Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
p.34 #1Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Unlike the Eastern Gray Squirrel, the much larger Western Gray Squirrel is having a hard time with it being listed as threatened and vulnerable in the Pacific Northwest. "Charlie" visits every day for chatter and a peanut. Don't get your fingers near that mouth (it looks a lot like a peanut), and they have a strong bite. He usually holds on to my hand so that he doesn't mistake my finger for the peanut.
ILCE-1 FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II lens 65535 lens 153mm f/4.0 1/1000s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
Aug 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
p.34 #3Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Shots from the past week...
I don't think Osprey will eat crab so he either mistook it for a flatfish or snagged it by accident and missed the fish. He dropped the crab a few seconds later.
I don't think Osprey will eat crab so he either mistook it for a flatfish or snagged it by accident and missed the fish. He dropped the crab a few seconds later.
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/5.0 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/5.0 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/5.0 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/5.0 1/5000s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/5.0 1/5000s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/5000s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.0 1/4000s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.0 1/2500s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.0 1/4000s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/5000s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.5 1/6400s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.5 1/6400s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
Aug 30, 2025 at 03:17 PM
p.34 #4Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Highspeed pass, American Kestrel
American Kestrel by Jose Raposo, on Flickr
American Kestrel by Jose Raposo, on FlickrAug 30, 2025 at 06:36 PM
p.34 #5Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
arbitrage wrote:
Shots from the past week...
I don't think Osprey will eat crab so he either mistook it for a flatfish or snagged it by accident and missed the fish. He dropped the crab a few seconds later.
Great series, though I suspect thistle you must be especially satisfied with the swallow image
Shots from the past week...
I don't think Osprey will eat crab so he either mistook it for a flatfish or snagged it by accident and missed the fish. He dropped the crab a few seconds later.
Great series, though I suspect thistle you must be especially satisfied with the swallow image
Aug 30, 2025 at 08:26 PM
p.34 #6Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
A couple from this morning with the A1/G00GM. Finally some light.
Aug 30, 2025 at 09:12 PM
p.34 #7Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
American Goldfinch
ILCE-1 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS lens 65535 lens 300mm f/4.0 1/1000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
Aug 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
p.34 #9Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Australia Sampler 1: Rainbow Lorikeets
Just returned from Australia on a semi-birding trip. As we unexpectedly had a full house sitter for the month of August, we hurriedly took the opportunity to visit sister/brother-in-laws in Australia (Sydney suburbs) for 3 weeks. My wife’s 3rd visit but my first. In spite of still being winter, was able to squeeze in some considerable photo birding time. Visited 20+ locations around Sydney and similar ones in Cairns (all sunny in 3 days stay) with the generous help of upcoming birders (brother/sister-in-laws) and locally hired day tour guides ( https://www.zestforbirds.com/ in Sydney and Tropical Birding Australia and Doug Herrington in Cairns).
Brought only the A1 + FE200-600 + 1.4XTC with A6700 as body back-up (with the FE100-400 staying) although knowing the challenges of low light conditions of woodlands and rainforest from past adventures. I value more the reach rather than low light capability (actually I only have a heavy old/vintage 300mm f2.8 A-mount with LA-EA5) and let current software processing help in the noise/sharpness improvements. About 80% usable results with wintry rainy/overcast conditions mixing in with the challenges.
Missed some birds, got “rubbish” shots too but also got some bonus ones and had too many on some as one pass with few minutes stay won’t guarantee a sighting even if those birds are frequent visitors. Sometimes more than one hour walk resulted in just some distant chirpings. Some birds sometimes were on big prohibitive “roundabouts” but one street corner proven to host 3 types of Lorikeets.
Here’s one iconic Australian bird limitedly observed with widespread distribution around Sydney and in Cairns – the Rainbow Lorikeets: lingering on top of the trees, halfway the trees, at eye level for low flowering plants and on the grounds.
Just returned from Australia on a semi-birding trip. As we unexpectedly had a full house sitter for the month of August, we hurriedly took the opportunity to visit sister/brother-in-laws in Australia (Sydney suburbs) for 3 weeks. My wife’s 3rd visit but my first. In spite of still being winter, was able to squeeze in some considerable photo birding time. Visited 20+ locations around Sydney and similar ones in Cairns (all sunny in 3 days stay) with the generous help of upcoming birders (brother/sister-in-laws) and locally hired day tour guides ( https://www.zestforbirds.com/ in Sydney and Tropical Birding Australia and Doug Herrington in Cairns).
Brought only the A1 + FE200-600 + 1.4XTC with A6700 as body back-up (with the FE100-400 staying) although knowing the challenges of low light conditions of woodlands and rainforest from past adventures. I value more the reach rather than low light capability (actually I only have a heavy old/vintage 300mm f2.8 A-mount with LA-EA5) and let current software processing help in the noise/sharpness improvements. About 80% usable results with wintry rainy/overcast conditions mixing in with the challenges.
Missed some birds, got “rubbish” shots too but also got some bonus ones and had too many on some as one pass with few minutes stay won’t guarantee a sighting even if those birds are frequent visitors. Sometimes more than one hour walk resulted in just some distant chirpings. Some birds sometimes were on big prohibitive “roundabouts” but one street corner proven to host 3 types of Lorikeets.
Here’s one iconic Australian bird limitedly observed with widespread distribution around Sydney and in Cairns – the Rainbow Lorikeets: lingering on top of the trees, halfway the trees, at eye level for low flowering plants and on the grounds.
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Aug 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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p.34 #12Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
A few shots from the around the Osprey nesting piling.
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/6.3 1/3200s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/6.3 1/3200s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/2500s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/6.3 1/3200s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
Sep 01, 2025 at 07:18 PM
p.34 #13Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Peregrine and grebe
Unusual to pick one of these out the water so while I saw him coming I didn't expect him pick the grebe up as he was passing
Usually they hunt the waders on the beach nearby.
Unusual to pick one of these out the water so while I saw him coming I didn't expect him pick the grebe up as he was passing
Usually they hunt the waders on the beach nearby.Sep 02, 2025 at 12:08 AM
p.34 #14Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Spoonbill
A1ii + 300 + 2xTC
A1ii + 300 + 2xTC
Sep 02, 2025 at 04:16 AM
p.34 #15Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird by Jose Raposo, on Flickr
Eastern Kingbird by Jose Raposo, on FlickrSep 02, 2025 at 11:29 AM
p.34 #16Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher by Jose Raposo, on Flickr
Belted Kingfisher by Jose Raposo, on FlickrSep 03, 2025 at 12:56 PM
p.34 #17Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Australia Sampler 2: Noisy Miner (ignore list member)
We landed early morning in Sydney and in-laws took us directly to Coogee beach and Centennial park. At Coogee beach while munching sort of a brunch, saw my first Rainbow Lorikeets but too far. Then a bird flew nearer with predictable flight and easy AF against the sky. Brother-in-law identified it as the Noisy Miner (member of the honey eater family). One burst easily resulted in 19 usable frames.
After three days, it was placed on my ignore list as it was all over the place - in most parks we visited up to Cairns, along streets, yards, shopping area, etc. Also easily appears uninvited to park picnics/munching. On the positive side, easily available and good practice birds for BIF/different wings configurations. Sample shots below.
We landed early morning in Sydney and in-laws took us directly to Coogee beach and Centennial park. At Coogee beach while munching sort of a brunch, saw my first Rainbow Lorikeets but too far. Then a bird flew nearer with predictable flight and easy AF against the sky. Brother-in-law identified it as the Noisy Miner (member of the honey eater family). One burst easily resulted in 19 usable frames.
After three days, it was placed on my ignore list as it was all over the place - in most parks we visited up to Cairns, along streets, yards, shopping area, etc. Also easily appears uninvited to park picnics/munching. On the positive side, easily available and good practice birds for BIF/different wings configurations. Sample shots below.
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Sep 03, 2025 at 10:34 PM
p.34 #18Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Nothing beats Zebras for nailing exposure.
Sep 03, 2025 at 11:31 PM
p.34 #19Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher by Jose Raposo, on Flickr
Belted Kingfisher by Jose Raposo, on FlickrSep 04, 2025 at 04:33 AM
p.34 #20Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Red-tailed hawk
Red-tailed hawk by Jose Raposo, on Flickr
Red-tailed hawk by Jose Raposo, on FlickrSep 04, 2025 at 10:13 AM