Post your best bird shots!

Thanks Jonathan, I've just recently tried some "dodge & burn" techniques and used it here to make the eyes look a bit better.

Dave

It must be autumn, the geese have arrived!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3726/9...17f9c39c_b.jpg
Pink-footed Geese by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/9...4f23570a_b.jpg
Pink-footed Geese by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

This was the first trip with my new EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM. For both of these shots, I also used the EF 2x III extender. Hopefully I'll be posting more soon.

One more from this afternoon. I had to go to ISO 8000 for this one.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/9...9e0cc5e4_b.jpg
Grey Heron by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

Saw this young bald eagle fishing today. He caught a small fish and just decided to eat it in flight.

http://bimmermail.com/GPBFC/oct6/eagle10-md.jpg

Hairy Woodpecker, my back yard set up

1D MKIV
500mm f/4L + 1.4 TC
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/320

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....58707703-5.jpg

Another backyard frequent flyer: Male Northern Cardinal

1D MKIV
500mm f/4L
ISO 1000
f/4
1/160

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....07508409-5.jpg

Siberian Jay from my trip to Lapland a few weeks ago:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s...o/NT1D5901.jpg
5D3 + 70-300L @ 300mm, 1/400th, f/5.6, ISO100

They are quite curious and fearless if you have treats in your hand and stay reasonably still:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-I...o/NT1D5880.jpg

I have been to visit my brother-in-law in South Carolina and he was kind enough to provide a pontoon boat ride around Lake Wateree this morning just so I could get some bird images....what a nice guy! This is a Great Egret in flight taken from the boat this morning.

1DX
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/3200

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....42105025-5.jpg

Wading Great Egret, Lake Wateree, SC

1DX
700mm
ISO 4000
f/5.6
1/5000

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....76029949-5.jpg

I was trying to stay ready for flight shots at all times....thus the high ISO and shutter speed;)

Great shots Joel. the flight one is great. FYI, that is a Great egret though.