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I loving love photographing swallows - those are some great tips. Pre Focus + Group/3D tracking and generally watching them for a few minutes to find their patterns. And yeah the keeper rate is about 1/100 or so lmao  E: Page sniped so here's more content:   
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Had a great day walking my favorite field. It was super humid after a rain storm, so everything was out looking for food and also exhausted from the heat. The hawk kept looking down into the field and I circled around slow hoping to maybe flush out a mouse he was eyeballing or something so I could capture him snacking. No such luck, but he did let me get closer than I felt comfortable with. It was like this with all the birds today. I guess if it's completely awful out, go take some photos! Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) by Philip V, on Flickr  Red-tailedHawk (Buteo jamaicensis) by Philip V, on Flickr  Barn Swallow feeding by Philip V, on Flickr  Barn Swallow feeding by Philip V, on Flickr  Barn Swallow family by Philip V, on Flickr  Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) by Philip V, on Flickr  Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) by Philip V, on Flickr Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Aug 15, 2022 |
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Philthy posted:Had a great day walking my favorite field. It was super humid after a rain storm, so everything was out looking for food and also exhausted from the heat. The hawk kept looking down into the field and I circled around slow hoping to maybe flush out a mouse he was eyeballing or something so I could capture him snacking. No such luck, but he did let me get closer than I felt comfortable with. It was like this with all the birds today. I guess if it's completely awful out, go take some photos! Nice set, yeah weather is definitely something to look out for, the 1st nice day after a few rainy nights is good for owls hunting earlier in the evening for example.
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Philthy posted:Had a great day walking my favorite field These are fantastic! Really nice photos. I especially love this Swallow shot!  Bald Eagle, Close  Bald Eagle, Far  Belted Kingfisher with fish, being chased by ornery Ring-billed Gull  Caspian Tern with fish
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Went to my local park and ran into a number a friends: American Kestrels:   Surprised Red-Tailed Hawk:  Sleepy Western Screech Owl: 
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Getting back into photography after a long lapse due to the pandemic. I got a new camera and lens (Fuji X-T4, Fujinon XF 70-300mm), and it's been fun to get familiar with them. This Muscovy duck was hanging out at a local park:  Muscovy duck by Elanna, on Flickr These are zoo shots, but I'm still happy with how they came out. Focus peaking is amazing.  Flamingos by Elanna, on Flickr  Vasa Parrot by Elanna, on Flickr  Burrowing Owl by Elanna, on Flickr
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nice, i like how this one is lit  Anna's Hummingbird by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Anna's Hummingbird by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Anna's Hummingbird by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Slotducks posted:I loving love photographing swallows - those are some great tips. Pre Focus + Group/3D tracking and generally watching them for a few minutes to find their patterns. drat, nice. my in-flight keeper rate in swallows is at about 0/2000. this is the best swallow shot I've managed this summer, a barn swallow resting next to the marshy river;  common yellowthroat stops by to see what's up:  this eastern wood pewee was peweeing away above a riverside picnic table:  great egret flying to the early morning moon:  crusty looking cormorant under a footbridge: 
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Stevie Lee posted:drat, nice. my in-flight keeper rate in swallows is at about 0/2000. Clayton Bigsby posted:Swallows are adorable little chubsters. These are real good - I've been in a bit of slump with some of my outings this summer, things definitely slowed down, not too much action up here and I haven't been as fervent about getting out there and making things happen.  
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I.. I saw a Monarch chasing a Swallow. I had no idea butterflies could fly that fast. I wish I could have caught that on camera, I was standing there looking like an idiot wondering if what I was seeing was even possible.
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Kokako , NZ native bird
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It was a nice hazy light today and this handsome fella was willing to pose for me Hooded crow by Eero Vuorinen, on Flickr
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Hard to follow awesome Hummingbird shots (great shots btw!), so here is an Ibis making GBS threads. https://i.imgur.com/wyK2BVG.mp4
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I finally got a pro telephoto lens a few months back (Olympus 300mm F4). I need a lot of practice still, but I’m quite proud of the shots I’m already getting with it  !Click for bigger.  
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Great Hummingbird shot - I love it. I haven't been around hummingbirds with my camera handy - unlucky! Love watching a Tern gnab a fish   
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Hi, everyone! I just discovered this thread after asking about camera lenses in the general photography thread. I got into wildlife photography last winter after hearing about places to see bald eagles in my town. Can't wait to look through the whole thread. At any rate, here's a picture I took yesterday with my new Tamron 150-600mm G2. They were right over my house. I have a Blue Jay that loves to imitate hawks, but this time it was the real deal when I got out there to look. Juvie Red-Tailed and Cooper's Hawks.  
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Bulky Bartokomous posted:I have a Blue Jay that loves to imitate hawks,
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Pied Butcherbird What is it with honey eaters being highly curious shitheads? This is a Noisy Miner bird (native Australian pest). 
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Getting so busy in the late summer, haven't been out since late august  I'm starting to feel like I haven't been out and about enough this year to really get a good group of action shots - going through my instagram and looking through my exports, it's a lot of bird-on-a-stick stuff. Such a shame. I gotta start hunting more high action stuff. Here's some from July 30th though. Great Blue Heron  Eastern Kingbird  Rose-breasted Grosbeak  Spotted Sandpiper  Northern Cardinals   Red-wing Blackbird 
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Love this one. Some stuff from recent outings: Young Cooper's Hawk getting ready to launch  Pelican giving me a dirty look  Great Horned Owl stretch. (Thanks AI Denoise for making 10,000 ISO look decent.)  Another Great Horned Owl chilling in the evening light.  Bunch of different shore birds. 
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Jerm324 posted:Young Cooper's Hawk getting ready to launch Love that one. This one is probably my best for artistic and scientific merit: 
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is a Canon Rebel SL3 good for birds because i just liberated one from the office recycling pile this camera: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...=BI%3A514&smp=y
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Sure. It's not state of the art bird eye tracking modern, but it's fine if you are patient. Find a nice 200mm+ zoom and go nuts. Birds in flight aint easy tho. Sitting around and pooping? You're golden. EFS 55-250 is a great starting lens, and one I still use because it's just awesome. You can also do bug shots from 2.5' away. I think you can get one for around $100 used. Maybe less? I use a 100-400 for all the far away stuff (and super close stuff).
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