Here's another ancient picture from when I studied Baya Weavers for my MSc back in 2012. This male was being quite indecisive about which blade of grass he wanted to pick for his nest. He kept hovering in this spot for close to a minute, allowing me to get a volley of shots off.

Forgive the massive oversatruration - I definitely went overboard with it back then.

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An ancient picture from when I studied Baya Weavers for my MSc. During mating season, males build nests & flocks of females visit colonies to select mates based on the quality of their nests. This nest was already taken by a female and I happened to get a nice in-flight shot of the male as he was approaching.

Shooting with the fully manual 400mm with no AF or VR is crazy difficult.

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European Bee-eaters are migratory, and Austria is one of the places they come to when they breed. During courtship, the male feeds the larger insects from his catches to the female while eating the small ones himself.

It's been a while since I took my 400mm out for a spin. I finally gave it to Nikon to get it cleaned and serviced yesterday. Can't wait to take pictures with a non-moldy lens haha!

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La saison des beaux yeux est ouverte !

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Brief diversion from your regularly scheduled bird filled feed...

This gray squirrel was "riding" this tree branch almost as if it was a tree slide! Funny little guys!
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"Breath Check"

Found this little chipmunk cleaning his paws. But, in this exact frame, it reminded me of that thing humans do where they "check their breath"... don't act like you don't know what I mean! 😉
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This was from last summer and I'm really looking forward to seeing butterflies grace the skies (and flowers) soon!
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As you know, I primarily photograph birds. But occasionally I find other critters and creatures I can’t pass up!
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