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smallmouth posted:Brown creepers are so cool. Casu Marzu posted:
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smallmouth posted:Brown creepers are so cool. The osprey have returned to my area and are scanning the lagoons for fish:   The red-winged blackbirds are out too 
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The ice came off the river about two weeks ago here, and the waterfowl have been accumulating. I shot two rolls of film yesterday (one walking to, one walking from work), entirely of birds, but I don't know when I'll develop them. The flock of Western Grebes hanging out very close to the shore on the western side convinced me to come back with my DSLR and 500mm. They seemed completely unconcerned by my presence. Western Grebe 3 by Execudork, on Flickr  Western Grebe 5 by Execudork, on Flickr  Western Grebe 9 by Execudork, on Flickr  Western Grebe 10 by Execudork, on Flickr At least half of the flock (of about 40 individuals) was in this pose at any given time. Grebes can be a bit creepy when they want to.
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Casu Marzu posted:
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Whooping Crane? If so, wow. Yep.  I kinda cheat though. This fella is a captive whooper. I hang out at the ICF a lot and can get pretty close to quite a few cranes.
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 tree swallow by philip painter, on Flickr I'm pretty sure my ID is right. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.  blackburnian warbler by philip painter, on Flickr  grey catbird by philip painter, on Flickr
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A stunning display from a juvenile hawk:
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I went for a late afternoon drive yesterday. Lots of first-of-season viewings, including this lovely Avocet and Killdeer trio.  smallmouth posted:
That's a great background you got for the swallow, and beautiful colours overall. I might be tempted to remove the in-focus branches at the very bottom left of the picture if it were my shot. Moon Potato posted:A stunning display from a juvenile hawk: 
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Moon Potato posted:A stunning display from a juvenile hawk: "Posting_in_the_Dorkroom.gif" is better. InternetJunky posted:I went for a late afternoon drive yesterday. Lots of first-of-season viewings, including this lovely Avocet and Killdeer trio. I suddenly have a huge backlog of bird pictures to plow through. Springtime!
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Went to Vancouver over the weekend, wish I had a longer lens to capture a bald eagle being chased by a crow (It's a good thing they have that 'majestic' reputation because in reality they're pansies and scavengers) Baby geese! (the only redeeming thing about Canada Geese)  Canada Goose with goslings by tylerhuestis, on Flickr I was waiting for this turtle to attack, but it never happened  excuse me, I'm a turtle, not a rock by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Was tracking some blackbirds along the edge of a little pond  Red-winged Blackbird by tylerhuestis, on Flickr When this guy dropped in a couple feet away from me  Great Blue Heron by tylerhuestis, on Flickr missed the crop by just a wee little bit   Great Blue Heron by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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It's finally spring time, and that means BURDS! They're so cute before they turn into the rudest Canadians    Osprey are out in force, pulling stocked trout from the ponds.   Couple Blue Herons hanging around patrolling the shallows. Unfortunately light was fading and all these images have been done better, and on this page no less. 70-200mm is too short for decent birding, and I unfortunately cannot justify anything longer at this time. Oh well.
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I cheated and went to a conservatory/aviary... Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  African Grey Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Society finch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-shouldered Macaw by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Blue-and-yellow Macaw by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-winged Laughingthrush by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Sulphur-crested Cockatoo by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pied Imperial Pigeon by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Star Finch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Eclectus Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Eclectus Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Zebra Finch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Just getting started and thought I'd share some shots I've started to get. Finch  Robin  Female cardinal 
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Having now been for the first time, I can confirm that Skomer is indeed an awesome place. My fellow btits need to get themselves to that corner of Wales, jump on a boat to the island, and get some puffin action.
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I watched this Swainson's Hawk hunting frogs (I think, he never got one) yesterday.  Cru Jones posted:Just getting started and thought I'd share some shots I've started to get. neckbeard posted:I cheated and went to a conservatory/aviary...
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Great shot -- I love the framing. I have my own bird-on-a-stick shot from yesterday: 
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Posting birds in the bird thread DSCF2104.jpg by fuglsnef, on Flickr  DSCF1572.jpg by fuglsnef, on Flickr  DSCF1544.jpg by fuglsnef, on Flickr
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Various birds all from my backyard through the window in the past year         
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A couple more from the weekend, a little duck, duck, goose...     Speaking of cheating, I'll point out that these were definitely not taken in an Olive Garden parking lot...
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Action shots at dusk aren't ideal.  _5130314.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  _5130319.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  _5130323-Edit.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  _5130338-Edit.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr
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page 43: "Post a heron or gtfo"
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There are some beautifully lit shots in this last page...  How's the blue on these for folks? Still natural looking or too deep? quote:Herons or GTFO
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Ninja heron nesting 100ft up a tree, not beautifully lit.
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Alpenglow posted:How's the blue on these for folks? Still natural looking or too deep? I think the blue looks fine, looks similar to the sky in Bartleby's ninja heron shot. Nicely captured shots! Muscovies are one of my favorite birds. quote:Don't have any new heron photographs, but here's a video I got of one throwing up! Hahaha, yum.
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Expired 400 ISO film, rather dark and probably dirty 400mm f/darkness manual-focus lens. But I'm happy anyway. Walking Near The South Saskatchewan 6 by Execudork, on Flickr  Walking Near The South Saskatchewan 7 by Execudork, on Flickr  Walking Near The South Saskatchewan 5 by Execudork, on Flickr
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That's amazing. Shows you don't need a $4000 L series lens to get good shots. Btw, notice the osprey holds the fish in a streamlined orientation for flight. Clever bird!
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INTJ Mastermind posted:That's amazing. Shows you don't need a $4000 L series lens to get good shots. Thanks! That osprey mostly stayed pretty far away, without the magnification of the lens it was hard to tell that it was holding something - massively bright skies and a dark bird moving quickly at a distance makes for difficult viewing. I'm running into the problem of where to spend my time & effort (and money) - on film (that's expired cheap stuff from eBay, less than half the cost per roll of something "good" like Portra), on a good scanner (my scanner cost $20 and was literally sitting in a recycle bin when I bought it, it maxes out at 1200dpi, 24 bit colour), on improving my scanning practices (  ), or on my editing practices (I always just do quick & easy edits in Lightroom). It seems like I'm able to get some opportunities for good shots, now I need to figure out how to take better advantage.The 400mm on my Minolta is just so much fun to use. Most of that is nostalgia, but it's surprisingly easy to bring it to bear on fast and shy birdies.  Daaaawwwww
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ExecuDork posted:
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This is quite possibly the cutest little duckling on the planet
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HookShot posted:This is quite possibly the cutest little duckling on the planet Seriously. Holy cow.       Burds
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Duck fight! This is not the best picture of a harrier, but it was taken while I was driving 45 km/h on a gravel road as my wife held the steering wheel trying to keep me out of the ditch. If that isn't a testament to the AF ability of the 1DX I don't know what is.  These are all great! It took me a while to figure out what the hell is going on with this guys legs though. I thought you had captured the magical levitating bird.
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From a brief stop in NE Utah (Dinosaur National Monument and Flaming Gorge). MountainBluebird 1428 on Flickr  Pygmy_Nuthatch_FS 1423 on Flickr  SaysPhoebe_FS 1424 on Flickr
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For some reason there is a colony of White-faced Ibises that decided Canada would make a great home, so I drove 1000 km over the past two days to try and capture some shots of them. They turned out to be a pain in the rear end since they almost always knew what direction they needed to be flying to make the light catch their feathers and then they'd make a point of flying the opposite way. Got a couple that show off the colours though: 
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Internet Junky, I gotta say you are consistently completely owning this thread. It's awesome. You're awesome. Please keep doing what you do. I got pictures of some Willet porn (the males are absolutely hilarious when they're trying to convince a female), but it was just after sunset so who knows if they turned out. I should stop complaining about my backlog of bird photos and actually process them. Every time I go out to shoot birds I come home and look up a species I've never even heard of before. Birds are great.
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