Taking a drive

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Here you can see the frog come back up

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I wanted to see how the settings I set in the camera would work. I went to Canoa Ranch Pond to see what birds I could find. The second I was ready with the camera; I saw a Dove drop into the water a couple of times. I did not know Doves do that. I added a second photo where you can barely see the Dove on the top, but a frog came back up to the surface. Maybe this is what the Dove was after

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Does the dove need more room on the right because flying that way.

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Canon R5 ii RF 200-800 at 371mm f/13 1/1250 ISO 800 HH Camera was set manual with auto ISO with a set auto range from 100-6400 . I had animal detection on and pre-continuous shooting set

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Nice shot of the dove taking off, Dean. I think the framing works pretty well. The touch of wing blur at the tips conveys the motion and works for me. I don’t think the dove was after the frog-they eat seeds.

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I have only seen doves in shallow puddles; not ponds. I agree with @Dennis_Plank comments. I wonder if this was not a frog but a turtle (maybe snapping one) after the dove. After all it looks like a turtle dove. :wink: