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[Mikehit]

two nice shots there, Alan

 

[TheJock]

Both great shots but I love that shot of the wren Alan, excellent find!

 

[dslrdummy]

Rainbow Lorikeets in a local park. Not the best light and getting focus among the branches even with centre spot is a real challenge.
1DXii and 300 2.8ii.

 

[Jack Douglas]

dslrdummy, those are sweet!

Jack

 

[lw]

Trying my new EOS M5

With Sigma 105mm Macro
IMG_0087
by lozwilkes, on Flickr

nice colours with EF 70-200mm F/2.8 IS II
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by lozwilkes, on Flickr

IMG_0031
by lozwilkes, on Flickr

This one seems perfectly set up for some caption on a card
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by lozwilkes, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, lw. I especially like the second one.

 

[Vern]

Rainbow Lorikeets in a local park. Not the best light and getting focus among the branches even with centre spot is a real challenge.
1DXii and 300 2.8ii.

stunning pics, despite the lighting. great to be able to get so close w the 300. if you have access to this spot, you might try a little fill flash to balance the light, but these are great 'as is'

 

[Click]

Rainbow Lorikeets in a local park. Not the best light and getting focus among the branches even with centre spot is a real challenge.
1DXii and 300 2.8ii.

Lovely shots. Nicely done, dslrdummy.

 

[Asher]

A few from my backyard. Female cardinal. Angle was a bit awkward and lighting is so-so, but I like the feather details.

Black-capped chickadee:

Blue jay in the rain (shot through a smudged window):

 

[Click]

Nice series, Asher.

 

[GP.Masserano]

The Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a rare heron, elusive, wary, night, very difficult to photograph.
Sometimes, a stroke of luck allows you to see it uncovered...
CANON EOS7D MKII + 100-400 MKII

The Black Stork, other rare italian bird
CANON EOS7D MKII + 100-400 MKII

The Tiny Wren
CANON EOS7D MKII + 100-400 MKII

 

[Click]

Nice pictures, GP.Masserano. I really like the last one. Beautiful shot.

 

[AlanF]

Great shot of a bittern. It is very rare to get one that well.

 

[Asher]

Spotted what I think is an immature Cooper's hawk in the backyard this afternoon. Fired off a bunch of shots through a dirty window (mostly at ISO1600) so the IQ isn't the best, but what a beautiful bird. Still need to sort through the rest of the images and see if I can clean these up a bit more.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Nice pictures, GP.Masserano. I really like the last one. Beautiful shot.

+1 Sweet setting with lovely colors.

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Alan.
Nice shots, particularly the Wren.

Cheers, Graham.

This morning I got one of the smallest and one of the largest British birds. The wren is very secretive and it's not often you can get a good shot. The heron on the other hand is a sitting duck. The light was great for this time of the year. Usual gear, 400mmx2 on 5DIV.

 

[Asher]

Here's another one of the hawk, with more noise reduction and a little exposure/color tweaking. (Still have a lot to learn about postprocessing!)

 

[dslrdummy]

Rainbow Lorikeets in a local park. Not the best light and getting focus among the branches even with centre spot is a real challenge.
1DXii and 300 2.8ii.

stunning pics, despite the lighting. great to be able to get so close w the 300. if you have access to this spot, you might try a little fill flash to balance the light, but these are great 'as is'

Thanks Vern. I had to sell the flash to buy the 1DXii but it would certainly have helped. In your experience, does flash scare off birds? They are pretty timid these Lorikeets and even putting the shutter on silent mode made a big difference to their behaviour.

 

[Eldar]

Southern Ground Hornbill.

You normally find these on the ground and you seldom see them airborne. However, these three wanted a bird´s perspective. Ground hornbills are big birds, with a rather pre-historic look. Adults are around a meter tall and they are possibly the slowest-breeding and longest-lived of all birds.

1DX-II, 200-400 f4L IS 1.4x @560mm

 

[Jack Douglas]

Southern Ground Hornbill.

You normally find these on the ground and you seldom see them airborne. However, these three wanted a bird´s perspective. Ground hornbills are big birds, with a rather pre-historic look. Adults are around a meter tall and they are possibly the slowest-breeding and longest-lived of all birds.

1DX-II, 200-400 f4L IS 1.4x @560mm

Intriguing!

Jack