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[jprusa]

Painted Bunting

Nice shot - can almost read the band.

Thanks !

 

[IglooEater]

Black Tern - Martha's Vineyard.

Followed this bird by kayak down a long narrow beach for an hour. It was mixed in with a huge Common Tern colony of 2,000 plus birds. It finally landed in a good spot so I could beach my craft and not get bounced by waves as much. Black Terns are unusual here. Lots of fun and some nice picts.

7D and Sigma 150-600 C

Very nice! I wanna get me that Sigma...

 

[Click]

Black Tern - Martha's Vineyard.

Followed this bird by kayak down a long narrow beach for an hour. It was mixed in with a huge Common Tern colony of 2,000 plus birds. It finally landed in a good spot so I could beach my craft and not get bounced by waves as much. Black Terns are unusual here. Lots of fun and some nice picts.

7D and Sigma 150-600 C

Nice shots, Islander.

 

[jprusa]

Black Tern - Martha's Vineyard.

Followed this bird by kayak down a long narrow beach for an hour. It was mixed in with a huge Common Tern colony of 2,000 plus birds. It finally landed in a good spot so I could beach my craft and not get bounced by waves as much. Black Terns are unusual here. Lots of fun and some nice picts.

7D and Sigma 150-600 C

Nice shots, Islander.

Vey nice Jeff , Kayak is next on the list for me.

 

[clbayley]

I loving and seeing different species that are not the norm around home. I get a kick out of Quail...but I have never know one to have 2 tufts?!

 

[AlanF]

Painted Bunting

Nice shot - can almost read the band.

Thanks !

I must admit that I get upset when I take a photo of a bird and discover it is ringed! It shouldn't make a difference. Anyway, it's a very nice shot.

 

[jprusa]

Painted Bunting

Nice shot - can almost read the band.

Thanks !

I must admit that I get upset when I take a photo of a bird and discover it is ringed! It shouldn't make a difference. Anyway, it's a very nice shot.

Thanks Alan, I have photographed very few Painted Buntings without bands and usually they have one on the other leg that ID's what state the bird was banded in. And your one more Puffin shot is fantastic.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I loving and seeing different species that are not the norm around home. I get a kick out of Quail...but I have never know one to have 2 tufts?!

V nice!

Jack

 

[Click]

I loving and seeing different species that are not the norm around home. I get a kick out of Quail...but I have never know one to have 2 tufts?!

Very nice picture, clbayley. I know that occasionally some California quails have two tufts like this one, but I cannot explain why.

 

[TheJock]

I managed a few snaps last weekend while out looking for the Egyptian Nightjar, I thought I would share a few with you guys so you can see some of the species we have here in the UAE.

1. Gray Francolin
2. Blue Cheeked Bee-Eater
3. Egyptian Nightjar
4. Red Wattled Lapwing

 

[Jack Douglas]

V nice Stew - is that what we call the Hungarian partridge?

Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Stewart. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Click]

V nice Stew - is that what we call the Hungarian partridge?

Jack

The Grey Francolin is also called Grey partridge....and also known as the English partridge, Hungarian partridge.

 

[Mikehit]

I loving and seeing different species that are not the norm around home. I get a kick out of Quail...but I have never know one to have 2 tufts?!

A very ice shot, clbailey. The colours of the background complement the bird so well.
I would try lightening the shows on the bird a tad but that is a small point.

 

[jprusa]

Very nice series, Stewart. Thanks for sharing.

+!

 

[Jack Douglas]

V nice Stew - is that what we call the Hungarian partridge?

Jack

The Grey Francolin is also called Grey partridge....and also known as the English partridge, Hungarian partridge.

Thanks click! I thought it looked too familiar. My daughter has one I shot and mounted when I was 14 and trying everything life had to offer. They are not very common here so "shooting" one now is more challenging at least in Alberta.

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Never thought the CR bird thread would be a place where I'd be posting my "baby" pictures. Here's my little girl from this AM. Click or anyone, since my monitor needs calibration, how's the exposure? I'm thinking it needs to be a little brighter. Would be happier without the beak shadows too!

Jack

 

[lion rock]

Jack,
I do like the exposure as is.
If you can raise the shadow on the beak, that's good, I'm no critique, I do like it.
r

 

[AlanF]

The exposure is fine, as is the beak. Why were using iso1600 and f/9 on our favourite lens?

 

[dpc]

I guess we've got lots of GBH shots already, but I'll add a couple more. A common but photogenic bird.