More birds, clearly some kind of pelican, the osprey again, some flamingoes, and these curious little crabs. Can you spot the crab near my hand? So small!
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I agree. My 100-400 is a little smaller but almost as heavy. Took a little getting used to carrying it all the time but definitely worth it to get good images. That 150-600 is hard to beat for the money, 600mm is a lot of reach, especially on a crop sensor body.
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It is tiny.... That osprey has the whitest head I've ever seen....
The last of the birds of North Caicos shot. Some more artistic choices. That black one was called a cuban crow I believe. Leaving the cays, inward, toward the plantation. It is there we will find our reptile friends...
I'm in the last photo- can you find me?
I'm in the last photo- can you find me?
Bakbuk
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Also, I've seen some incredible results with it paired to the 80D, 70D, etc.
Alright, I got some ID on some of these guys, but not on all. The visit to this plantation was interesting... guided, by requirement. Our guide did not seem excited to be there. It was just us, and the one woman, taking us deeper and deeper into the brush and under tree canopies. It was here that the pygmy caicos python lives. I saw one, and was unable to get a photo. She offered to bring us back at night time to hunt snakes. I politely declined, because the mosquitoes at night were the stuff of nightmares, and I wasn't counting on DEET to save me. Many people like to make that joke about their state bird being the mosquito haha... Minnesota, having so many bodies of water that it does, has a few more than, say, South Dakota. I've seen some mosquitoes. These french polynesian mosquitoes are monsters. I've never seen anything quite like it and I hope never to, again.
The curious thing about the Caicos Curly Tail, or the "bugwally" as the locals like to call them. They are literally everywhere, strewn about where they will bask in sunshine and retreat to shade at their discretion, relatively unfazed by people. On the walk deep into the jungle like area the plantation was in, the long drive was lined by rocks that were long ago dug up from the fields and used by the lizards as places to hide and stash their eggs. As we walked, the lizards parted for us, some 3 feet ahead. There was a constant shuffling sound as all the lizards scuttled into the rocks, and scuttled back out to watch us go. They run with their tails straight out behind them, and when they come to a stop, the tail flings up and over their backs, and they jiggle it a bit back and forth before holding it stiff in a perfect arc.
Biodiversity in island populations where rodents haven't taken over is really fascinating stuff. The top predators on this island are mainly lizards and wild dogs. The wild dog population is a problem and the locals don't feel such good feelings about them, and will often kill them on sight. Packs of them have been known to attack children. On the island, a small upstart community is attempting to collect puppies, and socialize them into society, calling them "potcake dogs" or "potcake pups". Another reptile dominated island food chain structure that I spent a decent amount of time studying, a much bigger island, was New Caledonia; the largest gecko in the world lives there and subsists on smaller subspecies of gecko within its same genus. Anyways. Pictures.
Aristelliger hechti
Ascalapha odorata
Caicos Curly Tail ("bugwally"), Leiocephalus psammodromus
Spondylurus caicosae
The Caicos curly tails would lay their eggs in these rock crevices EVERYWHERE.
The curious thing about the Caicos Curly Tail, or the "bugwally" as the locals like to call them. They are literally everywhere, strewn about where they will bask in sunshine and retreat to shade at their discretion, relatively unfazed by people. On the walk deep into the jungle like area the plantation was in, the long drive was lined by rocks that were long ago dug up from the fields and used by the lizards as places to hide and stash their eggs. As we walked, the lizards parted for us, some 3 feet ahead. There was a constant shuffling sound as all the lizards scuttled into the rocks, and scuttled back out to watch us go. They run with their tails straight out behind them, and when they come to a stop, the tail flings up and over their backs, and they jiggle it a bit back and forth before holding it stiff in a perfect arc.
Biodiversity in island populations where rodents haven't taken over is really fascinating stuff. The top predators on this island are mainly lizards and wild dogs. The wild dog population is a problem and the locals don't feel such good feelings about them, and will often kill them on sight. Packs of them have been known to attack children. On the island, a small upstart community is attempting to collect puppies, and socialize them into society, calling them "potcake dogs" or "potcake pups". Another reptile dominated island food chain structure that I spent a decent amount of time studying, a much bigger island, was New Caledonia; the largest gecko in the world lives there and subsists on smaller subspecies of gecko within its same genus. Anyways. Pictures.
Aristelliger hechti
Ascalapha odorata
Caicos Curly Tail ("bugwally"), Leiocephalus psammodromus
Spondylurus caicosae
The Caicos curly tails would lay their eggs in these rock crevices EVERYWHERE.
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Some very mild caving in search of bats. This cave in particular was used as a hideout for spanish pirates in the 1600s to 1800s. They would spend many months here, gathering bat guano for all its useful properties, I think they used it to make gunpowder and explosives. Look up, see the bats.
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Thanks HopKat for my PFM ♥
Where are you finding it at a reasonable price? Seem to only find it around 1k! Going to have a proper good look now works finished and see if I can find any cameras on eBay.
Been seeing some discussion around these lenses: JINTU 420-800mm f/8.3 Manual Zoom Telephoto Lens Camera Lenses https://amzn.eu/d/aKJ4aeh
I understand they're manual focus and that can be hard but they do a variety of these from 100-600 to 800-1600mm all for £100 each. Too good to be true? Reviews are pretty great but I assume manual focusing at that range is pretty hard on moving birds.
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SO true!! I even find it hard to take pictures of Kiki without her looking like a mess!
Especially during fall
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Several on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144717124928?epid=3017526294&hash=item21b1d01540:g:vJUAAOSwokNjIpGq&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAoI2DnmfBGECuHNhqyOpAQzJgNsBld3GGdwl00yI5V/v2BcxSAq/HFMZEO6XS8UeraP/b/ylCGUvcieE8c4bplZONjuquYp9TFTcrb5cG6e6E73zVUSKuU84AVh430Gbm/PZKHDCg/2ibSx1VVfvOQrrBYCCOl9VAnVfzxiRW7BCXNLa0/D6jMJi9HH9pJF/iTO70SUW7XMlezg2d82/v/Qk=|tkp:Bk9SR6iCtoLpYA
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