A brief return to the 'size' theme of earlier in the week. I'll start with a photo taken on Thursday that got put to one side in favour of the fox post. It's a pheasant in the fields that run alongside Falmer Village.
The rest are from today, mainly taken in fading light. The heron is, in the first shot, beating a hasty retreat having just touched down and only then realizing how close I was.
These are more conventional shots of the same bird.
A minor diversion in theme back to smaller species, mainly to note that there are still a few swallows in the skies over Sussex. It's very late in the season, but presumably they are still fattening up on the seemingly (and surprisingly) abundant insect life. No photos of the swallows, but I'll include one more shot from today. It's at the small end of the scale: a little grebe at dusk.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
gdare
10 Nov 2012Is it touching a water with a wing? Wow! That's nice photo :up:
Yes, some birds are really big :left:
SittingFox
11 Nov 2012That heron's feet! :eyes: It's a wonder that they can fly at all.
serola
12 Nov 2012Great shots :hat: Your's as well, Darko :up:
gdare
12 Nov 2012Sami, I actually used it for my post and than saw a subject on this one – Big Birds 😀
Thanks!
serola
13 Nov 2012Originally posted by gdare:
I need to have a look then 🙂
Words
13 Nov 2012Darko, that's a great photo. You are just about eagle size! :faint:
Words
13 Nov 2012Adele, I can never quite believe herons in landing or take-off mode. They look so utterly ungainly, and completely lacking in anything approaching aerodynamic shape. Somehow though they transform once they manage to get off the ground.
Words
13 Nov 2012Sami, thanks. But I think Darko's shot is the real gem here.
serola
14 Nov 2012Originally posted by Words:
So is the second one of your's :up: :hat:
Words
15 Nov 2012Sami, :cheers: