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Black Skimmers
Skimmers hunting near their nest site.
Hopefully spot some newborns soon.
West Coast Florida.
Happy trails.

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Finally got the A9 and the MC11 firmware updated, so I took my 500 out for a spin

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I'd a lucky encounter this morning. I was just doing a quick test of my Tamron 150-600mm on my EOS R following a firmware update and had a lucky encounter with an osprey being dive bombed by a feisty fantail.

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shalu wrote in post #18869437
Very nice RTH capture, Mike! Looked like it was flying pretty low. How do you know it was looking for squirrels and not gophers?

Thank you very much, Shalu.

The whole side of the hill is full of squirrels. On a couple of occasions I've seen this hawk capture a squirrel. He hunts here every evening. I'm sure he'd grab a gopher if the opportunity presented itself.

paul katinas wrote in post #18869497
Powerful image, nice capture Mike.
Happy trails.

Thank you Paul for the very nice compliment.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18869392
These shots don't come easy, Robert. This one is fantastic!!

Ha! Thanks Mike, but in this case at least the bierds came to us picnicking. All we had to do was start eating

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18869400
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on the prowl for squirrels.

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Stunning raptor work. Love the wing spread.

shalu wrote in post #18869412
Thank you, Mike! I swear I am innocent, some naughty kid did it

White-tailed kite food transfer
"Hold on tight to it, Jr.! It took me a lot of effort to catch this one!"

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Words are wasted on this one Shalu. Makes me want to sell all my photo gears

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18869539
Stunning raptor work. Love the wing spread.

You always have such nice comments, Robert. I really appreciate them.

paul katinas wrote in post #18869499
Black Skimmers
Skimmers hunting near their nest site.
Hopefully spot some newborns soon.
West Coast Florida.
Happy trails.

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These two shots are fantastic, Paul. You really captured them nicely.

mccamli wrote in post #18869528
I'd a lucky encounter this morning. I was just doing a quick test of my Tamron 150-600mm on my EOS R following a firmware update and had a lucky encounter with an osprey being dive bombed by a feisty fantail.

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Fantastic shot. The osprey is doing some high steppin' to get away from the fantail.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18869425
An absolutely fabulous shot, Shalu.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18869540
Words are wasted on this one Shalu. Makes me want to sell all my photo gears

Thank you very much for your compliments, Mike and Robert!

paul katinas wrote in post #18869499
Black Skimmers
Skimmers hunting near their nest site.
Hopefully spot some newborns soon.
West Coast Florida.
Happy trails.

Beautiful skimmer shots, Paul!

mccamli wrote in post #18869528
I'd a lucky encounter this morning. I was just doing a quick test of my Tamron 150-600mm on my EOS R following a firmware update and had a lucky encounter with an osprey being dive bombed by a feisty fantail.

Very nice, looks sharp!

mallard drake

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shalu wrote in post #18869602
Thank you very much for your compliments, Mike and Robert!

Beautiful skimmer shots, Paul!

Very nice, looks sharp!

mallard drake

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Very nice mallard/park duck cross, Shalu. I find those shots pretty tough when they are coming right at me.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18869608
Very nice mallard/park duck cross, Shalu. I find those shots pretty tough when they are coming right at me.

Thank you very much, Mike! I was thinking this is not the standard Mallard with green head. My main issue with head on shots is that many frames have the focus on the body, not eyes. I don't know if the next firmware upgrade with animal eye AF will work for birds in this situation

shalu wrote in post #18869610
Thank you very much, Mike! I was thinking this is not the standard Mallard with green head. My main issue with head on shots is that many frames have the focus on the body, not eyes. I don't know if the next firmware upgrade with animal eye AF will work for birds in this situation

I've seen you mention that next upgrade that is due this summer. It will be so cool it it actually does focus on the eyes of wildlife (especially birds). I will be very jealous, for sure.