[WPRESTO]

very nice

I was lucky enough to see one in the wild in Tanzania

however, it never presented itself in such a way that a useable good photo was possible

tail and ears in the brush was what I got.

I got a a couple pictures of one in Kenya, but it was waayyy out there, a stretch for the Bigma I was using.

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[noelcmn]

A few more from my trip to Pilansberg National Park
Crested Francolin


Whitethroated Robin- another first for me on my bird list


And another first- A Kalahari Robin-probably the western most part of its range

[aslyfox]

I got a a couple pictures on one in Kenya, but it was waayyy out there, a stretch for the Bigma I was using.

found the ones I posted here earlier way back in January

if interested, please follow the link to the earlier post

Wildlife - Page 73 - PentaxForums.com

[aslyfox]

I was out at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center today to take more photos and act as docent

I was using several lenses and had just switched to the DFA 150 - 450 zoom as I approached the pond where the trumpeter swans are.

I saw this small wading bird, tentatively id as a juvenile yellow crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea , - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron/id

wading near the shore line going away from my position

I later found out that there is an active nest near the zoo on private property.

1 no crop, slight pp

2 + 3 cropped and pp

it "struck" several times but only came up with a stick

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[WPRESTO]

Bighorn sheep, another capture with a Pany shirt-pocket P&S from a boat in Hell's Canyon

[noelcmn]

More from Pilansberg

[WPRESTO]

My third wildlife capture using a Pany shirt-pocket P&S from a boat in Hell's Canyon, The bear was a long way out.

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[noelcmn]

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[aslyfox]

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And for WPRESTO

thank you

[WPRESTO]

Here's the wild serval we saw, uncropped and cropped versions. The Bigma was @ 500mm where IQ suffers in a crop. Also a crowned plover image I had not posted before, although very similar to one that I did post

[aslyfox]

IMHO - nothing wrong with any of those photos congrats

mine was much closer but moving away but taller brush obscuring the animal and it never turned toward us

post 6108 has the direct link to the images

[WPRESTO]

A lizard in Idaho. It blends a bit with the confusing background.

[aslyfox]

while trying to take photos of the 3 young cheetahs at the Kansas City Zoo with a like new HD Pentax-D FA* 70-200mm F2.8 ED DC AW I obtained today from a forum member

I heard geese coming, I took a quick true " snap shot " and here is the result

( and since I didn't really capture any color against the sky, I present it in B/W format )

[WPRESTO]

Osprey. Almost looks as though the one taking flight has grabbed the youngster by the scruff of the neck. Bad timing on my part.

[aslyfox]

the view a goose hunter hates to see - a flock of Canada Geese coming in to land at the pond a 1/4 mile away

[ and a photographer wasn't too happy with either to be honest ]