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[Click]

Very nice series, ISv. I especially like the first picture.

 

[AlanF]

Here in the last few days it was drizzling to somewhat rainy. Just few photos of commons:
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) and adult and juvenile Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla).

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I love those birds, and really want to start travelling again to see them. Keep posting!

 

[Click]

Black-crown Night Heron (Juvenile)

 

[dcm]

Bald eagle. Apropos visitor for July 4. R6, RF800, RF 1.4x, handheld, 1/30sec, ISO 160, f/16, 1120mm, OOC HEIF.

Perched about 50 ft off our deck - barely fit in the viewfinder. Hope it returns during the rest of our stay.



This visitor suddenly appeared on a piling in front of our cabin in Idaho. I ran inside to grab a camera, quickly swapped lenses, and snapped off a few before it left. Didn’t even have a chance to look at the camera settings. I don’t normally try to handhold at 1/30sec with an 1120mm lens and highlights are a little blown, but it turned out okay.

Downloaded to iPad using wireless to post. Will be interested to see what some PP can do on the raw when I get home, but this is a great start.

 

[Click]

Nice shot, dcm.

 

[Aussie shooter]

So for the R5 users out there, I'm wondering if you ever experience issues with your photos and lines running across horizontally? I've been having this problem since I got the camera and noticed it with the RF 24-105 f/4 L and it's also appearing with the RF 100-500 L lens. So this leads me to believe it's a camera issue and not a lens issue. Below are both the processed image as well as a crop at 100% of the horizontal lines I'm referring to. Is this normal? If so is there a way to not have this happen? I've already had to send my R5 into Canon for an issue with it locking up just using the animal eye auto focus to track birds. they replaced the 'circuit board'. But that was all the details they gave me. View attachment 198674View attachment 198675

I get it on my R6 with electronic shutter but it only really comes out if I push the file too hard in post.

 

[Click]

Great blue heron on the watch

 

[ERHP]

A White Breasted Nuthatch posed briefly before going back to its search for breakfast treats for the little ones.

R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/500 : f/8 : ISO 800

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, ERHP.

 

[ISv]

I love those birds, and really want to start travelling again to see them. Keep posting!

I can "keep posting" but it's going to be more of the same !
These are from today (spent ~30-40 minutes chasing birds in the flowers of the Eucalyptus)

 

[AlanF]

I can "keep posting" but it's going to be more of the same !
These are from today (spent ~30-40 minutes chasing birds in the flowers of the Eucalyptus)

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I also miss Eucalyptus…

 

[Click]

Beautiful pictures, ISv.

 

[Click]

Pileated Woodpecker in my backyard.

 

[Click]

Great Blue Heron in the fog. Almost monochrome.

 

[ERHP]

A juvenile Great Horned Owl was giving 'the look' to a branch that was spoiling its paparazzi moment.

R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/1000 : f/9 : ISO 800

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, ERHP.

 

[ERHP]

Thanks Click! Trying to find a way to make that errant branch a 'less negative' thing, lol.

 

[ISv]

As I say - more of the same... I will try this to be the last series - till the migrants come back (if anything interesting) after month even three or I finally go to Maui in October-November for some endemics (long shot!).
Rather strong winds making difficult framing (excuses)!

 

[Click]

Another very nice series, Well done, ISv.

 

[AlanF]

In chromatic contrast to ISv's colourful Java Sparrows, birds I love, a Corn Bunting this morning. This once common rather drab bird has become rare, and it's the first I've seen for 4 years.