[noelcmn]

Those are very fine pics there Sir!
I'l take a doze-well actually, I thought this old lion was dying-never got the chance to find out.

[normhead]

Cross posted everywhere applicable. K-3 images, Wildlife, Post your Photos, DA* club

K-3, DA* 60-250, 400 ISO, Shutters mostly 1/50 or 1/60, one freeze action at 1/800, Apertures, ƒ4 and ƒ5.6

[WPRESTO]

Handsome fellow. Mink? Fisher? Not sure.
Here's another smaller carnivore - - actually, maybe mid-sized.

[normhead]

Handsome fellow. Mink? Fisher? Not sure.
Here's another smaller carnivore - - actually, maybe mid-sized.

It's a Pine Martin... of the weasel family. I think you guys call them American Martins.

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[tmlawes]

Ferocious!

[WPRESTO]

Ferocious!

No joke! Hummers are pugnacious and bold. I got the full get-out-of-my-territory from a little male when I was a student in California. The dive-buzz right in front of my nose was startling.

[WPRESTO]

A jackal with its head turned, a standard no-no for a good photo (you're supposed to see the eyes at least), but is shows off his lovely coat.

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[noelcmn]

A bird I have seldom seen, so was glad for the opportunity to capture it on my last visit to the Kruger Park.

[normhead]

A jackal with its head turned, a standard no-no for a good photo (you're supposed to see the eyes at least), but is shows off his lovely coat.

I always think about doing that with bird images.... their feathers are so much more impressive from the back, and most have pretty bland fronts, but everyone wants to see a face, what can you do?

[jacamar]

A bird I have seldom seen, so was glad for the opportunity to capture it on my last visit to the Kruger Park.

When I lived in Malawi many years ago I saw a flock of about 30 Pratincoles dust bathing all at once - quite a sight, and a lasting memory. One of those birds with immaculate plumage. Un fortunately I only had my Mamiya rangefinder camera at the time!

[WPRESTO]

Another bird with a white chin, not at all rare, and in this shot looking a bit confrontational

[noelcmn]

When I lived in Malawi many years ago I saw a flock of about 30 Pratincoles dust bathing all at once - quite a sight, and a lasting memory. One of those birds with immaculate plumage. Un fortunately I only had my Mamiya rangefinder camera at the time!

That's interesting Jacamar-that you lived in Malawi-where, if I may ask? My bird book says these birds (both the black winged and the red winged Pratincoles) are highly gregarious, but this one I saw all on its own. Perhaps an early arrival, as they arrive here between October-March. This one I saw end of October.

Here's a bird that you definitely want to see from the front.

[ErZi]

I can only find some bird food from my photo storage.

European perch (taken above water)


And some macros

Fly


Spider, about size of a matchbox.

[WPRESTO]

Here's a common African bird that is nevertheless an eye-popper coming or going. As you can see from the blurred foot, the shutter speed was a bit slow to stop all motion, so his head a touch soft.

[jacamar]

That's interesting Jacamar-that you lived in Malawi-where, if I may ask? My bird book says these birds (both the black winged and the red winged Pratincoles) are highly gregarious, but this one I saw all on its own. Perhaps an early arrival, as they arrive here between October-March. This one I saw end of October.

Here's a bird that you definitely want to see from the front.

I worked on a development project in the Lower Shire Valley for 2 years - at the southern end of the country surrounded by Mozambique. Low lying and hot. My records indicate that mine were Red-winged Pratincoles. We had Open-billed Storks, but not Saddle - Billed. Another great sighting was a Black-bellied Bustard - a challenge even with the equipment I have now - it wouldn't let me within 100 metres. If you have a good picture of that one I will be impressed!

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From my more recent tropical exploits, here's a Crested Oropendola, a Rufous-tailed Jacamar (matching my nom-de-Pentax Forums) and a Tegu Lizard taken in Trinidad. Cross-posted from the 300m+ lens club.