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**ramseybuckeye** · 02-12-2022, 06:47 AM - **5 Likes**

Post your birds of the sea and lakes.

**gump** · 02-12-2022, 08:51 AM - **3 Likes**

Cormorant Cheerleading Squad practice. Oops, they may be Ahingas.

**ramseybuckeye** · 02-12-2022, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by gump

Cormorant Cheerleading Squad practice. Oops, they may be Ahingas.

The bills look like cormorants

**ramseybuckeye** · 02-12-2022, 09:21 PM - **5 Likes**

Belted Kingfisher. I've been chasing this species for a while, today's shots were the best so far. I was able to get within maybe 50 feet of this male belted Kingfisher in my kayak, it's still cropped quite a bit. The water was a tad rough due to a little wind, and occasional boat wakes, so I ended up having to use continuous autofocus and 9 points. I've never done that before on a still subject, but it worked OK, better than I could have done with AF.S in that situation.

**noelcmn** · 02-13-2022, 04:36 AM - **4 Likes**

Starting with Black winged Stilts

**ramseybuckeye** · 02-15-2022, 06:26 PM - **2 Likes**

Black-belied Plover, I'm not sure if this is a juvenile or just in non-breeding plumage, taken from kayak

**raider rob** · 02-16-2022, 01:40 PM - **4 Likes**

Here's a few from the midwest. Yep, we have seagulls (lakegulls?) in Kansas.

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**noelcmn** · 02-18-2022, 03:08 AM - **2 Likes**

Sandpipers

**Des** · 02-19-2022, 02:14 AM - **5 Likes**

Nice thread idea, Tom.

Pacific Gulls (Larus Pacificus)

**CBM** · 02-19-2022, 02:09 PM - **3 Likes**

Snowy Egret, south east Florida, wetlands around a water treatment plant (not my cup of tea but the birds love it!)

**ramseybuckeye** · 02-19-2022, 03:34 PM - **4 Likes**

This brown pelican is sitting on the end of an old dock that is mostly gone. I was able to get close in my kayak. As I moved around the area I could look back and see this one and it's buddy sat there for at least an hour, they must have already had their fill of fish, as other pelicans were flying around hunting.

A couple other pelican photos

**CBM** · 02-19-2022, 06:25 PM - **3 Likes**

Blue Winged Teals. I've never seen a duck squabble before...one minute serenely paddling side by side - then this happened!

My apologies for posting out of focus, it started and stopped so fast.

**Des** · 02-19-2022, 07:54 PM - **4 Likes**

Crested Terns.

**CBM** · 03-04-2022, 09:10 PM - **5 Likes**

Great Egret - nesting season in south east Florida.

**ramseybuckeye** · 03-13-2022, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by CBM

Great Egret - nesting season in south east Florida.

Magnificent!

02-12-2022, 06:47 AM - 5 Likes	#1
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02-12-2022, 08:45 PM	#3
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,805 Original Poster	Originally posted by gump Cormorant Cheerleading Squad practice. Oops, they may be Ahingas. The bills look like cormorants

02-12-2022, 09:21 PM - 5 Likes	#4
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,805 Original Poster	Belted Kingfisher. I've been chasing this species for a while, today's shots were the best so far. I was able to get within maybe 50 feet of this male belted Kingfisher in my kayak, it's still cropped quite a bit. The water was a tad rough due to a little wind, and occasional boat wakes, so I ended up having to use continuous autofocus and 9 points. I've never done that before on a still subject, but it worked OK, better than I could have done with AF.S in that situation.

02-13-2022, 04:36 AM - 4 Likes	#5
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 44,785	Starting with Black winged Stilts

02-15-2022, 06:26 PM - 2 Likes	#6
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,805 Original Poster	Black-belied Plover, I'm not sure if this is a juvenile or just in non-breeding plumage, taken from kayak

02-18-2022, 03:08 AM - 2 Likes	#8
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 44,785	Sandpipers

02-19-2022, 02:14 AM - 5 Likes	#9
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,254	Nice thread idea, Tom. Pacific Gulls (Larus Pacificus)

02-19-2022, 03:34 PM - 4 Likes	#11
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,805 Original Poster	This brown pelican is sitting on the end of an old dock that is mostly gone. I was able to get close in my kayak. As I moved around the area I could look back and see this one and it's buddy sat there for at least an hour, they must have already had their fill of fish, as other pelicans were flying around hunting. A couple other pelican photos

02-19-2022, 07:54 PM - 4 Likes	#13
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,254	Crested Terns.

03-13-2022, 11:01 AM	#15
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,805 Original Poster	Originally posted by CBM Great Egret - nesting season in south east Florida. Magnificent!

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