Show your Bird Portraits

[GMCPhotographics]

From a recent workshop:

Canon 5DIII and a 400mm f2.8 LIS and a 2x TC Eagle Owl

Canon 5DIII and a 400mm f2.8 LIS and a 1.4x TC Great Grey Owl

Canon 5DIII and a 400mm f2.8 LIS Tawny Owl

Canon 5DIII and a 70-200 f2.8 LIS II Sacred Ibis

Canon 5DIII and a 400mm f2.8 LIS Southern White Scops Owl.

 

[Click]

Great series. Beautiful shots. I especially like the last picture. Well done!

 

[Eldar]

A couple of black-legged kittywake, telling jokes at Runde on the northwest coast of Norway.

5DSR, 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS II @340mm, 1/100s, f7.1, ISO250

 

[LSeries]

A couple of black-legged kittywake, telling jokes at Runde on the northwest coast of Norway.

5DSR, 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS II @340mm, 1/100s, f7.1, ISO250

Hilarious image!

 

[scyrene]

My second-ever corn bunting, understated but with a lovely song

 

[candyman]

I just love the black headed gull

 

[Click]

I just love the black headed gull

+1

...And I really like your picture, candyman.

 

[Kerry B]

Lilac Breasted Roller and Tawny Eagle, one in early morning light the other at the end of the day. Canon 5d Mk111 and 300f2.8 Mk11 lens. Masai mara.

 

[Click]

Lilac Breasted Roller and Tawny Eagle, one in early morning light the other at the end of the day. Canon 5d Mk111 and 300f2.8 Mk11 lens. Masai mara.

Great shots, Kerry. I especially like the first picture. Well done.

 

[candyman]

Thanks Click


I would love to have the opportunity to photograph them more often. Too bad they don't sit & fly around the corner.

 

[Kerry B]

Thanks Click, haven't posted for a little while

 

[lw]

A blue tit in our garden - probably born this year

70D-1511 by lozwilkes, on Flickr

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
So many great shots here.

Here are some of mine from a few days ago, heavily cropped, I did manage to walk across the mud towards the waters edge for the cormorant shots, but still a bit short at 500mm the heron and oyster catcher weren't having any of it, as soon as any effort was made to close in they moved away.

IMG_4439_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

IMG_4440_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

IMG_4427_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

IMG_4486_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

IMG_4499_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi All.
GMC lovely series, love the first shot.

Eldar, I really like your joking Kittywakes.

Scyrene, lovely shot of the corn bunting.

Candyman, great shot of the gull, I quite like them unless I have chips, and then they are just a pest around here! I always marvel at how absolute the divide between black and white is.

Kerry B, nice shots, the lilac breasted roller looks like a bit disheveled, did you catch it bathing or are they always like that?

Lw, great shot, cute little beggar, did he come to you or did you pick him up?

Cheers, Graham.

 

[lw]

Lw, great shot, cute little beggar, did he come to you or did you pick him up?

Strangely enough, our cat alerted us to him. He was sat on the patio, with our cat just sat by his side.
My wife picked him up, I quickly took a few pics, and then he flew off, totally unharmed.

 

[candyman]

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Candyman, great shot of the gull, I quite like them unless I have chips, and then they are just a pest around here! I always marvel at how absolute the divide between black and white is.

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Cheers, Graham.

Thank you Graham

Yes, they do like chips and bread ;D
I remember once someone threw up some bread and the gulls came very close. This was a moment where I was happy to have the new 100-400II with MFD 98cm

 

[Kerry B]

Grey Headed Kingfisher. Canon 5D Mk111 with 300f2.8 Mk11 lens and 2 x extender

 

[Kerry B]

Ground Hornbill in the Masai Mara. Not an insect but a piece of wood in its beak. Canon 5D Mk111 and 300f2.8 Mk11 lens under a very hot mid day sun

 

[Click]

Grey Headed Kingfisher. Canon 5D Mk111 with 300f2.8 Mk11 lens and 2 x extender

Another very nice shot. Well done, Kerry.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Candyman.
A couple of friends and I go down the local seafront and to coin a phrase throw bread at the gulls whilst practicing catching birds in flight, one day we might actually get a shot worth sharing!

Cheers, Graham.

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Candyman, great shot of the gull, I quite like them unless I have chips, and then they are just a pest around here! I always marvel at how absolute the divide between black and white is.

<snip>

Cheers, Graham.

Thank you Graham

Yes, they do like chips and bread ;D
I remember once someone threw up some bread and the gulls came very close. This was a moment where I was happy to have the new 100-400II with MFD 98cm