A couple of bird pictures

Here are a couple of pictures I took of a Great Frigate Bird (Fregata minor) that was cruising around near Flat Island, just off Kailua, Oahu back in March.

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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight Kailua Bay, Oahu 15 March 2007 1/750 sec @ f/8; Pentax *istDS; 260mm focal length Technorati Tags: blogpix, frigatebird
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yes, those are very nice images, and i would like to use the second one as the featured image for Birds in the News, in the next week or two.

Plenty of frigate birds around here too. Take the ferry to Bolivar and check it out. Frigates thin out in the winter, but there are still plenty of ibises and terns from around the world in the cooler months. You are now in prime birdwatching territory.