Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws)

Stephen Stephen · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

I photographed these wild Scarlet and Great Green Macaws at a "finca" (farm) in central Cosa Rica. The farmer has been feeding these birds for years so they are acclimated to humans and some are nesting on the property. It was an incredible experience to have these birds fly by or just land relatively close to you.

In Flights taken with the Canon 40D + Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 + 2x teleconverter

All others with the Canon 7D + 500mm F4 + 1.4 teleconveter

1. Portraits of a Pair of Scarlet Macaws

2. A Scarlet and a Great Green preening each other after a rain burst

3. Scarlet portrait

4. Scarlet In Flight

5. Scarlet and Great Green In Flight

Shar824 · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

Oh my, Stephen these are beautiful shots!!

butterfly2937 · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

These are gorgeous! Great work.

cmozz · 14th of May 2012 (Mon)

Nice captures!

kmunroe · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

very nice Stephen

Stephen Stephen · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Shar824

Oh my, Stephen these are beautiful shots!!

Thanks Sharon.

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Originally Posted by butterfly2937

These are gorgeous! Great work.

Carol thank you.

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Originally Posted by cmozz

Nice captures!

Thank you too cmozz.

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Originally Posted by kmunroe

very nice Stephen

Thanks Kenny.

catsith · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

such beautiful birds. Good set Stephen, but the first image is great.

CDMOOSE · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Another great series, Stephen; it's hard to believe they are real, so colorful are they.
Al

Stephen Stephen · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by catsith

such beautiful birds. Good set Stephen, but the first image is great.

Thank you Tina for commenting.

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Originally Posted by CDMOOSE

Another great series, Stephen; it's hard to believe they are real, so colorful are they.
Al

Thanks Al. Yes they were wondereful to see in free flight.

dgraham329 · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

lovely captures, Stephen

jodelak · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Amazing shots and colours of these birds, excellent job Stephen

Charles Roy · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

OMG!!!
The last one is simply gorgeous.

encphotogjoe · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Great series of some magnificient birds.

S.n.a.f.u. · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Awesome! Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos.

Paul A · 15th of May 2012 (Tue)

Great shots Stephen, really like the in flight shots

14th of May 2012 (Mon)	#1
Stephen Stephen Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nepean, ON, Canada Posts: 6,220 IMAGE EDITING OK	Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) I photographed these wild Scarlet and Great Green Macaws at a "finca" (farm) in central Cosa Rica. The farmer has been feeding these birds for years so they are acclimated to humans and some are nesting on the property. It was an incredible experience to have these birds fly by or just land relatively close to you. In Flights taken with the Canon 40D + Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 + 2x teleconverter All others with the Canon 7D + 500mm F4 + 1.4 teleconveter 1. Portraits of a Pair of Scarlet Macaws 2. A Scarlet and a Great Green preening each other after a rain burst 3. Scarlet portrait 4. Scarlet In Flight 5. Scarlet and Great Green In Flight __________________ Stephen Please check out my website www.stephenjstephen.com My Gear List

14th of May 2012 (Mon)	#2
Shar824 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 11,930 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Oh my, Stephen these are beautiful shots!! __________________ Sharon "If you want to see birds, you must have birds in your heart." -- John Burroughs

14th of May 2012 (Mon)	#3
butterfly2937 Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere out there! Posts: 2,851 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) These are gorgeous! Great work. __________________ ___________________________________________ My Flickr 1D Mark IV, 7D, Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II L, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 300mm f2.8 IS L, Canon 135 f2 L, Canon 100L, Canon 35mm f1.4 L Canon 1.4X, Canon 2x, Canon 2x III, 580 EX11 (x3), Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite, Canon CP-E4, Markins Q20, Wimberley Sidekick,

14th of May 2012 (Mon)	#4
cmozz Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 48	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Nice captures!

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#5
kmunroe Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nova Scotia ,canada Posts: 12,863 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) very nice Stephen

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#7
catsith Mighty Award Winner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: brisbane australia Posts: 6,044 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) such beautiful birds. Good set Stephen, but the first image is great. __________________ Tina www.tinadial.smugmug.com http://tinadial.blogspot.com

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#8
CDMOOSE Goldmember Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rainy Lake, N. MN Posts: 4,940 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Another great series, Stephen; it's hard to believe they are real, so colorful are they. Al

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#10
dgraham329 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 11,135	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) lovely captures, Stephen

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#11
jodelak Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 7,686 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Amazing shots and colours of these birds, excellent job Stephen __________________ ... does it really matter? i see with my eyes, i shoot with my fingers.

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#12
Charles Roy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ste-Anne des Monts,Qc. Canada Posts: 1,718 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) OMG!!! The last one is simply gorgeous. __________________ Charles Roy 1D MK3 \| 1D MK2n\|1D MK2\|5DMk2 Sigma EX 15-30 ,Sigma EX 24-70 ,Tomioka(M42)55mm/1.4 , EF 70-200mm/2.8 L , EF 100mm Macro/2.8 , EF 300mm/4.0 L is , EF 1.4X II L

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#13
encphotogjoe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,321	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Great series of some magnificient birds. __________________ Canon 7d 100-400 mm zoom.

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#14
S.n.a.f.u. Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: by a river in southern colorado Posts: 2,524	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Awesome! Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos. __________________ I'm Russ. Gear List Life is too short to drink bad wine -ching chai Time is a great teacher. Unfortunately it kills all pupils -Louis Hector Berlioz

15th of May 2012 (Tue)	#15
Paul A Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Posts: 5,040 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Birds of Costa Rica - 4 (Macaws) Great shots Stephen, really like the in flight shots __________________ GearList Face Book Page My Smugmug Page Photography is my only pathological addiction; hopefully it won't drive me to something worse.

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