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I replaced the small perch wih a stick I had found at one of the rapids in the Rio Grande. I put the camera on the tripod a few feet way. Then I set up my Canon R7 to be controlled by the Canon app in my iPhone while I was inside the house. Then just waited, and waited. And then waited some more. Finally, my small friend showed up late in the day as the light was going down. In my excitement I did not raise the ISO. I was lucky to get one sharp frame at 1/15 sec.
A small tree perched on a ledge catches a beam of light from the rising sun, below some derelict buildings high on a cliff in the enormous disused quarry at Dinorwic, in Snowdonia.
I'm so honored to have had the opportunity to spend time with this stunning beauty of a peregrine fledgling this summer. In the PA site that I have monitored since 2016, things have been precarious for this family. This year, in 2020, three healthy females fledged from the nest. And they have been selecting some pretty spectacular places to perch. This is a personal favorite. The shutterspeed (1/50 sec) is much lower than I would typically shoot. I had been recording video and hadn't changed settings. July 2020
They normally place a cone at the top of the pier posts, however in this case they either didn't or some local vandals determined they didn't like the cone and knicked it off. The cone keeps the birds from leaving us little presents on the dock. Granted, I am not oppsed to leaveing a place for them to sit. They were here first.
It's easier to photograph birds when the leaves are down! Here, a red-tail hawk surveys the surrounding marsh.
I'm always so happy when my hummingbird friends come back. I was out gardening and this guy squeaked at me so I went in to get my camera and he flew back around and posed.
Captured this little beauty in my backyard.
I alway have my camera at the ready, because you never know when these little guys will show up and give you a photo opp! :-)
Wandering Percher (Diplacodes bipunctata) - sometimes referred to as the Red Percher.
Taken at Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens near Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia.
Still Not done with mt Evening grosbeaks :-) Plus a pair showed up in my yard this afternoon so we will see what tomorrow brings...
Canadian geese.I really like these guys.They're so much fun to watch!I like to study their movements.Whenever they're fed crackers,they'll first dip it in water then eat it.It goes easier down their throats that way.Also I noticed that they'll only eat what's thrown at them.If you just scatter the crackers in the water and expect them to come,they won't come until they've first recognized the food you've given them.