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Some Sanderlings (I think). My first birding attempt, taken with my Sigma 70-300mm APO. Sanderlings by The original David L, on Flickr
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My parent's bird feeder is popular. Crossposted from SAD. Gold Finch by Chad Larson Photography, on Flickr  Downy Woodpecker by Chad Larson Photography, on Flickr
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Apr 25, 2011 03:50
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INTJ Mastermind posted:Some Sanderlings (I think). My first birding attempt, taken with my Sigma 70-300mm APO. Looks like Western Sandpipers. Nice shot! I wonder if you could play with the highlights/shaddows a bit to see more of the face of the one on the left, and lower the highlights on its belly.
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Apr 26, 2011 00:56
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I found a swan:
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Apr 26, 2011 12:43
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Looks like Western Sandpipers. Nice shot! I wonder if you could play with the highlights/shaddows a bit to see more of the face of the one on the left, and lower the highlights on its belly. Thanks! I just looked them up on my copy of Peterson's and it seems you're right. Re-tagged.  Good suggestions on the shadows and highlights. I played around and brought out a bit more detail in this shot. I just noticed the two bugs in this picture too.  Western Sandpipers by The original David L, on Flickr
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Apr 26, 2011 18:25
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Some more shots from today. I'm really loving my Tamron 70-300 APO, very sharp! Canada Goose by The original David L, on Flickr  American Coot by The original David L, on Flickr  Tree Swallows by The original David L, on Flickr  Anna's Hummingbird by The original David L, on Flickr
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Apr 29, 2011 05:29
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Had a close encounter with a meadowlark this morning. Unfortunately only had my bridge camera and no tripod, it was still almost dark, and it was windy. Still probably my best meadowlark photos, although I think I like ones of the birds singing more even if they were from much farther away. (These are uncropped) No flash- +2 stops in post  with on-camera flash 
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Apr 29, 2011 16:22
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Finally got a 70-200/2.8 IS, and it's everything I'd hoped it would be...except 280mm. Or maybe 400mm. I knew within an hour of getting it that my next purchase will have to be a teleconverter, probably a 1.4. I wish I had just a little bit more reach. Where's the bird, you ask? Top of the photo, center-right. I was already hanging my rear end out over the water to get this angle, I couldn't do any better without getting wet or scaring them both away. I never did get a good shot with both of them in the same picture, he stayed behind that bush and didn't come out until the beaver left.  But when he did come out, it was pretty cool. I live a block away from a park with a good number of herons (and a lot of beavers too, I'm noticing), it should be a pretty cool summer.
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May 5, 2011 18:13
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The problem with teleconverters and L-glass is that L-glass is so loving good that putting a TC on it brings it down enough that it's a bummer. That and AF slows down too so forget about tracking fast-moving birds.
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May 6, 2011 08:50
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I've been hearing Sage Sparrows everywhere, but have only seen them a handful of times this year, and typically just zipping through or perched on a too-distant bush. Finally had some luck this morning though. These are cropped pretty heavily but are definitely my best pics of this guy to date. 
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May 6, 2011 16:44
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HPL posted:The problem with teleconverters and L-glass is that L-glass is so loving good that putting a TC on it brings it down enough that it's a bummer. That and AF slows down too so forget about tracking fast-moving birds.
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May 6, 2011 16:52
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Heard some birds out back yesterday and took a peek. Seen one digging in the ground for who knows what. There was dog poo scattered around by and I didn't know till post. The top pic the bird was just standing there posing looking right at me for a bit. AF would not lock on him so I had to use manual and was lucky to get that pic.  DSC_1215.jpg by JCleasy, on Flickr  DSC_1159.jpg by JCleasy, on Flickr  Tasty treats ahead! by JCleasy, on Flickr
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May 7, 2011 16:39
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May 9, 2011 04:12
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I parked my bike one day and this guy literally fell out of the sky next to my bike. I pulled out my camera while it was standing up and got a couple of pictures, this being the best. Shot on a 450D with a 50mm 1.8.
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May 9, 2011 10:47
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 American Coot by The original David L, on Flickr Cleaned up my original picture a bit.
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May 11, 2011 09:10
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I was on the lookout for interesting birds on my recent trip to Hawaii, but this is the only one I got a decent shot of. Aloof by Kiri koli, on Flickr
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May 12, 2011 16:09
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Every spring, great blue herons come to roost along the James River here in downtown Richmond, VA. According to a guy I met yesterday, if you get there around 6:30am you can really get some good shots, but drat...6:30 in the morning. Haven't done that in a long time. They're normally pretty fidgety when you get close but this guy was really cooperative.  
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^ Those are great shots. A little backstory. I was quite into birds when I was growing up. One of my favorite birds was the Wood Duck, but in 20 years of looking for one during my many travels I had never seen one. Until recently I was under the impression I'd have to go to the midwest to see one, but last year a local photographer posted a photo of one that they'd taken on the Olympic Peninsula, which is only a couple hours drive or ferry ride from where I am. I made it my goal to at least see, and hopefully photograph, one this year, but figured I'd have to do a bit of traveling to make it happen. Imagine my shock when my dad texts me the other day to say that they were walking around a trail near a retaining pond a short distance from their house and saw what looked to be a mating pair of them. I'd been looking all my life for these, seemingly, rare birds and here were a couple living less than five miles from where I grew up. Safe to say I stopped by with my camera last night:  Wood Ducks by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Male Wood Duck by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Female Wood Duck by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Male Wood Duck 2 by beastofexmoor, on Flickr They must call them Wood Ducks because they like to put as much wood in between you and your lens as possible. Also saw these:  Gadwall by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Canadian Goose W/ Baby by beastofexmoor, on Flickr BeastOfExmoor fucked around with this message at 17:48 on May 17, 2011 |
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May 14, 2011 20:27
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Western Kingbird from an interstate rest area.
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May 15, 2011 21:04
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Western Kingbird from an interstate rest area. That is really nice. Really nice.
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May 15, 2011 21:47
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Thanks! I probably would have cropped it tighter but I wanted to get some blue sky in it. I got some closer shots but they only had cloud in the background.
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May 15, 2011 22:27
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We have been hearing some loud pecking lately. We finally caught the culprit! It's been a rainy day and I could not get close enough. The picture is a bit blurry but I am happy I caught him. Can someone tell me what kind of woodpecker this is?I am sure there some knowledgeable goon in here. Northern Flicker woodpecker by J-YG, on Flickr Niagalack fucked around with this message at 23:52 on May 16, 2011 |
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May 16, 2011 23:40
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That's a Northern Flicker.
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May 16, 2011 23:43
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Thank you sir! edited on the picture.
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May 16, 2011 23:52
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Started using my d7000 and tamaron 18-270mm f35-6.3. I can't wait to actually go to a park. Apparently my lens creeps out birds too. cardinal*  
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May 17, 2011 03:59
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daspope posted:Robin I have some bad news for you.
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May 17, 2011 04:15
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theflyingexecutive posted:I have some bad news for you. Maybe the cardinal's name is Robin.
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May 17, 2011 04:18
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What's the other one though? Young red-tail?
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May 17, 2011 04:40
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brown thrasher, but let's keep the more imaginative answers coming...
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May 17, 2011 17:36
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quote:tamaron
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May 19, 2011 01:46
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Few that I already threw up in Critterquest, but I'm reasonably pleased with from this season. Brown Thrasher with a Cicada Nymph  thrashercicada by RReiheld, on Flickr Redwing Blackbirds are pretty much easy-mode, they ain't afraid of poo poo, so you can walk within 10' of them.  redwing by RReiheld, on Flickr Downy(?) woodpecker out in the out, rather than at a suet feeder.  downey by RReiheld, on Flickr Havn't managed to get anything really close of the Orioles or Indigo Buntings that are in the swamp park, but I remain optimistic.
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May 20, 2011 04:49
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^^really nice, Slo-tek Shot through my kitchen window... (pacific-slope flycatcher) 
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May 21, 2011 02:50
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I haven't been in this thread for a while and I see I missed out on some great shots. I haven't been able to do much shooting as my 7D broke, but these are a couple I did manage to get before it got fried: Despite these robins being everywhere, this is the best I've gotten of one so far (heavy crop):  Apparently these house finches are a giant problem spreading disease to other birds, but they're at least a bit more colourful than the boring sparrows that usually come to my feeder. 
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May 21, 2011 18:28
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Sunny day in St. James's park london spotting some wildfowl, I already posted 1 in SAD, hope that is ok. P5214206 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr  P5214233 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr  P5214263 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr  P5214279 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr They weren't too energetic and it was a beautiful bright sunny day so that helped.
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May 21, 2011 22:24
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Went to the coast today. Underbelly of the Poop Bomber by JCleasy, on Flickr  Put a bird on it. by JCleasy, on Flickr
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May 23, 2011 07:00
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Wanted to try my new lens (70-300L) but it was windy as gently caress so not too many chances for photos. However: IMG_0972 by like okay cool dude, on Flickr It focuses fast and is pretty drat sharp
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I think I cheated because I was at the zoo, but I was excited to finally get some bird shots. (Do peacocks count?) Whooping Crane by bernsai, on Flickr  Noisy Peacock by bernsai, on Flickr  Peacock by bernsai, on Flickr
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May 25, 2011 18:39
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Big Floppy posted:Went to the coast today.  nice picture title!
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May 27, 2011 01:06
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I forgot about the bird thread! 2011-409 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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