Show your Bird Portraits

[dpc]

Just posted some in-flight shots (my first post in the forum) in BIRD IN FLIGHT post. Sharing some portrait shots here. I am just a beginning in Bird photography and these shots might not be up to the mark to be shown here. Still wanted to give a try. All are taken with Canon 1000d + 55-250mm usually at f8.

I particularly like the last one. Nice work!

 

[dolina]

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) by alabang, on Flickr

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. Some birds will also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it had previously been placed in the genus Larus.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita_Park in Japan

 

[Dylan777]

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. Some birds will also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it had previously been placed in the genus Larus.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YamaS___a_Park in Japan

I guess I can cross off 600mm, 800mm for BIF photography ;D

 

[dolina]

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. Some birds will also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it had previously been placed in the genus Larus.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita_Park in Japan

I guess I can cross off 600mm, 800mm for BIF photography ;D

That's what you call "mad skillz, yo!"

 

[arunprasad]

Nice pictures, arunprasad. Welcome to CR

+1

Nice shots. Where did you shoot these?

Thanks. Shot these in Pallikaranai Marshland (Chennai/India).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallikaranai_wetland
12.901591, 80.218377 in Google Maps

 

[tarntyke]

[quote author=Dylan777 link=topic=1280.msg513271#msg513271 date=1429592888

I guess I can cross off 600mm, 800mm for BIF photography ;D

Why? The photo below was taken hand held with a 500mm f4. Using a decent tripod and a gimbal head results are even better. So using 600 or 800mm on a gimbal should give great photos of distant BIF

 

[arunprasad]

Thanks dpc, rpt, Click. Few more.

 

[dolina]

Dylan,

EXIF: f/2.8 1/2500 40mm ISO 640

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. Some birds will also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it had previously been placed in the genus Larus.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YamaS___a_Park in Japan

I guess I can cross off 600mm, 800mm for BIF photography ;D

That's what you call "mad skillz, yo!"

 

[mmmarty]

First time posting...
Some bird shots using 7DII and 100-400 MkII

 

[Click]

First time posting...
Some bird shots using 7DII and 100-400 MkII

Very nice first post. Welcome to CR.

 

[Dylan777]

Good capture tarntyke and welcome to CR

 

[dpc]

California gull doing the 400 metre.

 

[dpc]

First time posting...
Some bird shots using 7DII and 100-400 MkII

Very nice pictures!

 

[dpc]

Thanks dpc, rpt, Click. Few more.

Very nice. I especially like the brown pelican. I'm quite partial to pelicans, although we only have the white ones where I live.

 

[Northbird]

7D MK II, 600 F4 II, 1.4TC III
F7.1, 1/250s, ISO 800


Rufous hummingbird ♀ (Selasphorus rufus) by Tony Varela Photography, on Flickr

 

[dpc]

Conclave of gulls

 

[rpt]

7D MK II, 600 F4 II, 1.4TC III
F7.1, 1/250s, ISO 800


Rufous hummingbird ♀ (Selasphorus rufus) by Tony Varela Photography, on Flickr

Lovely! I hope it is in your garden. Then we could possibly see a whole load of pics as the chicks grow.

 

[arunprasad]

Thanks dpc, rpt, Click. Few more.

Very nice. I especially like the brown pelican. I'm quite partial to pelicans, although we only have the white ones where I live.

Thanks. These Spot billed Pelicans are very common here. This marshland is less than 3 miles from my home. There is a road adjoining to this lake and I am surprised that they still visit this place and move freely amidst heavy traffic and noise pollution. We can get a very close view when they cross the road flying low and very close to the top of the vehicles.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi dpc.
Very nice shots, well caught.

Cheers, Graham.

California gull doing the 400 metre.

 

[arunprasad]

I think these are White Pelicans