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Ghost Cactus posted:Yay! Where did you get to see the whoopers? Hahaha, I cheat with these guys. I've been photographing a pair of whooping cranes all year at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI. They're a captive pair, so I can get like 5 feet away from them and get some great shots.
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Casu Marzu posted:Hahaha, I cheat with these guys. I've been photographing a pair of whooping cranes all year at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI. They're a captive pair, so I can get like 5 feet away from them and get some great shots. Oh wow. That's really cool, and your photos of them are great. I want to get to east Texas this winter so I can be disappointed after I don't see any.
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Oct 3, 2012 17:46
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Ghost Cactus posted:Very nice indeed - Golden Eagles are huge! I'd actually guess a kingbird on this. Posture seems better (more horizontal), and the ash-throated always have a bit punked up feathers on top. I'm no expert, but the deeply forked tail suggests Couches or Tropical. However, it also looks like a juvie, so not sure I could really exclude the others in the Western kingbird group. Anyway, nice photos!
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Oct 3, 2012 18:40
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BetterLekNextTime posted:I'd actually guess a kingbird on this. Posture seems better (more horizontal), and the ash-throated always have a bit punked up feathers on top. I'm no expert, but the deeply forked tail suggests Couches or Tropical. However, it also looks like a juvie, so not sure I could really exclude the others in the Western kingbird group. Pretty sure it's a fly-catcher of some sort. Not a kingbird at all. Their bellies aren't colored like that.
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Oct 3, 2012 19:19
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Kingbird =/= Kingfisher. Kingbirds are a kind of flycatcher. Western Kingbird:  WesternKingbird on Flickr To be honest, it was the vague similarity to my photo (clouds and blue sky in the background) that first made me think Kingbird rather than a Myarchus of some sort.
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Oct 3, 2012 19:29
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Kingbird =/= Kingfisher. Kingbirds are a kind of flycatcher. Oops, you are right. When I think kingbird, I think Eastern Kingbird.
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Oct 3, 2012 19:30
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BetterLekNextTime posted:I'd actually guess a kingbird on this. Posture seems better (more horizontal), and the ash-throated always have a bit punked up feathers on top. I'm no expert, but the deeply forked tail suggests Couches or Tropical. However, it also looks like a juvie, so not sure I could really exclude the others in the Western kingbird group. Thanks! Kingbird makes sense now. At first I had it IDed as a Western Kingbird because they're all over down here, and then I thought better of it when I didn't see a white throat. If it is a Couch's or Tropical, that'd be cool because I'm in El Paso.
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Oct 3, 2012 20:05
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Casu Marzu posted:Hahaha, I cheat with these guys. I've been photographing a pair of whooping cranes all year at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI. They're a captive pair, so I can get like 5 feet away from them and get some great shots. That's funny. I got to that shot and was like, "That looks like a Whooping Crane, but there's no way you could get that close to one. It must be some weird Eurasian species I'm unfamiliar with and he's posting from Europe." That's pretty cool that you can get that close to a Whooping Crane, albeit captive ones.
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Oct 3, 2012 20:07
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Frustrated that I missed this shot due to the sun searing the eyes from my skull DSC_2782.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr Should probably have shot a bit wider here  DSC_2780.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Oct 5, 2012 05:01
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Fart Amplifier posted:Frustrated that I missed this shot due to the sun searing the eyes from my skull Now this is a missed shot:  Some others from yesterday:  
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Oct 5, 2012 15:57
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Since getting my camera probably about 1 in 3 photos I've taken have been birds River Loddon:  River Loddon by icechris023, on Flickr  River Loddon by icechris023, on Flickr Took these two today when I got bored and decided to go for a walk The Vyne:  Gulls by icechris023, on Flickr This is the first decent pic I've managed to get of birds in flight. Usually they come out with motion blur or out of focus.  Duck by icechris023, on Flickr This duck was less than two foot away for some of the photos I took of it, think its a bit further away with zoom on this one though. Marwell Wildlife:  Marwell Wildlife 1/9 by icechris023, on Flickr  Marwell Zoo 1/9 by icechris023, on Flickr  Marwell Zoo 1/9 by icechris023, on Flickr This Kookaburra tried attacking me shortly before this photo as I walked through its enclosure
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Oct 6, 2012 18:50
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Not the most exciting bird... House Sparrow by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr
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Oct 8, 2012 13:08
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Shot through a dirty window, and lots of other technical problems with these, but I still kinda like them. American Goldfinches and Pine Siskins eating in my weedy yard. finches_oct2012_f 619 by alankrakauer, on Flickr  finches_oct2012_f 611 by alankrakauer, on Flickr  finches_oct2012_f 612 by alankrakauer, on Flickr  finches_oct2012_f 613 by alankrakauer, on Flickr  finches_oct2012_f 614 by alankrakauer, on Flickr
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Oct 8, 2012 18:31
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Went to Sidney, BC over the weekend Pelagic Cormorant hangout by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pelagic Cormorant by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pelagic Cormorant hangout by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Great Blue Heron by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Not sure what kind of birds these are, little help?  20121006-DSC_0364 by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Those would be European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris. They were introduced to North America in New York in 1890, and have successfully colonized most of the continent.
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A sunny day in the garden heavy crop here  annas_hummer_oct2012 611 by alankrakauer, on Flickr  annas_hummer_oct2012 612 by alankrakauer, on Flickr our local siskin invasion is still on  siskin_portrait 613 by alankrakauer, on Flickr
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Oct 15, 2012 16:58
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Shot up to Conowingo Dam in northern Maryland today to check out the eagles. Still a bit slow...only ~10 eagles so far. Going to head back up next month. Bald Eagles Fight over Fish by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr  Bald Eagle with Fish by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr
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Oct 22, 2012 14:03
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Pukestain Pal posted:Bald Eagles Fight over Fish by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr I've heard they they are actually playing with the fish to hone their skills (similar to how lion cubs sometimes play rough). I haven't actually seen it myself, but that could be because I haven't been out in ~year. Thanks for sharing.
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Oct 22, 2012 15:44
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Bahama.Llama posted:I've heard they they are actually playing with the fish to hone their skills (similar to how lion cubs sometimes play rough). I haven't actually seen it myself, but that could be because I haven't been out in ~year. They try to get the other bird to drop the fish back into the water so that it's easy to steal. They succeed pretty often.
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Oct 22, 2012 19:31
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I saw two eagles harassing an osprey with a fish this summer in Tetons NP. An adult eagle caught the fish in mid-air when it dropped. It was pretty bad-rear end, but unfortunately impossible to photograph.
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Oct 22, 2012 20:41
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Had a few hours to myself so I went to the park Never seen one of these. I think it's a ring neck duck which migrate to AZ during the winter.  small-9236 by jankyangles, on Flickr  small-9303 by jankyangles, on Flickr and  small-9232 by jankyangles, on Flickr  small-9133 by jankyangles, on Flickr
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Oct 25, 2012 01:59
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Had a few hours to myself so I went to the park Yep, that's what it is, has a 'deer in headlights' look to it in those shots
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Oct 26, 2012 03:57
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Maker Of Shoes posted:
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Oct 26, 2012 12:32
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http://burrator.gov.uk/ Some feed was put down to lure the birds in, it does help the focus and shot setup. D800 with 300mm f2.8, set to 1/4000th f4 and max iso of 6400.  DSC_1368 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr burst of light dropped the iso very low + nice glow.  DSC_1323 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr  DSC_1279 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr went up to f5.6 for the jay as it is bigger, dropped to 1/1000th  DSC_1383 by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr
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There are a bunch of these guys at the top of Queen's Domain, in Hobart, Tasmania. I'm not from 'round here, so everything looks completely alien to me. Anyone know what this is? I'm pretty sure it's some kind of lorikeet, but not a Rainbow lorikeet, which is pretty much the only species I can find pictures of. Queens Domain 96 by Execudork, on Flickr  Queens Domain 94 by Execudork, on Flickr \/\/\/ Thanks! Googling "rosella" gives me Platycercus eximus. ExecuDork fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Nov 10, 2012 |
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Just some silly bird. Bald Eagle Hunting at Conowingo Dam by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr
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Nov 11, 2012 23:42
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I have acquired a field guide for Tasmanian birds, so I can identify a few things I've shot recently: Queens Domain 107 by Execudork, on Flickr Australian Magpie  Queens Domain 48 by Execudork, on Flickr Yellow Wattlebird  SD 106 Tasman Peninsula 78 by Execudork, on Flickr White-faced Heron  SD 106 Tasman Peninsula 72 by Execudork, on Flickr Pied Oystercatchers
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Nov 17, 2012 12:11
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 Untitled by HelloWorldEp1, on Flickr hooded crow shot in churchill park Copenhagen
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I drove 1.5 hours out of the city last night with my car loaded up with astrophotography gear, and on the way saw a great horned owl and a snowy owl -- both posing on the top of poles during the golden hour of sunset. Last winter I drove thousands of kilometres everywhere hunting for a snowy owl (unsuccessfully). Of course I didn't have any normal photography gear.  I'm going back today with full gear so here's hoping!
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InternetJunky posted:I drove 1.5 hours out of the city last night with my car loaded up with astrophotography gear, and on the way saw a great horned owl and a snowy owl -- both posing on the top of poles during the golden hour of sunset. Last winter I drove thousands of kilometres everywhere hunting for a snowy owl (unsuccessfully). You seem surprised, this is known as "photographers luck".
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InternetJunky posted:I'm going back today with full gear so here's hoping!  
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InternetJunky posted:on the way saw a great horned owl and a snowy owl -- both posing on the top of poles during the golden hour of sunset. Last winter I drove thousands of kilometres everywhere hunting for a snowy owl (unsuccessfully). I will also say that I've never seen a great horned owl when out driving o'er the wide empty prairie - I hope you can get some shots in good light.
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Nov 19, 2012 12:44
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InternetJunky posted:I drove 1.5 hours out of the city last night with my car loaded up with astrophotography gear, and on the way saw a great horned owl and a snowy owl -- both posing on the top of poles during the golden hour of sunset. Last winter I drove thousands of kilometres everywhere hunting for a snowy owl (unsuccessfully). You're in Edmonton, right? Check around Nisku/Leduc and the airport. My dad works primarily out of Nisku and said that last winter there was a snowy owl hanging around this one same spot all the time somewhere in the park. I've seen Snowy Owls along the chainlink fence by the airport.
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A few more Tasmanian birds, including one endemic: SD 107 Gordon River Dam 44 by Execudork, on Flickr Black Currawong (endemic)  SD 107 Gordon River Dam 6 by Execudork, on Flickr Australian Pelican  SD 107 Gordon River Dam 4 by Execudork, on Flickr Black Swan
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Went to the Calgary Zoo yesterday: King Penguin by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Gentoo Penguins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Gentoo Penguins by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Gentoo Penguin by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Nov 25, 2012 01:24
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ExecuDork posted:A few more Tasmanian birds, including one endemic: neckbeard posted:Went to the Calgary Zoo yesterday: neckbeard posted:You're in Edmonton, right? Check around Nisku/Leduc and the airport. My dad works primarily out of Nisku and said that last winter there was a snowy owl hanging around this one same spot all the time somewhere in the park. I've seen Snowy Owls along the chainlink fence by the airport. 
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Nov 26, 2012 16:05
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My aunt just sold me an Olympus E-PL1 and a 14-42mm (28-84?) lens, so I'm going to start trying to learn to photograph birds (to photograph anything well, really). I figure taking pictures of birds at a feeder is cheating, but I have to learn somehow.  Pine siskin by dopameanie, on Flickr  Black-capped chickadee by dopameanie, on Flickr  Cardinal by dopameanie, on Flickr  Cardinal by dopameanie, on Flickr  Cardinal by dopameanie, on Flickr  Cardinal by dopameanie, on Flickr  Hoary redpoll by dopameanie, on Flickr
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It depends on the species, but a high proportion of wildlife photography uses food as a lure. It can raise ethical questions at times, but it's certainly not seen as cheating per se. However the trick is to use food while also not photographing said food.
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