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02-22-2021, 10:21 AM - 8 Likes   #35116
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La Lune / The Moon
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La Lune / The Moon [2021.02.21]

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02-22-2021, 10:31 AM   #35117
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QuoteOriginally posted by Weevil Quote
La Lune / The Moon
Gibbeuse croissante / Waxing Gibbous
2021.02.21
Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec


La Lune / The Moon [2021.02.21]

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A superb moon shot!
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Cormoran à aigrettes / Double-Crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus]
2021.02.21
Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec

Viewed from a distance, I thought it was a dark plastic bag hanging at the top of a tree.
Well, no it isn't! This is a Double-Crested Cormorant the neck stuck between 2 branches, hanging 10 meters above the creek.

WTH is it doing there?
Was it left there by a bird of prey?
An accident of nature?

It's more strange due to the fact this should have happened during the winter, where cormorants are normally down in the south in our latitudes...
Anyways, never seen that before, and nobody seems to understand this unusual situation.


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QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Victor Quote
A superb moon shot!

Thanks Chalie Victor!
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Cormoran à aigrettes / Double-Crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus]
Weevil - I checked our Ontario bird reports and there are 3 Double-crested Cormorant reports around the west end of lake Ontario at the moment - so they don't all disappear! If that was an Ontario shot I would have put it down to our Government's announcement of a cormorant hunting season this year - there's no science behind it as far as I know but the anglers and hunters are all in favour.

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Cormoran à aigrettes / Double-Crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus]
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I see you are making very good use of the 500mm.

The owl shot is definitely more attractive. Wish it would show up our way some time.

There is really not much open water for the cormorant to survive up our way. The St. Lawrence is now frozen solid.
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I was able to take these without leaving my house--both hand-held with the Olympus EM-1 mark II + m.z 300/4 + MC20 TC.




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Very nice shots, Aaron28. The last shot is an excellent closeup!
thank you appreciate that and yes quite fortunate for the rather close fly by!

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QuoteOriginally posted by Weevil Quote
Viewed from a distance, I thought it was a dark plastic bag hanging at the top of a tree.
Well, no it isn't! This is a Double-Crested Cormorant the neck stuck between 2 branches, hanging 10 meters above the creek.
that is a very unusual sight but prolly happens way more than we realize.....quite unfortunate would guess accident but who knows
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more from guntersville lake......k-3ii...sigma 150-500os



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QuoteOriginally posted by jacamar Quote
Weevil - I checked our Ontario bird reports and there are 3 Double-crested Cormorant reports around the west end of lake Ontario at the moment - so they don't all disappear! If that was an Ontario shot I would have put it down to our Government's announcement of a cormorant hunting season this year - there's no science behind it as far as I know but the anglers and hunters are all in favour.
Yes I would be in favor as well... they eat so many fish per day, and they are getting more numerous over the years...
There could be a couple still around in some open water areas of the Richelieu RIver, but there is nothing like that around the place I shoot that photo, I'd say the closest spot is maybe 5-10km away... so this individual has nothing to do in that area at this time of the year !
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QuoteOriginally posted by swip Quote
I see you are making very good use of the 500mm.

The owl shot is definitely more attractive. Wish it would show up our way some time.

There is really not much open water for the cormorant to survive up our way. The St. Lawrence is now frozen solid.
Hope you see one one of these days... that was a lifer for me!
And yes, getting used with the Siggy... you need to be very disciplined with the handling technique... quite similar to the FA*250-600, but less weight to carry. I was especially testing this combo on a monopod.
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Sizerins flammés / Common redpolls [Acanthis flammea]
2021.02.21
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Looks they are foraging on Beggarticks



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QuoteOriginally posted by Weevil Quote
Sizerins flammés / Common redpolls [Acanthis flammea]
2021.02.21
Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec
Looks they are foraging on Beggarticks



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Beautiful picture, especially when viewed and magnifiede in Flickr!
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QuoteOriginally posted by K2 to K50 Quote
Another set of great shots, Ken - beautiful.

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Very sad story, Luis - but some spectacular photography work here by you. Excellent images, really catching the story and the drama.
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Lovely shots Ken. The hornbills chatting up is very nice.

@pentaxians - great set. Nice natural drama.
Thanks K2 to K50 and Kumar. It's my first time shooting on the Banded woody too. Sharing some pics from the outing few weeks ago.





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Thanks K2 to K50 and Kumar. It's my first time shooting on the Banded woody too. Sharing some pics from the outing few weeks ago.
Really nice work capturing that startlingly pretty woodpecker.
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