A few shots from the local park
p.1 #1A few shots from the local park
I went to my nearby park the other morning. There wasn't much going on, but I did manage a few decent shots. I spotted a Green Heron a ways down the pond and was making my way to him when intercepted by a guy with his dog. He stopped me and started asking me about my gear, and I didn't want to be rude, so spoke with him for a few minutes. By the time we were through the Greenie had gone and I never saw him again. 
Greg
Eastern Phoebe
Carolina Wren
Western Kingbird? Merlin insists it is, but I don't see any belly color.
Greg
Eastern Phoebe
OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/160s 400 ISO -0.7 EV
Carolina Wren
OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/320s 400 ISO -0.3 EV
Western Kingbird? Merlin insists it is, but I don't see any belly color.
OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/320s 400 ISO -0.3 EV
Aug 02, 2026 at 05:19 PM
p.1 #2A few shots from the local park
My condolences on the Greenie, Greg, an otherwise, fine capturing!
Douglas
Douglas
Aug 03, 2026 at 05:28 AM
p.1 #3A few shots from the local park
Very nice set Greg. Lens thinks it's a Western Kingbird. There is just a touch of yellow on the belly and I'm wondering if that's a reflection from the foliage rather than your subjects coloring.
Morris
Morris
Aug 03, 2026 at 06:37 AM
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douter wrote:
My condolences on the Greenie, Greg, an otherwise, fine capturing!
Douglas
Thanks, Douglas. My efforts have been a bit frustrating lately. This morning I went out back with the dog and saw a large bird several streets over in the top of a tall tree -- it didn't look like any hawk I was familiar with, so ran in and grabbed my camera just to get an ID photo. I got two quick shots before he took off, not to be seen again.
Turns out it was a Mississippi Kite -- first one I've ever seen around here.
Here is one of the shots from way too far away and cropped like an Army haircut.
Greg
My condolences on the Greenie, Greg, an otherwise, fine capturing!
Douglas
Thanks, Douglas. My efforts have been a bit frustrating lately. This morning I went out back with the dog and saw a large bird several streets over in the top of a tall tree -- it didn't look like any hawk I was familiar with, so ran in and grabbed my camera just to get an ID photo. I got two quick shots before he took off, not to be seen again.
Turns out it was a Mississippi Kite -- first one I've ever seen around here.
Here is one of the shots from way too far away and cropped like an Army haircut.
Greg
OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/2000s 400 ISO +0.3 EV
Aug 03, 2026 at 05:59 PM
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p.1 #5A few shots from the local park
morris wrote:
Very nice set Greg. Lens thinks it's a Western Kingbird. There is just a touch of yellow on the belly and I'm wondering if that's a reflection from the foliage rather than your subjects coloring.
Morris
Thanks for the comment, Morris. I saw that slight hint of yellow too, but figured is was from the foliage.
Greg
Very nice set Greg. Lens thinks it's a Western Kingbird. There is just a touch of yellow on the belly and I'm wondering if that's a reflection from the foliage rather than your subjects coloring.
Morris
Thanks for the comment, Morris. I saw that slight hint of yellow too, but figured is was from the foliage.
Greg
Aug 03, 2026 at 06:01 PM
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Very nice set ! Neat seeing the Mississippi Kite, they are lovely .
Birdie
Birdie
Aug 03, 2026 at 07:37 PM
p.1 #7A few shots from the local park
birdied wrote:
Very nice set ! Neat seeing the Mississippi Kite, they are lovely .
Birdie
Thank you, Roberta! They have pretty long wings for their size.
Greg
Very nice set ! Neat seeing the Mississippi Kite, they are lovely .
Birdie
Thank you, Roberta! They have pretty long wings for their size.
Greg
Aug 03, 2026 at 09:35 PM