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Wow...lots of great stuff in this thread since I last checked. Need to revisit the last couple pages more closely to look at all the great shots. I've been too busy to do any bird photography lately. Managed to sneak away for a few hours last week, now that the frozen hellscape is starting to melt. Beautiful morning...which was completely ruined by a thick fog rolling of the half-frozen lake as soon as the sun came up. Oh well, at least it was warm(ish)  Ospreys and other hawks have largely returned to the area, which is nice to see. After giving up on the lake, I noticed these near the road on my way home (a lot of farmers have nest poles scattered around). Had to post-process my way through the fog, which is why the shots look a bit janky  Osprey coming home by zacharytong, on Flickr  Home-life by zacharytong, on Flickr  I see you... by zacharytong, on Flickr
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Hit up a local marsh this afternoon. Light was pretty harsh, but a few birds were cooperative.  Northern Rough-Winged Swallow by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Marsh Wren 1 by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Marsh Wren 2 by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  Bewicks Wren by beastofexmoor, on Flickr
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I love the look of the beak in this one. Hawks are starting to show up again in my area; was driving down the highway on Tuesday saw 2 on top of lamp posts within a 3-5Km stretch, didn't have my camera with me that day. Yesterday I do have my camera with me at the same time of day, have great light, and of course, no hawks, only crows on top of lamp posts 
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Nice grouse, wrens and Osprey on this page. I'm about to take a trip down to the Bay Area, and hopefully fit in some time to go birding at the Coyote Hills Regional Park, which I've never visited despite living 30 minutes away from it for most of my life. I went out with a wider lens to capture shorebirds flocking at Arcata Marsh. The Marbled Godwits and the few other species that flock with them were especially lethargic that evening, but the last wave of them to leave Klopp Lake to feed on Humboldt Bay gave me the shot that I was hoping to get. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fiUw3qESw While I was filming a Great Blue Heron looking for voles the day before, a Northern Harrier flew by doing it's breeding display, which involves doing a bunch of dips and backflips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtT1SdOoJE
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More ospreys! Used a blind for the first time, it was great. Just a simple DIY bag blind with some die-cut leaf blind material, draped over my camera and tripod. I sat inside of it at first, but visibility was too limited, so I ended up just using it as a screen between myself and the ospreys. Seemed to work pretty well. The birds knew I was there and kept an eye on my location, but seemed more at ease. I think they forgot sometimes too, because they would frequently scan over my area...then occasionally stop and do the Osprey-Look at my blind as if they just remembered it was there and there might be something inside moving around. The male was all  today and kept landing on the female. But I'm not sure he knew how it's supposed to work...he kept landing on her upper back and just standing there? Didn't look like an effective position... DSC09949.jpg by zacharytong, on Flickr  DSC09956.jpg by zacharytong, on Flickr He also caught a fish but refused to share with the female, no matter how much she peep'd at him.  DSC00008.jpg by zacharytong, on Flickr Her begging must have irritated him, since he flew off to a nearby tree to eat by himself.  DSC00143.jpg by zacharytong, on Flickr Finally, got my first in-flight bird poop!  This was actually a third osprey that started to harass the nest, trying to steal the male's fish. Lots of shrieking, swooping and chasing each other. Ended with the male chasing it off, then circling the area reeeeeeeally high making a high-pitch keening sound. Eventually it stopped circling and remained in one spot hovering, shrieking, still holding his fish   DSC00211.jpg by zacharytong, on Flickr polyfractal fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Those are beautiful shots, polyfractal. I haven't had any luck finding the ospreys around Seattle! A few from this morning of little birds:  600mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/2000s  600mm, ISO 4000, f/8, 1/1600s  600mm, ISO 4000, f/8, 1/1600s Yeah, kinda blew the highlights on this one  600mm, ISO 1400, f/9, 1/2000s
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Kenshin posted:Those are beautiful shots, polyfractal. I haven't had any luck finding the ospreys around Seattle! They just migrated in since the beginning of April so keep an eye out. They love to nest on those big cell phone towers, but finding one within photographic range can be hard.
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Went out after work, I still suck but I did get one good shot. TDH_9877.jpg by Shrieking Muppet, on Flickr  Barry White by Shrieking Muppet, on Flickr Anyone know what these two love birds are? Upstate NY area sounded like their was about 30 in a small patch of reeds.
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Killdeer They'll do a great "FOLLOW ME I'M CRIPPLED LOOK AT MY BROKEN WING" act if you wander close to their nest. A Killdeer nest is a pretty weaksauce thing, just a bit of a scrape in gravel / sand with a bit of fluff / dried grass underneath the eggs. They get in trouble because they like to build their nests in piles of soil or gravel that have been piled up for construction purposes.
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ExecuDork posted:Killdeer Neat, these ones seemed to just fly away when I got near but I was trying to avoid what I thought was their nest. Maybe next time I'm over there I will get closer.
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Turns out the Kestrel are still around: American Kestral by justincook5376, on Flickr American Kestral by justincook5376, on FlickrWent looking for Woodcocks as well, found impostors instead:  Wilsons Snipe by justincook5376, on FlickrSome more:  Eastern Phoebe by justincook5376, on Flickr Northern Flicker by justincook5376, on Flickr
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Sage-grouse are the Dandies of the bird world. I just finished a biography of Beau Brummell last night, it's kind of on my mind. Beautiful shots by everyone, holy crap the quality in this thread is consistently sky-high. EDIT: 
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ExecuDork posted:Sage-grouse are the Dandies of the bird world. Awesome! Yup, male sage-grouse are approximately 33% 18th century aristocrat, 33% Voltron, and 33% chicken. e: and 33% frog BetterLekNextTime fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Apr 15, 2015 |
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Wheeee! Just saw a northern harrier skimming the field behind our house looking for rodents. Really fun to watch. And last night there was an american kestrel sitting on a fence post, snacking on a mouse. Yay spring!
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I made some photos of a heron fishing in a canal this weekend. I'm quite pleased with them. Full sequence here; I don't want to flood the thread.
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My computer's tied up rendering out a bunch of video for a screening/lecture tomorrow, but I have a ton of footage and photos from my Bay Area trip to process when it's over. In the mean time, here are a couple clips from some rookeries I visited during my drive home. Great Egrets building a nest in Ruus Park (Hayward, CA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0qqRhUVCqY While most of the egrets and herons were still building nests or incubating eggs, this Cattle Egret at the 9th Street Rookery (Santa Rosa, CA) was getting its face eaten by hungry chicks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNp2oSoC62c
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Found some birds...took pictures of them. I feel like my field technique and post-production work are starting to improve, so that's encouraging. I'm thinking about upgrading from my Canon 300mm F4 to the new Sigma 150-600mm F5 Sport lens. I'm going to rent one for a mid-May trip to Magee Marsh before I buy it. Does anyone have this lens and how do you like it? Anyway, here are some birds...  Tree Swallow  Long-Tailed Duck  Laughing Gull  Savannah Sparrow  Sanderling  Willet
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ntrepid posted:Found some birds...took pictures of them. The Sport's weight and size concern me a bit. It's already pretty rough trying to handhold the contemporary, especially when I'm shooting up. Jumping from 400mm to 600mm was a surprisingly big jump so from 300mm it will feel incredible. Have fun at Magee. I've always wanted to go there and had a shot this year, but I decided to hit the Texas coast instead. Seems like bird numbers are lower, but species diversity is higher. ntrepid posted:
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Kenshin posted:A swallow mid-flight? That's a hella impressive shot. Haha - not pictured are the 900 shots that were out of focus.
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ntrepid posted:Haha - not pictured are the 900 shots that were out of focus. Two from this morning at Meadowbrook Pond, a small wildlife sanctuary next to a high school in Seattle.  Great Blue Heron  Song sparrow close-up
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Awesome shot. I wish they were more common locally where I am. Lake Ontario at Toronto, there are hundreds, maybe more, all winter. And let me tell you, when you've heard hundreds of long tailed ducks singing their ridiculous "ow-owdle-ow" courting song in simultaneous chorus, nothing really quite compares. Love those guys, they really brighten up an otherwise dark dreary winter. It got to the point where I'd forget what they were called because I'd just call them ow owdle ows. Oh and I got back from a trip to Queensland, Australia and am currently transferring and then processing something like 500 images and once I've finished sorting the wheat from the chaff (there's so much chaff), prepare yourselves for Aussie bird spam! Finger Prince fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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ntrepid posted:Found some birds...took pictures of them. I own the sport version. Yes, the size an weight are significant. I almost exclusively hand hold shoot it though. It starts to become a drag on the body after a couple of hours of lugging it around, but all and all it's not too bad. I feel the weight actually helps me stabilize the lens easier while hand holding. I upgraded to a 7D II recently, so I really wanted the weather sealing of the sport version to go with the increased weather sealing of the body. Here are some shots so far this weekend with it:  Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher by justincook5376, on Flickr Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher by justincook5376, on Flickr American Robin by justincook5376, on Flickr
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It's been a long day and I'm way too tired to try to figure out what type of sparrow this is: Sparrow by tylerhuestis, on FlickrWhy I went out, check on the eagle's nest. It wasn't moving and I couldn't get a higher vantage point, I chased it's mate around for way too long but couldn't get a shot. Will try again in the summer once the eggs hatch and are fledgling  Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on FlickrI think this is a Franklin's Gull  Franklin's Gull by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Buffleheads by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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neckbeard posted:It's been a long day and I'm way too tired to try to figure out what type of sparrow this is: Two from today, both inadvertent but I like 'em.  My first Lincoln's Sparrow  Male Northern Flicker in the perfect lighting to see all his colorful feathers. Total "oops" picture as this was the last of a burst-shot series.
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That's a ruby crowned kinglet. You can even see a tiny bit of his crown in the second shot. Also holy moly that Flicker!
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hey santa baby posted:That's a ruby crowned kinglet. You can even see a tiny bit of his crown in the second shot. Hey your right. I appreciate that. I didn't realize the crown was only occasionally visible.
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You guys have been posting some great stuff recently. I've been pretty swamped with work lately, but I'm finally getting through all the photos from my Bay Area trip. Here are a few from Coyote Hills Regional Park and the Ruus Park rookery.  tree-swallow by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  cinnamon-teal-chrp by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  ge-plumes by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  ge-twig by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  se-twig by Redwood Planet, on Flickr And some BCNH courtship from Santa Rosa's 9th Street rookery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz8TVWHww1k "I am a poofed tube. Gimme some beak action now." Moon Potato fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Apr 22, 2015 |
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Some owls for a change Burrowing Owl  Backlit Cottontail Burrowing Owl 2044 on FlickrGrumpy Great-horned Owl (on a nest)  Great-horned Owl, Castle Gardens 2019 on Flickr
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ntrepid posted:Neotropical migrants Great shots and interesting subjects, but I have to say I read this initially as Neurotypical Migrants and was like 'ugh greeeaatt just what we need'.
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Hooray Lightroom 6, D7200 support means I don't have to use Capture NX-D anymore so editing photos isn't painful. I've been going back through all ~950 RAW files I took since I got the camera editing and culling in Lightroom. I'm sure I'll have a few more to share, but I really like this one:  ISO 1100, 600mm, f/8, 1/2000s
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Red-winged Blackbirds arrived in my area sometime within the past week, and it snowed today... Red-winged Blackbird by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Northern Flickers by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Northern Flickers by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Great Bunting shots. Occasionally they're spotting around here. I hope I can find one this year. Took the 400 5.6L out for the first time in a while this weekend. Been liking the 150-600S, but when I see the little bit of extra sharpness on the 400, it stops me from selling it:  Eastern Phoebe by justincook5376, on Flickr Palm Warbler by justincook5376, on FlickrThis little one is right outside of my front door. I've been keeping an eye on the nest for the last month or so. I think this guy/gal is about 2 to 2.5 weeks old at this point. I'm not sure he can fly yet. The other egg fell out of the nest unfortunately. I'm going to keep an eye out to see if the parents go for another brood in the same spot.  Mourning Dove Fledge by justincook5376, on Flickr Mourning Dove Fledge by justincook5376, on Flickr
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They just stocked Freshwater Lagoon with trout, so I went to check out the Osprey activity yesterday. Three or four came out to fish during the course of the evening, which is down from the 6+ we had last summer. Hopefully there are just some late arrivals to the lagoons. osprey-closeup by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  osprey-diving by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  osprey-sploosh by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  osprey-fish-gasp by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Some of the Double-crested Cormorants come over from their rookery on Stone Lagoon to fish for trout.  cormorant-landing by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Freshwater Lagoon's resident Great Blue Heron spent the evening chasing other Great Blue Herons away from the lagoon.  gbh-lagoon by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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