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Only made it out a couple of times this winter, but I saw some birds that were new to me: Rock wren by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr Rufous hummingbird by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr Island scrub jay by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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Feb 27, 2017 14:11
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Went out for a walk today. This little flew onto a branch a couple of meters away. I started to back off so I could get him in focus (min focus distance is about 5m) but he jumped down onto the path and followed me  I stopped and he came within about 1/2 a meter away and just looked at me waiting for me to move again. He was looking for bugs under the leaves I was disturbing.  Toutouwai, the New Zealand robin by Marc, on Flickr  Korimako, the bellbird by Marc, on Flickr
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Mar 5, 2017 11:27
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Do these work all together (and can you name them all)?
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Mar 16, 2017 16:54
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They do work together, but I might crop in a little tighter to have each owl fill the frame more. Names L-R, T-B Sam, Pat, Lee Jamie, Sandy, Bobby Alex, Gerry, Andy
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Mar 16, 2017 17:09
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ExecuDork posted:They do work together, but I might crop in a little tighter to have each owl fill the frame more. quote:Names
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Mar 16, 2017 17:20
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I think Snowy, Northern Hawk,Long Eared Saw-whet,pigmy,great grey Accidentally googled whole checking spelling of saw where, looks like a youngster of some sort, short Eared.
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Mar 16, 2017 20:44
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Marcia, Carol, Greg Jan, Alice, Peter Cindy, Mike, Bobby
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Mar 16, 2017 22:30
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Furiously posted:Marcia, Carol, Greg Sad I didn't get to that first but glad that someone else did. Rad photos by the way, even if it is impossible to dissociate from the Brady bunch
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Mar 17, 2017 00:27
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InternetJunky posted:Do these work all together (and can you name them all)? The fact that one is a juvenile annoys me more than it should,but it's a cool idea .
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BeastOfExmoor posted:The fact that one is a juvenile annoys me more than it should,but it's a cool idea .  Also replaced my barred owl with an awake one.
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Mar 18, 2017 02:44
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InternetJunky posted:Just for you Perfect!
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Mar 18, 2017 05:12
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Mirror the bottom right one so that it matches the bottom left one!
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Mar 18, 2017 15:09
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Those owl shots are gorgeous. Discovery Park this morning. The sunshine warmed everything up nicely.  This golden-crowned sparrow fell asleep in the sunshine. I have a whole sequence of him from awake and looking at me to dozing off in the sunshine.  So much effort put into the territorial call by this male Anna's hummingbird!  golden-crowned sparrow hiding behind branches I've also started working a bit more on videography. I expect that my planned upgrade to the D500 this spring will greatly improve my results, but they aren't too bad so far either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWktaaiTd9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnzBQVfoJ58 Kenshin fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Mar 19, 2017 |
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Mar 19, 2017 20:48
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Two posts in a row I guess but it's been a week. This morning was sunny again in Seattle.    
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Mar 26, 2017 06:09
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No grouse for me this spring  , but I was excited to get out yesterday and check out some other big birds.  Dam Road Turkey-9788 on Flickr Dam Road Turkey-9762 on Flickr Dam Road Turkey-9722 on Flickr
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Mar 26, 2017 21:09
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Made it to the coast this weekend. The wrens were from Aņo Nuevo State Park where the elephant seal colony is. I wish I'd had a little wider dof on the one with the lizard on the same log- that would have been a really cool shot. Wren square crop-0713 on Flickr Wren versus Lizard-0683 on FlickrStopped at a farm stand the next day and there was a pretty leucistic sparrow hanging out. I think it's a white-crowned.  Leucistic sparrow 7-0816 on Flickr
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Apr 3, 2017 06:40
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I saw some pigeons at the weekend Kereru, the New Zealand pigeon by Marc, on Flickr  Kereru, the New Zealand pigeon by Marc, on Flickr
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 DSC_9269.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on FlickrIs this a red tailed hawk?
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Apr 4, 2017 01:43
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I think so... It's clearly molting. I think with a ferruginous you'd have a lighter panel in from the tips of the primaries even in a juvie bird, and I think rough-legged would look more delicate and maybe have a broader dark band on the tail (plus a white rump). Any other photos?
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Apr 4, 2017 05:10
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What about a red shouldered? That was a beautiful leucistic sparrow btw, almost looks like a snow bunting!
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Apr 4, 2017 11:24
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Stopped at a farm stand the next day and there was a pretty leucistic sparrow hanging out. I think it's a white-crowned.
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Finger Prince posted:What about a red shouldered? Thanks! Yeah- I was hoping for snow bunting, although this is pretty cool too. Someone just sent me a photo of a leucistic male sage-grouse, now that is  I don't think it could be red-shouldered- for one, I don't think the wings are the right shape, and for another, I don't think melanistic morphs of Red-shouldered are very common compared with dark morphs of red-tail, swainson's, rough-legged, or ferrug. I'm now about 50:50 on that being ferruginous.
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 The Birdseed Bandit by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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from Powell Butte in Portland, OR this morning
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Cold birds DSC_9678.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr DSC_9682.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr DSC_9861.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr DSC_9804.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr DSC_9893.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Does anyone use a circular polarizer for bird photography? Thinking about getting one of those Canon drop-in polarizers, but they're rather pricey.
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What glare are you hoping to neutralize?
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Bubbacub posted:Does anyone use a circular polarizer for bird photography? Thinking about getting one of those Canon drop-in polarizers, but they're rather pricey. I picked a comically sized 95mm one up for waterfowl but haven't had an opportunity to try it out yet.
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I'm going to have to try to shoot the grackles at my feeder with a circular polarizer - the lovely blue / purple on their heads is a structural colour (as opposed to a pigment) and I wonder if it's polarized.
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ExecuDork posted:I'm going to have to try to shoot the grackles at my feeder with a circular polarizer - the lovely blue / purple on their heads is a structural colour (as opposed to a pigment) and I wonder if it's polarized. Iridescence should be polarized since it depends on the alignment of 2 boundary layers, but if I remember correctly not all structural colors are coherent scatter so not all would be polarized more than any directional light bouncing off a surface. What I'm not sure is whether a polarizer would help (reduce highlights but keep color) or hurt (just make everything black). Please report back!
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Bubbacub posted:Does anyone use a circular polarizer for bird photography? Thinking about getting one of those Canon drop-in polarizers, but they're rather pricey. Yes but it's only good in two scenarios that I have found so far: (1) waterfowl and ocean birds on/in/near the water (2) birds near water in the tropics with bright light causing glare on the water I presume (2) may also apply to shooting in the ice/snow on bright sunny days too. If there are other uses please let me know. (I really like it on my shorter lenses for landscapes in bright sunlight, especially near water or ice, but just haven't found it as useful on the bigger lenses) vvvv ahh, that makes sense. I might try that some time. vvvv Kenshin fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Apr 22, 2017 |
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Seems like it could be nice if you were set up to get a raptor in flight against a blue sky, or wanted to emphasize contrast between sky and clouds in the background. You might have to have a nest or perch staked out so you could predict where the bird would be and know how to set the polarizer. But I've never tried that.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Seems like it could be nice if you were set up to get a raptor in flight against a blue sky, or wanted to emphasize contrast between sky and clouds in the background. You might have to have a nest or perch staked out so you could predict where the bird would be and know how to set the polarizer. But I've never tried that. Yeah, I'm specifically thinking about getting a little more sky contrast. But given all the other poo poo you have to worry about, I can easily see myself forgetting or not having time to rotate the filter, and just sacrificing a stop of light for no reason.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Please report back! These are all through my balcony french door, a big double-paned glass plate that is only a little dirty right now - it was cleaned about 3 weeks ago. I'm just putting up a few here, the full set of 13 I uploaded is on my Flickr.  Polarized Grackles 3 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Polarized Grackles 4 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Polarized Grackles 6 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Polarized Grackles 7 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Polarized Grackles 8 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrAs far as I can tell, the polarizer does nothing to the colours of the grackles' feathers. I didn't notice an effect looking through the viewfinder, either, though the changes to the sky in the background was obvious (these are fairly heavily cropped, full images included sky at around 90 degrees to the sun).
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Whitehead doing pullups I think whitehead hanging around by Marc, on Flickr
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A few birds I saw this weekend   
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Apr 26, 2017 02:14
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Did that last guy have stick? Smash?
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Okay fine, context: https://youtu.be/-TcLxlkc2pA
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