DavidTriplett Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 This is the additional weekly image thread for the Nature Forum. While images posted to this thread should still be nature in theme, it may contain a small amount of human-made objects and therefore less restricted than the Monday in Nature threads. Please see this discussion for more details: Alternative weekly thread in Nature forum Each participant please post no more than just one image per weekly thread. Many members will appreciate any information you are willing or able to provide regarding location, shooting process, exposure settings, equipment, and information on the subject(s), including scientific and/or common names. Pinnipeds on the Washington State coast. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Taken in Jack E. Hill Park, Elk Grove, CA, 29 December 2020 @ 2:02 PM Nikon D750 1/1600 sec, f/8, ISO 900 (Auto), Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD A022N @ 400mm, Range: 19.95 meters Please view full-size 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 American Crow chasing an American Kestrel D500, 500PF, f/5.6, 1/2000s, ISO 400 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Green Heron in Austin, Texas. Nikon D850 with Tamron 150-600mm lens 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Fight Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 This Cardinal, or Northern Cardinal, appears in our back yard often. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 A pied-billed grebe swallowing a bluegill I couldn't believe that a fairly small bird managed to swallow such a wide fish, but it did after struggling for like 15 minutes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Seal of Vancouver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelfarley Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 It has been blowing snow horizontally all day. I have birds at my feeder trying to stay out of the wind, like this one from a few years ago. Nikon D800e, Nikkor 400/2.8 @ f3.5, 1/1000sec, ISO 400 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 A pied-billed grebe swallowing a bluegill I couldn't believe that a fairly small bird managed to swallow such a wide fish, but it did after struggling for like 15 minutes. [ATTACH=full]1372233[/ATTACH] After it swallowed the fish, could the bird fly? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpressionz Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 After it swallowed the fish, could the bird fly? They rarely seem to do so anyway, belly full or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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