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[Krob78]

Shot of a cardinal in my backyard taken w 70-200 f/2.8 IS II...


Cardinal II by KenBPhotos, on Flickr

Sweet Kenny!  Really nice Cardinal images can be hard to come by sometimes!  Very nice!

[Mick]

First play with the Canon 500 f4 MK2 and 1D4 combo. I think im going to like my new lens.

[Bombsight]

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[Malte_P]

i have just started with bird photography in my backyard two days ago.

i don´t have the reach that some here have (so i have to crop a lot) and i have a lot to learn about bird photography.

the birds here are not that colorfull as in other regions of the world .... but it´s fun.

[rpt]

i have just started with bird photography in my backyard.

i don´t have the reach that some here have (so i have to crop a lot) and i have a lot to learn about bird photography.

the birds here are not that colorfull as in other regions of the world .... but it´s fun.

Lovely pictures. Could you share your shooting parameters and lens used?

[Krob78]

First play with the Canon 500 f4 MK2 and 1D4 combo. I think im going to like my new lens.

That's a sweet one Mick!

[Krob78]

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Nice head study on the Cormorant, Bomb! 

[Malte_P]

Lovely pictures. Could you share your shooting parameters and lens used?

i have a 550D and the images are shoot with the EF 100mm F2 and the 70-200mm F4 IS.


im just started reading about birds and building a feeding station, perches etc.

you can see i drilled a hole in the wood and filled it with (i think it is called) titmouse dumpling.

that is pretty much my setup for now.... this weekend i go to the forrest and search some nice looking wood to build perches.

and i have to get other food as well.
because the only birds that are attract to my feeding station are chickadees, sparrows and a woodpecker.
sorry i don´t know the exact english names.
 

[Krob78]

i have just started with bird photography in my backyard two days ago.

i don´t have the reach that some here have (so i have to crop a lot) and i have a lot to learn about bird photography.

the birds here are not that colorfull as in other regions of the world .... but it´s fun.

Awesome images in this series, Malte!  Congrats, they are really beautiful!  What bird is this?  The woodpecker I know, but I'm not familar with this other bird.  Looks like a cross between some sort of Titmouse and a Warbler and a Blue Jay!  So pretty!  Love the line down the breast too, great images!

[Malte_P]

Awesome images in this series, Malte!  Congrats, they are really beautiful!  What bird is this?  The woodpecker I know, but I'm not familar with this other bird.  Looks like a cross between some sort of Titmouse and a Warbler and a Blue Jay!  So pretty!  Love the line down the breast too, great images!

i have searched the english name:

wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tit

the blue tit is as numerous as sparrows here in germany. 
and they are the first at the feeding station.. 10-20 seconds after they visit the feeding station the sparrows arrive.

when they fly away they are the first to come back short after them the sparrows... the bue tit is a cheeky little bird.
that´s what i learned the past 2 days.

hell im really a bird noob, i have so much to learn about their behavior.






 

[RichardTHF]

Took this photo a while back, bit to noisy for my liking.


Parrot by Richard Davies Photography, on Flickr

This is a African Gray Parrot, taken again, from just outside my house. I get these birds seasonally, They fly from West Africa every Sept / Oct / Dec to mate.


African-Gray-2 by Richard Davies Photography, on Flickr

[Trovador]

[Trovador]

Hmmm, apparently I cannot link from 500px.  Here's the link to the image posted:

http://500px.com/photo/16717861

[mart456]

First day out with 5D III, 24-105


WD5A0777 by OverlandAdventure, on Flickr


WD5A0781 by OverlandAdventure, on Flickr

[Krob78]

First day out with 5D III, 24-105


WD5A0777 by OverlandAdventure, on Flickr


WD5A0781 by OverlandAdventure, on Flickr

Mart, is that a type of Kingfisher?  Fantastic Images!