Waterbird selection (12 pics)

[squidfish]

Hi

Been out doing some wild waterbirds in the last couple of weeks so thought I would post a selection :). sorry there are a lot of shots but it has been quite productive.

Common but looks good in the early morning light, a feeding Coot

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/coot3.jpg

Always a tricky exposure call, a cormorant

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/cormo2.jpg

A water rail dashing between reedbeds

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/wrail1.jpg

Great crested Grebe

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/gcrestg3.jpg

On to some ducks

A tufted duck in a flap

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/tufter3.jpg

Immature Goldeneye

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/gefem9.jpg

Pintail

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/pt7.jpg

Shoveler female with that comical beak

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/femshove2.jpg

Male shoveler

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/shov2.jpg

and Wigeon to finish

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/wig1.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/wigprof.jpg

and one last shot before I go a close up of that very shy crow species the Jay with the strange eyes they have.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/jaynuts.jpg

Cheers

Rich

[gman0526]

These are all amzing shots. I'm not a bird person, but I surely enjoy your pictures a lot.

[Cavy2]

Rich,
I always enjoy your shots! Would you mind sharing what lens you typically use?
Thanks,
Kathy

[squidfish]

thanks for the replies. Kathy these were shot using the Canon 500mm f4 lens which somethimes has the 1.4 x teleconvertor added to give some extra distance.

cheers

Rich

[alanhill]

I think Rich's series are getting better and better. The water rail stands out for me, because they are such hard birds to see - so nailing an action shot like this is a top-quality effort. Well done!

Alan

[Houndog]

Beautiful pictures Rich! The shoveler really gets my attention but I like the pose on the tufted duck also.

[crispie764]

I love the detail on the cormorant's wings. These are all great photos. We have four species of ducks floating in our creek, hopefully I can manage to take such nice photo's like yours. I'm not a complete beginner in photography, (only had cheap 35mm cameras till now) I bought a Pentax K100d and love it. And last year my dad let me have his Pentax K1000 SLR so I exchange the lenses for both cameras all the time.