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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18846094
Greater Roadrunner

Yesterday was the only opportunity I've ever had to shoot a roadrunner. He was hauling @ss and stopped momentarily, allowing me to fire off 3 frames. Two were immediately trashed, and this is the only one I kept. It's not the greatest, but I'm just glad to have finally had a shot at one.

One day, one day I am hoping to be that lucky. They move so dang fast that by the time I reach for the camera, they are long gone.

Wood ducks, male and female

How far can that neck go?

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edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #18846237
How far can that neck go?

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/RMtt​f2 Green heron showing how far it can stretch that neck! by Ed Spenser, on Flickr

Wow, that is quite a long neck.

Mockingbird

Not at a feeder

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shalu wrote in post #18846171
Thank you very much, Mike!

Congrats, Mike! I hope to see one someday.

Bushtit

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Thank you, Shalu.

Your bushtit shot is fantastic, Shalu. I've never seen one with the pretty hint of blue like yours.

shalu wrote in post #18846175
western grebe rushing towards me.

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That's a fabulous shot, Shalu. I hope you were able to get out of their way.

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #18846180
Northern Cardinal...

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Gorgeous, Tom.

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #18846237
How far can that neck go?

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/RMtt​f2 Green heron showing how far it can stretch that neck! by Ed Spenser, on Flickr

All the way down to the shoulders.

This isn't so silly if one keeps in mind that the photo is viewed starting from the top, then scroll, scroll, scroll.

Sibil wrote in post #18846212
One day, one day I am hoping to be that lucky. They move so dang fast that by the time I reach for the camera, they are long gone.

I was photographing at a spot were I never have seen a roadrunner in my life. I honestly had no thought of seeing one there. It surely was pure luck, and they really do move unbelievably fast. I hope you get one Sibil.

Archibald wrote in post #18846181
Black-chested Mountain-Tanager.

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Excellent capture, Archi.

shooz wrote in post #18846224

Dark-eyed junco

Very nicely done shot, Dave.

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #18846237
How far can that neck go?

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/RMtt​f2 Green heron showing how far it can stretch that neck! by Ed Spenser, on Flickr

Wow...that's quite a stretch. Nice capture, for sure.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18846246
Not at a feeder

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ft8​Nmh Surprised AZ and NM have Hummingbirds year around by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

Great capture, Robert. Very sharp, with a nice background.

A Coot--~!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18846249
Thank you, Shalu.

Your bushtit shot is fantastic, Shalu. I've never seen one with the pretty hint of blue like yours.

Thank you very much, Mike! It is quite possible my WB is off and I did not notice

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18846250
That's a fabulous shot, Shalu. I hope you were able to get out of their way.

Thank you, Mike! Fortunately, they fell down to the water before they reached me. As you can see from the picture, the right one was already starting to fall.

Killdeer