Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Blue-Eyed Shag is a beautiful bird! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 12/18/2019 7:36 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > That's an excellent shot of the Imperial Shag (great name that) and > while I know little about birds its orange beak bulge does seem oddly > unstreamlined considering it breaks the water from a height with its > head. I also like the penguins ganging up on the skua, but the > albatross is magnificent. A fruitful trip, Jayanand. > > Douglas > > > On 18/12/2019 15:02, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: >> The second and final bunch of photographs from the Falkland Islands, >> featuring all the birds that were the supporting act, for me, at >> least, to >> the charming Gentoo Penguins! >> >> We start with the Blue-eyed or Imperial Shag: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14029.jpg.html >> >> >> >> Next we take the Upland Goose - the first three photographs are two >> males >> locked in a vicious territorial battle that took over 10 minutes to >> run its >> course - one even held the other's head under the water to try and >> drown it >> (no picture of this because as a still it lacks drama!). The last is the >> victor with his family. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-15945.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-15948.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-16084.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-16146.jpg.html >> >> >> >> We go on, now to the elegant and beautiful Black-browed Albatross. >> This is >> by far the most common albatross seen in these parts, and 80% of the >> worldwide population breed in the Falklands. The two flight shots are >> virtually full frame - I might have cropped 5% of the first one - >> taken as >> they whizzed by just over my head to then descend to their nest in a >> mixed >> colony with Rockhopper Penguins, in a gorge: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14199.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14200.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-16341.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14249.jpg.html >> >> >> >> Rockhopper Penguins are among the smallest penguins, and they >> actually hop >> up steep cliffs to reach their breeding areas which are inevitably on >> top, >> as they come back from foraging in the sea. Unfortunately, the best >> place >> to see this behaviour, Saunders Island was in the grip of a violent >> squall >> on the day we landed, so there was no activity at all. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191029-16257.jpg.html >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14089.jpg.html >> >> >> >> I finish with a couple of grebes/ducks: >> >> White-tufted Grebe: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13117.jpg.html >> >> >> >> Crested Duck: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13131.jpg.html >> >> >> >> Please see LARGE. >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >