Some nice shots. Fascinating birds! Paul
> On Oct 28, 2019, at 8:50 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree - the duck's colors really pop and I've found that hard to achieve.. > Always love flamingo shots nicely composed -- and thatone with the > deep-colore bill is especially nice. > > can't help you with the lapwing or not lapwing > > ann > >> On 10/27/2019 6:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> Very nice! I especially like the Mandarin Duck. >> >> Dan Matyola >> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery >> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* >> >> >> >>> On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:56 PM John <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The Sylvan Heights Bird Park is one of the largest conservation bird parks >>> in >>> the U.S. and it's only about 2 hours from my house (allowing time for a >>> leisurely stop at McDonald's in Nashville, NC to get coffee). >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Ev1lIT75M >>> >>> It has large, open air (netted) enclosures you can walk inside and get up >>> close >>> & personal with the birds. I got to go down there a couple weeks ago to >>> see what >>> I could do with the 600/4. >>> >>> The first 6 are with the 600/4, number 7 is with the 80-200/2.8 >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969069383 Masked Lapwing? >>> >>> This little guy was a fugitive from the Australia exhibit running about in >>> the >>> enclosure for the Florida Flamingos. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969065903 American Flamingo >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969607326 Mandarin Duck >>> >>> Another fugitive ... this time from the Europe-Asia exhibit. I don't think >>> they >>> get too fussed about "escapees" getting into other enclosures as long as >>> the >>> birds are safe. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969779392 Hammerkop >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969776732 Chilean Flamingo >>> >>> The Chileann Flamingos weren't as pink as the American Flamingos. I think >>> they >>> may have not gotten as many of whatever crustacean Flamingos eat that >>> gives them >>> the pink color. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969053993 ???? Lapwing? >>> >>> I didn't find this one in the Wikipedia article about lapwings, so I'm not >>> sure >>> what it is, or if it even is a Lapwing, but it's got that same little flap >>> on >>> the side of its face. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/48969594931 Whooping Crane >>> >>> And finally the Whooping Crane - not very sharp because his head was >>> moving as >>> he groomed himself and I was shooting through a chain link fence. This is >>> one of >>> the birds you can't get into the enclosure with. Sylvan Heights has a >>> breeding >>> pair, both injured so they can't be released back into the wild. I only >>> include >>> it because most people will never even get to see a live Whooping Crane >>> >>> As usual, I'm not all that certain about my identifications, so if anyone >>> knows >>> better, let me know. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
