Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All wonderful. The fight scenes are impressive. And the name of the first bird brought a smile to my face?who the hell comes up with ?Imperial Shag??? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 18 Dec 2019, at 16:02, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> 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