Flicker and Kingfisher in a dive

Awesome shots of two of the birds on my top ten list to add to my portfolio

 

Super shots Jim. I can't seem to arrange my visits to Juanita at the same time as the KingFisher that hangs out there does.

 

Holy smokes Jim! Very impressive. Those are both tough birds to shoot. Was the halo in the original Flicker image?

 

Wow. These are great. My last 2 visits to Juanita have been pretty unproductive. Had to shoot boats as I did not see any birds.

I did see a bald eagle perched on the pole in the middle of the lake but with my 70-200mm lens, he was just a speck in the frame. More like a bug  

Are there any good times to spot birds at Juanita? Or is it just pure luck (which I don't seem to have much of)?

 

Excellent captures Jim. One of the best of each species that I've seen here or anywhere. :wink:

 

The flicker shot is just awesome. Great view of him doing what is natural and not just sitting. good grab.

 

Fantastic shots, Jim! Nice capture of natural actions on both birds.

 

He he. I know what you mean! Ron Reznick is the master in my book, but Mike is also darn good - maybe he can chime in. You might try playing with selective sharpening using layers. If you want to know more I can put together an explanationof how I do it.

 

That second photo looks like he's acting very shy and giving a timid "hello" wave with his right wing :lol:

 

That is one fantastic flicker shot, Jim. Love the lighting!

 

2nd shot is right on WTG!!!

 

Luv the flicker shot, very well done. Rory must have a eagle eye, took me a bit to figure out what you were talking about LOL, not that bad at all. Be happy with the shot, you did great!