Fluidr / Raymond Lee Photography's "Birds 2013" set

Green Heron

N 19 B 1.4K C 21 E Dec 24, 2013 F Jun 4, 2015

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Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba.
5D2 and 24-105/4 @ 105mm | 1/1250 sec., f/8, ISO 640; handheld.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Tags: Green Heron Butorides virescens Birds Animals Wildlife Nature Avian Photography Photographer Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Varadero Matanzas Cuba

Brown Pelican in Flight

N 15 B 2.0K C 29 E Dec 22, 2013 F May 29, 2014

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Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba.
5D2 | 24-105/4 @ 105mm | 1/1250 sec., f/8, ISO 640; handheld.

Caught this Brown Pelican flying overhead before sunset.

I will be away from Flickr for two weeks.

Tags: Flight Flying BIF Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Birds Wildlife Nature Avian Photography Photographer Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Varadero Matanzas Cuba

Caspian Tern in Flight

N 12 B 1.4K C 9 E Dec 22, 2013 F Jul 7, 2014

G Cuba > Matanzas >

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Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba.
5D2 | 24-105/4L @ 102mm | 1/1600 sec., f/7.1, ISO 500.

Local fishermen were cleaning and scaling some fish, and thus attracted these birds along the shore.

Feel free to correct the bird's ID...thanks!

Tags: BIF Flight Flying Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Birds Wildlife Nature Avian Photography Photographer Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Varadero Matanzas Cuba

Magnificent Frigatebird in Flight

N 4 B 1.6K C 9 E Dec 22, 2013 F Jan 12, 2014

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Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba.

Caught this one flying overhead while lying on the hammock in one lazy afternoon. This is my second time seeing these birds flying overhead in Cuba. The image is somewhat a heavy crop @ 105mm; I only brought the 5D2 and the 24-105, and I usually don't shoot birds/wildlife while on vacation anyway.

Enjoy and have a great week!

Tags: BIF Flight Flying Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Man O'War Man of War Seabirds Birds Wildlife Nature Avian Photography Photographer Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Varadero Matazans Cuba

Turkey Vulture in Flight

N 3 B 1.4K C 5 E Dec 20, 2013 F Feb 3, 2014

G Cuba > La Habana >

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Bacunayagua, Cuba.
5D2 and 24-105 @ 105mm.

Standing the same spot where I took photos of the valley (see yesterday's posting), there were several of these vultures flying over the valley. The vulture in the image below fIew in quite close. I wished I had my tele with me to photograph these vultures, which seemed to be everywhere in the rural areas of Cuba.

Enjoy!

Tags: BIF Flight Flying Turkey Vulture Turkey Buzzard Cathartes aura Raptors Bird of Prey Birds Wildlife Nature Photography Photographer Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Mirador Puente de Bacunayagua Straits of Florida Bacunayagua Mayabeque Matanzas Cuba