Show your Bird Portraits

[josephandrews222]

In the early 2010s, I thought setting up a feeder outside of our home (near our front window and door) would be good for birds, bird watching and bird photos.

A few photos were collected and a 2013 calendar was constructed:



...friends and extended family liked the calendar.

Immediate family?

Not so much, as I learned that bird feed remnants attract mice, who were then attracted to the interior of our home.

Now it is only nature's food that attracts the birds. Kind of more fun that way?

 

[josephandrews222]

Some from the last week or so.

One thing of note - the Flicker photos were taken at near dark - I was troubleshooting my AF issue and I wasn’t expediting to see anything worthwhile. Of course, this beauty is just sitting there..

Do I ever see these guys sitting in my tree when the light is good? Of course not.

I cranked the ISO and took a few and they came out remarkably good I think - 6400 on the R5 is doable it seems.

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The Northern Flicker images...what lens? 6400 ISO? Other details of import?

Spectular images and good work by you...and the R5 is looking better and better

 

[Bert63]

The Northern Flicker images...what lens? 6400 ISO? Other details of import?

Spectular images and good work by you...and the R5 is looking better and better

Canon 100-400L II w/1.4X III @ 560mm. Nothing of note really - processed in DxO and cast corrected in Nik. The RAW out of the camera was super clean.

 

[AlanF]

In the early 2010s, I thought setting up a feeder outside of our home (near our front window and door) would be good for birds, bird watching and bird photos.

A few photos were collected and a 2013 calendar was constructed:

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...friends and extended family liked the calendar.

Immediate family?

Not so much, as I learned that bird feed remnants attract mice, who were then attracted to the interior of our home.

Now it is only nature's food that attracts the birds. Kind of more fun that way?

The resurgence of some garden bird species in the UK, like the Goldfinch, has been put down to gardens with bird feeders. The birds are helped by having a supply of food in the winter and I love to see them feeding, though I don’t photo them on the feeder. I’ve done bird calendar this year with BIF.

 

[DanP]

Rough-Legged Hawk (uncropped but reduced for loading to site) taken Dec 4th in Ladner, BC

 

[Click]

Nice shot, DanP.

 

[DanP]

Nice shot, DanP.

Thanks Click.

 

[ERHP]

Normally not the biggest fan of high key shots but with the clouds on the horizon and filtered sun, converting this image of a Reddish Egret in its most noted pose to B&W seemed like a good idea.

R5 600 II w/1.4X 1/2000 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000

 

[Click]

Beautiful picture. Well done, ERHP.

 

[AlanF]

The Redwings are back, eating our berries (R5 + 100-500mm).

 

[Click]

Excellent. Well done, Alan.

 

[Nemorino]

The Redwings are back, eating our berries (R5 + 100-500mm).

Those GIFs are allways great! They show a little piece of life.

 

[Jack Douglas]

The Redwings are back, eating our berries (R5 + 100-500mm).

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I see you're enjoying your FPS. Excellent.

 

[ISv]

Few from the last weekend.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, ISv.

 

[Bert63]

Few from the last weekend.

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These are great - love #2..

 

[Bert63]

Crows at the beach in the early evening on the last sunny day we had...

 

[Bert63]

A couple of other randoms from the same day..

 

[usern4cr]

A couple of other randoms from the same day..

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Beautiful pictures, Bert!

 

[Bert63]

Beautiful pictures, Bert!

Thanks very much..