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[AlanF]

Cormorant in the setting sun (R5ii + RF 200-800mm + 1.4xTC).

 

[RaPhoto]

Great Cormorant!

 

[Click]

Very nice. I really like the warm lighting from the sun.

 

[Click]

I went out looking for eagles. I saw 5 or 6 but no good shots so I settled on these. Colors are a bit strange because there was a red boathouse reflecting in the water.

Beautiful duo. Nicely done, Noreaster.

 

[Dragon]

I really like the second one. The details of the bird look amazing. Maybe just a little more space on the right and not so much on the left would have been a bit nicer because it looks that way.

I agree. I moved it to the edge of the frame. That 600 f/11 has very warm color rendering. Nice in cold weather.

 

[ISv]

great crested grebe
R5m2 + RF 100-500 + 1.4 TC
@ 1/4000s, f/10
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Click says "I especially like the 3rd one". Me too!!!

 

[ISv]

A pair of Cassin's Kingbirds this Thanksgiving morning. Canon R5 and RF200-800mm.
Some morning wing stretching: Enjoy.


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Nice! I have no idea where you are taking these photos but combination of Cassin's Kingbird and Casaurina sp. (Australian Iron wood or Australian Pine - that is not Conifer at all...) is telling me Southern California (probably coastal)?

 

[ISv]

I went out looking for eagles. I saw 5 or 6 but no good shots so I settled on these. Colors are a bit strange becauseView attachment 226968View attachment 226969 there was a red boathouse reflecting in the water.

Colors are OK - even for the female (Hooded Merganser). Great pose for the male! I never got them with the "hood" displayed!

 

[ISv]

Short walk today. Recently I figured out I have just two saved photos of the House Sparrow! Today got some more (mostly because there was not much else).
Otherwise - Pacific Golden Plover in deep shade and immature Saffron Finch - changing to adult plumage.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, ISv. I really like the first one.

 

[ISv]

Beautiful shots, ISv. I really like the first one.

In this particular case I don't know which first do you like: the Merganser or the Sparrow?

 

[Click]

LOL The second first one.

The Sparrow

 

[ISv]

LOL The second first one.

The Sparrow

WOW!!! That's a big upset: House Sparrow over a Merganser!
That Sparrow landed at the water just behind my back (I was sitting on a bench). As sitting I had to take the camera from the tripod turn halfway back and shoot handheld - otherwise the Sparrow could be gone. Pretty awkward position and only 2/3 of the shots were acceptable!

 

[candyman]

Canon EOS R5 Mark II
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shot at 400mm with f/5.6, ISO 5000, 1/320
Distance: 4.90 meter

It's also fun to photograph the chaffinch (female) when it's sitting on the ground cover instead of on a branch.

 

[Click]

It's also fun to photograph the chaffinch (female) when it's sitting on the ground cover instead of on a branch.

Yes, very nice in this environment.

 

[RaPhoto]

Nice! I have no idea where you are taking these photos but combination of Cassin's Kingbird and Casaurina sp. (Australian Iron wood or Australian Pine - that is not Conifer at all...) is telling me Southern California (probably coastal)?

Well spotted ISv! SoCal is correct (inland coastal). The Casaurina sp. (locally called a Sheoak) is in my neighbor's yard. The woodpeckers and nuthatches like working the trunk and branches for insects. Flycatchers and hummers like the snags for looking for flying insects.

 

[ISv]

Well spotted ISv! SoCal is correct (inland coastal). The Casaurina sp. (locally called a Sheoak) is in my neighbor's yard. The woodpeckers and nuthatches like working the trunk and branches for insects. Flycatchers and hummers like the snags for looking for flying insects.

"Even broken watch is right twice a day"!

 

[ISv]

It was just an Yellow-faced canary today.

 

[Dragon]

It was just an Yellow-faced canary today.

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Upside down shot says he has been watching too many geckos.

 

[ISv]

Upside down shot says he has been watching too many geckos.

Checking for seeds from every direction... geckos have nothing to do with this. These actually are not the most acrobatic birds around: you should see what the White-eyes are doing regularly when searching for insects!