Show your Bird Portraits

[Jack Douglas]

Lovely shots everyone, a pleasure to view.

It's coming - spring - I think. When will this snow ever go!! I can't wait.

Jack

 

[tushit]

Crimson Sunbird

Nice shot tushit.... And welcome to CR

thanks.

 

[davidgator]

A goshawk enjoying some duck for breakfast.

 

[Cog]

 

[Click]

Karoo Robin at Sunset (Hand-held)

60D, Tamron 150-600mm
600mm, 1/1000s at f/8, ISO 1600

Very nice shot. Well done.

 

[Click]

Lovely shot. Nicely done Cog.

 

[Menace]

Cockatoo

 

[Jack Douglas]

Love those Greater Sulfur Creasted - babysat one for a couple weeks once. Destructive aren't they!!

Jack

 

[J.R.]

A sunbird with my trusty 100-400 which is way much sharper on my 5D3 than my 6D and 600D.

 

[Cog]

A sunbird with my trusty 100-400 which is way much sharper on my 5D3 than my 6D and 600D.

Totally agree. Had the same feeling when switched to 5DM3 from 7D.

 

[IslanderMV]

A sunbird with my trusty 100-400 which is way much sharper on my 5D3 than my 6D and 600D.

Very nice, the autofocus did a great job of ignoring the leaves just in front of the bird.

PS - Location ?

 

[J.R.]

A sunbird with my trusty 100-400 which is way much sharper on my 5D3 than my 6D and 600D.

Very nice, the autofocus did a great job of ignoring the leaves just in front of the bird.

PS - Location ?

Thanks, the location is India ... foothills of the Himalayas.

The 5D3 AF is indeed a thing to rave about. So very often I take it for granted but when shooting with a different camera, I realise just how good it is.

 

[Cog]

 

[J.R.]

Rose Ringed Parakeet

 

[J.R.]

Rufous Shrike

 

[Click]

Cog & J.R. Beautiful shots guys 8)

 

[Cog]

Female northern cardinal. She doesn't like to model much.

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Canon 5d mkii 200mm f/2.8 heavy crop bald eagle

 

[Jack Douglas]

Andy_Hodapp,

It must be exciting to have the opportunity. I rarely see an eagle and then only golden. Bet you were wishing you had a longer lens or could get closer!

Jack

 

[mackguyver]

Just pulled up the thread and wow - incredible shots by everyone! We really have a great bunch of bird photographers on CR and each time I click on this thread I'm amazed by what I see. I went to my usual haunt this weekend and once again spied some black-crowned night herons - still not as tame as 'Harry', but these two let me approach a bit closer: