Herons, a few other birds and BONUS driftwood beach art!
The last time I was here I had no zoom lens...
That was making it seriously difficult for me to do any bird photography, but now I'm happy to say I'm back in business!
I can't tell you how bummed out I was when I couldn't zoom in on a flying great blue heron!
The heron colony has moved back into the park and the sky is just full of these lovely birds!
I still don't have a lot of reach with my new lens but a few of the herons got pretty close to me so I didn't have to crop all that much. Go ahead and click on some of these to see them larger.
I'll show you a few other birds I captured with my new lens... above is a male mallard duck showing some nice detail in his feathers.
A peacock resting in the sun. I'm really pleased with the level of detail in this shot.
Here's a head shot of a Canada goose that came charging at me aggressively. I must have been too close to the nesting area.
A nice seagull perched on top of a small waterfall.
Bonus driftwood birds on the beach...
Check out these lovely driftwood creations: Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle with chick in the nest.
Woodpecker
Thanks for checking out my latest bird photos... all made with my Olympus E-M1 MkII and my new 40-150 f/2.8 lens.
Your shots are always so wonderful ! This is the difference between professional and amateur... 😉 ❤️
Thank you very much, Barbara! What a lovely comment :-)
Glad you are happy with your new lense! Lovely shots! !Tip
Thanks very much, Melinda. I only have 1/2 the reach I had before but the lens is so sharp I can crop quite a bit. At some point I may try to add a teleconverter. I just wish all this stuff was not so expensive!
Terrific post, have to love that driftwood art!!
Thanks so much, @karbon! There was a bunch more driftwood art that I may post another time.
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Lovely shots ..Birds in flight a challenge... You over came 👍🦅
Thanks very much, I'm glad you liked the photos. Birds in flight are my favourite subject.
Mine too...
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Beautiful shots of the blue heron @keithboone and those driftwood art pieces, awesome.
Thanks a lot, @farm-mom! Glad you liked the photos!