Gold In Them There Thistles!
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Brice Burrell
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This has been a fun thread to watch, I hope it continues. With members all over the world we should be to see some amazing birds (not that we haven't already). [thumbs up]
Greg, that's because you live out west, still a fair number of old Victorians with slate rooves (or roofs if you prefer) here.
Gerry, sort of reminds me of dumb and dumber, "nice set of hooters you've got there." [big grin]
GPowers said:
Greg, that's because you live out west, still a fair number of old Victorians with slate rooves (or roofs if you prefer) here.
Oldwood said:
Gerry, sort of reminds me of dumb and dumber, "nice set of hooters you've got there." [big grin]
It is great to see the birds from other places. The great horned owl looks like a close cousin to the European Eagle Owl.
These owls nest a half a kilometer south of where I live & walk my dog. I would stop in and check on them whenever i was walking my dog. After the young ones left the nest the whole family started hunting mice out back of my shop. They were there every morning until last fall. Here is a shot of the young ones looking a little more mature. I agree Brice the young ones are quite comical looking.
Gerry
These owls nest a half a kilometer south of where I live & walk my dog. I would stop in and check on them whenever i was walking my dog. After the young ones left the nest the whole family started hunting mice out back of my shop. They were there every morning until last fall. Here is a shot of the young ones looking a little more mature. I agree Brice the young ones are quite comical looking.
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The gang has returned. [scared] This gang can eat us out of house and home. We can go thru 20 lbs of Nyjer (roasted thistle) seed in a week.
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And in keeping with the wildlife / nature aspect, for those who have looked at a Blue Spruce tree and wondered how they got their name:
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Spring is really here! Yeah!
Peter
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Spring is really here! Yeah!
Peter
Nice looking pic! Hate to say it, but its been spring down here for some time (almost feeling like summer already) hence the crawfish boil! I'm the one with the goattee and a mouthful of crawfish.
Saw a few "painted buntings" flying around, but couldn't get a decent pic with my phone.
Jon
Saw a few "painted buntings" flying around, but couldn't get a decent pic with my phone.
Jon
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Jon,
If Chris Schwarz (Popular Woodworking mag) got a sizeable haircut, the two of you would look like identical twins. Grow your hair longer and show up to one of his classes. See what happens. [big grin]
If Chris Schwarz (Popular Woodworking mag) got a sizeable haircut, the two of you would look like identical twins. Grow your hair longer and show up to one of his classes. See what happens. [big grin]
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Wow! That bird could do some serious damage to you if it wanted. Good pic, Dan!
Ken, Jon,
Hi. Anhingas are fairly common. In Belize, that is.
Anhingas and Cormorants look similar, but are quite different. Actually, they are different genus and species, and even family. The Cormorants are in the family "Phalacrocoracidae" while Anhingas are in the family "Anhingidae". If you're really interested, here's a PDF that compares the two:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ces.fau.edu%2Ffiles%2Feducation%2Fresources%2FAnhingavsCormorant.pdf&rct=j&q=anhinga%20cormorant&ei=gMu6TbOSLJTGsAPz_qXZBQ&usg=AFQjCNEgmS7N1xPmYdK5_pPL12VqumpfuA&cad=rja
I got some nice bird pics while in Belize (8 days). Below is an Egret in flight. Below that is a Lion-Fish (he's feeding upside down). If want a tropical vacation, especially on the water, I highly recommend Belize. Here's a link to my (work-in-progress) gallery: http://danclark.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=16524073&AlbumKey=sQrDU .
Regards,
Dan.
Hi. Anhingas are fairly common. In Belize, that is.
Anhingas and Cormorants look similar, but are quite different. Actually, they are different genus and species, and even family. The Cormorants are in the family "Phalacrocoracidae" while Anhingas are in the family "Anhingidae". If you're really interested, here's a PDF that compares the two:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ces.fau.edu%2Ffiles%2Feducation%2Fresources%2FAnhingavsCormorant.pdf&rct=j&q=anhinga%20cormorant&ei=gMu6TbOSLJTGsAPz_qXZBQ&usg=AFQjCNEgmS7N1xPmYdK5_pPL12VqumpfuA&cad=rja
I got some nice bird pics while in Belize (8 days). Below is an Egret in flight. Below that is a Lion-Fish (he's feeding upside down). If want a tropical vacation, especially on the water, I highly recommend Belize. Here's a link to my (work-in-progress) gallery: http://danclark.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=16524073&AlbumKey=sQrDU .
Regards,
Dan.
Tim,
I replaced my Nikon D70 DSLR with the GH2. The camera and especially the lenses are lighter and more compact. For my Belize vacation, I took my Panasonic GH2 and lenses in a LowePro Slingshot 202AW. Loaded into the 202AW was:
Pany GH2
Pany 100-300
Pany 7-14
Pany 14-140
Pany 20/1.7
Olympus FL36 flash
Ultra Dot red dot sight and flash mount
BlackRapid sling strap for GH2
3 GH2 batteries
Rode Videomic Pro shotgun mic
Zoom H1 recorder
Redhead windscreen for H1
Passport ColorChecker
Gary Fung flash diffuser
Panasonic remote trigger
Extra batteries for flash
GH2 raincoat
Total weight including LowePro bag: 11.2 lbs.
The Anhinga and most of the shore bird shots were taken with the 14-140. Most of the land bird shots were taken with the 100-300mm lens. The 35mm equivalent focal lenses are approximate 2X. I.e., if using a 35mm film camera, the 100-300 lens would give a 200-600mm field of view. Of all the lenses, I love the 7-14 the most. Awesome lens.
Overall, I'm very happy with the camera.
Regards,
Dan.
I replaced my Nikon D70 DSLR with the GH2. The camera and especially the lenses are lighter and more compact. For my Belize vacation, I took my Panasonic GH2 and lenses in a LowePro Slingshot 202AW. Loaded into the 202AW was:
Pany GH2
Pany 100-300
Pany 7-14
Pany 14-140
Pany 20/1.7
Olympus FL36 flash
Ultra Dot red dot sight and flash mount
BlackRapid sling strap for GH2
3 GH2 batteries
Rode Videomic Pro shotgun mic
Zoom H1 recorder
Redhead windscreen for H1
Passport ColorChecker
Gary Fung flash diffuser
Panasonic remote trigger
Extra batteries for flash
GH2 raincoat
Total weight including LowePro bag: 11.2 lbs.
The Anhinga and most of the shore bird shots were taken with the 14-140. Most of the land bird shots were taken with the 100-300mm lens. The 35mm equivalent focal lenses are approximate 2X. I.e., if using a 35mm film camera, the 100-300 lens would give a 200-600mm field of view. Of all the lenses, I love the 7-14 the most. Awesome lens.
Overall, I'm very happy with the camera.
Regards,
Dan.
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Guy Ashley said:
There's bird poop in England? I'm disillusioned.
Regards,
John
Tim,
Thanks. The "raincoat" is literally a raincoat - a rain cover for the camera to shoot in wet conditions, but not underwater. It was supposed to rain a lot in Belize, but it only rained once (at night). I never used the raincoat while there.
For the underwater shots, I used a DiCAPac waterproof case with my 20mm lens: http://www.amazon.com/DiCAPac-WPH10-Waterproof-High-End-Cameras/dp/tags-on-product/B00212S3TK. It worked VERY well. I could use most of the larger controls reasonable well and only one drop of water worked its way into the case during the entire day.
Regards,
Dan.
Thanks. The "raincoat" is literally a raincoat - a rain cover for the camera to shoot in wet conditions, but not underwater. It was supposed to rain a lot in Belize, but it only rained once (at night). I never used the raincoat while there.
For the underwater shots, I used a DiCAPac waterproof case with my 20mm lens: http://www.amazon.com/DiCAPac-WPH10-Waterproof-High-End-Cameras/dp/tags-on-product/B00212S3TK. It worked VERY well. I could use most of the larger controls reasonable well and only one drop of water worked its way into the case during the entire day.
Regards,
Dan.
