Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]NODDIES! sorry ric > On Feb 5, 2019, at 9:00 PM, CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information