Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

Joel, actually, this was the first time I have seen Snow Geese that weren't 30,000 feet flying over head. I was a little excited and left my tripod in the car.

I understand....when you get a shot at something new it's difficult to remember all the things that you might want to try but with big flocks of birds you can get some interesting shots with shutter speeds around 1/8 to 1/15 sec (handheld).

Here is one I took of some snow geese at the Bosque....

[canonclix]

60D 300mm f4L IS f/4 1/800 ISO 100

[Joel Eade]

60D 300mm f4L IS f/4 1/800 ISO 100

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[ahab1372]

Hi Everybody,
I have been lurking for a while, this is my first post. Great forum, I already learned a lot.

I don't shoot birds a lot, but I was lucky this morning when this guy landed on our neighbor's house:


600D/T3i, EF-S 55-250 @250 f/5.6

Does anyone know what kind of bird this is?

Thanks,
Arnt

[bob williams]

Yep, I agree with Dseigel. Cooper's Hawk

[canonclix]

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This guy jumped off the feeder before engaging his wings!

60D 70-200 2.8 ii w/ 2x-iii ; 400mm ISO 800 f/5.6 1/2000

[dsiegel5151]

Looks like a Cooper's Hawk.

[ahab1372]

Thanks Dsiegel and Bob,
the picture is certainly not exceptional, but I was happy to see that guy around scaring the pigeons away. I also like to see wild life (other than pigeons) being able to adjust to suburban areas.

Arnt

[bob williams]

Thanks Dsiegel and Bob,
the picture is certainly not exceptional, but I was happy to see that guy around scaring the pigeons away. I also like to see wild life (other than pigeons) being able to adjust to suburban areas.

Arnt

Me too. Especially in my backyard. It just seems to increase the opportunities to score a decent shot. I have a copper's Hawk that frequents my neighborhood and polices the dove activity. I always get excited when I see him, but have yet to get a really good shot. When I started putting out birdseed and suet, I thought it would attract a variety of songbirds and woodpeckers. Instead, it just increased the number of sparrow, finches dove already visiting. But....since their food supply is more abundant now, I seem to get regular visits from raptors, inluding: Cooper's hawks, Northern Harriers and even a mississippi kite. But I haven't seen any redtails or owls--Perhaps this year.

[Joel Eade]

I have seen the same thing ( I think it's expected) in terms of raptors hunting the bird feeders. In my case I rarely get a shot at them with a camera but I have seen Red Tails, Coopers and Sharp Shinned Hawks. Strangely enough I live just above a small stream that's called Owl Creek but I have yet to see or hear one!

The birds here this morning are extremely active and vocal, I think they are beginning their mating season...I had a dozen or more BlueJays in the trees as well as several other species this morning....here's an example