Birds with attitude

[Kernuak]

Some Korean birds (kinds of heron I would suspect)

Canon 5D mk III EF 180mm f/3.5L macro at f/8 1/2000 ISO 250


korean-heron by singingsnapper, on Flickr

same camera/lens/settings


white-lorean-heron by singingsnapper, on Flickr

The first is similar to a grey heron, but I know there are other very similar species, which could fit better. The second looks like a great white egret.

[Kernuak]

A Raven keeps watch for his partner in crime while she picks up some leftover bread at a waterside cafe in Ambleside

Canon 5D mk III EF 28 - 300L at f/8 and 300mm 1/125 ISO 800


Waterhead-jackdaws by singingsnapper, on Flickr

They're actually jackdaws and quite typical of their behaviour. The grey head and pale blue eyes are the giveaway. Ravens are also much larger and tend to be found in more upland areas (at least during spring and summer).

[itsnotmeyouknow]

I believe they re all from the same family of birds, but I called the file jackdaws not sure why i called them ravens in the post!

[Kernuak]

I believe they re all from the same family of birds, but I called the file jackdaws not sure why i called them ravens in the post!

Yep, they're both corvids.

[itsnotmeyouknow]

The 7D has come in handy as it gives me better reach, plus 10 fps can be very useful, especially with birds that don't hang about long.  Managed to get a little story together out of some of them: (all with 7D and 180 macro)

First a blackbird:

Canon 7D EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/5.6 and 1/80 ISO 500


blackbird2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/5.6 1/320 ISO 500: the blackbird's been at the chocolate cake!


blackbird's-been-at-the-chocolate-cake! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and peeking through the bars

f/5.6 1/125 ISO 400


blackbird by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Then along came a family of tits - either blue tits or crested tits - I suspect blue:

Here's the mother:

(pity I cut the tail off, but more to help with species identification as I'm not usually a birder)

f/5.6 1/1000 ISO 500


parent-tit by singingsnapper, on Flickr

here's one of the adolescents

f/5.6 1/400 ISO 500


Juvenile-tit by singingsnapper, on Flickr

one flies away while a blue tit looks for food:

f/5.6 1/320 ISO 500


Blue-tits- by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Can I have some cake?"

1/640


Can-I-have-some-of-that-cake-mummy- by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Oh Go, On, please! I promise I'll be good!"


I-promise-I'll-be-good! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

(sulks)


(sulks) by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Oh Go on then..."

1/400


Oh-Go-on-then!-Here-you-go by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Look Mr Photographer, look what I've got!"

1/400


Ha!-Ha!-Look-Mr-photographer,-look-what-I've-got! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Please mummy, can I have some more?"

1/400


Oh-goody-can-I-have-some-more- by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Yum Yum!"

1/320


Yum!-Yum! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[itsnotmeyouknow]

Just over half a mile away from Chester's cafe is Elterwater which is Norse for Swan Lake.  To make it ppropriate, there were a pair of swans by the shore preening and cleaning.

Canon 7D EF 180L macro f/7.1 1/400 ISO 400


elterwater-swan by singingsnapper, on Flickr


elterwater-swan2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/8 1/400 ISO 200


wlterwater-swan3 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/7.1 1/500 ISO 400


elterwater-swan4 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/8 1/320 ISO 200


Elterwater-swan5 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Shawn L]

This is a bit soft (due to user error/inexperience), but it has a bit of attitude (T1I, EF 28-135, ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec)

[westr70]

Attitude...........with a vengeance......

[bjd]

Sat in the garden recovering from pneumonia, trying to master my new 5D.
The coughing seems to be too much for the IS, maybe I should complain?

Here's Fluffy, he's got an attitude, not sure what kind though.......

ISO1000, F4.0, 1/1500 Canon 24-105 at 105mm (cropped a lot).

[picturesbyme]

The Singer


The Shy


The Curious


The Hiding

[marekjoz]

:-)

[DJD]

Here is my favorite "bird with attitude" picture. Just imagine him saying "you talking to me, punk?!"

[Kernuak]

The 7D has come in handy as it gives me better reach, plus 10 fps can be very useful, especially with birds that don't hang about long.  Managed to get a little story together out of some of them: (all with 7D and 180 macro)

First a blackbird:

Canon 7D EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/5.6 and 1/80 ISO 500


blackbird2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/5.6 1/320 ISO 500: the blackbird's been at the chocolate cake!


blackbird's-been-at-the-chocolate-cake! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and peeking through the bars

f/5.6 1/125 ISO 400


blackbird by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Then along came a family of tits - either blue tits or crested tits - I suspect blue:

Here's the mother:

(pity I cut the tail off, but more to help with species identification as I'm not usually a birder)

f/5.6 1/1000 ISO 500


parent-tit by singingsnapper, on Flickr

here's one of the adolescents

f/5.6 1/400 ISO 500


Juvenile-tit by singingsnapper, on Flickr

one flies away while a blue tit looks for food:

f/5.6 1/320 ISO 500


Blue-tits- by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Can I have some cake?"

1/640


Can-I-have-some-of-that-cake-mummy- by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Oh Go, On, please! I promise I'll be good!"


I-promise-I'll-be-good! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

(sulks)


(sulks) by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Oh Go on then..."

1/400


Oh-Go-on-then!-Here-you-go by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Look Mr Photographer, look what I've got!"

1/400


Ha!-Ha!-Look-Mr-photographer,-look-what-I've-got! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Please mummy, can I have some more?"

1/400


Oh-goody-can-I-have-some-more- by singingsnapper, on Flickr

"Yum Yum!"

1/320


Yum!-Yum! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

They're blue tits, you'll only see crested tits in pine woodland, unless you garden backs onto pine woods and you're really lucky.

[itsnotmeyouknow]

I suspected so, and the RSPB website says tht other tits can have the crest too as the mother has  little crest on top...Few of the birds around that very popular cafe in Great Langdale are all that shy as there are always plenty of crumbs...

[bjd]

Here's Fluffy, this time looking for a fight!