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Birds

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The birds captured within this page were shot over many locations around the world and exemplify my love of flight.  My most challenging photos are those of the birds in flight, BIF’s, and certainly require the greatest amount of my photographic skills.
Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Not easy to miss this Macaw, as it sat high in the tree above the river we were sailing on in Costa Rica.
  • Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  • Created: May 22, 2008 - 11:41
  • Shutter Speed : 1/200
  • ISO: 400
  • Aperture: 9
  • Focal Length: 340
Tiger Heron
Tiger Heron
A voracious eater of baby crocodiles, and one of the larger birds in Costa Rica.
  • Camera: Canon EOS 30D
  • Created: May 19, 2008 - 19:48
  • Shutter Speed : 1/200
  • ISO: 800
  • Aperture: 5
  • Focal Length: 150
Gray Pelican
Gray Pelican
The inflated pouch of the Gray Pelican can hold a very large fish. Monterey, California.
  • Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • Created: October 02, 2006 - 18:57
  • Shutter Speed : 1/500
  • ISO: 200
  • Aperture: 9
  • Focal Length: 365
Gray Pelican
Gray Pelican
Shot from a hotel room in Monterey, California, I was able to shoot down on this pelican, providing a different perspective.
  • Camera: Canon EOS 7D
  • Created: October 03, 2011 - 10:59
  • Shutter Speed : 1/1600
  • ISO: 400
  • Aperture: 4
  • Focal Length: 500
White Egret
White Egret
The bokeh, the blurred area behind the egret, provided a perfect backdrop for the isolation of the single feather on top of its head. Orlando, Florida.
  • Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • Created: December 25, 2005 - 15:21
  • Shutter Speed : 1/1250
  • ISO: 200
  • Aperture: 9
  • Focal Length: 400
Red Shoulderd Hawk
Red Shoulderd Hawk
Sometimes nature comes to me, as in the case of this Red Shouldered Hawk, which I shot on my back deck during a very heavy rain.
  • Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • Created: October 05, 2005 - 11:42
  • Shutter Speed : 1/640
  • ISO: 1600
  • Aperture: 5.6
  • Focal Length: 330
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Standing at almost 5 feet tall, this GBH strikes a pose.
  • Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • Created: February 21, 2006 - 15:23
  • Shutter Speed : 1/2000
  • ISO: 200
  • Aperture: 5.6
  • Focal Length: 285
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
The backlighting of this GBH lights up its beak quite nicely. Hilton Head, South Carolina.
  • Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • Created: February 21, 2006 - 15:21
  • Shutter Speed : 1/500
  • ISO: 200
  • Aperture: 5.6
  • Focal Length: 285