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Allows Edits? YesIts been a year since the last one and a few new members, so what new photos of our feathered freinds do you have to share.
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Ive posted posted this before and am doing it again only for reference for the next photo.
Male Red Winged Black Bird
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It took me a while to identify this bird but got a clue when I saw one leave the nest a male was tending. The female Red Winged Black Bird insn’t black at all, though when she gets older she may devlope mottled red patches on her wings but will always remain this color. Ive been around these birds all my life fishing, and trapping the wet lands and never knew that until now.
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He’s a real beauty Robert!
I usually share my favorite shots here so I’m not sure what to add. Perhaps my last shot of our new hatchling in the Verreaux’s Eagles nest at our local botanical gardens. It was way too far for my kit (D600 + Tamron 150-600mm) but I guess there’s enough to see that he’s growing well (about chicken size here):
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“Oh, have you heard about Trump’s tweet about South African land grabs?”
A few Bronze Waxbills chilling out in the early morning sun.
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A Cape Bunting as curious as the photographer
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Shared this photo in the shark tank earlier. Thanks to Robert, I now know it’s an Eastern Kingbird.
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I also have this photo of a Broad-winged hawk. I wish it were a sharper image. Unfortunately it was pretty far away.
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Thanks! Also, I was taking photos yesterday and spotted this mourning dove on a fence.
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Allows Edits? YesDoves are kind of my nemesis Kylee, we have literally thousands of the in Buffalo and they have become a pest around here in the way pigeons are in some cities.
Your photo makes me think maybe I should be photographing them since they are in such abundance. Make some lemonade.
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I’m guessing this fits the occasion almost perfectly…
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These guys always make cute shots, LOL! Love it!
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A bird from the Nashville Zoo. Not especially sharp. Don’t know what it is. Tobie?
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“Are you talkin’ to me?”
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Meet Walter…
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Landing gear check, flaps down…
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Common Crackle, Cherry Creek State Park, Centennial, CO
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Great Blue Heron, Cherry Creek State Park, Centennial, CO
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Allows Edits? YesLanding Pad
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Allows Edits? YesThanks Gordon, we had four of these Grey Jays hanging around the camp the whole weekend we were there, for those that don’t know that is this Alpine Birds M.O. ,thus their common nickname Camp Robbers, one even got so bold as to fly into the trailer and steal some dog food, the dog wasn’t impressed.
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A bit of a different bird image…Every year at this time we get large flocks of Bohemian waxwings. They target our Mountain Ash trees and the junipers (they like berries). It is quite spectacular to see them swoop in and they even create a wind as they fly over. I am not sure what possessed me to point my camera up, but the lens survived, unscathed!
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I don’t use protective filters on my lenses but in this case….. 🙂
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A picture perfect pose. Love the BG bokeh.
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Great catch! Very nice details. These are one of my winter favourites. More often than not, the ring-necked doves chase them away though 🙁
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Allows Edits? YesGood One Dave
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Wedge-tailed Eagle. Australia’s largest raptor.
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Barking Owl also known as the winking owl
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Such cool looking birds. The two on the outside facing opposite directions with heads down and the middle Waxwing looking up makes for a great composition. It’s also nice that the exposed ground and berries are similar in color to the birds themselves. Nice shot Leanne.
My book of regional bird species lists the Cedar Waxwing but I’ve not been lucky enough to see any.
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Thanks Dave! I was almost standing in the flock when I shot this, so I was very fortunate to catch it. The Bohemian’s seem to congregate wherever there are berries leftover. We happen to have 2 Mountain Ash and a bunch of Junipers in our yard that they just love. I would guess the Cedar Waxwings would display similar preferences. Hope you get to see them someday!
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Allows Edits? YesLovely LeAnne , they are just starting to show up here, and it looks like some spring weather is too.
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Really, really nice shot Leanne!
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You have several good images of these Cedar Waxwings on Flickr Leanne, but this trio is my favourite. We don’t see them back here in southern Ontario until May when they feed on our Juniper. I’m surprised to see them finding berries buried in the snow.
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Hey Rob. Thanks. Yes, they love our Junipers too! I was surprised that they were on the ground getting berries too. Some were actually digging in the snow to bring them up. They had been by a couple of weeks early and emptied the tree of berries. One of our vehicles was covered in berry “juice” They are not tidy eaters!
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Nice one Dave. I find black difficult to get right and this one has good detail.
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I agree with above comment – great job getting the colour to show. As cheeky and pushy as these birds are, they are quite beautiful too.
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Allows Edits? YesThat’s Nice Dave
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Thanks Robert. He’s kind of a colorful black bird. 🙂
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Allows Edits? YesI learned from a bird expert they are really black and the colors come from the sun refracting as well as the environment reflecting in the oils in their feathers.
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here’s the original bc i find it interesting how many people think it’s a bad pic after they see the original, lol. shooting for meter readings of zero doesn’t take into account getting your subject in focus and properly exposed on a high uv day. this was +2 so the cardinal would be visible even though backlit, and wb is set for bird rather than the sky. btw, i’ve enlarged this original 4×4 to 36×36 using topaz gigapixel and it worked great!
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Allows Edits? YesWonderful series of shots ebby.
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Just today, in the parking lot while the better half ran in for appetizers and dessert for the rare extended-family dinner….
Yes, totally tame (with a handler who wished not to be photographed)
and, from the archives, this captive wing-clipped egret at Sea World, who seemed to be posing for me so I obliged and shot an entire roll of film.
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Allows Edits? YesThe turkey is great Ed we litterly have hundreds of wild ones the wander around town here but I never seem to be in the right place when they are strutting, it is just starting so maybe I will catch one this year.
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This was taken in the spring when the lake was thawing. Seagulls are a pain but I couldn’t resist this as I thought a fight was brewing. Just as I snapped this picture passersby scared them all and they flew away. When they noticed I was shooting they apologized. Oh well, it is what it is. -
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@Robert Apple: You and everyone else should be clear on the fact that this tom was domesticated, docile, and in the supermarket parking lot. It took no skill for me to grab this shot. I parked the car, got the camera out, and stepped away one cars’ length.
But you are right about the voracious appetties of some birds. We have a koi pond and it did not take long for the herons roosting in the wetlands that stretch throughout the valley to discover our luncheonette. The neighbor, who also owns koi and who is an armed agent of the Federal government, got out his BB gun, his pellet gun and his paintball gun to try to scare the bird. My wife thought to buy a decoy to fool the fellow into thinking his territory had already been claimed.
The heron landed and pecked the decoy on the head.
I managed this shot when we succeeded in scaring him away.
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Love these birds , i waited for a good 20 mins a few days ago trying to get a photo and it would not sit still at all something had caught it’s eye and was busy at work hopping from branch to branch.
Fantastic photo’s everyone.
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I don’t have many wildlife photos yet , this was maybe my favorite i came across a pair feeding young so recorded them for a little bit then left them in peace.
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Thank you for the compliment Tobie ;))
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OMG – there is no competing with these beautiful, fanciful, funny, majestic birds! so here are some cardinals i came across yesterday. even found a huge dragonfly which i shot and posted to the dragonfly throw down.
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Ok, here is one i took a number of years ago but i found it really interesting that this mother killdeer decided to lay her eggs in the rocks of a light island in a parking lot where i worked. learned that they did it every year because the eggs (as you can see) really blended in. she was fanning her tail at me, really didn’t want me bringing attention to the eggs.
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Lunch time at the dam. An Osprey keeping a close eye on the spillway below.
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David: Wow! Just hanging out with a little barbed wire. Beautiful Osprey, love his markings.
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Allows Edits? YesNice Dave.
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Feeding the chick …
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Excellent shot , Great seeing mother nature at work.
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Pileated Woodpecker Female – fairly large bird…about the size of a crow
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juvenile blackbird in my garden, they are so used to us, they don’t fly away!
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So a seagull walks onto a sandbar one day…
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Snapped this Lesser Double-collared Sunbird on a trip to Namaqualand last week.
This pic is actually larger than its real size (weighing 7.7g / 0.27 ounces, length: 12cm or less than 3″).
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Damn! The bar just got raised into near-earth orbit again. Welcome back Tobie! Amazing colours on this little fella. Great pic mate.
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Thanks Graham! More often than not these iridescent colors are so damn difficult to get right on-screen! But I’ve tried! 😉
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Posted this pic of a New Holland Honeyeater in another forum a little while ago. I’d forgotten that we have a challenge just for birds so thought I’d add it to the collection here.
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Don’t Look At Me!
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Not the ideal background color-wise for this Malachite Sunbird but that’s all it offered me. I took the offer as I’ve never snapped this species before.
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A western scrub jay checking out the competition at the feeder below.
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Allows Edits? YesOne of the most beautiful birds that is common in Kruger National Park. Lilac Breasted Roller.
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Allows Edits? YesI just love the reflections and lighting in this photo.
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Male Dark-eyed Junco enjoying a snack at the feeder. Not an ice crystal in sight. 🙂
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Male Brewers Blackbird.
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