Show your Bird Portraits

Click · 2026-04-19T21:59:44-0400

It's like MMA. I really like your photos and explanations.

Dragon · 2026-04-19T23:09:42-0400

Cariboucoach said:
A quick shot in Biscayne National Park in Florida. I went with only a 24-70mm on my trip, not wanting to fly with multiple lenses. I may look into getting the 24-240mm for my next trip to Ireland so I won't have to crop as much.View attachment 228982 View attachment 228983.

Nice. I have found the 24-240 to be a very decent lens. It has quite a bit of CA in the periphery at 24 and 240, but very clean from around 35 to 200 and it has good detail over the whole range.

ISv · 2026-04-19T23:38:59-0400

Click said:
It's like MMA. I really like your photos and explanations.

My "explanations" are nothing more than suggestions: "explaining" birds by human behavior... I don't really know how to call it.

Click · 2026-04-20T07:56:21-0400

ISv said:
My "explanations" are nothing more than suggestions: "explaining" birds by human behavior... I don't really know how to call it.

No matter what you call it, you're really appreciated. Thank you, ISv.

antonn · 2026-04-20T11:39:13-0400

R3 + RF600/4 + TC1.4, Podiceps cristatus

AlanF · 2026-04-20T12:20:31-0400

After

AlanF said:
I don't know how many are familiar with this, the courting ritual of the Great Crested Grebe. It needs a movie or as here an animated gif to appreciate it. (R5ii 800mm).

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The mating has another ritual. The female squats on the nest waiting for the male, the male mounts and mates, they then have a post mating display of beaks.