Birds 2013

[ValeryD]

Cogito - nice shots!




Whiteshell Park White lake by Valery_RW, on Flickr

[Birma]

Lovely detail in those Valery

[Greg Beetham]

I’m trying to imagine what kind of disguise Valery adopted to get so close to the Plover (I think) to get those excellent shots, maybe dressed up as a rather large hermit crab maybe or a large piece of driftwood, but great work whatever it was.
Greg

[ValeryD]

I’m trying to imagine what kind of disguise Valery adopted to get so close to the Plover (I think) to get those excellent shots, maybe dressed up as a rather large hermit crab maybe or a large piece of driftwood, but great work whatever it was.
Greg

Thank you for the comment!
I all the time looking on my pet to get the same dressing code.
like example - this crab typing the comments for me LOL


And what I got:

The Bird from Birdshill park by Valery_RW, on Flickr

[Greg Beetham]

Yeah good one Valery, a ‘pet’ hermit crab that can type no less, hmmm I think I smell a leg pull there somewhere, but good action shot just the same.
I’ve seen the great Plover and eggs shot before I think but it’s still as good as before, it sure is an outstanding photo.
Greg

[sury]

Nice shots Valery.

Sury

[sury]

No where close to the caliber of posts here but what the hey...

[Birma]

Love their red hair-dos

[Cogito]

Nice close-ups Valery! Your secret must be camouflage!

[Cogito]

No where close to the caliber of posts here but what the hey...

Sury, you do yourself an injustice! With a bit of PP it really is a fine image. With your permission? I hope you don't object...

[Greg Beetham]

It’s a plenty good enough capture to get an ID Sury, it’s a Red Crested Cardinal, (introduced from South America) I’m pretty sure it is anyway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crested_Cardinal
Greg
ps I agree Cogito, I think Valery has discovered the secret of invisibility.

[ValeryD]

My secret is very simple - I never go straight to the animal, use a "zigzag motion", or even be a little bit away from the animal. Direct traffic for the animal to be an attack of the animal.

PS. Thank you for the comments!


Assesippi Park by Valery_RW, on Flickr

[sury]

Tony,
Thank you and much appreciated. You did improve it tremendously.
Valery, that is another fantastic capture and composition.

Sury

[Birma]

Great Heron shot Valery. Your zigzag approach sounds interesting.

[Greg Beetham]

Marvellous Heron shot Valery.
I have tried many kinds of approaches to birds including zig-zag (can work here sort-of, depends on the individual bird) but I think the birds here have worked out from prior experience when humans are involved there are two types of birds, live smart ones and dead dumb ones. Just as an example I noticed one day that the local Egrets won’t let you within fifty metres of them while walking, but you can go by some of them reasonably close in a boat, as long as you don’t stop.
Greg