Originally posted by HoutHans Some wading bird (I still need to find out which), taken with the M300/4* at the Lauwersmeer.
Looks to me like a Ruff - small head, short bill, yellow legs, unusual colouring. The colour varies - I saw a white one at a distance last time I was in UK and was trying to figure out what kind of gull it was.
A few notables at the park today. This Green Heron caught and swallowed down a fish (pumpkinseed I think) right in front of us.
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Also a good view of a Blue-winged Teal:
After taking the Teal shots I checked my email and found that my new K-3 III had arrived and was waiting for pickup. I restrained myself and we checked out the Grebe raft before calling at the camera store on the way home. The grebes (which now have three eggs) were having some trouble with an unusually strong wind out of the north.
The conditions for all of these shots were a bit marginal in terms of low light and / or distance, and I 'm hoping the new camera will give me a bit more latitude.