One of my own shots. Not sure what it is but they nest in a patch of trees in the marsh about a mile from my house this time of year.
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More Orcas etc.
David Gauci was on a whale watching tour yesterday and got a few good shots.
Lots of Orcas around right now.
Spy-hopping.
Totally airborne.
Backstroke.
Seals hanging on beach. Really low tides the past few days.
This woman braved the cold waters and swam out a bit towards these guys.
This is literally across the road from where I live.
Take care.
David Gauci was on a whale watching tour yesterday and got a few good shots.
Lots of Orcas around right now.
Spy-hopping.
Totally airborne.
Backstroke.
Seals hanging on beach. Really low tides the past few days.
This woman braved the cold waters and swam out a bit towards these guys.
This is literally across the road from where I live.
Take care.
That is a White Ibis. Great photo!
I saw this the other day.
That is a big male that comes up towards the end of the vid.
This guy is an effing idiot.
I wish he would have been grabbed by the leg and pulled down.
Distrubed a western skink today while weeding my garden. Neat.
@keenfish, the more photos I see from other people on here, the more I appreciate your sharp focus and smooth bokeh. No offense to everyone else, haha.
I do the best I can with the equipment I have. The picture above was with my old camera and lens which was a Canon 7D with the first generation 100-400L. These days I'm shooting with a Canon 7D mark II and the Cannon 100-400L II. Good set up for shooting surfing in good light. Not well suited for bad light or isolating wildlife with smooth bokeh. I buy my gear used so I don't have to worry as much about shooting in blowing sand, salt spray, rain, snow or whatever. My one friend who gets wildlife shots worthy of National Geographic uses lenses that are each around $12,000. It mostly comes down to the lenses.
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If you’re ever up by Sequoia, big trees national Park there’s a place by the middle entrance called cat Haven. And they pretty much got every kind of wildcat there is. Jailed Pussy
Photographer's name on the bottom of the shot. This one is insane.
Is this a safe enough space for you to tell us why OC NJ is such a shithole?
I think this one belongs down the hall and to the right? Pay wall anyway. Couldn't read it.
McLaren Park, SF, over the weekend past, Blue Heron just walking about. Not much water for 1/2 a mile around.
My cousin and her husband live on the edge of the Minter in Gig Harbor, WA. During one of our visits we watched a dozen or so bald eagles going for salmon as the tide went out. It was like watching a National Geographic show. The adults had white feathers on their heads while the youngsters had dark (brown/black?) feathers on their heads. Watching the youngsters drop in to catch a salmon were humorous, some would tumble when they hit the waters, others would go too deep and panic as they tried to fly after a good soaking. When a youngster caught a salmon, the adults would usually drop in and scare them away and then, peck at the eyes and brains (no bones) before lifting off and allowing the youngsters to deal with the bony body. Cuz told me one year they stopped counting the eagles at 30 because they couldn’t keep up with the movements. Beautiful birds. Sorry my only photos are from an iPhone. John 
