BIF Photography

**NZ_Ross** · 12-05-2021, 01:47 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Good question: should be answered, but probably no-one knows!

And I thought that was just my experience

timb64 · 12-05-2021, 11:47 AM - **2 Likes**

KP and 55-300 PLM

**JimS_256** · 12-05-2021, 08:33 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by rod_grant

Good question: should be answered, but probably no-one knows!
Nice birds of prey on this page!!

Originally posted by NZ_Ross

And I thought that was just my experience

LOL. On the plus side my chances of getting the back end in focus is much greater than the front end.

**JimS_256** · 12-09-2021, 05:48 PM - **5 Likes**

A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop.

**Tonytee** · 12-09-2021, 07:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by JimS_256

A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop.

Garrrrldannng it! What a beautiful wildlife capture. Of course, I am very partial to Bald Eagles, but this image is one of the best I have ever had the privilege of viewing.

Many, many thanks for sharing sir.

Tonytee

**JimS_256** · 12-10-2021, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by Tonytee

Garrrrldannng it! What a beautiful wildlife capture. Of course, I am very partial to Bald Eagles, but this image is one of the best I have ever had the privilege of viewing.

Many, many thanks for sharing sir.

Tonytee

Thanks for the nice comment! I love photographing bald eagles but it can be challenging. Hitting focus and exposure can be tough.

**rod_grant** · 12-10-2021, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by JimS_256

A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop.

That is magnificent.

**tmlawes** · 12-10-2021, 05:13 PM - **5 Likes**

I couldn't decide on just one bird in flight.

**ramseybuckeye** · 12-10-2021, 05:49 PM - **3 Likes**

A recent Brown Pelican

Not a traditional shot of the Hooded Megansers flying by, but I just kind of like the scene

**NZ_Ross** · 12-10-2021, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by tmlawes

I couldn't decide on just one bird in flight.

That is a lot of birds

**noelcmn** · 12-11-2021, 05:15 AM - **2 Likes**

OrchidJulie · 12-11-2021, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by JimS_256

A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop.

Fabulous! We have bald eagles but I've never seen one in range of a lens, even a long one. Great capture!

**JimS_256** · 12-11-2021, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by OrchidJulie

Fabulous! We have bald eagles but I've never seen one in range of a lens, even a long one. Great capture!

Thanks for the comment! I bet if you did some research you could find some locations to photo the eagles. Around here, in late fall and winter they congregate in large numbers in a few places. Unfortunately they seem to have abandoned my favorite close by spot that I've been going to since 1970, five years ago there we dozens last year zip.

OrchidJulie · 12-12-2021, 07:19 AM

Originally posted by JimS_256

Thanks for the comment! I bet if you did some research you could find some locations to photo the eagles. Around here, in late fall and winter they congregate in large numbers in a few places. Unfortunately they seem to have abandoned my favorite close by spot that I've been going to since 1970, five years ago there we dozens last year zip.

Maybe, although the known places are difficult to access. A few years ago a pair built a nest in a treetop on private land, and then -- horrors! -- a fire burned through that patch of woodland, destroying the nest and the young birds in it. Newspaper reports said the parent birds were frantic as the fire got near, but there was nothing they could do. I think the pair nested elsewhere the next year, I have no idea where.

**JimS_256** · 12-12-2021, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by OrchidJulie

Maybe, although the known places are difficult to access. A few years ago a pair built a nest in a treetop on private land, and then -- horrors! -- a fire burned through that patch of woodland, destroying the nest and the young birds in it. Newspaper reports said the parent birds were frantic as the fire got near, but there was nothing they could do. I think the pair nested elsewhere the next year, I have no idea where.

Wow, that's sad. I've been lucky to have a couple of nests accessible in the past but both are no longer active. In one case the tree blew over, the birds rebuilt in a nearby tree which blew over a couple of years later. Hopefully you'll have some chances in the future.

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12-05-2021, 01:47 AM	#1651
NZ_Ross Kiwi Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Timaru Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,225	Originally posted by rod_grant Good question: should be answered, but probably no-one knows! And I thought that was just my experience

12-05-2021, 11:47 AM - 2 Likes	#1652
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,514	KP and 55-300 PLM

12-05-2021, 08:33 PM - 1 Like	#1653
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,114	Originally posted by rod_grant Good question: should be answered, but probably no-one knows! Nice birds of prey on this page!! Originally posted by NZ_Ross And I thought that was just my experience LOL. On the plus side my chances of getting the back end in focus is much greater than the front end.

12-09-2021, 05:48 PM - 5 Likes	#1654
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,114	A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop.

12-09-2021, 07:25 PM - 1 Like	#1655
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,509	Originally posted by JimS_256 A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop. Garrrrldannng it! What a beautiful wildlife capture. Of course, I am very partial to Bald Eagles, but this image is one of the best I have ever had the privilege of viewing. Many, many thanks for sharing sir. Tonytee

12-10-2021, 01:49 PM	#1656
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,114	Originally posted by Tonytee Garrrrldannng it! What a beautiful wildlife capture. Of course, I am very partial to Bald Eagles, but this image is one of the best I have ever had the privilege of viewing. Many, many thanks for sharing sir. Tonytee Thanks for the nice comment! I love photographing bald eagles but it can be challenging. Hitting focus and exposure can be tough.

12-10-2021, 04:46 PM	#1657
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by JimS_256 A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop. That is magnificent.

12-10-2021, 05:49 PM - 3 Likes	#1659
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,295	A recent Brown Pelican Not a traditional shot of the Hooded Megansers flying by, but I just kind of like the scene

12-10-2021, 10:48 PM	#1660
NZ_Ross Kiwi Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Timaru Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,225	Originally posted by tmlawes I couldn't decide on just one bird in flight. That is a lot of birds

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12-11-2021, 07:59 AM	#1662
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,995	Originally posted by JimS_256 A bald eagle image from a few years ago. Close to a 100% crop. Fabulous! We have bald eagles but I've never seen one in range of a lens, even a long one. Great capture!

12-11-2021, 02:49 PM	#1663
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,114	Originally posted by OrchidJulie Fabulous! We have bald eagles but I've never seen one in range of a lens, even a long one. Great capture! Thanks for the comment! I bet if you did some research you could find some locations to photo the eagles. Around here, in late fall and winter they congregate in large numbers in a few places. Unfortunately they seem to have abandoned my favorite close by spot that I've been going to since 1970, five years ago there we dozens last year zip.

12-12-2021, 07:19 AM	#1664
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,995	Originally posted by JimS_256 Thanks for the comment! I bet if you did some research you could find some locations to photo the eagles. Around here, in late fall and winter they congregate in large numbers in a few places. Unfortunately they seem to have abandoned my favorite close by spot that I've been going to since 1970, five years ago there we dozens last year zip. Maybe, although the known places are difficult to access. A few years ago a pair built a nest in a treetop on private land, and then -- horrors! -- a fire burned through that patch of woodland, destroying the nest and the young birds in it. Newspaper reports said the parent birds were frantic as the fire got near, but there was nothing they could do. I think the pair nested elsewhere the next year, I have no idea where.

12-12-2021, 12:39 PM	#1665
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,114	Originally posted by OrchidJulie Maybe, although the known places are difficult to access. A few years ago a pair built a nest in a treetop on private land, and then -- horrors! -- a fire burned through that patch of woodland, destroying the nest and the young birds in it. Newspaper reports said the parent birds were frantic as the fire got near, but there was nothing they could do. I think the pair nested elsewhere the next year, I have no idea where. Wow, that's sad. I've been lucky to have a couple of nests accessible in the past but both are no longer active. In one case the tree blew over, the birds rebuilt in a nearby tree which blew over a couple of years later. Hopefully you'll have some chances in the future.