[clackers]

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, K-1, FA*300 f4.5:

[WPRESTO]

Australian fig bird. Vario Elmar 100~400mm @ 400mm, hand-held, cropped (about 75% of the area of the original image removed). My evaluation of this lens: if you don't crop the IQ @ 400mm is very good but not outstanding, it will withstand some cropping but the shortfalls of the lens begin to show, considering the focal range it covers, and the fact that in effect you can hand-hold the equivalent of an 800mm lens on FF, it really is a winner for carry-about wildlife photography.

[Canada_Rockies]

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, K-1, FA*300 f4.5:

Neat looking bird!

---------- Post added 2019-11-13 at 18:47 ----------

Australian fig bird. Vario Elmar 100~400mm @ 400mm, hand-held, cropped (about 75% of the area of the original image removed). My evaluation of this lens: if you don't crop the IQ @ 400mm is very good but not outstanding, it will withstand some cropping but the shortfalls of the lens begin to show, considering the focal range it covers, and the fact that in effect you can hand-hold the equivalent of an 800mm lens on FF, it really is a winner for carry-about wildlife photography.

At PF sizes, it looks pretty good.

[swip]

Australian fig bird. Vario Elmar 100~400mm @ 400mm, hand-held, cropped (about 75% of the area of the original image removed). My evaluation of this lens: if you don't crop the IQ @ 400mm is very good but not outstanding, it will withstand some cropping but the shortfalls of the lens begin to show, considering the focal range it covers, and the fact that in effect you can hand-hold the equivalent of an 800mm lens on FF, it really is a winner for carry-about wildlife photography.

Nice looking bird. Great shot.

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Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, K-1, FA*300 f4.5:

Never seen one like it before. Good timing.

[rod_grant]

It is amateur hour here!
55-300PLM just arrived.
Yard birds don't wait for old codgers, so here are my first efforts. (in spite of the birds not hanging around).
House Sparrow @210mm cropped to about 10% of original
Magpie Lark @300mm cropped to 15% of original
Red-browed Finch @210mm cropped to 5% of the original !!!

Next time; wait with lens out to 300mm from the start. (5% doesn't do a pretty bird justice)

[Canada_Rockies]

It is amateur hour here!
55-300PLM just arrived.
Yard birds don't wait for old codgers, so here are my first efforts. (in spite of the birds not hanging around).
House Sparrow @210mm cropped to about 10% of original
Magpie Lark @300mm cropped to 15% of original
Red-browed Finch @210mm cropped to 5% of the original !!!

Next time; wait with lens out to 300mm from the start. (5% doesn't do a pretty bird justice)

Not bad for 5%. You folks with the PLM are increasing my LBA no end.

[rod_grant]

You folks with the PLM are increasing my LBA no end.

Don't blame me; blame Des - he made me do it!!

[alfa75ts]

More Tawny Frogmouths including one just a few days out of the nest:

[dbs]

More Tawny Frogmouths including one just a few days out of the nest:

Hi Craig

Saves having a large nest when you look like a tree branch.


Dave

[redpit]

More Tawny Frogmouths including one just a few days out of the nest:

I don't know if this is a common bird/sight for you in Australia, but I find those pictures spectacular and rare! The Tawny Frogmouths are impressive and I always am amazed by their camo! All animals have adapted well to their environment, but these birds and their posture make them hard to distinguish from the tree branches...

[Canada_Rockies]

More Tawny Frogmouths including one just a few days out of the nest:

The little one hasn't learned to become a branch yet. Cute.

[Pentikonian]

More Tawny Frogmouths including one just a few days out of the nest:

Such a unique bird. Wonderful set.

[aslyfox]

Young Lioness in the Selous Game Reserve

K 3 II + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE

[ I got very lucky when I decided to take this lens with me on our trip, my 150-450mm literally fell apart during the trip and this became my long lens ]

[Kerrowdown]

Some of our local Dolphins... at play.

[clackers]

I don't know if this is a common bird/sight for you in Australia, but I find those pictures spectacular and rare! The Tawny Frogmouths are impressive and I always am amazed by their camo! All animals have adapted well to their environment, but these birds and their posture make them hard to distinguish from the tree branches...

They do okay in cities, too, you can see them occasionally up on power lines, just watching. Nocturnal, but they're not raptors, they're more like flycatchers/nighjars.