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Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

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p.51 #1 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Not a BIF... a Rough-skinned Newt, photographed with a Sony A7R II and an adapted Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f3.5 lens, hand-held.

Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)

ILCE-7RM2 ---- lens 1/60s 640 ISO -1.0 EV

Jan 03, 2026 at 12:56 PM

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p.51 #2 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Today's AKs....

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/4000s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/3200s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/4000s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/4000s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/5.0 1/500s 500 ISO +0.3 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/500s 800 ISO +0.3 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/500s 640 ISO +0.3 EV

Jan 03, 2026 at 07:44 PM

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p.51 #3 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Great work with the SEOs arbitrage, Pius, etc. I am jealous of all the short eared owls up north. Most years we get none, occasionally one will make it to the area.

Recent shots:

With the 2x TC on the 600GM:

Jan 04, 2026 at 12:13 AM

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p.51 #4 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Man all these British Columbia Short Eared Owl shots are to die for!

Guess I have to start planning a trip out there in December next year!

Jan 04, 2026 at 12:57 AM

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p.51 #5 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

20260105-DSC01470 by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

American Kestrel by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Jan 05, 2026 at 04:55 PM

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p.51 #6 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Arrived too late for SEOs

Female Yellow-rumped Warbler

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/8.0 1/2000s 2500 ISO +0.3 EV

Immature Yellow-rumped Warbler

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/8.0 1/1600s 3200 ISO +0.3 EV

Female Northern Harrier

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/8.0 1/2000s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV

Immature Bald Eagle

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/8.0 1/2000s 500 ISO +0.3 EV

Jan 05, 2026 at 05:43 PM

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p.51 #7 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Evening shooting at Bosque after 4pm.

ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/1250s 5000 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/2000s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/1250s 6400 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/2000s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/1250s 5000 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 05, 2026 at 06:01 PM

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p.51 #8 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

louie champan wrote:
Evening shooting at Bosque after 4pm.

Excellent series! I have never been but really need to plan it later this year.

Jan 05, 2026 at 07:16 PM

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p.51 #9 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

ILCE-7RM5 200mm f/2.8 1/500s 3200 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 05, 2026 at 07:20 PM

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p.51 #10 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Jan 05, 2026 at 07:54 PM

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p.51 #11 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

louie champan wrote:
Evening shooting at Bosque after 4pm.

I agree with Bill - a really great series - the light in each was excellent as was the action

Jan 05, 2026 at 10:51 PM

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p.51 #12 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

louie champan wrote:
Evening shooting at Bosque after 4pm.

Those are truly gorgeous images, Louie!

Jan 06, 2026 at 12:40 AM

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p.51 #13 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Headed home from a small town errand yesterday, and my spotter (wife) yells, "Bald Eagle!" I make a U-turn and capture this. The pro highway cleaners had already come and gone and the eagle was doing cleanup.

Jan 06, 2026 at 05:55 AM

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p.51 #14 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

A winter wonderland

American Kestrel by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Jan 06, 2026 at 09:40 AM

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p.51 #15 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

American Kestrel by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Jan 06, 2026 at 10:52 AM

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p.51 #16 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

A portrait

20260105-DSC00849 by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Jan 07, 2026 at 02:51 PM

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p.51 #17 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Always a nemesis of mine, the Male Northern Harrier.

ILCE-9M3 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/1250s 6400 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-9M3 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/1000s 3200 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 07, 2026 at 11:30 PM

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p.51 #18 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

I couldn't tell what was on my wall, too small. Broke out my new 100mm macro plus 2x tc and sigma macro flash

ILCE-9M3 FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 200mm f/14.0 1/1250s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 08, 2026 at 01:54 PM

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p.51 #19 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

Around the bird feeder...black rat & song sparrow

ILCE-1 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.5 1/2500s 8000 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.5 1/2500s 10000 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 08, 2026 at 03:48 PM

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p.51 #20 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel

sharp shin hawk

DSC-RX10M4 220mm f/4.0 1/400s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV

ILCE-1 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS lens 300mm f/4.5 1/2500s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 08, 2026 at 04:12 PM

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