Show your Bird Portraits

[dpc]

Female red-winged blackbird. I posted this earlier but decided it needed some adjustments.

 

[Gilbo65]

Still one of my favourites. Just love the fact this Kestrel was looking at me as I took the shot. Good clarity for a zoom plus x2 extender combination. ( I've now sold the extender for a 400mm f/5.6 L)

Kestrel Hunting Over Hayle Dunes, Cornwall by gilbo65, on Flickr

 

[sanjosedave]

Western Scrub-Jay.

6D, 70-200, 2x teleconverter, popped high sync flash, low power, 430II

ISO 3200, 140mm, f5.6, 1/1600

LR5.x, Define 2, Color fx 4.0

 

[RAKAMRAK]

Here is one that I took recently.

 

[Eldar]

Moonlit Snow Owl
1DX, 200-400 4L IS 1.4x @448mm
1/60s, f5.6, ISO1600

 

[Click]

Moonlit Snow Owl
1DX, 200-400 4L IS 1.4x @448mm
1/60s, f5.6, ISO1600

Awesome!

 

[mackguyver]

Moonlit Snow Owl
1DX, 200-400 4L IS 1.4x @448mm
1/60s, f5.6, ISO1600

Eldar, wow, this is an amazing photo! I think it's one of if not the best of yours that I've seen, which is saying something given the quality of your photos.

 

[HankMD]

Moonlit Snow Owl
1DX, 200-400 4L IS 1.4x @448mm
1/60s, f5.6, ISO1600

Absolutely beautiful. The partial yellow-green bokeh adds to the mystery

 

[Eldar]

Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated. The difficulty with this one was its white feathers. It is so white that it almost looked self illuminating. I had to underexpose a lot to get the details in its feathers.

 

[JPAZ]

The eyes against the white and black feathers are remarkable. Great shot (but I kind of like your other Grey Owl a little better, not because of any technical thing, but the mood that photo evokes). All of the shots are gorgeous.

 

[Menace]

EF400, 1/1250, ISO400, f2.8

 

[Eldar]

EF400, 1/1250, ISO400, f2.8

Very nice Menace!

 

[Click]

EF400, 1/1250, ISO400, f2.8

Lovely shot. Well done.

 

[Menace]

EF400, 1/1250, ISO400, f2.8

Lovely shot. Well done.

Thanks both Eldar, Click

 

[Cog]

Just a Canada goose (while Mom is on the nest, Dad has some rest)

 

[Cog]

More waterfowl:

 

[Click]

Very nice series Cog.

 

[Northstar]

Moonlit Snow Owl
1DX, 200-400 4L IS 1.4x @448mm
1/60s, f5.6, ISO1600

Wow! Superb!

 

[wopbv4]

Blue Wren, West Australia.
7D, 70-200 F2.8 II +2.0X, iso 1000, F9, 1/250

 

[wopbv4]

I just love these birds, they have so much fun and they live in "families", mostly they group at seven to eight birds
1DX, 70-200 F2.8 II, 1.4X, iso 100, F8, 1/250 plus EX-600 flash with Better Beamer