Thematic Wildlife

**ramseybuckeye** · 10-19-2015, 03:30 PM

Beautiful black squirrel jumping off a log. (actually a gray squirrel)

**tmlawes** · 10-19-2015, 04:14 PM

A young pinyon jay using the same rock.

**WPRESTO** · 10-20-2015, 04:34 AM

Pesquet's Parrot.

**tmlawes** · 10-20-2015, 09:51 AM

The birds are back, but the sun has gone south for the winter.

Last edited by tmlawes; 02-09-2017 at 05:22 PM.

**WPRESTO** · 10-20-2015, 10:44 AM

A wesver bird (Speke's weaver?) just getting airborn

pete-tarmigan · 10-20-2015, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by tmlawes

Blue grouse hiding in the brush.

Did the K-3's smaller focus points helped focus on the grouse instead of the branches? Using spot focus, I find the K-3 vastly better than the K-5 in focussing on birds between branches.

By the way, it's a Ruffed Grouse.

**WPRESTO** · 10-20-2015, 12:08 PM

Salt-water crocodile. I believe I went to manual focus for this rather than trust the spot focus to avoid the branches.

Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

**tmlawes** · 10-20-2015, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by pete-tarmigan

Did the K-3's smaller focus points helped focus on the grouse instead of the branches? Using spot focus, I find the K-3 vastly better than the K-5 in focussing on birds between branches.

By the way, it's a Ruffed Grouse.

I took three shots before the bird flushed. Two focused on the branches and 1 focused on the bird. I'm not sure how that compares to the K-5. I probably should have gone with manual focus to increase the number of usable shots, but I'm pretty happy with the one that I did get. Thanks for the ID correction. I should have double checked the bird guide.

**WPRESTO** · 10-20-2015, 02:14 PM

A double yellow-headed Amazon parrot.

**tmlawes** · 10-20-2015, 04:09 PM

Green-tailed towhee

**WPRESTO** · 10-20-2015, 07:25 PM

Helmeted iguana

**noelcmn** · 10-21-2015, 11:27 PM - **1 Like**

Heron

**WPRESTO** · 10-22-2015, 03:50 AM - **1 Like**

White-faced monkey

**noelcmn** · 10-22-2015, 01:08 PM

I passed an Hyena den regularly on my recent trip to the Kruger Park. Plenty photos.

**WPRESTO** · 10-22-2015, 01:57 PM - **1 Like**

A striped hyena. More handsome, IMHO, than the spotted hyenas, and this one, in a zoo, was in beautiful condition and very clean.

10-19-2015, 04:14 PM	#2762
tmlawes Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 771	A young pinyon jay using the same rock. Last edited by tmlawes; 02-09-2017 at 05:22 PM.

10-20-2015, 04:34 AM	#2763
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Pesquet's Parrot. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-20-2015, 10:44 AM	#2765
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	A wesver bird (Speke's weaver?) just getting airborn Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-20-2015, 02:14 PM	#2769
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	A double yellow-headed Amazon parrot. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:16 PM.

10-20-2015, 04:09 PM	#2770
tmlawes Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 771	Green-tailed towhee Last edited by tmlawes; 02-09-2017 at 05:22 PM.

10-19-2015, 03:30 PM	#2761
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,295	Beautiful black squirrel jumping off a log. (actually a gray squirrel)

10-20-2015, 09:51 AM	#2764
tmlawes Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 771	The birds are back, but the sun has gone south for the winter. Last edited by tmlawes; 02-09-2017 at 05:22 PM.

10-20-2015, 11:39 AM	#2766
pete-tarmigan Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Conception Bay South, New-fun-land Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,272	Originally posted by tmlawes Blue grouse hiding in the brush. Did the K-3's smaller focus points helped focus on the grouse instead of the branches? Using spot focus, I find the K-3 vastly better than the K-5 in focussing on birds between branches. By the way, it's a Ruffed Grouse.

10-20-2015, 12:08 PM	#2767
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Salt-water crocodile. I believe I went to manual focus for this rather than trust the spot focus to avoid the branches. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:15 PM.

10-20-2015, 12:23 PM	#2768
tmlawes Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 771	Originally posted by pete-tarmigan Did the K-3's smaller focus points helped focus on the grouse instead of the branches? Using spot focus, I find the K-3 vastly better than the K-5 in focussing on birds between branches. By the way, it's a Ruffed Grouse. I took three shots before the bird flushed. Two focused on the branches and 1 focused on the bird. I'm not sure how that compares to the K-5. I probably should have gone with manual focus to increase the number of usable shots, but I'm pretty happy with the one that I did get. Thanks for the ID correction. I should have double checked the bird guide.

10-20-2015, 07:25 PM	#2771
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Helmeted iguana Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:16 PM.

10-21-2015, 11:27 PM - 1 Like	#2772
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	Heron

10-22-2015, 03:50 AM - 1 Like	#2773
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	White-faced monkey Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:16 PM.

10-22-2015, 01:08 PM	#2774
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	I passed an Hyena den regularly on my recent trip to the Kruger Park. Plenty photos.

10-22-2015, 01:57 PM - 1 Like	#2775
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	A striped hyena. More handsome, IMHO, than the spotted hyenas, and this one, in a zoo, was in beautiful condition and very clean. Last edited by WPRESTO; 01-29-2016 at 12:16 PM.

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