A few from a day off

[Vinam]

Here's a few shots from my day off,

The first .. a Cardinal, something tells me , this little fellow and me are gonna get to know eachother quite well , I now know where he lives !!!



For #2 , I submit my first baby shots, I'm not exactly sure, but I belive the geese eat so much grass, they've dyed thier gooslings green .. none the less, they were quite adorable and very busy on the riverbank...



for the third shot, I have " Looney Toons " ...Loons remind me of dinosaurs, they are so primative ... but beautiful, I felt lucky to catch a few in a tree sunning themselves



and to finish,, the reason I went to this goldmine of animals and birds ... my current favorite obsession , Ospreys ... they have young in the nests ( though I have yet to even see one ) .. I tracked one for a while out over the river and was able to get a few flying shots .... though not of great quality, it was very far out and using manual focus, I feel lucky to get what I got lol


searching the river for movement, I was hoping for a dive and a fish, but we both had no luck.

Just another afternoon at a park, nice weather and wonderful subjects to photograph.. hope you like em,

Vin

[Sparkie1263]

Nice series Vin. I seen the first gooslings of the season the other day but they ran away before I could get any shots. Nice osprey I have to go check the nesting areas. We have an eagle nest not far from here I might have to go check it out.

Frank

[windrider86]

Great shots, especially the babies

[RuthieMae]

Aww, I absolutely love #2! Great shots!

[ricklumpas]

Great shots, especially the pics of the gooslings!

[Fred flyfisher]

Really nice set Vin. I really like the goslings the best. Good job.

[pjflan7]

What an amazing variety of subjects to shoot. Really like the cardinal.......chased one all over the place the other day....

[jakethepig]

Vin, you are getting better and better with the birds. I can't wait for your acquaintance with the cardinal. He is one colourful fellow. That is certainly an Awwwww moment with the goslings and such amazing detail in the looney toons one. So all these excellent captures were a bonus as you said you went to capture the Osprey and what a great capture it is too. He looks great in flight and the composition is good too. This is super work Vin. Can't wait for the Cardinal ones.

Jake.

[SusanH1970]

Vin, another wonderfu series from you!

In the first, I love the pop of the red in a field of green. The simplicity of just two vibrant colors is wonderful!

In the second - well, how much cuter can they be? Great detail - I love the mix of textures - the soft fuzziness of the chicks against the mix of textures of the ground.

In the third, if it were any sharper I'd need a bandaid! Excellent focus.

And last but not least - the fourth - there's something about the simplicity of this. It seems to show the pure freedom in flying in the open sky.

You're getting better, better, and better by the minute!

[Hayward Taylor]

These are excellent photos .. you've put together another stunning series from your vast repertoire of skills .. very nicely done, Vin .. love them all