Birds at Balboa Lake

From today's shoot using the Sigma 120-400mm

1. A cormorant

2. What kind of water birds are these, anyone?

3. Gulls feeding

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6. Another cormorant -- love them eyes!

7. This gull looks like he's trying to resemble an "E Pluribus Unum" eagle.

Luvsadog2
5DMiii|7D gripped| G11|Canon 17-55|28-135|100 f/2.8|17-85|50 1.8| Sigma 120-400|Tamron 24-70|18-270|10-24| 430EX
There is beauty to be found - my goal is to capture it.. and share it with you.
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Brad
bradfieldsphotography.​com

txcanon wrote in post #9409358
Nice shooting luvsadog2... I like the action in the Gull shots.The cormorants sure do have beautiful emerald colored eyes. Your birds in #2 are American Coots.

Thank you so much, txcanon! I'm still getting a feel for shooting with my Sigma 120-400mm, but I was pretty happy with these shots being that they were all hand-held and it's a pretty heavy lens. Thanks for the ID on the American Coots -- I'm still new at shooting birds

Luvsadog2
5DMiii|7D gripped| G11|Canon 17-55|28-135|100 f/2.8|17-85|50 1.8| Sigma 120-400|Tamron 24-70|18-270|10-24| 430EX
There is beauty to be found - my goal is to capture it.. and share it with you.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/luvsadog2/

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Ken
Canon 7D, 350D, 15-85, 18-55, 75-300, Cosina 100 Macro, Sigma 120-300

artyman wrote in post #9409600
Nice shots

Thank you, Ken! I need to go back there in the very early morning to catch the herons and egrets -- I'm still new to bird shoots, but I'm enjoying it!

Luvsadog2
5DMiii|7D gripped| G11|Canon 17-55|28-135|100 f/2.8|17-85|50 1.8| Sigma 120-400|Tamron 24-70|18-270|10-24| 430EX
There is beauty to be found - my goal is to capture it.. and share it with you.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/luvsadog2/