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EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19068433
Never seen this from a Bunting.

I was just waiting for a less obstructed shot of the perched bird, but this happened. No enough SS... :-/

That's a beauty Phil. Very nice
Did it grab it or just try?
I was watching a Fantail once and it was flicking it's head left and right watching the insects fly past, then suddenly it snapped up one as it passed. Never left it's perch. Amazing to watch.

avondale87 wrote in post #19068447
That's a beauty Phil. Very nice
Did it grab it or just try?
I was watching a Fantail once and it was flicking it's head left and right watching the insects fly past, then suddenly it snapped up one as it passed. Never left it's perch. Amazing to watch.

Thank you, Richard.

I'm pretty sure he just nipped it. In the subsequent shot, you can see it seeming to fall, with possibly a chunk missing. I'll go back & post it too, after I finish going thru our shots from the AM.

In the top one, I was please to see how close he looked while eating seeds. Then I came up to Wifey's shots. She was using a 1.4x TC. We were shooting from the car & she was in the back seat - behind me.

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19068455
Thank you, Richard.

I'm pretty sure he just nipped it. In the subsequent shot, you can see it seeming to fall, with possibly a chunk missing. I'll go back & post it too, after I finish going thru our shots from the AM.

In the top one, I was please to see how close he looked while eating seeds. Then I came up to Wifey's shots. She was using a 1.4x TC. We were shooting from the car & she was in the back seat - behind me.

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Excellent shots!!!

avondale87 wrote in post #19068447
That's a beauty Phil. Very nice
Did it grab it or just try?
I was watching a Fantail once and it was flicking it's head left and right watching the insects fly past, then suddenly it snapped up one as it passed. Never left it's perch. Amazing to watch.

Hey Richard,
Here's the subsequent frame I mentioned earlier. The bee "appears" to be falling rather then flying off. Sadly, the quality is even worse than the 1st one. Lol...

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19068581
Excellent shots!!!

Thanks Charles. Much appreciated.

peregrine falcons

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EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19068925
Hey Richard,
Here's the subsequent frame I mentioned earlier. The bee "appears" to be falling rather then flying off. Sadly, the quality is even worse than the 1st one. Lol..

Thanks Phil
Always fascinating seeing them in natural life.
They really are striking birds.

meno222 wrote in post #19069093
peregrine falcons

Very well captured.
Interesting indeed. Lovely birds.

Another Roadrunner, another lizard down the throat.

I was standing still on a small game trail, and this guy kepy walking toward me. At about 10 ft my shutter must have given me away and he went into the brush. Got a bunch of good shots, though.

LV Moose wrote in post #19072107
I was standing still on a small game trail, and this guy kepy walking toward me. At about 10 ft my shutter must have given me away and he went into the brush. Got a bunch of good shots, though.

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Moose,

Great (but gory!) shots of the (I think?) Road Runner and Lizard

Thanks, Chuck.

Nice set, Moose. I've never seen a RR catch & consume a meal.

Seen it about 5 times in the past couple months. Sometimes they eat on the spot, somerimes they carry it away, maybe to a nest or youngsters.

Snowy Egret on the prowl.

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