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Jan 26, 2009 12:06 | #1

More from the Fly South with the Birds workshop. Wow, we are having such great weather! As much as I like Minnesota, I am not missing my below freezing temps back home.

Today we went out to a different location and stayed on land. We found crested caracara, pileated woodpeckers, and a meadowlark for some good photo opportunities.

Caracara landing on a fence post:

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Nice pose on the post. The yellow spot is his bulging crop which is full of meat that Jim brought for it.

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I didn't get many decent flight shots of this guy. This is the only one that came close and it's way up in the top of the frame, unfortunately. I'm surprised he was able to lift off after eating so much!

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Jim called in a pair of pileated woodpeckers and we got some nice looks.

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Down the road a bit, this meadowlark was singing away.

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Jan 26, 2009 12:08 | #2

Beautiful, Liz. Sounds like you're having a brilliant time. That meadowlark is gorgeous

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Jan 26, 2009 12:09 | #3

Wow, Liz! Well done! It's only day 3 and you are just slaying them.

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Jan 26, 2009 12:16 | #4

Those piliated shots are amazing! How do you "call" in a piliated?? Pound with a hammer on wood???? lol
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Jan 26, 2009 12:19 | #5

Wow , those are beautiful.

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Jan 26, 2009 13:30 | #6

Wonderful series Liz, all of them are very good, great job.

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Jan 26, 2009 13:32 | #7

Wow Liz, They are Great But the Pileated is a Killer!!!

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Jan 26, 2009 15:31 | #9

Beautiful shots.

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Jan 26, 2009 17:55 | #10

All of these are beautiful shots Liz.....I'm with Karen, how do you CALL a pileated??

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Jan 26, 2009 18:01 | #11

That 2nd pileated and the meadowlark are stunning, Liz. Looks like you're having a great experience Flying South.

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Jan 26, 2009 18:04 | #12

Amazing shots Liz...my mouth is hanging open!! So glad you are having such a great time and sharing your trip with all of us!

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Jan 26, 2009 18:32 | #13

WoW Liz, it looks like you're having a great time in Florida. Your pictures are fabulous,especially the pileated woodpeckers. It looks like you have the in-flight shots nailed.

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Jan 26, 2009 19:18 | #14

These are excellent shots Liz, simply beautiful... And this is a first for me, seeing a Pileated Woodpecker in-flight, WOW... Thanks for sharing these....

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Jan 26, 2009 19:58 | #15

Thanks all for looking and commenting! When I can get locked in on the bird with the Mark III, I get good results. The hard part is getting the focus nailed and tracking the bird. It's definitely a learning process and I look forward to more practice! I have a good location for tree swallows back home so that should be the ultimate challenge (probably use the 400/5.6 for that.)

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