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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Musana Camps (3 of 3)

As promised, here are a few pictures of some of the birds we saw at Masana Camps.  I'm not going to try to name them all--I just don't have the time to look them up in the bird book right now, and if I guess, I'm sure some will be wrong.  These were the ones that were catching the giant grasshoppers flying all around.



These little ones were under the eves of the house, building a nest or something like that.



And this one was right out in the grass in front of the porch.


Some horn bills kept frequenting the tree down the hill towards the lake.


Speaking of the lake, there were a lot of birds near the lake itself.  These came flying straight at us and reminded me of fighter jets in some sort of loose formation.


But up close they don't look nearly as fighter-sleek.


A bit tighter formation, but still no "fighters".


This looks like a duck to me.


Besides all the birds, we also saw a few of these monkeys.  Notice the red tail (lower left corner).


And the kids found this just-hatched butterfly.  It's wings were still wet and it was drying them so that it could take off and fly.


Well, I hope you enjoyed the series from Masana Camps.  I know we certainly enjoyed being there for a weekend back in November.

5 comments:

wolfdog said...

What a wonderful series of blog posts. Nice to see the camp provided some R&R for each of the family. And for you, it gave an opportunity to enjoy some creative time behind behind the lenses.

The Beadtriss (aka Krista) said...

I love seeing your photography and how it relates with missionary work. Gotta ask, what camera body are you working with? Also wondering what lens you used to take those shots of the birds? Your photography is always crystal clear and stunning! God's creation is really beautiful and you do am amazing job capturing it through your lens! Blessings to your family!! ~Krista

Dave said...

Thanks for your comments and compliments!

Krista, I have used a variety of cameras and lenses over the years. Right now I have two cameras--one that I carry every day in the airplane. It is a micro 4/3 Panasonic GX7 and allows me the same control with exposures and settings that I can get with my full-frame, but in a much smaller package. However, when I'm doing a "ride-along" with another one of our pilots for the specific purpose of documenting what we do through photos, or when I have a specific photo assignment from MAF, or when I'm just enjoying photography like I was here at Masana Camps, then I usually shoot with my Canon 5DIII. It's not really the ideal birding camera--but I make it work. :-) I have several lenses, but most of the bird shots here were taken with the 70-200 f/2.8L, some of them with a 2X tele added. Again, not really true birding glass, but it can work for those of us not swimming in cash. :-)

Dave said...

Thanks for your comments and compliments!

Krista, I have used a variety of cameras and lenses over the years. Right now I have two cameras--one that I carry every day in the airplane. It is a micro 4/3 Panasonic GX7 and allows me the same control with exposures and settings that I can get with my full-frame, but in a much smaller package. However, when I'm doing a "ride-along" with another one of our pilots for the specific purpose of documenting what we do through photos, or when I have a specific photo assignment from MAF, or when I'm just enjoying photography like I was here at Masana Camps, then I usually shoot with my Canon 5DIII. It's not really the ideal birding camera--but I make it work. :-) I have several lenses, but most of the bird shots here were taken with the 70-200 f/2.8L, some of them with a 2X tele added. Again, not really true birding glass, but it can work for those of us not swimming in cash. :-)

Anonymous said...

I love your blog. And all of your photos. Laura