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This Ring-Billed Gull had pulled a nice fish from the river, but as it tried to stay ahead of the pelicans that were chasing it, it dropped the fish. This video goes through the 88-shot sequence twice. In the first pass, it follows the gull at the end ... in the second pass, it follows the fish. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area 3-15-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/5000, ISO-640, Handheld

This Great Blue Heron hovers as it picks a nice-sized perch from the river and is immediately attacked by a bunch of American White Pelicans that are too lazy to find their own fish. The GBHE manages to stay ahead of the pelicans and quickly gulps down the fish on the fly. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area 3-15-2023 91-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/5000, ISO-640, Handheld

This video comprises two frame animations. First a 123-shot burst, then a 152-shot burst. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area Lewsiville, Texas 3-12-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO-640-1600, Handheld

Mandrills look so fierce when they do this, but I think it's just a yawn. Fort Worth Zoo 3-6-2023 39-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 200-600 553mm, f/6.3, 1/640, ISO-1600, Handheld

Fort Worth Zoo 3-6-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 200-600 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO-320, Handheld

Bob Jones Nature Center Southlake, Texas 3-4-2023 159-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/1600, ISO-1000, Handheld

In season 2, episode 6 of sci-fi TV series The Orville (A Happy Refrain), the closing scene uses the soundtrack from Gene Kelly's iconic dance number in the classic 1952 movie Singing in the Rain. I suspect most people watching The Orville don't know who Gene Kelly was and have never seen the 1952 movie, so I decided to try to match the 1952 movie with the 2019 TV episode. The soundtracks don't match exactly (the TV version is edited down to be slightly shorter) but they are close, and I was able to edit around it. I begin with just the 1952 video/audio. Then, I go to a split screen with mixed audio, and finally, when Gene Kelly begins to sing, I use only the 2019 audio to the end. I also thought it was interesting that the next scene in the TV series (the first scene of episode 7) looks like it could be on the same set as the 1952 dance number. Someone on The Orville production staff had a eye for movie/TV history. If you're interested, the scene is about Dr. Claire Flynn (Penny Johnson Jerald) and Isaac the Android (Mark Jackson) making up after a fight in their rocky, off-again-on-again romance. The quirky, juvenile humor in The Orville is a little off-putting for me at times, but they do some interesting things musically from time-to-time ... like this.

133-Shot Frame Animation Bob Jones Nature Center Southlake, Texas 2-13-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-640, Handheld

144-Shot Frame Animation Colleyville Nature Center Colleyville, Texas 2-13-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2500, ISO-640, Handheld

151-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/8, 1/1250, ISO-640, Handheld

I was hoping this White Morph Reddish Egret would break into its trademark "hunting dance," but it was just "on the prowl." Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center Port Aransas 2-1-2023 135-Shot Frame Animation, Fast then Slow Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2500, ISO-1600, Handheld

It seems you can always see a White Morph Reddish Egret at Leonabelle. On this day, there were TWO. This 97-shot frame animation shows one of them crossing the pond. Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center Port Aransas 2-1-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2500, ISO-1600, Handheld

This three-minute video of the highlights from my Idaho trip to photograph Bald Eagles contains no actual video footage. I created it all from still photos ... individual stills and bursts of still shot at 30 frames-per-second. I have been waiting for a rainy day to put this together, and today was the day. Not a work of art, but maybe a good representation of my six days at Coeur d'Alene Lake. December 2020 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM (and sometimes a1.4x TC)

Diving Lesser Scaups and Hooded Mergansers at Centennial Park and Senter Park in Irving, Texas ... 1/14/2023. Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, 1/250, f/10, Auto-ISO Shot 4k/120p 280Mbps 10-Bit Rendered 4k/30p H.265, 35Mbps

Female Northern Harrier riding the wind as it hovers above its hunting ground. Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington, Texas 1-22-2023 46-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO-1250, Handheld

Female Northern Harrier Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington, Texas 1-22-2023 54-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO-1250, Handheld

Colleyville Nature Center 1-17-2023 151-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-640, Handheld

169-Shot Frame Animation, First Wide/Then Tight Hooded Merganser Senter Park, Irving, Texas 1-14-2023 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-2000, Handheld

Female Belted Kingfisher Colleyville Nature Center Colleyville, Texas 1-7-2023 125-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-6400, Handheld

Colleyville Nature Center Colleyville, Texas 1-7-2023 147-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO-1250, Handheld

125-Shot Frame Animation (Two Separate Bursts) Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington, Texas 12-30-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-1250, Handheld

This Frame Animation is made from 227 still pictures. American White Pelican Sunset Bay/White Rock Lake Dallas 1-1-2023 227-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-800, Handheld

Colleyville Nature Center 12-31-2022 149-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO-640, Handheld

When gulls land on the water, they tend to glide down to a few inches above the surface and then do a sort of "belly flop." I am guessing they do this because they are used to landing in waves on the ocean, and you can't be too subtle or graceful when the distance to the water is constantly changing. In any case, this particular gull was a little more graceful than usual and made a nice, smooth blue-water splash in golden light. Colleyville Nature Center 12-31-2022 128-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/2500, ISO-2000, Handheld