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must be Kingfisher week

Discussion in 'Birds' started by Trish5, Aug 24, 2005.

  1. Trish5

    Trish5

    1,311
    Mar 31, 2005
    I went to Viera WL the other evening. I love the evenings there. I saw this little bird that was not familiar to me fly by and land on a nearby palm. The light was on him so i got 6 shots. I posted one and harry gave me the ID. I didn't realize how difficult they were to capture! As I was shooting I was wishing I had harry's 500...but this shot, that I didn't look at yesterday is the best of the 6. Shot with 70-200 w/ TC 1.7
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    Trish5, Aug 24, 2005
    #1
  2. drueter

    drueter

    963
    Apr 24, 2005
    Southeast Texas
    Nice capture, Trish. They are definitely a hard one to catch and tend to stay pretty far away from people most of the time.
     
    drueter, Aug 24, 2005
    #2
  3. Flew

    Flew

    994
    Jan 25, 2005
    Alabama
    Ooooo!! Good one Trish. Hard to get that close. :wink:
     
    Flew, Aug 24, 2005
    #3
  4. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Trish

    Thats a beautiful image. Love the composituon, the bird in his surroundings and the light is teriffc.

    Thanks for sharing this.
     
    Gale, Aug 25, 2005
    #4
  5. Kevin Scott

    Kevin Scott

    5,985
    May 5, 2005
    Orlando, Florida
    Yup, that's our little Viera guy! Cool shot, Trish!! I agree with you about being at Viera in the late afternoon/evening. It's magical!!
     
    Kevin Scott, Aug 25, 2005
    #5
  6. PJohnP

    PJohnP

    4,084
    Feb 5, 2005
    Trish :

    Nice capture ! I tried and tried to get KF shots on foliage in WI but only managed a few decent ones. Most of the time, they really prefer to roost on the wires.


    John P.
     
    PJohnP, Aug 25, 2005
    #6
  7. mike mac

    mike mac

    12,409
    Jan 25, 2005
    East Norriton, PA
    Great capture I was after thsi same guy all week when I was down there
     
    mike mac, Aug 25, 2005
    #7
  8. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,091
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Well done Trish. This is a fine looking bird.
     
    greyflash, Aug 25, 2005
    #8
  9. Trish5

    Trish5

    1,311
    Mar 31, 2005
    Thanks everyone. Hope you can all get the chance to shoot AND catch him soon! A few more weeks with my grandson and daughter her, then I SHOULD be free again to get back to some real shooting!
     
    Trish5, Aug 25, 2005
    #9
  10. Keith

    Keith

    3,423
    Jan 29, 2005
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Nice capture Trish, I like it!!! tough bird to get up close and personal based on the pics I seen, great job.........
     
    Keith, Aug 25, 2005
    #10
  11. bfjr

    bfjr Guest

    I wanna move to Viera !!! :redface:

    Good one Trish, got one on Harry too no that's extra points !!!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :wink:
     
    bfjr, Aug 26, 2005
    #11
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