IF] w/ A 2.0 XL converter.

**jacamar** · 11-25-2018, 01:46 PM - **5 Likes**

Our floating bridge duck viewing spot was noisy today - Trumpeter Swans trumpeting, and Long-tailed Ducks calling, skittering across the water, and diving and surfacing (sometimes popping up on the other side of the bridge) a dozen or so at a time. The Ducks are back from the Arctic to spend the winter on the Great Lakes.

**alfa75ts** · 11-25-2018, 05:40 PM - **7 Likes**

It's nice when a plan comes together especially when it involves an elusive target.

Right time of year, in an area where I saw them last year and where I heard one last Thursday:

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Sacred Kingfisher. K3, DA*300 + Tamron-F 1.4 TC and a lot of luck.

100% crops.

northcoastgreg · 11-25-2018, 06:21 PM - **10 Likes**

Scarlet Ibis, shot with the DA* 300 + DA 1.4x converter:

**SteveinSLC** · 11-25-2018, 07:39 PM - **3 Likes**

Backyard hawk in Park City. K-1 and DFA 150-450 handheld. Tricky focusing through all the branches. Probably should have used manual focus.

**swip** · 11-27-2018, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by jacamar

Our floating bridge duck viewing spot was noisy today - Trumpeter Swans trumpeting, and Long-tailed Ducks calling, skittering across the water, and diving and surfacing (sometimes popping up on the other side of the bridge) a dozen or so at a time. The Ducks are back from the Arctic to spend the winter on the Great Lakes.

Great shots.

I am coming down to TO this weekend. Hopefully they will still be around.

**jacamar** · 11-27-2018, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by swip

Great shots.

I am coming down to TO this weekend. Hopefully they will still be around.

Thanks swip - something I look forward to every year.

**tduell** · 11-27-2018, 06:06 PM - **10 Likes**

Juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

bertwert · 11-27-2018, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by tduell

Juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

Lovely lighting here!

**tduell** · 11-27-2018, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Lovely lighting here!

Thanks, but more good luck than good management I think...and generous amounts of PP :-)
These birds are notoriously difficult to get good detail with such dark plumage and looking at the unlit underside, against bright sky.
This is one shot of many that I am quite pleased with.

Cheers,
Terry

**tduell** · 11-27-2018, 06:35 PM - **7 Likes**

Brown Falcon.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

11-24-2018, 11:29 PM - 10 Likes	#30181
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	And then there were two (plus dad): Dad must have been hiding one last time.

11-25-2018, 05:40 PM - 7 Likes	#30187
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Target aquired! It's nice when a plan comes together especially when it involves an elusive target. Right time of year, in an area where I saw them last year and where I heard one last Thursday: Sacred Kingfisher. K3, DA*300 + Tamron-F 1.4 TC and a lot of luck. 100% crops.

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Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Originally posted by swip Such a beautiful and unusual looking bird. Good catch. ---------- Post added 11-25-18 at 12:42 AM ---------- I finally catched up with the Pine Grosbeaks. I have not came across the strikingly red male yet like Norm did. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day. Thanks Swip! You got the great series too! Great shots!

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jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Our floating bridge duck viewing spot was noisy today - Trumpeter Swans trumpeting, and Long-tailed Ducks calling, skittering across the water, and diving and surfacing (sometimes popping up on the other side of the bridge) a dozen or so at a time. The Ducks are back from the Arctic to spend the winter on the Great Lakes.

11-25-2018, 06:21 PM - 10 Likes	#30188
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11-27-2018, 08:04 AM	#30190
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Originally posted by jacamar Our floating bridge duck viewing spot was noisy today - Trumpeter Swans trumpeting, and Long-tailed Ducks calling, skittering across the water, and diving and surfacing (sometimes popping up on the other side of the bridge) a dozen or so at a time. The Ducks are back from the Arctic to spend the winter on the Great Lakes. Great shots. I am coming down to TO this weekend. Hopefully they will still be around.

11-27-2018, 08:31 AM	#30191
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Originally posted by swip Great shots. I am coming down to TO this weekend. Hopefully they will still be around. Thanks swip - something I look forward to every year.

11-27-2018, 06:08 PM	#30193
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by tduell Juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle. K-3 II, DFA 150-450, handheld. See exif for shot details. Cheers, Terry Lovely lighting here!

11-27-2018, 06:33 PM	#30194
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,513	Originally posted by bertwert Lovely lighting here! Thanks, but more good luck than good management I think...and generous amounts of PP :-) These birds are notoriously difficult to get good detail with such dark plumage and looking at the unlit underside, against bright sky. This is one shot of many that I am quite pleased with. Cheers, Terry

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