Anybody have any idea what these birds are?

[ajohnw]

Too far away really even for 300mm on M 4/3. I suspect these birds were resting during migration. Not sure. 2/3 reduction of a full res crop. Silly me allowing F10 too I suspect.



John
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[flashback]

Looks to be Greylag geese, if so this is the wild form from which domesticated geese were derived.

[Shadowman]

Nice image.

[ajohnw]

Thanks for the info. They are about in the UK but mostly in Scotland in a truly wild state. They have been introduced in other places and become tame. In total there must have been 40 or so of them all sitting in a field. Maybe they were wild ones, they started moving as soon as they saw me. Bit of a rushed shot.

I like it but suspect F8 might have been a bit sharper looking at the grass and wish I could have got a bit nearer to them.


Missed a flying duck thanks to the rain.

John
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[Wavelength]

Nice image...

[IzzieK]

Very beautiful shot, John...I like the sharpness. If you could have done better, would have been nice, but this one is passable enough. Maybe you'll be lucky soon enough.

[ajohnw]

Very beautiful shot, John...I like the sharpness. If you could have done better, would have been nice, but this one is passable enough. Maybe you'll be lucky soon enough.

I was lucky. Two decided to pose for me on my 3rd shot. Gut feeling type shot., no time to think. Much more interesting than the 2 before where they just sat.

John
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[bnnrcn]

I like the image, nice composition