Daily Archives: September 13, 2016

Bird Photos Plus Equipment for Sale

I’ve got some bird shots to share with you in this newsletter, but first let me give you a couple of tips on excellent cameras and lenses that friends are selling at good prices.  Paul Denman at pddenman@att.net has a Canon 1 D Mark IV  with extra batteries for sale.  Sylvia Garcia at sylvia@sylviagarcia-smith.com has a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon 500 mm lens plus a Canon 7D and a teleconverter for sale.  She says it’s all listed on her Facebook page (Sylvia Garcia).  Let me know if you have any difficulty reaching these folks.

Now, here are some captures from recent days near Edinburg, Texas.  Click on an image to enlarge and sharpen it.

Snowy Egret eating fish
Snowy Egret eating fish
Snowy Egret plucking minnow from water on the fly.
Snowy Egret plucking minnow from water on the fly.
Snowy Egret launching into flight.
Snowy Egret launching into flight.
Snowy Egrets resting on floating log.
Snowy Egrets resting on floating log.

A turtle takes over when the sun comes up.

Red-eared Slider sunning
Red-eared Slider sunning
Wood Stork landing
Wood Stork landing

Wood stork images have been tough for me to come by, so I jumped at the chance to try for these guys as they passed through south Texas on their fall migration.

Wood Stork in flight at sunrise
Wood Stork in flight at sunrise
Cormorant and sunrise.
Cormorant and sunrise.

All of these photos were made with the Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 500 mm lens on a Feisol  tripod with Wimberley head.  I had to use ISOs of up to 1600 as the sun was coming up and then reduced it as quickly as possible to 500.  All this was to sustain sufficient shutter speed to capture the flight action (1/2000 second or faster).

Larry