Cooper's Hawk
Nice morning to go out with the gear. Found this perched Cooper's Hawk and surprisingly, it allowed me to get close and take several photos from different angles.
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Some wild Parrots outside my front door
We have some wild parrots in the neighborhood, and they were squawking a lot yesterday, so I grabbed my Canon T6S and the Tamron 150-600.
Leucistic Red Kite aka "White Kite"
Leucistic Red Kite aka "White" KiteThis is a leucistic red kite (Milvus Milvus) in Mid-Wales. I photographed it with an EOS R6 Mark II fitted with an EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens. There are thought to only be 10 of these leucistic birds in ...
Crazy Mountains Range
Crazy Mountains Range or the Crazies as some locals call them are in central Montana. The Crazies support a healthy herd of mountain goats and the occasional elusive wolverine. According to Wikipedia, the name Crazy Mountains is said to be a shorte...
Sandhill Crane
Sandhill crane in the front yard. They are everywhere here. The photo was in a whim but turned out pretty decent. R7, EF70-200mm f2.8L. ISO100, 200mm, f2.8, 1/800s.
Shooting the Moon with the RF 200-800
Since it's summer here in NZ, it's light until late, but the moon was still well up in the sky when the sun dipped below the horizon. The sky was still blue, which gave me a lot less contrast to deal with in capturing the moon.I used the RF 200-800 ...
First Shots 5D MK II 17-40mm L f4 Prineville Oregon shooting towards Madras
Prineville shot towards Madras Oregon
Palisade Falls
Scampered up a mountain to get to this frozen waterfall. Luckily, I found some ice climbers that made for a good subject along with the waterfall. Palisade Falls in Livingston, Montana. R5 with RF24-70 2.8 and RF100-500.
Red Tail Hawks
R6 MII Lens 150-600 ISO 500 F9 1/1000 FL 600R6 MII L 150-600 ISO 100 F9 SS 1/400 FL 600R6 MII L 150-600 ISO 100 F9 SS 1/400 FL 168
