Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens !!

It's a little cold out! Come on, Spring!

Superb Owl shots Chris.

Len Poxon wrote in post #19196416
Superb Owl shots Chris.

Thanks Len!

A Tree creeper in morning light. Love these little guys. They always start out at the bottom of the tree trunk en work upwards, but now and then make a short u-turn, so you can catch them upside down, but that did not work with this one...

That is a nice catch, Chris. They're so fast.
It's wearing a leg ring. Did you manage to read it?

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19200697
That is a nice catch, Chris. They're so fast.
It's wearing a leg ring. Did you manage to read it?

Thanks, I often hear them before I see them, and quickly grab the camera.
There are a few incoherent letters that I can read, two "A"'s, but nothing I can make any sense of, although I know nothing about the information printed on these rings. I know that the bird was captured and held in human hands though: I visited a bird ringing station a few years ago.

Chris1966 wrote in post #19201058
Thanks, I often hear them before I see them, and quickly grab the camera.
There are a few incoherent letters that I can read, two "A"'s, but nothing I can make any sense of, although I know nothing about the information printed on these rings. I know that the bird was captured and held in human hands though: I visited a bird ringing station a few years ago.

Ah, right.
I always love it when a bird is ringed and I can read it. After reporting the sighting, they always send me the bird's life history. Fascinating stuff.

Been a little too quiet here....spring is coming! Here are a couple of Cedar Waxwing shots. I got lucky and while driving through a parking lot noticed a flock of birds feeding in a tree. I thought they were Robins but pulled-over to get a closer look - jackpot!

DocRoger wrote in post #19206620
Been a little too quiet here....spring is coming! Here are a couple of Cedar Waxwing shots. I got lucky and while driving through a parking lot noticed a flock of birds feeding in a tree. I thought they were Robins but pulled-over to get a closer look - jackpot!

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Wow, that last one really pops - great shots.

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Agree, these are very nice. That moment of capture in the last one is exceptional.

Recently returned from vacation with the family in Arizona. Not too much bird activity there this time of year, much less than what I typically see back home. Not a big deal though, as I had zero time to shoot because my two kids were a handful


Spotted Towhee: we have Eastern Towhee here in Maryland, very similar, though I found the Spotted varietal to be more friendly in Arizona.

Lovely Waxwing photos Roger.

Great shots Matthew.

Photos of an Eurasian Skylark taken on Anglezarke Moors and a Meadow Pipit taken on Winter Hill, Lancashire UK.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19201077
Ah, right.
I always love it when a bird is ringed and I can read it. After reporting the sighting, they always send me the bird's life history. Fascinating stuff.

Levina in the naicon thread????

what happen to your awesome title???