Glossy Ibis at the Pahranagat NWR...

I took 45 minutes out of a recent drive through the Nevada desert to stop at the Pahranagat NWR. Armed with the K-7 / DA* 300mm, I went stalking the local bird population - mostly Glossy Ibis that day...

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Prior to launch...



Liftoff...



Climbout...







Cruise...







Approach...



Short Final (and landing)...

First shots with the DA* 300mm...

Nice lens!
:D...

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Bees...

w/ the -F 1.7x adapter...

A Damselfly...

A duck...(no TC for the following shots...)

not sure what these guys are, I think maybe bank swallows...

And a bumblebee video (somewhere in the upload process, the quality got a bit mangled, full size looks better...)

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Dragonfly Video...

My new Pentax K-7 (amazon link) shoots HD video too... I was playing with the video mode yesterday at Pahranagat Lake, Nv...