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Lovely series, josephandrews.

 

[usern4cr]

Hello to all. this is my first post I've been reading this forum and looking at your delighfull pictures for a while. I'm from Colombia and wanted to start sharing some of my bird pictures.

Lesbia victoriae (Black-tailed Trainbearer)
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Grallaria quitensis (Tawny Antpitta)
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Zonotrichia capensis (Rufous-collared Sparrow) quite common in south america and an iconic bird of my city
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Beatiful birds, jjbernali! It will be a pleasure to see the birds from Columbia, as they will be quite new & exotic to me! Thanks!

 

[macrunning]

Hi, everyone! I'm new at bird photography (although not new at photography) having started this year in January because covid put severe restrictions on my people and travel photography and , after a lifetime of photography, I at last got myself a long lens. Having a fabulous nature reserve right on my doorstep really helped getting this very addictive hobby going...the Rietvlei Nature Reserve is a mere 10min drive from my home and I try and go a few times a week. October saw controlled burning and as its the beginning of summer and rains everything is uncharacteristically green and with the migratory birds returning I'm hopeful for some great photography opportunities. Here are some more from October...

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Great captures Ivan!

 

[macrunning]

My only birds for the weekend - bunch of Red-vented Bulbuls feeding on the fruits of (still unknown for me) tree - I'm working on this...
Edited: the tree looks like something from Sapindaceae but I can't get any further.


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Nice set of photos. Great color.

 

[macrunning]

Hello to all. this is my first post I've been reading this forum and looking at your delighfull pictures for a while. I'm from Colombia and wanted to start sharing some of my bird pictures.

Lesbia victoriae (Black-tailed Trainbearer)
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Grallaria quitensis (Tawny Antpitta)
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Zonotrichia capensis (Rufous-collared Sparrow) quite common in south america and an iconic bird of my city
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Nice shots!

 

[macrunning]

I haven't been getting out as much because the weather has changed to rainy/cold season here in the PNW but I caught this beautiful little song sparrow the other morning chirping away. Was able to see his breath while he chirped but not sure I captured very well so just going to post this one for now. Shot with the RF100-500 @ 500mm 1/500th , F11 and ISO 8000. Used DxO PureRaw before making LR edits.

 

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Nice shot, macrunning.

 

[josephandrews222]

...the last day of November brought several species of birds to our front yard tree, including this cedar waxwing: the time between the two images--0.17 seconds apart

 

[macrunning]

Nice shot, macrunning.

Thanks Click

 

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Nice pictures, josephandrews.

The first one is Donald Trump, the second one is Joe Biden.

 

[AlanF]

The sun shone briefly this afternoon and lit up a Blue Tit. I just happened to have the 800/11 on the R5.

 

[josephandrews222]

A Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker--drilling down and "movin' on up (to the East Side)"...

 

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The sun shone briefly this afternoon and lit up a Blue Tit. I just happened to have the 800/11 on the R5.

Lovely shot. nicely done, Alan.

 

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Very nice pictures, josephandrews. I especially like the first one.

 

[macrunning]

The sun shone briefly this afternoon and lit up a Blue Tit. I just happened to have the 800/11 on the R5.

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What a beauty! Nice shot.

 

[usern4cr]

The sun shone briefly this afternoon and lit up a Blue Tit. I just happened to have the 800/11 on the R5.

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A truly beautiful photo - subject & background, AlanF!

 

[snappy604]

every fall I get a hummy that decides to own my feeder.. this is this year's.

 

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Beautiful shots, snappy604. I especially like the second one. Well done!

 

[ERHP]

A bit after sunrise this female American Kestrel started her warmup and stretch for a busy day.

R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/2500 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000

 

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Fabulous light and detail on the bird. Well done, ERHP.