Show your Bird Portraits

[lion rock]

Very nice series, ISv.

+1
-r

 

[gruhl28]

Jack, I don't fear theft. It's walking around town and being told every few yards what a big one I have got. The 5DIV + 400mm DO II + 2xTC = 3.72kg, 5DSR + Sigma 150-600mm C = 2.96kg

I'm curious, Alan -- when you take off the hood on the 400, how much longer is the 400mm + 2x than the Sigma (with no hood)?

I've wondered how critical the hood is and have pondered making another that is maybe 1/2??

Jack

The dimensions can be found in TDP, imaging-resources etc. The 400mm DO II is 233mm long, vs 267mm for the Sigma unextended (I have checked). With a 1.4xTC on the 400mm, they are the same length. Without the hood, the 400mm DO is quite short. I value that front element too much to use the lens without the hood.

I can certainly understand not wanting to walk around without the protection of the hood, but I can't help wondering if Canon had to make the hood so big - it almost doubles the size of the lens. I guess it reverses for storage, but it still seems a bit of a shame to have to lose the smallness of the lens while using it.

Edit: Not that I'd mind having a fantastic lens like that.

 

[tron]

Jack, I don't fear theft. It's walking around town and being told every few yards what a big one I have got. The 5DIV + 400mm DO II + 2xTC = 3.72kg, 5DSR + Sigma 150-600mm C = 2.96kg

I'm curious, Alan -- when you take off the hood on the 400, how much longer is the 400mm + 2x than the Sigma (with no hood)?

I've wondered how critical the hood is and have pondered making another that is maybe 1/2??

Jack

The dimensions can be found in TDP, imaging-resources etc. The 400mm DO II is 233mm long, vs 267mm for the Sigma unextended (I have checked). With a 1.4xTC on the 400mm, they are the same length. Without the hood, the 400mm DO is quite short. I value that front element too much to use the lens without the hood.

I can certainly understand not wanting to walk around without the protection of the hood, but I can't help wondering if Canon had to make the hood so big - it almost doubles the size of the lens. I guess it reverses for storage, but it still seems a bit of a shame to have to lose the smallness of the lens while using it.

Edit: Not that I'd mind having a fantastic lens like that.

You do not lose much. The lens weight as well as its center of gravity remain practically the same since the hood does not weigh much. I always use the hood and it is still a pleasure to use (at least comparing with the 500II ;D )

 

[NancyP]

Peregrine falcons are probably the only birds with any chance of actually catching hummingbirds. The peregrines have the speed and agility.

 

[sedwards]

Red-Bellied Woodpecker from a local sanctuary.
_D4_7984 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

 

[AlanF]

Peregrine falcons are probably the only birds with any chance of actually catching hummingbirds. The peregrines have the speed and agility.

A hobby can catch a swift or a martin in flight.

 

[Click]

Beautiful picture, Stuart.

 

[lion rock]

Yes!
-r

Beautiful picture, Stuart.

 

[ERHP]

Nice shot Stuart!

Was watching one of the local female Kestrels tear apart breakfast when the rain started. Then the rain got heavier and I decided to just keep shooting. Interestingly, she just shrugged off the rain and went back to eating.

 

[lion rock]

ERHP,
Great shot.
-r

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, ERHP. Well done.

 

[AlanF]

That's a very fine shot, and in my many sightings of a kestrel I have never seen one with a kill. The quality is superb. Is it a 100% crop or is down-resolved?

 

[Don Haines]

That's a very fine shot, and in my many sightings of a kestrel I have never seen one with a kill. The quality is superb. Is it a 100% crop or is down-resolved?

Same here (almost).... the only time I saw one with a kill was after sunset and it was about 100 feet up one of the oak trees in the back yard, and all I had on me was a phone...... see that pixel, it’s a kestrel.....

And before I forget, that is a very nice picture. Congratulations!

 

[Jack Douglas]

I'll just say what a nice bunch of recent photos!! Still wishing for something else to shoot. Took a day and hiked around Elk Island National Park and all I saw was one lousy magpie. At least at home I get the usual - crows, chickadees, nuthatches, downies etc. but spring, where are you?!

Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice, Jack.

 

[clbayley]

Jack - I love your Redpolls! I have a few hanging around my place, but they are not letting me close for a pic.

I have another Mexican bird to show, but I can't ID it...I hope the collective here can help. It has very tiny, hanging in scrub bush, and had a very pretty voice...any ideas?

 

[Click]

Lovely. Nicely done, clbayley.

 

[razashaikh]

Red-Bellied Woodpecker from a local sanctuary.
_D4_7984 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

Amazing Shot.

 

[tarntyke]

I have another Mexican bird to show, but I can't ID it...I hope the collective here can help. It has very tiny, hanging in scrub bush, and had a very pretty voice...any ideas?

My guess is either black-tailed or blue-grey gnatcatcher. Do you have a pic showing underside of its tail?

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks click and Cl. I start each day with this thread if there is something new.

Jack