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[EricN]

The pigeon was now sitting in the opposite direction, some more light did also help.
And the spot AF instantly found the eye.
R6m2, RF100-500@500mm, f/8, 1/125, ISO2500

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The last one is fantastic!

 

[Maximilian]

The last one is fantastic!

Thanks, Eric. I prefer the second one, but I like both, that why I posted both

 

[dpc]

Horned grebe shot at ISO 4000, so the quality could be better, but I cleaned them up as best I could.

 

[Click]

One more from the last Sunday.
Is it sowing me that white rump (White-rumped Shama) or... oh, never-mind!

Excellent shot!

Thanks for your sense of humor / humour.

 

[Click]

Horne grebe shot at ISO 4000, so the quality could be better, but I cleaned them up as best I could.

Very nice shots, dpc.

 

[ISv]

Excellent shot!

Thanks for your sense of humor / humour.

Yeah, one sassy (cheeky) Shama-girl

 

[ISv]

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I can't identify this one yet...

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Nok kana lek
Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

Looks kinda happy?


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I can't seem to find this one's identity either.



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Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

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i believe Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)? Unfortunately almost too blurry with the rf100-400. Was it the lens, atmosphere, or poor technique? The other's were with the heavier ef 100-400ii.

I think that's it for birds in flight. Hopefully I can wake up early and get to a good spot before dawn tomorrow.

I used to be a big Art Bell / coast to coast am fan. If you don't know the show. He was a late night talk radio show host who talked about various paranormal topics. Unfortunately he died a few years back, but you can find some old clips on YouTube. I think coast to coast continues with a different host and being in Thailand it must start around lunch time.

Photo #3 ("I can't seem to find this one's identity either.") - looks like the Lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) to me.

 

[jprusa]

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I can't identify this one yet...

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Nok kana lek
Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

Looks kinda happy?


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I can't seem to find this one's identity either.



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Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

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i believe Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)? Unfortunately almost too blurry with the rf100-400. Was it the lens, atmosphere, or poor technique? The other's were with the heavier ef 100-400ii.

I think that's it for birds in flight. Hopefully I can wake up early and get to a good spot before dawn tomorrow.

I used to be a big Art Bell / coast to coast am fan. If you don't know the show. He was a late night talk radio show host who talked about various paranormal topics. Unfortunately he died a few years back, but you can find some old clips on YouTube. I think coast to coast continues with a different host and being in Thailand it must start around lunch time.

I think yellow top is a Baya Weaver . Can't see the color on the back and the belly to make a definite ID .

 

[EricN]

I think yellow top is a Baya Weaver . Can't see the color on the back and the belly to make a definite ID .

I think this must be correct because in a background of another photo from not far way, I noticed the same type of nest. Thank you very much!

 

[ISv]

I think yellow top is a Baya Weaver . Can't see the color on the back and the belly to make a definite ID .

I wish to see the breast... The part of the throat doesn't look streaked. And the yellow on the head seems to go further to the back. In the Streaked Weaver it is shorter. So, I think you are right.

 

[EricN]

Photo #3 ("I can't seem to find this one's identity either.") - looks like the Lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) to me.

It looks like it to me also. The colors on the wings are unique, aren't they? Thanks a lot!

 

[EricN]

I wish to see the breast... The part of the throat doesn't look streaked. But the yellow on the head seems to go further to the back. In the Streaked Weaver it is shorter. So, I think you are right.

Hopefully I can see another one soon. It rained and that area has been muddy and the soil is such that it's unsafe without good boots.

 

[ISv]

It looks like it to me also. The colors on the wings are unique, aren't they? Thanks a lot!

The color of the wings is very similar to the Fulvous Whistling Duck (presumably the only Duck that could mess up the ID). Fortunately on your photo the upper tail is well visible and it is brownish-orange color (forget the color of the tail-covers, they are white). The Fulvous WD at that place is whitish to white. The other thing is the overall color of the head, neck etc that in the Lesser WD is more grayish.
And I think (but I'm not sure) at your spot the Fulvous WD could be only vagrant. In the breeding season you should see only the Lesser WD.

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[EricN]

The color of the wings is very similar to the Fulvous Whistling Duck (presumably the only Duck that could mess up the ID). Fortunately on your photo the upper tail is well visible and it is brownish-orange color (forget the color of the tail-covers, they are white). The Fulvous WD at that place is whitish to white. The other thing is the overall color of the head, neck etc that in the Lesser WD is more grayish.
And I think (but I'm not sure) at your spot the Fulvous WD could be only vagrant. In the breeding season you should see only the Lesser WD.

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Maybe a Fulvous flew through the Bermuda triangle and appeared in a country you may know a Myanmar, but it'll always be Burma to me. Then flew east...

 

[josephandrews222]

Hey sailor.



Mourning Dove

M6MKII with adapted EF 100-400II + 1.4XIII; a bit greater than 900mm focal length

EDIT: Adding one still (same gear etc.)

 

[josephandrews222]

Ready for Take-Off



Brown Thrasher

M6MKII with adapted EF 100-400II + 1.4XIII; a bit greater than 900mm focal length

EDIT: adding one still (same gear etc.)

 

[Noreaster]

 

[AlanF]

I had packed the R5/100-500mm for a trip tomorrow when my wife saw a Thrush grab a snail and start bashing its shell off. Unpacked, shot through the double glazing, and here are the two best of the 100+ shots of the snail being devoured.

 

[dpc]

Horned grebes...

 

[dpc]

Northern shoveler...