Monday, February 16, 2009

Presidents Day....(I mean BIRD DAY)

Out of nowhere appears the pelicans today!  
Another day of trying to get THAT shot of the Bald Eagle.  They won't be here much longer maybe gone as quick as the Pelicans arrived.  Someone must have rang the dinner bell.
A lot of crazy things to photograph today.  The amazing no headed bird.  The amazing bird that can fly under water.  This guy was hilarious!  He had a fish in his mouth.  It would get about an inch above the water then drop it.  It was a comedy of errors.  It required this comedian to keep diving for dinner.  Over and over.   I was LOL!

Of course his "buddys"  saw the commotion and instantly there was a FOOD FIGHT!  Seagulls are pigs!  Really!  They eat dead fish.  Fight over dead fish and live at the dump.  Amazing!
In flight though they are quite pretty.  I mean awesome!  Don't want to insult this one it may be a guy bird.  Wouldn't appreciate being called pretty.  


Getting closer to that one shot that I can keep for good.  Keep in the special file.  Show to people.  Trial and error will prevail.   I purchased a flash extender.  That's the next strategy.  If that does not work....off to Tracy Aviary    I am still in awe of my camera and it's capabilities.  All the photographs were shot at 3200 ISO.  The lens was the 200-400 f/4.0.  Like someone said not to long ago - "the right equipment and the right timing and some luck will get THAT picture".



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Like the pelicans. My new background.

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Anonymous said...

I love the pelican picture! It just looks peaceful... awesome job dad! LUV, Mand