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[Jim Saunders]

The sun came out five minutes later, figures. Jim

 

[IslanderMV]

I really like the red-ringed eyes on OC's...beautiful...west coast?

Oystercatcher eyes are striking. This an east coast bird on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

 

[dpc]

Landing

 

[Click]

American Oystercatcher and chick. ( hiding from predators )

adult 100-400mm at 400mm f/8, 1/1250, ISO250
chick 100-400mm at 400mm f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO400

Very nice series. I especially like the American Oystercatcher.

 

[candyman]

Landing

O, very nice!

 

[dpc]

Landing

O, very nice!

Thanks. I love taking pictures of pelicans. They're quite easy to snap and their large size certainly helps.

 

[Aaron77]

Angry Bird!

 

[Click]

Cool close-up.

 

[candyman]

Angry Bird!

Wow excellent shot - good timing.....and run away & hide ;D

 

[Aaron77]

Cool close-up.

Thanks

 

[Aaron77]

Angry Bird!

Wow excellent shot - good timing.....and run away & hide ;D

Thanks man. Great what an 1100d and 50mm1.8 can do.

 

[IslanderMV]

Least Terns courting.

In the world of Terns, size does matter.

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Bird by a lake

 

[cellomaster27]

I had to manually focus and took a number of shots but this one came out the best! Slight cropping.

 

[Click]

Least Terns courting.

In the world of Terns, size does matter.

Very nice shot Islander

 

[Synkka]

Willie wagtail tail wagging

wagtail by Synkka~, on Flickr

 

[rpt]

A hawk family lives around my house and he often comes to the trees in and around the garden. Yesterday he was eating a garden lizard and screaming at the top of his lungs. I guess he thought that it was tasty! Take a look. Personally, I'd pass

Shot with 5D3 firmware 1.2.3 with Magic Lantern http://www.magiclantern.fm/. I have been shooting with Dual ISO turned on and it gives me good results! Take a look at the thread http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=7139.0 that describes the feature, and the thread http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=7402.0 where you can see pictures taken with dual ISO.

The first one was shot with a 100-200L @200mm, ISO 100/1600, F/8, 1/250
The second one was shot with a 100-400L @400mm with a 1.4x so @560mm, ISO 400/6400, F/8, 1/200
I left the exif on so you can see but imgur.com kills it .

I was shooting against the light. The sun is a little to the left of the bird.

 

[jrista]

Bird by a lake

Very nice! I love the use of silhouette here...wonderful.

 

[jrista]

Fledgling Red Tail, giving me the eye.

5Diii, 400 DO, ISO 320, "M" setting, f6.3 @ 1/800

Beautiful shot!

 

[Jack Douglas]

Well, I wondered if daddy might eventually show up and today he did. However, he is very skitish and took off before I could get my 300 through the hole in the blind as seen in the shot of the Downy from the opposite direction below the deck.

Then, and don't ask me why I could never attract one, a Bluejay visited. My first decent shot of one. This time the lense was on the tripod just waiting for him!

Jack