POST YOUR BIRDS IN FLIGHT !!!

Red kite on the run in.....

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2cWv​dzB

sidknee wrote in post #18752221
Red kite on the run in.....

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2cWv​dzB IMG_1104--2018-11-05--14 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Very nice capture, Sid.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18752118
Pag...I'm more in the middle of the state between the two major fires. It's the smoke that's a problem here. We are getting it day after day with no relief. Zero wind to blow it out. I sure do feel bad for the huge number of people that have lost everything in those fires (8,800 structures destroyed so far, 50 people have died).

Sorry to hear that hope it all sorts its self out - stay safe.

P.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18752369
Very nice capture, Sid.

Thanks Mike

Pagman wrote in post #18751823
Someone mention gulls.

I heard that, too.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18751509
Typical seagull. Boring to most I guess but here in the sticks we have nothing like these-

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/QM8B​ku Tern your head by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

Awesome capture! I think it is a royal tern.

Pagman wrote in post #18752382
Sorry to hear that hope it all sorts its self out - stay safe.

P.

In my area, we'll all be fine, but so many folks lost everything. I just can't imagine how so many thousands of people will be able to start over when the process is sooo slow. Fortunately, most of us lucky ones can help with donations of all kinds. It will eventually sort itself out, but it's going to take a lot of time.

Sibil wrote in post #18752397
I heard that, too.

Nice capture, Sibil.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18751473
Beautiful wigeon shot, Shalu.

Thank you very much, Mike!

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18751505
10 star and congratulations on the FE400!!!!

Thank you very much, Robert! I am loving the lens, though it is heavier than I am used to.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18752406
Nice capture, Sibil.

Thanks, Mike

Tri-colored heron

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

shalu wrote in post #18752422
Tri-colored heron

Hosted photo: posted by shalu in
./showthread.php?p=187​52422&i=i100599331
forum: Birds

Awesome flight shot, Shalu. I have a question. You live in Los Altos, CA...Where the heck to you fine Tri-colored herons?

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18752426
Awesome flight shot, Shalu. I have a question. You live in Los Altos, CA...Where the heck to you fine Tri-colored herons?

Thank you, Mike! This is an older picture from my trip to Florida Everglades last December. See I still used my old Canon camera and lens, not the new toy Sony A9

shalu wrote in post #18752456
Thank you, Mike! This is an older picture from my trip to Florida Everglades last December. See I still used my old Canon camera and lens, not the new toy Sony A9

OK...I get the picture now. : I'll tell ya one thing. That older rig of yours sure does a nice job!! Of course, the guy behind the camera has a little to do with it too.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18752464
OK...I get the picture now. : I'll tell ya one thing. That older rig of yours sure does a nice job!! Of course, the guy behind the camera has a little to do with it too.

Thank you, Mike. It is all about keeper rate. With my old rig, I can get some sharp pictures, but percentage was much lower.
That 55-250mm STM is a great beginner bird/wildlife lens. Very cheap, super lightweight, quiet and fast AF, sharp for the price, it got me into bird photography.