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Ready for the storm. Only concern is the large oak next to the house. Photo taken from the anticipated wind direction. Those oaks grab the wind and don't have a deep taproot. Rather, shallow roots that fan out close to the surface. Surprisingly, neighbor's son hasn't moved his boat. Since photo taken yesterday, storm path adjusted and wind may come from just the other side of the driveway, putting the boat more at risk. (Yes, I've closed the garage door.)
Last of the Elbow Falls shots.
Lumix zs200 camera.
Lumix zs200 camera.
It is acorn season for our live oak trees.
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scary stuff... watching the coverage... stay safe!
So I have a bank of bird feeders out on my deck. I work from home; six feet to my left is the sliding glass door beyond which is āFinchley Centralā as we call it. My DSLR lives here, and most of the good photos I take are of visitors to the feeders.
About two hours ago, we had an unusual visitor.
This sharp-shinned hawk is the first raptor Iāve ever seen actually land on the structure. I was lucky: he was in full sunlight, and my Canon was well within reach.
We often characterize the feeders as a ālocal bird restaurantā when weāre talking about themā¦but this takes that metaphor to a whole new (disturbing?) level, lol.
EDIT: It occurs to me I'm not sure if the spirit of this thread is specifically photography with an iPhone; most of the photos I show off are done with my Canon. Apologies if this photo isn't appropriate for the thread. I do get excited when I get a good photo of a rare visitor, lol.
FURTHER EDIT: Not that it matters at all for the purposes of this thread...but it's really difficult to determine if this is a sharp-shinned hawk or a cooper's hawk. They are two species that look almost identical, save for a handful of slightly different characteristics. The one part of the bird I would really like to see to help identify it is the tail, which unfortunately is obscured.
About two hours ago, we had an unusual visitor.
This sharp-shinned hawk is the first raptor Iāve ever seen actually land on the structure. I was lucky: he was in full sunlight, and my Canon was well within reach.
We often characterize the feeders as a ālocal bird restaurantā when weāre talking about themā¦but this takes that metaphor to a whole new (disturbing?) level, lol.
EDIT: It occurs to me I'm not sure if the spirit of this thread is specifically photography with an iPhone; most of the photos I show off are done with my Canon. Apologies if this photo isn't appropriate for the thread. I do get excited when I get a good photo of a rare visitor, lol.
FURTHER EDIT: Not that it matters at all for the purposes of this thread...but it's really difficult to determine if this is a sharp-shinned hawk or a cooper's hawk. They are two species that look almost identical, save for a handful of slightly different characteristics. The one part of the bird I would really like to see to help identify it is the tail, which unfortunately is obscured.
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I've been to Santorini, magic island, great octopus barbecues and food in general, different from the mainland and other islands. Your photo is super!
Santorini, Greece
Absolutely not. Most of us in here shoot with DSLRās or mirrorless cameras. Itās definitely not a problem people using non Apple cameras!So I have a bank of bird feeders out on my deck. I work from home; six feet to my left is the sliding glass door beyond which is āFinchley Centralā as we call it. My DSLR lives here, and most of the good photos I take are of visitors to the feeders.
About two hours ago, we had an unusual visitor.
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This sharp-shinned hawk is the first raptor Iāve ever seen actually land on the structure. I was lucky: he was in full sunlight, and my Canon was well within reach.
We often characterize the feeders as a ālocal bird restaurantā when weāre talking about themā¦but this takes that metaphor to a whole new (disturbing?) level, lol.
EDIT: It occurs to me I'm not sure if the spirit of this thread is specifically photography with an iPhone; most of the photos I show off are done with my Canon. Apologies if this photo isn't appropriate for the thread. I do get excited when I get a good photo of a rare visitor, lol.
Brown headed cowbird pair
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6 IS II USM
ISO 800 f7.1 1/100 sec
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6 IS II USM
ISO 800 f7.1 1/100 sec
Yep saw one baby being fed one year by a house sparrow ;-)Nice photo, but boo to the species, lol!
Yikes!
I don't get them very often, but I'd say they, along with robins and blues jays, are the most frequent bathers in my bird bath. As a percentage of visits, that is, if that makes sense.
Thank you.
Yep every Greek island has their own charm.
On that note, I did have some grilled octopus
in Athens.
It looks like an illustration for a fairy tale.š§āāļø
Beautiful