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Here's a robin I saw on a walk a couple of days ago. Robins are pretty fearless, so I was able to get very close - this was taken with a 300mm lens on a full-frame camera and is uncropped. I should have used a much higher shutter speed to get a sharper shot, but oh well, I'm satisfied. Edit - argh, uploaded the wrong version. Ignore the one at the bottom, you can't delete an attached image once it's on there.  To make up for it, I'll add a bonus shot of a sparrow in Mexico a couple of months ago. Like the Robin above, they don't mind people. These little guys hang out near resorts and raid tables for crumbs after people leave. This one was on top of the bush, waiting for my girlfriend and I to leave, so I grabbed my camera. This spooked him and he flew off as I was taking the shot with my Minolta 28-75mm f/2.8 - in other words, this shot was all luck.  VVV ignore this one, once an image is attached to the post it's there for good VVV Bob Socko fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Jan 22, 2010 |
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Cross-posting these from my Mazatlan trip report. All of these were shot with a Sony a850 (which is full-frame) and either the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 or a Konica-Minolta 28-75mm f/2.8. No long glass necessary! Brown Pelican    Gull   Dove  Tern  I have no idea what these things are, but they had a wingspan of 4-5 feet and aren't afraid of humans, so I call them Death Gulls.   
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A few recent photos of what I believe are Goldfinches. These were shot using a Sony a850 and the Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 lens. I changed the third one to black and white as I've always felt like fast motion looks more interesting without color. That, and the bird had a strange red spot under its wing - I assume it's just a spot that's bare of feathers, and you're never going to see it unless you're really lucky with a photo like this one.  
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Here are a few shots of a bird in my backyard. I'm pretty sure it's an Oriole, but I can't figure out what kind - not sure if it has some sort of juvenile coat, or if it's a hybrid, or what. We don't get a lot of snow in the Seattle area, but this guy didn't seem to mind a bit. DSC03693 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr  DSC03702 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr  DSC03674 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr  DSC03731 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr
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Jan 21, 2012 07:16
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Welp, guess that explains why he didn't look like any Oriole I could find. Thanks!
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Jan 21, 2012 07:41
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Well, if this is now the bird AND squirrel thread . . . DSC01316 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr  DSC01321 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr  DSC01324 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr
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Jan 22, 2012 08:42
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JuanChai posted:Not so sharp but I like the compostition... mobot posted:Let's contrast this beautiful shot of a hummingbird with, say . . . a wild turkey.  DSC03951 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Why the hell are there wild turkeys on a Hawaiian island? I mean, I get that they were imported. Who looks at Hawaii, says "this place could really use some turkeys", and goes out of their way to introduce a flock or two?  DSC03947 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Bob Socko fucked around with this message at 07:02 on Feb 22, 2012 |
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Feb 22, 2012 06:52
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Here are some more birds from Lana'i. As BetterLekNextTime mentioned above, not much turned out to be native - maybe the last bird, but I'm not sure. All of these were shot using a Sony a77 and a Sony 70-400mm lens. I shot handheld because I was travelling very light and didn't have room for a tripod. Zebra Dove  DSC03957 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Zebra Dove w/ diabetes  DSC03978_3000 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr House Sparrows  DSC04107 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Red Crested Cardinal and what I think is a House Sparrow  DSC04003 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Red Crested Cardinal  DSC04349 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Northern Cardinal  DSC04344 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Myna Bird - these things are the size of Robins, but seem smart like crows.  DSC04116 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr I don't know what this was. It had a different beak than the Northern Cardinal. It was smart enough to hang out in the middle of some cordoned-off ruins, so I was never able to get closer than 30 or so feet to it.  DSC03974_3000 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr Bob Socko fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Feb 27, 2012 |
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Feb 27, 2012 07:11
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Nah, poor source image & heavily cropped - it was processed the same as the others in terms of sharpening and colors. I'm hoping someone recognizes it as I'm curious as to what it was. Edit - ok, I see the problem now. After cropping, I meant to downsize the image further to hide the poor source. Instead, it looks like I upsized it. I uploaded a corrected version which shows a bit more detail. Bob Socko fucked around with this message at 15:48 on Feb 27, 2012 |
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Feb 27, 2012 15:24
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The only thing keeping from calling it a Northern Cardinal is the beak, as it seems beefier than the others I saw on the trip. Who knows, maybe it's just normal variation in the species.
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Feb 28, 2012 05:51
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Humorously enough, I was smack dab in the middle of one of the Seattle area's biggest off leash dog parks when I shot those photos. No dog with me though. I think it worked to my advantage since they're conditioned to not be scared of the humans or dogs. A doberman style dog actually walked right under the tree while I was shooting and they didn't even flinch.
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Oh hey, some lazy duck shots from the local zoo. DSC00616 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr  DSC00609 by Kelly_Davis, on Flickr
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