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[Cog]

Water(?) pipit

 

[Cog]

Laughing dove

 

[AlanF]

Water(?) pipit

Here's a Meadow Pipit I took a couple of days ago for comparison. (R7+100-500).

 

[Cog]

Indian silverbill

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, Cog. I especially like the Laughing dove. Well done.

 

[Cog]

Beautiful series, Cog. I especially like the Laughing dove. Well done.

Thank you, Click!

 

[AlanF]

Reed Bunting and Kestrel today (RF 100-500mm on R7).

 

[Click]

Two very nice pictures. I especially like the first one for the all natural environment. Beautiful light on the second one. Well done, Alan.

 

[danfaz]

Friendly Robin I photographed yesterday. Slim pickins where I'm at now that winter's approaching.
R5 with 100-500.

 

[Click]

That's a loverly shot, danfaz. Keep posting.

 

[danfaz]

That's a loverly shot, danfaz. Keep posting.

Oh, thank you!

 

[Maximilian]

That's a loverly shot, danfaz. Keep posting.

Fully agree, @Click and @danfaz

 

[Maximilian]

Reed Bunting and Kestrel today (RF 100-500mm on R7).

Beautiful, Alan.
How much cropping was needed for the kestrel?
The details are really nice.

 

[AlanF]

Beautiful, Alan.
How much cropping was needed for the kestrel?
The details are really nice.

Bird was 33m away. Considerable cropping and then upscaled.

 

[ERHP]

Upon seeing I wasn't interested in taking its rabbit (which was stolen from a female Northern Harrier) this Red-tailed Hawk went back to snacking.

R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/200 : f/13 : ISO 400

A female Western Bluebird with a male Western Bluebird drinking from a small water catch.

R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/1600 : f/8 : ISO 800

 

[Click]

Great shots, ERHP.

 

[ISO64]

Upon seeing I wasn't interested in taking its rabbit (which was stolen from a female Northern Harrier) this Red-tailed Hawk went back to snacking.

R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/200 : f/13 : ISO 400

A female Western Bluebird with a male Western Bluebird drinking from a small water catch.

R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/1600 : f/8 : ISO 800

What a charming couple, and a piercing stare above. Great photos

 

[AlanF]

Upon seeing I wasn't interested in taking its rabbit (which was stolen from a female Northern Harrier) this Red-tailed Hawk went back to snacking.

R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/200 : f/13 : ISO 400

A female Western Bluebird with a male Western Bluebird drinking from a small water catch.

R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/1600 : f/8 : ISO 800

Better not to see the rabbit.

 

[dpc]

Raven in the snow

 

[dpc]

American widgeon