“Most successful” because I got more sharp shots than I’ve ever managed to get in a single flight series in the past and because several of them are among my favorite photos of the species, in flight or not.
If you’re not interested in this subject as a photographer I would think many bird lovers would be interested in it as a demonstration of how incredibly fast little birds are.
There’s twelve images here but this post is really about my experience using Canon’s “new” EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens in combination with a 1.4 extender (teleconverter).
I was delighted to get so many sharp shots of this Red-tailed Hawk during and after takeoff.
How’s that for a convoluted, seemingly disjointed title? I’ll try to pull it all together as you proceed through the post.
It isn’t often that I can stay locked on to a bird in flight for this many images after takeoff.
Predicting the behavior of this Western Meadowlark allowed me to get a boat-load of very interesting action shots.
This experience with Greater Sage Grouse was one of my most memorable in the field.
This is only a mediocre image at best and I’ll never use it for anything other than this post but I was impressed that I was able to get it at all.
Recently I’ve made two camping trips largely in pursuit of Sage Grouse. The first was a boom and the latter a huge bust.
Birds typically eject pellets very quickly and this Western Kingbird was no exception.
I don’t believe that I photograph any species more pugnacious than the Cliff Swallow. Their combative nature can lead to some interesting photo opportunities but they’re so darned quick that doing it well is very difficult.
