Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric C, Don D, Lluis, Douglas B and Jim N Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 11:23 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >