Post your best bird shots!

[sedwards]

i picked up a jobu gimbal head yesterday and it is WAY easier to use than the 3 axis hear i had before. i tried to setup my tripod to get a nicer background but it started raining so i had to stand under a shelter. the clouds were very dark so there wasnt much light but i managed a couple decent shots.
IMG_3588 by sedwards679, on Flickr
woodpecker by sedwards679, on Flickr

[conropl]

Stuart - Your birds keep getting better and better. It is fun to watch the progression. Thanks for sharing.

[sedwards]

Stuart - Your birds keep getting better and better. It is fun to watch the progression. Thanks for sharing.

thank you very much ! but i have to thank all you guys on here for helping me improve . i learn a lot from this forum , almost every post has something i can use or learn from. you guys are great coaches !

[Joel Eade]

Stuart - Your birds keep getting better and better. It is fun to watch the progression. Thanks for sharing.

Agreed....this last set are very nice. I like the BG better

[sedwards]

i set up a little different today. i actually did this on the railing for my porch and sit just inside the door . i should have figured this out before it got cold cause now my feet are frozen .
this is the only guy that gave me a shot so far but i didnt sit with the door open very long. i like this background but i am actually a little to close. little birds are ok but a bluejay cam by and he wouldnt fit in the frame.
sparrow by sedwards679, on Flickr

this is how the setup looks from inside
IMG_4208 by sedwards679, on Flickr

[sedwards]

dark eyed junco

dark eyed junco by sedwards679, on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Two from Parker River NWR. Both with the 5DIII, 100-400L

@400, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 1000

Small-1538 by kayaker72, on Flickr

@400, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 640

Small-1569 by kayaker72, on Flickr

C&Cs welcome.

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[sedwards]

i didnt get off work early enough to go to my favorite bird spot so i settled for these little guys on my back porch.
house sparrow by sedwards679, on Flickr
IMG_5459 by sedwards679, on Flickr
female house sparrow by sedwards679, on Flickr

then this guy came along and chased everyone away lol

blue jay by sedwards679, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

This is a Forster's Tern (I think)

Taken from a boat, hand held....using the 500mm f/4L + 2X converter the keeper rate was extremely low (probably 1%) but this one is decent




1DX
1000mm
ISO 400
1/1250
f/8

[HDNitehawk]

Shot with the 7D II

Worm by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr