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Male Malachite Sunbird.
EOS 5D Mark-III with Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC (cropped in for about 400mm EFL)
1/4000s at f/5.6 ISO 1600
I was aiming to get BIF shot but was not meant to be...
I'm out of town so unfortunately I'm editing on an uncalibrated screen. To my eyes the red channel looks oversaturated but histogram says otherwise.
EOS 5D Mark-III with Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC (cropped in for about 400mm EFL)
1/4000s at f/5.6 ISO 1600
I was aiming to get BIF shot but was not meant to be...
I'm out of town so unfortunately I'm editing on an uncalibrated screen. To my eyes the red channel looks oversaturated but histogram says otherwise.
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Hard to compete with close up Evening Grosbeaks and a Malachite Sunbird, but here is a lowly Song Sparrow photographed shortly before sundown. The background is New York Harbor. Too bad that foliage is in the background as I think it could have been really nice without that. The stick and the vine encasing it with the water as a backdrop are quite photogenic. Canon 7d2 and Sigma 150-600 C.
600mm, F8, ISO 500, SS 1/1250, -1/3
Song Sparrow by Isaac Grant, on Flickr
600mm, F8, ISO 500, SS 1/1250, -1/3
Song Sparrow by Isaac Grant, on Flickr
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Isaac Grant, lovely little guy who sings beautifully. I've yet to shoot one although they're supposed to be around here. Now if my male grosbeak shows up ....... that could be interesting in the color competition category. 
Jack
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Trade nothing. An excellent pic of a fascinating creature.
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Jack Douglas said:This guy showed up minutes ago just at sunset so I didn't have the best lighting. Wasn't concerned about me standing 20' away at all. It's been a while so here it is. Wish I could trade for some other birds!
Jack
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Thanks lion rock. No, seriously, I see them almost every day and yes they are amazing but I need a new model. Probably have 100's of shots that I never imagined I ever get. The hole he's at is a huge tree with a huge cavity that I'm hoping will attract somebody for nesting. Fingers crossed for next year.
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Jack,
I hear them all the time where I live. Just the forest around our house is too thick with trees.
First few years I moved to the house, there was a fallen tree and a woodpecker visited it. Didn't take too long for it to carve out a large deep trench. Back then, I didn't have a good long lens. So, you can see I admire your fortune to get these wonder full birds that I hear but can only glimpse them occasionally.
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I hear them all the time where I live. Just the forest around our house is too thick with trees.
First few years I moved to the house, there was a fallen tree and a woodpecker visited it. Didn't take too long for it to carve out a large deep trench. Back then, I didn't have a good long lens. So, you can see I admire your fortune to get these wonder full birds that I hear but can only glimpse them occasionally.
Post more.
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Jack Douglas said:
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Thanks Jack for the suggestion.
I'll wait a bit till there is less squirrel action when the weather gets colder, though it was 33F when I got up this morning. Must be colder where you are! Stay warm.
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I'll wait a bit till there is less squirrel action when the weather gets colder, though it was 33F when I got up this morning. Must be colder where you are! Stay warm.
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Jack Douglas said:May I suggest a big block of suet!
Jack
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Probably about 45 degrees here this AM but cooler is around the corner.
There are some cool ant-squirrel feeders but not sure if they are for suet. There are the more expensive suet logs that can be forced into a hole in a tree that is already a woodpecker favorite. I've identified about 5 old trees that they always fly to but the sequence and times is pretty random (9-11 AM, 4-5 PM is typical right now). As you know from hearing them, once they know a tree has food they often announce that they are coming so you can run and hide maybe 50% of the time.
The problem is the time waiting but when you're retired like me there are days when waiting just seems good for the soul! Good luck - well worth waiting for the rush they give up close. Amazing.
Robins are still straggling around.
Jack
There are some cool ant-squirrel feeders but not sure if they are for suet. There are the more expensive suet logs that can be forced into a hole in a tree that is already a woodpecker favorite. I've identified about 5 old trees that they always fly to but the sequence and times is pretty random (9-11 AM, 4-5 PM is typical right now). As you know from hearing them, once they know a tree has food they often announce that they are coming so you can run and hide maybe 50% of the time.
The problem is the time waiting but when you're retired like me there are days when waiting just seems good for the soul!
Good luck - well worth waiting for the rush they give up close. Amazing.Robins are still straggling around.
Jack
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Thanks click as always kind words!! That's nice. And just for that you must see another tufted puffin before he loses his bill. Since the puffins are auks I guess anytime you point your camera at one it is an awkward shot. The tufts are visible if not sticking up from the head.
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