those swallows are awesome.

saw some cygnets today, the Mute kind:

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Barn Swallows

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"Hello, world! I hatched on May 14, 2013!"
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^
So much awesomeness!

George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary 2013 Sandhill Crane colt: May 14 ~ May 21, 2013. Rest In Peace, little one, we hardly got to know ye.

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:tears:

Ya, so sad.... :(

Kathleen, the manager at Reifel told me that the necropsy revealed a massive infection in the yolk sac - baby birds still have an internal yolk sac for a few days after hatching. This was not an infection from existing bacteria, but an environmental contaminant. Poor thing.

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Here Mom has just dropped the grub from the previous image. The little one seems to be complaining!
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Mom keeping a weary eye on me.
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When we left you on Monday at closing, we all wished you good luck, but less than 24 hours after I took this photo, you passed away. We were all looking forward to watching you grow up. Your parents yesterday were very subdued - they miss you.
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These shots are pretty awesome!
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Super amazing photos but I'm still choked up

:tears: :tears: :tears:

some great "action" shots

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...backwingsa.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../06/nest1a.jpg

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and. one less Osprey, thanks to this huge Raven:

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^
THIEF!!!!

Sweet photos nvm

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Popsprey brings some sashimi for Momsprey
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"Here you go, Dear!"
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ok, new camera.

7D was a fail, worst out of the cameras i've owned for birding. not including the 5D2(not a birding camera) i had.

the 1D2N,1D3,and 5D3 were betterer. (well, close with the 1D2N)

i was not impressed at all with the AF tracking with the 7D. ISO topped out around 800 too, which is low-ish now days. IQ was pretty damn good other wise, but i expected more.

found some porn on my card from last week.

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and, from this morning. i was just looking out my window and saw a Flicker land and it took a few moments to see what it was doing. after a light rain this morning, the bird was getting a drink from water collected in curled up leaves in the tree. i grabbed the big lens and ran out back, switched on the IS and fired away for a few shots.


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picked up the 1D4 this morning, but only had time to shoot some ducklings at a local pond. the files it produces are awesome, and happy to be using a pro body again.

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/chick1a.jpg

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DUCKIES!!!

so i took my new camera for a spin this morning out at Iona, and what do i see? something very unusual, a Greater Egret:


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i was super stoked with the AF tracking. that servo is fast and locked on to wherever i pointed it to:

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A Spotted Sandpiper, my favourite of the day:

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i didn't see too many Yellow-Headed Blackbirds, pretty much the best i could do:

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however, while i was concentrating on the YHBB in the north pond, i heard a sploosh behind me and an Osprey was coming right at me, and veered away. i was too close and not ready, but the 1D4 pulled through:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...06/ospreya.jpg

sweet photos man

Sick man! So, 1D MK4 vs. 5D MKIII vs 7D for birding? My 7D sucks at BIF, or in general sometimes on things that don't move more than 5 MPH.

close. my 1D3 was better than the 7D too.

1D MKVI or 5D MKIII for birding then?