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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 4, 2012 19:54:35 GMT
Got freed up a bit from work, a little relaxation on a weekend and birding is on top of my list. This is in Lagos Nigeria just inside the compound of our worksite. Theres a flowering tree and these little frisky birds are pleasure to watch. This become my Facebook cover Male Variable Sunbirdf6.3 400mm ISO 1000 1/800s  DSC_0692 by LawrenceLo2011, on Flickr Cinnyris c. cupreusf5.6 400mm ISO 1250 1/1250s  DSC_0561 by LawrenceLo2011, on Flickr Variable sunbird - Cinnyris v. venustusFramed! ;D f5.6 400mm ISO 1250 1/800s  DSC_0576 by LawrenceLo2011, on Flickr African Yellow White-eyef5.6 400mm ISO1250 1/800s  DSC_0624 by LawrenceLo2011, on Flickr And who says Nikkor 80-400mm cant shot BIF ;D
Its on shutter priority f13 400mm ISO 800 1/1000s  DSC_0735 by LawrenceLo2011, on Flickr |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 5, 2012 0:11:04 GMT
Just inside your work compound you say? Wow, that is the best kind of birding. The shots are all great and yes, the Nikor 80-400 can do BIFs. ;D
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Mar 5, 2012 0:20:31 GMT
Beautiful captures, Lawrence. I hope to photograph African birds someday.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Mar 5, 2012 2:50:02 GMT
Beautiful set Lawrence! You always fill my daily quota of foreign birds  |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Mar 5, 2012 5:42:39 GMT
Great to see birds from Nigeria. More please.
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 5, 2012 8:50:07 GMT
Just inside your work compound you say? Wow, that is the best kind of birding. The shots are all great and yes, the Nikor 80-400 can do BIFs. ;D Thanks Bob, yes its with-in the enclosed compound including the housing of staffs of the Thermal station here. I was so happy when my 80-400mm was able to lock (yes I know it's not dead spot focus ;D) on the sunbird on flight and Im happy with it ;D |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 5, 2012 8:55:04 GMT
Beautiful captures, Lawrence. I hope to photograph African birds someday. Hi Ramon thank you, Nigeria has a huge list of Birds and my collection were just a mere 1% maybe  . The challenge here is security, you cant just wander around in places with out the risk of being held up or worst kidnapped.  Safari in Kenya is more interesting though  |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 5, 2012 8:59:16 GMT
Beautiful set Lawrence! You always fill my daily quota of foreign birds Thanks Edu, the clearing (cutting) operations of bush and trees around here reduces the birds in my area, but they came back lately to this flowering tree. Im even surprised to see the African yellow white-eye for the fist time. |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 5, 2012 9:01:57 GMT
Great to see birds from Nigeria. More please. Thank Tonji, hopefully next weekend if work load is light |
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Post by Mick Harris on Mar 5, 2012 11:31:39 GMT
Great set of shots
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 6, 2012 17:19:55 GMT
Very nice harvest, Lawrence. The birds look very similar to our Olive-backed Sunbird and Yellowish White-eye.
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 6, 2012 19:50:16 GMT
Thanks Mick |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 6, 2012 19:57:26 GMT
Very nice harvest, Lawrence. The birds look very similar to our Olive-backed Sunbird and Yellowish White-eye. Thanks Mark. Yes, I made mistake on ID before, the female really similar to our OBS. The 1st was a male on transition to breeding plumage. The African yellow white-eye is also similar to our lowland white eye, and it was a surprise to me, its my 1st photograph of that bird in our area here |
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. The challenge here is security, you cant just wander around in places with out the risk of being held up or worst kidnapped. 
