Show your Bird Portraits

[mdmphoto]

Three quick ones...

[Click]

Here's a few of mine from today. My Heron friends showed up hungry, so I helped them to a small fish dinner. 7D, 100-400mmL @ 400mm, f/7.1, 1/320-1/500s, handheld.

"Where's the fish!"

Very nice. I like the last one with the little fish. 

[Don Haines]

Here's a few of mine from today. My Heron friends showed up hungry, so I helped them to a small fish dinner. 7D, 100-400mmL @ 400mm, f/7.1, 1/320-1/500s, handheld.

"Where's the fish!"

love the last shot....they are all great, but I particularly love the last one....

[MalingJemuran]

Bar-winged Prinia(Prinia familiaris)
60D, 70-300mm L - 1/320 f5.6, 300mm, ISO 320

IMG_3648cropped by sleon_falconity, on Flickr

[serendipidy]

Click and Don...thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked them.

[jrista]

Bar-winged Prinia(Prinia familiaris)
60D, 70-300mm L - 1/320 f5.6, 300mm, ISO 320

IMG_3648cropped by sleon_falconity, on Flickr

Very interesting. That bird looks almost identical to the Western Kingbirds we have here in the US. I think the Prinia has a lighter throat than the Kingbird, but outside of that...they are extremely similar. I'm curious....how big is the Prinia? A Kingbird (western or eastern) is just slightly smaller than an American Robin...I wonder if a Prinia is similar in size.

[MalingJemuran]

I'm curious....how big is the Prinia? A Kingbird (western or eastern) is just slightly smaller than an American Robin...I wonder if a Prinia is similar in size.

Approximately 12 to 14 centimetre. I never see a Kingbird or American Robin but i think Kingbird is bigger than Prinia.

[jrista]

I'm curious....how big is the Prinia? A Kingbird (western or eastern) is just slightly smaller than an American Robin...I wonder if a Prinia is similar in size.

Approximately 12 to 14 centimetre. I never see a Kingbird or American Robin but i think Kingbird is bigger than Prinia.

Aye, Western Kingbird is larger...20-24cm, so almost twice as large. Interesting though, despite that, they almost look identical!

[Rienzphotoz]

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) that visited our garden yesterday for just a few seconds, luckily I had the camera in hand.

[serendipidy]

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) that visited our garden yesterday for just a few seconds, luckily I had the camera in hand.

Really nice shot of a beautiful bird. We have bulbuls here but they look somewhat different. Thanks for sharing.

edit: Here is what they look like in Hawaii.

[serendipidy]

Was sitting in my yard 2 days ago with my 7D and 100-400mmL, when a cardinal landed near me on our fence. I thought he wanted bread crumbs (I had none). Then he landed not too far from my feet and grabbed a large beetle. I looked up and his mate was intensely watching from the chain link fence. When he took off with his prize, she followed for what I'm sure was a shared meal.

[Rienzphotoz]

Anyone know what is the name of this bird? (took the shot a couple of days ago in Goa-India)

[Vossie]

Seems to be a Red-rumped Swallow.

[Krob78]

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) that visited our garden yesterday for just a few seconds, luckily I had the camera in hand.

Rienz, I'd say lucky is right!  Right place, right time!  Great looking bird, I've never seen one of them before, thanks for posting!

[Krob78]

Very nice Serendipity!  I wish we had some bulbuls here!  They almost seem like a cross between a cardinal and a wax wing..  Beautiful!

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) that visited our garden yesterday for just a few seconds, luckily I had the camera in hand.

Really nice shot of a beautiful bird. We have bulbuls here but they look somewhat different. Thanks for sharing.

edit: Here is what they look like in Hawaii.