Merganserlings

COMMON MERGANSER WITH YOUNG, GREEN, MICHIGAN, JUNE 11, 2015

Pentax K-5
Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 plus Pentax HD 1.4x converter (420mm)
1/1250 sec. f9
ISO 640

Through the kitchen window I spotted this feathered flotilla chugging west on the lake shore. I grabbed the nearest camera and dashed out the door and around the cabin, creeping up on the tree line just in time to capture the babies as they spotted me and tried to crawl atop Mama. It was the first time this spring that we've seen them.

Hummer No. 4

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 16, 2013

Pentax K-5
Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5
1/6400 sec. f8
ISO 1600

Here's an unusual angle on a hummer that was overlooked when I first captured the bird in the summer of 2013. I found the shot while looking in my photo archive for something else.

Hummers No. 2 and 3

MALE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, GREEN, MICHIGAN, JUNE 2, 2015

Pentax K-3
Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 plus Pentax HD 1.4x converter (420mm)
Top: 1/640 f8  Bottom: 1/200 f8
ISO 1600