Show your Bird Portraits

A few shots of the youngsters in April.

The Great Horned Owls had three again this year and number two spent at least part of the night on the ground(number one had fallen a week earlier and not survived the second night).
SL42023-4K.jpg


A small armada of Wood Ducks, ~two days from the nesting cavity.
SL42010-4K.jpg


Leucistic Wood Duck hen warding off competitors from her bank and ducklings.
SL42014-4K.jpg


One of the goslings looking back at its reflection in the lens.
SL42038-4K.jpg


Another Wood Duck taking a break with her remaining ducklings.
SL42012-4K.jpg


She started with thirteen and was down to eleven the second morning. Perhaps too trusting as the ducklings went over and around my boots.
SL42006-4K.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 12 users
Upvote 0
House Wrens, Insects and a Squirrel (R5MkII and 200-800 @ 800)
=====
On top of the birdhouse, looking out for (and calling out) predators:
K41A5380-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
=====
Distracting/attacking a predator (3):
K41A9645-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
K41A9610-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
K41A9421-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
=====
Meals for youngsters (2):
K41A6142-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
K41A6275-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
=====
Youngsters:
K41A9042-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
=====
One meal per youngster (2):
K41A5803-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
K41A5869-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
=====
Din din:
K41A9845-topaz2-denoise - Copy.JPG
=====

All ten are jpegs massaged by Topaz Denoise
 
  • Like
Reactions: 5 users
Upvote 0
A few shots of the youngsters in April.

The Great Horned Owls had three again this year and number two spent at least part of the night on the ground(number one had fallen a week earlier and not survived the second night).
SL42023-4K.jpg


A small armada of Wood Ducks, ~two days from the nesting cavity.
SL42010-4K.jpg


Leucistic Wood Duck hen warding off competitors from her bank and ducklings.
SL42014-4K.jpg


One of the goslings looking back at its reflection in the lens.
SL42038-4K.jpg


Another Wood Duck taking a break with her remaining ducklings.
SL42012-4K.jpg


She started with thirteen and was down to eleven the second morning. Perhaps too trusting as the ducklings went over and around my boots.
SL42006-4K.jpg
Nice shots and if it's not a hybrid bird you are really lucky! Talking about the Wood Duck off course!
 
Upvote 0
There are only some 700 pairs Bearded Tits in the UK. The first image is one I took in 2020 of a mature adult with its black beard, the last time I saw one. My wife took some shots in the Cley marshes of 3 birds who flew in at a far distance (R7/RF 100-400mm), which are juvenile ones, just fledged and without the adult colours.

DSC_8881-DxO_Bearded_Tit_Front_left_PL9.jpg3R3A9994-DxO_juvenile_bearded_tit_sh2x.jpg3R3A9996-DxO_juvenile_bearded_tit_sh2x.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users
Upvote 0
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Taken from a photo hide.

View attachment 230354
Juvenile:
View attachment 230357
I like the play of light and shadow in the photo of the juvenile (I feel like Rembrandt :D).

R5 Mk II with RF200-800mm @+/- 600mm.
More Rembrandt chiaroscuro. He is my favourite artist. The first image of the Whitethroat (Cley area again this week, in Blakeney) is true Rembrandt portrait lighting with the light coming in from the left to light up one half of the face. Same lens/camera as yours.

6L8A9172-DxO_whitethroat_rembrandt_lighting.jpg6L8A9173-DxO_whitethroat_rembrandt_lighting.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
Upvote 0