Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim N, Philippe and Ric Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 7:30 AM 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