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[sedwards]

i havent made it to my favorite birding spot in a couple of months but i was able to go last friday. i think the woodpeckers were having a party cause they were everywhere . it was a good chance for me to try out my new 5DIII and compare it to my 7DII. here are a few of the party goers.
7DII
400f5.6+1.4II
f8
1/500
iso 3200
red bellied woodpecker juvenile by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

5DIII
400f5.6+1.4II
f8
1/500
iso 3200
downy woodpecker juvenile by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

5DIII
400f5.6+1.4II
f8
1/200
iso 1600
yellow-bellied sapsucker by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

 

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Very nice series, sedwards.

 

[candyman]

i havent made it to my favorite birding spot in a couple of months but i was able to go last friday. i think the woodpeckers were having a party cause they were everywhere . it was a good chance for me to try out my new 5DIII and compare it to my 7DII. here are a few of the party goers.

Very nice photos stuart.
This is (June/July) is a great time of the year (photography) with all those young (juvenile) birds.

 

[LSeries]

Another shot from yesterday's trip (70D + Sigma 150-600mm Sport @ 600mm, f/6.3, ISO 500, 1/1000 s):


Black-headed Gull by Jussi Lind, on Flickr

 

[candyman]

Another shot from yesterday's trip (70D + Sigma 150-600mm Sport @ 600mm, f/6.3, ISO 500, 1/1000 s):

We shared the same subject of photography this weekend.
Very nice sharp photo. Well done.

 

[LSeries]

We shared the same subject of photography this weekend.
Very nice sharp photo. Well done.

Thanks! Black-headed gull is one of my favourite birds

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, LSeries. Well done.

 

[bjd]

Apparently using a Tripod gives sharper pictures! by Brian Dorling, auf Flickr

Apparently using a Tripod gives sharper pictures! 8)

Young inquisitive Great Tit

 

[bjd]

Thankfully coming to the end of the annual lull in birds here now. Anyhow here's a female chaffinch (500mm, f/5.6).

Great shot. Our local Chaffinches are very skittish (maybe they are everywhere) and most died earlier this year due to Fat-Finch Disease, a great pity but I assume they will recover. So always nice to see a goot shot of them.
Cheers Brian

 

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Apparently using a Tripod gives sharper pictures! 8)

Young inquisitive Great Tit

LOL ;D

Very nice shot, bjd.

 

[scyrene]

Thankfully coming to the end of the annual lull in birds here now. Anyhow here's a female chaffinch (500mm, f/5.6).

Great shot. Our local Chaffinches are very skittish (maybe they are everywhere) and most died earlier this year due to Fat-Finch Disease, a great pity but I assume they will recover. So always nice to see a goot shot of them.
Cheers Brian

Thanks! They are still one of the commonest birds here in the UK, in my experience

 

[tomscott]

Here are a few from a recent trip to the Farne Islands, Northumbria, UK. Its become a yearly trip such a fantastic array of birds.

Puffin with a mouth full of Sand Eels, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Puffin with a mouth full of Sand Eels, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Guillemot with fish, Farne Islands by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Arctic Tern Chick, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Arctic Tern, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Puffin being attacked with a mouth full of Sand Eels by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Razorbill, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Shag, cliffside, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Shag, cliffside, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Puffin in flight with a mouth full of Sand Eels, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Arctic Tern and Chick feeding, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Arctic Tern Chick, Farne Islands, Seahouses by Tom Scott, on Flickr

If you want to see the rest of the set including BIF heres the link

https://flic.kr/s/aHskg1jKtw

 

[candyman]

Here are a few from a recent trip to the Farne Islands, Northumbria, UK. Its become a yearly trip such a fantastic array of birds.

Great series!
I love the attack of the black headed gull on the puffin to steal the fish

 

[scyrene]

I saw lots of kestrels yesterday, and some were notably confiding. Here are a couple of shots (both handheld, 1000mm, f/10, 1/400; ISO 3200 and 2500 respectively).

 

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Here are a few from a recent trip to the Farne Islands, Northumbria, UK. Its become a yearly trip such a fantastic array of birds.

Great series, Tom. Well done.

 

[tomscott]

Here are a few from a recent trip to the Farne Islands, Northumbria, UK. Its become a yearly trip such a fantastic array of birds.

Great series!
I love the attack of the black headed gull on the puffin to steal the fish

Thanks! Ye it happens all the time, lucky to get that particular shot as it happens so quick. The black headed gulls wait until the puffins get back from fishing and the race is on to get into the burrows or loose the fish! Great spectacle.

 

[dolina]

Awesome images everyone.

 

[Eldar]

Have not had much time for birds lately, but here is a Great Skua. A rather rare bird, primarily found in the north Atlantic. This is a young bird. The elder ones are much darker.

 

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Very nice shot, Eldar.

 

[scyrene]

Have not had much time for birds lately, but here is a Great Skua. A rather rare bird, primarily found in the north Atlantic. This is a young bird. The elder ones are much darker.

That's a bruiser!