Birds with attitude

[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!

 

[bjd]

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...

Yep, we get a few different types, sometimes I suspect cross-breeding due to the way some will look like
other species, not sure if that happens or not. Which Cafe is that? I know a few Pubs and Hotels where
they are very tame/cheeky. Going for 2 weeks in September.

 

[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...

Yep, we get a few different types, sometimes I suspect cross-breeding due to the way some will look like
other species, not sure if that happens or not. Which Cafe is that? I know a few Pubs and Hotels where
they are very tame/cheeky. Going for 2 weeks in September.

It's chesters by the river at skelwith bridge about 3 miles away from Ambleside on the Coniston road. It's just Ambleside side of the bridge itself. Have been going there for years. The food is excellent there they've just installed a wood burning stove which they use for pizza, pitta and bread. They are famous for their cakes too. There used to be a kirkstone and brathay blue stone workshop right by it but the banks foreclosed and they went out of business. Plenty to see and photograph in the area. Get there before 3 for hot food and loiter around- they have outside seating area and open til 5 the birds become more timid once the crowds die down. When there aren't many people around you'll see birds on the matte metal tables robins in particular. I usually put a few crumbs on a neighbouring table. I'm a regular there and been going there for 15 years.

 

[serendipidy]

"Splish splash...taking a bath" 7D; 100-400L @ 400mm; f/8 ; 1/1250 ; ISO 200. Kaneohe,Hawaii.

 

[marekjoz]

Angry one

 

[westr70]

That's a risky shot! Now that's a photographer. Ready to take it for the picture.

 

[marekjoz]

That's a risky shot! Now that's a photographer. Ready to take it for the picture.

Indeed

Here is another story

 

[bjd]

It's chesters by the river at skelwith bridge about 3 miles away from Ambleside on the Coniston road. It's just Ambleside side of the bridge itself. Have been going there for years. The food is excellent there they've just installed a wood burning stove which they use for pizza, pitta and bread.

OK we know Chesters, as we usually stay in Chapel Stile. By the time we hit there on the way back from a hike I'm too
tired to get the Camera out though.
Thanks.

 

[kazeye]

This merganser was feeding on kokanee salmon. Taken on my 40d with a rented L series lens. The bald eagle was taken with a Canon Rebel.

 

[paul13walnut5]

Arctic Terns at the Isle of May reserve just off the coast of Anstruther in Fife, Scotland.

The boat slipway is surrounded by the Terns nesting grounds, and on this visit the chicks had just hatched, so the usually benign terns were very aggressive.

We were warned to wear a hat and carry a tripod or similar over our heads so that they attack that rather than us, as they could draw blood.

However they also poo on you, I took an allergic reaction and had eyes like golf balls on sticks for a while after.

Thankfully Anstruther boasts the best fish and chips shop in the UK, so a wee smoked kipper supper helped to soothe the pain.

Great place to get all up close with puffins, if thats your thing.

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

Am in Klagenfurt, South Eastern Austria at the moment and Hired a car today and took an afternoon drive down to the western end of Wörthersee to a town call Velden am Wörthersee. The weather cheered up after a few hours (we had major thunderstorms in the area which only abated when I got my camera out on a tripod on the balcony of my hotel room ready to put it on bulb - a camera shy storm whatever next!). Sat down awhile at the shores of the lake. The water is clear and as many alpine lakes are, a unique colour, but this one is at the moment verify warm - 27 degrees (81F).

Sat down a while and a family of sparrows came over looking for food.

Canon 5D mk III EF 70 - 200 f/2.8 IS I L at f/6.3 and 200mm 1/320 ISO 200


sparrow-at-wörthersee by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera and lens:

f/5.6 1/640 ISO 200 190mm


what-are-you-looking-at-says-the-sparrow by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens:

f/5.6 190mm 1/640 ISO 200


sparrow-shouts! by singingsnapper, on Flickr