Winged Wednesday 9.18.2024

[Trent Watts]

That's very similar to the setup I use. I use the Sony 90 mm macro and the AK diffuser. Thanks for the info. I Love your work, Trent

Thanks so much Eric.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I have to stick with insects if I am going to post anything recent. I need to get out looking for fall migrant birds but have not had time.
Here are some more insects from this week.

My son's tobacco is really growing and seems to attract a lot of insects. All of these were taken on the tobacco.
Some were quite cooperative on a cool morning and let me get quite close.

My first time for shooting a Golden Dung Fly.

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A Root-maggot fly.
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Some type of aphid.
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On this cool morning I found this small Plant bug snuggled down in the spot where a leaf comes off the stem. It seemed out of the wind and well protected.
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Spectacular close-ups, Trent.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Juvenile bald eagle perched on a dead tree in the
Uncompahgre River Wildlife Area

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Great series, Amy. I haven't seen you in a while. It is great to have you back.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I have a shot of an immature crow (I call them Crow Babies) in our neighborhood. Hard to not be aware of these youngsters when one is in your neighborhood as they are incredibly noisy. They are almost constantly hungry and demanding food from their parents and don't really start feeding themselves for a couple of months. While they may not know how to get their own food they have well developed vocal cords and are squawking almost all the time. You can hear them for blocks when they are up in trees bellowing. I had my camera out a couple of days ago when this one was wandering around the lawn in front of my house so I grabbed a shot. They are quite skittish and this one took off as soon as I was spotted squeezing off this shot.

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Nice one, Alan.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

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That is a great image, Murali.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

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Oh my, the cervical spine bulge in the gular pouch is something I have never seen or imagined before. Impressive photo, Murali

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Juvenile bald eagle perched on a dead tree in the
Uncompahgre River Wildlife Area

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Impressive raptor and impressive photography too. Exceptional work, Amy

 

[Trent Watts]

Spectacular close-ups, Trent.

Thanks so much Douglas.

 

[murali]

Oh my, the cervical spine bulge in the gular pouch is something I have never seen or imagined before. Impressive photo, Murali

Thanks @Eric Gofreed . I got a similar comment from an ornithology professor at UCSD. This was shot about 15-20 years ago when I was learning to shoot a headthrow. Took me 2 years to get one headthrow right as the whole sequence is unpredictable (you dont know when a pelican will do a headthrow) and fast (lasts less than 2 sec) and u have to make sure the eyes are in focus (depth of field is a tad more than 1") and I dont clip the beak at the peak of the headthrow.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I have a shot of an immature crow (I call them Crow Babies) in our neighborhood. Hard to not be aware of these youngsters when one is in your neighborhood as they are incredibly noisy. They are almost constantly hungry and demanding food from their parents and don't really start feeding themselves for a couple of months. While they may not know how to get their own food they have well developed vocal cords and are squawking almost all the time. You can hear them for blocks when they are up in trees bellowing. I had my camera out a couple of days ago when this one was wandering around the lawn in front of my house so I grabbed a shot. They are quite skittish and this one took off as soon as I was spotted squeezing off this shot.

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superb photo, Alan