Birds

Hi All, Bill invited me to joint the forum, so thought I would introduce msyelf with a few raptor shots. I currently live in the SF Bay Area, but got started in photography way back when I lived in Tacoma and Puyallup. I currently shoot wildlife primarily with a Sony A9/A7R4, combo, but sometimes sneak in a shot using my Fuji X-T3.

White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite 149 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Osprey doing some construction

The Heavy Lifter by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Eagle on frozen over lake (Tule Lake, CA)

Eagle on Frozen Lake by lennycarl08, on Flickr

My first time out in ages. I was getting cabin fever and asked my wife drive Daren and me down to the marsh on Valentine's Day (2-14-2020).

The herons paid no particular attention to me.



Wesley, on the other hand, wondered where I had been.

So this mom decided that the light-cord over my entryway would make the perfect home

New Tenants! by lennycarl08, on Flickr

And she dutifully sat on the clutch of 2 eggs

Mama in the Nest by lennycarl08, on Flickr

And we were very lucky to find two hungry babies the other morning

We're Hungry! by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Now mom stays away from the nest except for feeding time as to not attract any predators. They grow quickly so won't be around but a few weeks before they will learn to fly and eventually leave. For now I have something fun to watch while I...