Lesser Frigatebirds...

[Yellowboard]

Two Lesser frigate birds jostling for airspace...Makatea Atoll, French Polynesia...

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D7200 1/4000 @ f 8 ISO 800 Nikkor 70-300mm @ 82mm

 

[Ralph]

Two Lesser frigate birds jostling for airspace...Makatea Atoll, French Polynesia...

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D7200 1/4000 @ f 8 ISO 800 Nikkor 70-300mm @ 82mm

Great Shots!

 

[JoeB]

Really nice capture of a beautiful bird.

Joe

 

[Yellowboard]

Great Shots!

Thanks Ralph!

 

[Yellowboard]

Really nice capture of a beautiful bird.

Joe

Thanks Joe! It was a fun trip.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Really a nice shot. I've never seen this variety of frigate bird.

 

[Yellowboard]

Really a nice shot. I've never seen this variety of frigate bird.

thanks! I'd never seen one either till this trip to French Polynesia. We ran into a huge flock that was feeding on a bait ball at the atoll.

 

[Stephen Berger]

Very cool! (I love seeing frigate birds but it's only happened twice)

 

[ssheipel]

Beautiful. Looks like you caught them mid conversation

 

[Irap]

Amazing capture Gary

 

[Yellowboard]

Very cool! (I love seeing frigate birds but it's only happened twice)

Thanks Stephen. This was a first for me.

 

[Yellowboard]

Beautiful. Looks like you caught them mid conversation

Thanks Steven. I think you're right about a conversation..."I'll go low and you go high..."

 

[Yellowboard]

Amazing capture Gary

Thanks Ira!