Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the pair o noccies is really nice and the diving red-footed booby is exceptional i?m glad you get to travel?yoour photos of wildlife are very enjoyable ric > On Feb 5, 2019, at 11:50 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Congratulations, Jayanand. You've done it again! These are excellent > bird images, sharp, and with excellent color rendition. > > I chuckled when I saw the Penguins. Their mustaches and chin whiskers > remind me of my own. :-) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 2/5/2019 10:23 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: >> After giving everyone a bit of a break, I am continuing my Galapagos >> photographs, with a set of birds. >> >> We start with the Brown Pelican, which stays close to shore, so it is >> relatively easy to photograph: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3488.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3493.jpg.html >> >> There are three species of Booby found on the Galapagos, the Blue-footed, >> Red-footed and Nazca. They coexist quite happily, as they feed at >> different >> parts of the ocean - the Blue-footed close to the shore, the Nazca between >> the islands and the Red-footed far out to sea. The legendary mating dance >> is of the Blue-footed Booby, but the only one I saw, if one can call it >> that, was in the undergrowth, some distance away: >> >> Blue-footed Booby: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181128-5005.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181128-5455.jpg.html >> >> Red-footed Booby: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-6829b.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-6710.jpg.html >> >> Nazca Booby >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181128-5062.jpg.html >> >> Some other birds include the Swallow-tailed Gull >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3356.jpg.html >> >> Galapagos Brown Noddy Tern (why brown beats me - they look grey to my >> eyes!) >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4205.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4211.jpg.html >> >> Last but not the least, a penguin on the equator, the Galapagos Penguin, >> related to the Magellanic penguins. They are not too numerous, and their >> habitat is a narrow stretch between Fernandina and Isabella Island where >> the water is appreciably cooler. What really sets them apart, I think, is >> that they do not live in large, raucous colonies, but in compact family >> group of 4-5 birds: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4400.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4418.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