Show your Bird Portraits

[Nat_WA]

Herring Gull having a snack -

7DmkII, S 60-600mm at 600mm f/7.1
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[Nat_WA]

Bluethroat doing some solitary singing (season is mainly over, so they're not showing themselves that much anymore )


Unfortunately, with the sun heating up the ground heat-shimmer already spoiled sharpness at the distance I could approach the bird (40-50m)



7DmkII, S 60-600mm at 600mm f/7.1, 1/800s and 1/400s respectively
W.

 

[Nat_WA]

Lapwing checking out if I'm intruding in his personal space...


7DmkII, 100-400mm II at 400mm f/7.1, 1/800s
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This turned out to be one of my favorite bird images from the Galapagos despite it not initially jumping out at me. It just needed the right processing to get it right.

I really like this picture. Well done, Aussie shooter.

 

[Click]

Nice series, Wiebe.

 

[AlanF]

Bluethroat doing some solitary singing (season is mainly over, so they're not showing themselves that much anymore )

Unfortunately, with the sun heating up the ground heat-shimmer already spoiled sharpness at the distance I could approach the bird (40-50m)

7DmkII, S 60-600mm at 600mm f/7.1, 1/800s and 1/400s respectively
W.

And you got a dragonfly and damselfly!

 

[AlanF]

Fledgling barnswallow and pied wagtail by the pool where I was shooting dragonflies in flight. Unfortunately, the barnswallows are in competition with me and the dragonflies are being eaten.

 

[Jack Douglas]

OK, I think this thread could tolerate a shot of a (non) BIF. What are the British dragons like?

Jack

 

[AlanF]

OK, I think this thread could tolerate a shot of a (non) BIF. What are the British dragons like?

Jack

We have great thread on these https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?threads/dragonflies-and-damselflies.35543/

 

[Aussie shooter]

Kingfishers always make a cool subject but gettining them in flight can be so difficult. So I tend to get more portraits

 

[AlanF]

Kingfishers always make a cool subject but gettining them in flight can be so difficult. So I tend to get more portraits

Now that's a kingfisher with attitude! You have given me an excuse for posting my kingfishers in flight, through many attempts over the years with different cameras and lenses and a lot of luck

 

[Nat_WA]

Now that's a kingfisher with attitude! You have given me an excuse for posting my kingfishers in flight, through many attempts over the years with different cameras and lenses and a lot of luck

It must have taken a lot of time/ effort, preparation, perseverance and skill to catch those shots... Luck only as a contributing factor...

W.

 

[Nat_WA]

Back to stationary birds
Most likely a common whitethroat -

7DmkII, S 60-600mm at 600mm, f/7.1 (ISO1250, overcast sky)
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[Aussie shooter]

Some beautiful shots there Alan.

 

[ArunP]

Great egrets building a nest!

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Alan. Well done.

 

[Click]

Great egrets building a nest!

Lovely shot. Nicely done, Arun.

 

[IslanderMV]

A lone Short-billed Dowitcher (hendersoni).

 

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Very nice picture, Jeff.

 

[Nat_WA]

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), straying outside its home ground (although not rare in this season on Texel, NL)

7DmkII , S 60-600mm at 475mm, f/7.1
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