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XBenedict posted:More tits please. How about this for a pair!  Long-tailed tits juveniles by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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jarlywarly posted:How about this for a pair! 
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jarlywarly posted:Would you crop closer on this great tit juve? I kind of like the rule of thirds here with the branch and the direction of the birds gaze but there's detail most people won't see. Also the bird is so fluffy it almost looks like I've screwed up the aspect ratios.
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Love the dipper. Crazy dark background there. Agree with leaving the crop as it is on the tit. The photo has really strong movement from the bird's gaze, down to the stick and back up to the bird. jarlywarly posted:How about this for a pair! I'd forgotten they have red eyes. Awesome! Bustard? The expression on this guy is priceless. An owl from late May  Great_Horned_Owl_In_Flight on FlickrAnd one from the archives that I just went back to  sagegrouse_lucy_logo on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Bustard? The expression on this guy is priceless. Nah, a bush stone-curlew - Australian bird.
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Oriental Magpie Robin [/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2jnNVr4]IMG_6696.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr Greater Coucal  IMG_6678.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr Lesser Fantailed Drongo? Indian Roller?  IMG_6740.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr Javan Pond Heron  IMG_6730.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr
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lol, love the expression  Cedar Waxwing by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Cedar Waxwing by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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A very late in the day California Quail Fernandez Ranch quail-1 on Flickr Fernandez Ranch quail-4703 on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:A very late in the day California Quail How charming! A perched gamebird is that unusual for them?
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jarlywarly posted:How charming! A perched gamebird is that unusual for them? Not the OP, but I just came back from an area in eastern Washington state where California Quail were absurdly abundant. It was pretty common to see single males perched up high like that for long periods of time. I even saw one sitting on a telephone line. My assumption was that they're being lookouts for predators while family groups feed in the brush below.
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jarlywarly posted:How charming! A perched gamebird is that unusual for them? Thanks! As BoE said, they'll do this sometimes as a lookout. Even turkeys will spend a little time in trees during the day occasionally. Safer, cooler in the summer, and sometimes there's fruit up in the trees to grub on.
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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Not the widest selection of subjects and I had to shoot from my car but it was a nice area.    
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After not touching my camera for about 4 years, I made the dumb decision to attempt some bird photography this summer with my aging panasonic gx7 and some ancient, heavy, not-very-sharp minolta MD/MC lenses that I picked up for around $30 each. It's been a real struggle, but here's a few okay handheld shots I've managed with the MD 135mm f2.8:        I need to get better (and less poor) before I can justify upgrading to the G9 and the Leica 100-400 like I want to. autofocus sounds like an incredible feature after using these lenses, though.
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Some water birds Coot and chick by Aves Lux, on Flickr  Great Crested Grebe by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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I went out on another wildlife drive, this one at Lake Apopka. The north shore of the lake was separated from the rest of the lake by a large levee in the 1940s, reducing the lake from 50,000 to 30,000 acres. This land was all used as farms until the 90s when it was turned back to nature. Now you can drive (or bike or hike) along the old farm roads and see the wildlife. Shooting birds from your car continues to be annoying but I got a few good shots:  Common Gallinule (Moorhen) Great Blue Heron Great Egret Anhinga Osprey  Swallow-tailed KiteThere are a few more on my Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmPE16pX Zero One fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Aug 9, 2020 |
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Went camping last weekend about 200km southeast of the city at a place called Big Knife Provincial Park - cool little river valley area that had an abundance of wildlife Common Yellowthroat by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Least Flycatcher by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Red-eyed Vireo by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Spotted Towhee by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr House Wren by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Juvenile Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Tui Tui by Marc, on Flickr Tui by Marc, on Flickr
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runaway pancake posted:
Holy poo poo. Haven't been shooting much recently but finally tracked down a fall migrant yesterday  Western Tanager on Flickr
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runaway pancake posted:
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DorianGravy posted:Oh no! What happened to the frog? You had better sit down, friend.
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DorianGravy posted:Oh no! What happened to the frog? It actually got away! A juvenile bald eagle tried to take it from the heron and the heron bailed out, eagle also missed.
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runaway pancake posted:It actually got away! A juvenile bald eagle tried to take it from the heron and the heron bailed out, eagle also missed. Nice! Well, I want the heron to eat, but I want the frog to live. Tough situation. Did you get any photos of the heron/eagle conflict?
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DorianGravy posted:Nice! Well, I want the heron to eat, but I want the frog to live. Tough situation. Nah, I was not prepared for the eagle at all. It only made one pass then gave up  runaway pancake fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Feb 21, 2022 |
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Raikyn posted:Tui So good!
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Just starting out with Photography but I have this one cool breakfast birb Breakfast by Slotducks, on Flickr
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A pair of Cooper's Hawks have taken up residence in our neighborhood in Albuquerque. One was strutting around in a pine tree outside our house this morning. Finally got a decent picture: Fuji XT-3, XF55-200mm @200mm, F/4.8, 1/500s, ISO 1600 Borachon fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Sep 4, 2020 |
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What’s the current recommendation for budget telephoto lenses for Nikon bodies? I’ve finally accumulated enough of an Amazon gift card balance from our employee recognition program to make a purchase. I have a D500. A couple of years ago I’d settled on the Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 over the sigma/tamron 150-600mm lenses, but never felt like dropping the  . Is there any reason to reconsider?
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Borachon posted:A pair of Cooper's Hawks have taken up residence in our neighborhood in Albuquerque. One was strutting around in a pine tree outside our house this morning. Nice, that looks great EPICAC posted:What’s the current recommendation for budget telephoto lenses for Nikon bodies? I’ve finally accumulated enough of an Amazon gift card balance from our employee recognition program to make a purchase. I have a D500. I've had the tamron 150-600 since it came out, I definitely have gotten my money's worth, and on the used market you could probably get one decently cheap, but would advise that nowadays for mine the autofocus isn't that great/sometimes doesnt work at all for me
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neckbeard posted:I've had the tamron 150-600 since it came out, I definitely have gotten my money's worth, and on the used market you could probably get one decently cheap, but would advise that nowadays for mine the autofocus isn't that great/sometimes doesnt work at all for me Same, and I think it's a known issue with a fix related to the AF switch on the lens. I've been meaning to repair it, tamron makes a fixed switch 'holder' section of plastic for it. It's on youtube.
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EPICAC posted:What’s the current recommendation for budget telephoto lenses for Nikon bodies? I’ve finally accumulated enough of an Amazon gift card balance from our employee recognition program to make a purchase. I have a D500. I'm a Canon guy, but I the options I know about are (with Amazon pricing): Nikon 200-500mm - OOS Tamron 150-600mm - OOS Tamron 150-600mm G2 - OOS Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary - $889 Tamron 100-400mm - $799 Sigma 100-400mm - $644 I have the Sigma 150-600mm. I like it a lot, but it's heavy. If I was buying today I would be very tempted to save almost half the weight and go with the 100-400mm, which looks sharper anyway.
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My one legged blue jay friend  DSC_2045.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on FlickrMy young magpie friend  DSC_2174.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on FlickrA duck, who may or may not have wanted food  DSC_2077.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Fart Amplifier posted:
Well executed, this is nice. I had one of those surprise close encounters with an owl on a trail this morning. First pic is at 150mm-- at 600 it was just a head shot. I was too worried about spooking it to check how badly I was blowing the highlights.  Wildcat great horned owl-6258 on FlickrIt flew up the row of trees in a couple of short flights then was like "it's too drat hot here"  Wildcat great horned owl-6303 on Flickr
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Took my M50 out to look for Shorebirds today. The jury is still out on whether or not I can make this camera work for all birds, but I did get some decent shots today.  Jetty Island Semipalmated Plover by Josh, on Flickr  20200907-IMG_0945.jpg by Josh, on Flickr  Eide Rd Stilt Sandpiper by Josh, on Flickr
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