About two weeks ago (without stopping to check) we were out in the ACE Basin rice fields and found ourselves with a fair number of different marsh birds. I changed to shooting single shot images with a few different new settings. Basically trying ‘stuff’ with the new gear. (Note; I have been using Canon 7D2 cameras since 2014, I’m at the point where I will be testing my new things forever LOL.)
Below the White Pelican was a bit faster than me, by just enough to throw the shot off balance. But it was one of the few Pelican flights of the day.
Next was the Great Egret fly by. The Great Blue in the background was a complete surprise when I loaded the files.
The ‘speed demon’, a Belted Kingfisher. Here it didn’t matter what I was doing. You only get one try with a Kingfisher. This bird likes to perch up on the trunk, the dike water gate between marshes. I know he’s there, all the time, and guess how many shots like this I have…yep.
An Egret slow walking along the marsh edge.
Last is a Wood Stork. These big guys almost always move slow. No need to hurry, the other locals never bother them. Even the Alligators look to avoid them.
A few random bird images from a rice field and marsh.
😎🙌🏼😎🙌🏼😎
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I have to spend the winters in the gym to keep the arms strong enough to whip The Beast around to get those flying shots. Getting harder and harder every year and the broken elbow this year doesn’t help that at all ha. Really like the Kingfisher shot – very stoic.
My new neck, and the fake pieces installed, made me retire my gear. I had months to do research and turns out new 4/3’s sensors, camera tech, and really quality glass got me better tools and a third of the weight. 😆
Quite the day out 😊
His winter started out really slow. A few good days and suddenly I’m hundreds of images behind. Planning a trip to the Florida marshes soon too. I will never catch up. The Florida marshes are only a few hours south, we try to hit a few weeks, or long weekends, before it gets busy here.
Yes, spoiled. Which is exactly why we bailed on our world and moved down here. 😁😁
I can see the appeal 😊