Birds Babies Everywhere

[GvilleRick]

I took a walk around a local nature preserve this afternoon and got photos of several baby birds of various types.

Here is a shot from Sunday of two barred owlets.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 1600

Apparently they fledged yesterday and today I got this shot of one high in a tree.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 500

A few minutes later I saw the second one in a tree a bit lower in another tree on the trail.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

Wood Duck hen with her four ducklings.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 268.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

Great Blue Heron watching over the two chicks in the nest.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

 

[Tim Mayo]

Lovely shots Rick!

 

[Roland]

The barred owls are a gem.

 

[GvilleRick]

The barred owls are a gem.

Last year I tried several times to see the barred owls at this same location and never was able to see them. This year I've already seen them a couple of times.