SuperMarina's photos with the keyword: bird

This snowy was nice enough to hold its wing up so the sun lit it up just perfect from behind!

Peregrines always do this; I think they'd like a D500 themselves!

I've been trying to compare the AF tracking on my D500 and the Z6; this is the Z6 being just a bit behind (I wanted it to keep the bird's eyes in focus). Of course, the D500 didn't do much better despite slightly faster AF. Still, the main problem is that I can't track the birds; my cameras are far better than I could ever be!

For 1/640th of a second, the fish thought it might still escape...

At one time I thought I might be able to shoot wildlife with my 500mm mirror lens. After trying I realized this was not realistic. But the ring bokeh typical of mirror lenses would look really cool in shots of birds flying over water, so I faked it. To create this image, which a single shot with a mirror lens could have done if mirror lenses were sharp, required two professional cameras, two RAW images in four layers, and about an hour fiddling around in Photoshop.

Yes, I quite understand. The biggest one got away. Mine did too. They always do.

... when on the fence is just too exposed!

Another pelican; they are almost all I have photographed lately.

Once when we were kids two of my cousins dared each other to swallow whole anchovies. They would have got away with it if one of them hadn't gotten the fish stuck in his throat and almost choked. Somehow I don't think pelicans would have such troubles.

This shot just reminded me of the little pigeon hologram on visa cards. And since it is landing away from me it can't symbolize another credit card landing in my mail box. And that is of course a good thing!

... and I'll be gone for a while...