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 Barn Swallows by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Yellow-headed Blackbird by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Yellow Warbler by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Common Yellowthroat by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Tree Swallow by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Jul 2, 2022 16:11
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 I saw a small duck family walking past the house across the street today  The ducklings did not have a good time getting over obstacles though...
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neckbeard posted:
Nice set  gyuto pac slope with food- on Flickr gyuto pac slope with food2- on FlickrOh noes!  gyuto pac slope nest w cowbird- on Flickr gyuto pac slope nest w cowbird2- on Flickr
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Jul 6, 2022 15:49
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https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/the-2022-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and BetterLekNextTime is that you in the winners list? If so congrats!
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Jerm324 posted:https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/the-2022-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and It is! Thank you very much- it's super exciting. Good year to be entering a grouse pic 'cause like half the winners are some kind of grouse. I actually entered this exact photo a few years ago and it went nowhere. Over the past two or three years I've seen some other sage-grouse photos make the top cut. Given the new-ish category of "Female Bird" thought I'd give it another shot although I was just hoping maybe to make the top 100. Definitely a nice surprise! I'm not sure what the lesson is but I guess keep trying if you have a photo you really like.
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Jul 7, 2022 19:14
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BetterLekNextTime posted:It is! Thank you very much- it's super exciting. Good year to be entering a grouse pic 'cause like half the winners are some kind of grouse. Congratulations! Epic work! I may enter my 2022 Barn Owl pic, I put it in the Country File calendar comp here in the UK as it fitted the theme this year but I don't have much hope there given how popular that competition is and its not bird limited. However it might be too "generic just a bird flying" for Audubon.
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Jul 8, 2022 09:06
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jarlywarly posted:Congratulations! Epic work! It seems like owls were "out of fashion" this year, and I'm not sure if that was intentional or not. Also, all the photos were from the ABA area (I don't remember if that's a requirement or not). Other than those caveats, I'd say go for it. I like the contest because the fees go to a good conservation organization and not just Madaver Media LLC, and also that they have a top 100 so it's not just the lucky winners who get some attention.
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Jul 8, 2022 19:57
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It kinda bothered me that the professional category winner and runner up were the same person. Same guy won the video contest too. My favorite picture was the ducks.
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Yeah, that was kind of weird. I've seen that happen in some of the little local non-profit contests but I was surprised Audubon wouldn't move the honorable mention to the Top 100 and get another name in there. I also found it a little ironic they added a Female Birds category but almost all the photographers are men. I don't know if there should be a quota or if there was what it should be but I'm sure I'm not the only person who noticed that. I looked back at last year and it was a lot more balanced, so probably just weird coincidence plus the fact the one dude was in 3 times. e: I guess it's also possible they had someone else but they somehow lost eligibility or withdrew late in the game and there wasn't time to get a new photographer though the affidavit process before the magazine had to go to print. BetterLekNextTime fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Jul 8, 2022 |
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Jul 8, 2022 21:40
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Congrats BetterLekNextTime - that's rad as all hell Bumping this thread with some backyard bird action - I spent an embarrassing amount of money to get a feeder system set up over the past two weekends House Finches were the bravest to explore the newest offerings of food in the neighbourhood 
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Jul 11, 2022 13:41
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Phone pic but we stumbled upon this buddy while walking around St Pete. It was poking around some bushes looking for lizards. We didn’t see it until it jumped away from us, but otherwise didn’t seem too bothered by us. 
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Jul 11, 2022 14:02
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BetterLekNextTime posted:It is! Thank you very much- it's super exciting. Good year to be entering a grouse pic 'cause like half the winners are some kind of grouse. Congrats!
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Jul 13, 2022 03:49
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Thanks! The Top 100 are out now.
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This Red-throated Loon was a bit of celebrity for a little while. At least 10 days in late may/early june. It was hanging out uncharacteristically in a canal that's connected to Lake Ontario - wouldn't leave. It died. But it was super famous for a little while a lot of birders around the GTA got to see this guy real close and that's just special. 
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Jul 19, 2022 21:34
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I had the good fortune to get some pics of a native New Zealand wood pigeon, or kererū, which perched briefly outside my kitchen window this morning. These guys have the approximate aerodynamics of a bumblebee and a habit of trying to perch on branches that simply can't support their fat asses. They then eat fermented berries until they get so drunk they fall out of the tree.  So, a pretty typical representation of a New Zealander, then.     
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Jul 21, 2022 00:41
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p0stal b0b posted:I had the good fortune to get some pics of a native New Zealand wood pigeon, or kererū, which perched briefly outside my kitchen window this morning. These guys have the approximate aerodynamics of a bumblebee and a habit of trying to perch on branches that simply can't support their fat asses. They then eat fermented berries until they get so drunk they fall out of the tree. This was a delightful series.
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Jul 21, 2022 21:23
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I heard this guy when I pulled up to my house but couldn't find him in the trees. As I was leaving, I spotted him and managed to get my camera out without spooking him. 
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Jul 22, 2022 15:20
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p0stal b0b posted:I had the good fortune to get some pics of a native New Zealand wood pigeon, or kererū, which perched briefly outside my kitchen window this morning. These guys have the approximate aerodynamics of a bumblebee and a habit of trying to perch on branches that simply can't support their fat asses. They then eat fermented berries until they get so drunk they fall out of the tree. I sat on the ground waiting for this great blue heron to go after a fish for about 15 minutes. Eventually I gave up and stood up to walk away. That startled him and he flew away, and of course I had already flicked my camera off so I missed my chance to catch him in the air. 
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Jul 22, 2022 15:51
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I went to Ireland for most of June, had great weather in Dublin and ok weather in Cork, but rain ruined any chance of seabirds on Innishmore and at the Cliffs of Moher  . I also spent the whole time trying to get a photo of a Grey Heron, and I only saw one, perched on top of a chimney next to an elevated Luas stop, staring at me through the door of a packed peak hour tram as it slowly pulled away with my camera safely stowed in my bag  I did manage to take these though, this group are from St Stephen's Green   Mute Swan  Sub-adult Herring Gull  Juvenile Herring Gull  Moorhen  Tufted Duck  Mallard  Eurasian Magpie Also I heard people like Goslings? Didn't want to put too many photos in one post 
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Jul 23, 2022 12:12
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Been a couple of years since I tried swallows. First 15 minutes I got nothing, everything was out of frame or focus. Managed to get back in the rhythm again and managed to get a few decent shots in  Swallow feeding by Marc, on Flickr
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Jul 23, 2022 12:59
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Jul 23, 2022 20:11
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Raikyn posted:Been a couple of years since I tried swallows. First 15 minutes I got nothing, everything was out of frame or focus. Fantastic shot, we have these guys feeding on bugs on the pond out front of the house but I've never managed to catch them on the wing, they're so drat fast.
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Jul 23, 2022 21:27
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p0stal b0b posted:I had the good fortune to get some pics of a native New Zealand wood pigeon, or kererū, which perched briefly outside my kitchen window this morning. These guys have the approximate aerodynamics of a bumblebee and a habit of trying to perch on branches that simply can't support their fat asses. They then eat fermented berries until they get so drunk they fall out of the tree. These are great. I have a Mulberry tree in my yard which I neglected to cut down before it grew a million feet tall and wide, and the berries get everything dunk. During this time of summer all I hear are birds hitting the side of my house, purple poop literally everywhere, and squirrels who can't even climb trees. They just lay in the shade. drunk. I haven't seen a bird do that yet, unfortunately. Anyway, some content from a hike the other day.  Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) by Philip V, on Flickr  Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) by Philip V, on Flickr
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Jul 23, 2022 22:30
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Raikyn posted:Been a couple of years since I tried swallows. First 15 minutes I got nothing, everything was out of frame or focus. This is a great shot. I have swallows buzzing aroudn my apartment all the time as I liove right on the river. I am also shooting with a 5Div, could you share how you manage to track these and get focus on them?
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NTRabbit posted:Also I heard people like Goslings? Didn't want to put too many photos in one post yes goslings please!
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Wonderful pheasant spot, hope you've jotted it down in the log
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Helen Highwater posted:This is a great shot. I have swallows buzzing aroudn my apartment all the time as I liove right on the river. I am also shooting with a 5Div, could you share how you manage to track these and get focus on them? Swallows on water aren't too bad. If its a little windy they'll fly slower and into the wind. Usually I'll use the center single focus point in this situation. Can mostly keep them centered in this situation. In still conditions I'll try and position to where the swallow has a smooth background behind it (usually the water surface) and use a wider focus area. If the the swallow gets a messier background like the bank or water ripples it'll just focus on the background usually. Using the 100-400, I'll sometime start wider, then narrow in once the target is centered and I can track it. And it's just a case of observing for a while first and looking at their habits, often they'll follow a very similar path, so then you can be ready when they swoop in. I've set my 5d up with 2 focus buttons on the back, with '*' being center focus, AF-ON with area focus, so it is easy to switch between the 2 if you are using your thumb for focusing.
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my cat is norris posted:yes goslings please! Ok! but first these ones from Kilkenny Castle  A female Blackbird I think  Blackbird  A very fluffy European Robin I had to manual focus on, but it let me get real close  Another Mallard  A couple of Rooks  The big lad up close These are from The Lough in Cork   Coot   I think this might be a Coot fledgling but I'm not sure  This Cormorant was dead centre of the lake and that was as close as anyone was getting    Ducklings!  This interloper is an Australian Swan, and I have no idea how it ended up on a lake in Ireland  I don't know what kind of duck this is  Greylag Goose  Getting closer  Closer  Gosling!  It was very photogenic  Preening   Another Herring Gull  Mallard feathers photograph well  Jackdaw    This mute swan had to peck away a woman who was trying to get her boyfriend to take a photo of her holding or petting it  Last but not least, a Woodpigeon
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Nice work everyone, like that gull on the water with the red reflection! Sedge Warbler by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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Raikyn posted:Swallows on water aren't too bad. Thanks man, this is great info. Do you usually use C-AF and track the subject, or set the focus beforehand and try to catch the subject as it moves through frame? Tracking or ambushing, so to speak...
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p0stal b0b posted:Thanks man, this is great info. Do you usually use C-AF and track the subject, or set the focus beforehand and try to catch the subject as it moves through frame? Tracking or ambushing, so to speak... I usually pre-focus on the area I'm aiming for, then use center-area focus to track once I can get them in frame Keeper rate is still very low though haha Not as cloudy today, so I went out and had another go 
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