Roy's 2014 365 thread.

[sonicbuffalo_RIP]

nice pictures Roy!

 

[Roy1961]

Day 124

Back out to Lake Skinner today, still a lack of big birds, a few Hawks and a Heron and that was it, but these are the days you have to look that extra bit to find something interesting.

this was the smaller of the two in the tree

a little red head/breast chaffinch?

note the fly in the flower

 

[Roy1961]

she was poking around at something, never did see anything

i take it this is a marlin?

a view of some people fishing

 

[Marilynne]

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she was poking around at something, never did see anything

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i take it this is a marlin?

The first one looks like she's doing nest repair.

The second one looks like a tree swallow.

Nice shots, also like the hawk in the previous post.

 

[Roy1961]

Thanks Marilynne

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[Roy1961]

day 125

i went back looking for the Road Runners, out of luck but i found away through to see the Hawks nest a bit closer.

the rabbit and its long shadow

almost

should of zoomed out a bit, but it just appeared and i looked up and fired, all hand held today again.

 

[Roy1961]

is that an eye just to the left of the branch running thru the center of the pic??

a male quail running for cover, the female wasn't far behind

 

[Roy1961]

DAY 126

Here is today offerings

i can still see you, i thought this was a bird but turned out to be a squirrel.

keeping a watchful eye on me

 

[mikew_RIP]

Nice shots,you like the lens then

 

[Roy1961]

I do Mike, even now at hand held its great, at first I couldn't work out what the OS settings were for. Now in OS1 you just hold the shutter button half way for a second and it is stable, OS2 seems to be for moving shots, still to play with that.

sent from Pandora via bluehead 2014

 

[mikew_RIP]

Think os2 on mine is for if your on an unstable footing ie a boat,or grandstand with a bit of wobble

 

[Roy1961]

It says OS2 detects vertical shake, effective on subjects moving horizontal to the picture

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[snaphappy]

Congrats on the new lens! With your steady hands you should be able to get all kinds of birds now

 

[Roy1961]

DAY 127

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i had to be behind it!!

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chick is near full grown, didnt see the other one?

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he made a quick appearance, then done what he does best, run

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dont know why these two old photos appeared?

 

[Roy1961]

DAY 128

A few small birds today, a different colored hummer

humming at the moon

this one was hard to get, kept getting behind branches

 

[Roy1961]

day 129

playing catch up

i tried to get a few BIF shots, still havent perfected this yet.

 

[Roy1961]

Day 130

 

[Roy1961]

DAY 131,

Back up the mountain to Lake Hemet

three turkey vultures in a row, they must have smelly arm pits?

 

[Roy1961]

the vultures were out in force today, i got pretty close to them untill the Eagle came by....

Rebecca feeding the ducks, two loaves of breed worth

a sky full of turkey vultures

a ladybug on a small weed

drying off

 

[Roy1961]

i missed two males fighting in midair, Rebecca couldnt open the door in the rest room, so i spotted them tangling on the way back, one flew off the other went into the tree, two sets of nests in a close proximity.

i am pleased with these, getting a little better with the BIF shots, definitely harder than the 55-300.