This bird is just a baby, an will of only just left the nest.
It's mother would of been close by
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This bird is just a baby, an will of only just left the nest.
It's mother would of been close by
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Ah, thanks for the explanation.Quote:
Originally Posted by kickasskev
Daniel; I think he was mesmerized by your Nikon camera.
Great detail.
four newly fledged loggerhead shrikes were asking for their pictures taken in my front yard
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Nick
Great background on the first shot.
Dave
...and great capture on the second..... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin
Below are a few of a Californian Quail I came across while hiking in Point Reyes National Seashore.
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small-5016 by kayaker72, on Flickr
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small-4989 by kayaker72, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Brant
thank you Joel for the link, it needs some time to learnQuote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
[QUOTE=nvitalephotography;70500]four newly fledged loggerhead shrikes were asking for their pictures taken in my front yard
[QUOTE]
Very nice work, interesting looking bird, I don't think we have those here in Ky. I agree, the first one in my favorite.
[QUOTE=Kayaker72;70516]...and great capture on the second..... :)
Below are a few of a Californian Quail[QUOTE]
These are beautiful birds and they don't appear too afraid of you. We only have Bobwhite Quail here in Ky.and no way you get this close. Well done!
Bob,
I have tried to comment on your Phoebe image but for some reason I keep getting an error message so I will post without a quote.
The bird is on the borderline of being too sharp. I like your BG work but you need to clean up the area between the feet and the little speck of green foilage by the head.
Overall you did well with PP. Looks like it's time for you to give up LR:rolleyes:
Thanks Joel. I was pretty happy. The rest of the quail took off. But this one actually walked toward us. He got about 10-15 ft away and finally flew. Probably something to do with living in a National Seashore. I assume there is no hunting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Thanks Joel, Yeah, I noticed both of those areas after I posted. This was the first time I really played with any of this---More of an experiment than anything else----And this part of the work was all done in Photoshop CS5-----Give up LR, Never, Never, Never. Everytime I use photoshop, It reminds me why I should stick with LR.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Yes, it was desaturated from a green background---Thanks for the tips on refine edge, I did play with it but I am not sure I went far enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jayson
Thanks again,
Bob
Could someone please ID this bird for me? I saw him down by Lake Michigan today and at first I thought it was a male kingfisher but his beak isn't really long enough to be that I don't think ...
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IMG_4381 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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IMG_4396 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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IMG_4374 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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IMG_4339 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Denise, I think it may be an Eastern Phoebe.....very very nice images BTW, great light, good eye contact with the bird and beautiful sharpness:)Quote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
It's actually an Eastern Kingbird. They'll often let you get kind of close. Great shots!Quote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
Yep, it is an Eastern Kingbird! First I had ever seen and there were a few down by Lake Michigan yesterday & they did let me get fairly close! Thanks for the identification!
Sorry about the mistaken ID
I am visiting my daughter this weekend in Tampa, Florida. We are getting ready for the arrival of our first grand child in July:)
I couldn't resist bringing my camera and I got this Great Egret by the roadside at a public park
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No worries at all Joel! I live about 40 miles north of Denise and have a home field bird ID advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Congrats on the upcoming grandchild!
Most definitely no problem Joel ...it was all educating for me to look up and note the differences in the two birds! Lovely shot of the Great Egret and congrats on the soon-to-be grandpa news!!
more pictures taken in FL
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thanks for viewing!
Awesome shots, JJ! Looks like FL is the place to be if your a bird photographer! Sure beats WI backyard birds!
House Finch giving a peace sign ...
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Silhouette - House Finch by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Common Grackle ...
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Common Grackle by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Really nice JJ....love that first one staring straight at you with all the feathers ruffled up.
Denise .. the silhouette is cool and great color on the grackle. I agree with you about Florida, the birds here are almost tame.
Sadly I am flying back to Ky this afternoon...I did briefly visit Ft. DeSoto State Park yesterday afternoon.....lots of birds there, need to return with more time.
Some shots from Ft. DeSoto, Florida.
These are hand held with Canon 1DMKIV + 500mm + 1.4TC (no room in luggage for tripod)
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Thanks Denise and Joel, in FL, not only lots of birds, also many different kinds of birds and easy to reach, indded the heaven of birds.
the EF-S 15-85 is not really a bird lens, but in some parks they are so close, I could not resist. Almost like shooting in a zoo
Shoreline lake, Mountain View
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101_MG_0668 - Version 4 by ahab1372, on Flickr
Arnt
Nice diving Pelican .... must have been so close you got wet :) Well done with short focal length!
Cool shot!
Great job Arnt!
Dave
I spent some time around the Scottish islands recently. I managed to catch a few shots of birds that we don't often see in this forum:
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Great Black-Backed Gull by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Common Terns by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Atlantic Puffin in Flight by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Ringed Plover by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Manx Shearwater by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
Nice images Andy....they are unusual species for sure. I like the flock of Terns and the Puffin best!
This is a Great Egret taken in Tampa Florida with 1DMKIV + 500mm f/4 hand held.
Processed with CS5, Nik Color Efex Pro and Flaming Pear's Flood plugin
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....46880369-5.jpg
Thanks everyone,
yes I was close, maybe 30 feet away in a row boat. Uncropped version is here. Makes me wonder what Joel or Bob or Denise could shoot there.
Some other pictures I even took sitting comfortably on a park bench. Downside of these parks is, that you almost all the time have humans in the background, see here and here.
Arnt
Agreed. I really like the flock pictureQuote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Arnt, I looked at your flicker page, you got several really cool pics. The one of the Tern in front of the colorful sail is cool. You can tell from your images that the birds there are very accustomed to humans. Great location for getting close but, as you said, the challenge is to get a good background.
Thanks Joel,
well, if you like it, I think it qualifies for being posted :-)
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101_MG_0796 - Version 2 by ahab1372, on Flickr
Maybe I overdogded the bird a bit. I also wasn't sure if I like the cropped or uncropped version better. And yes, most pictures have some humans in the background. Unless one wants that as a theme ("Urban wildlife"), it is a challenge.
If you want undisturbed backgrounds, the bay wetlands are just around the corner, but then the 85 will certainly not cut it.
Arnt
The Snowy Egret in breeding plumage is spectacular!
thanks Joel for the compliment!, didn't really pay attention on this little bird, too many birds there, till it's plumage get up, sure looked more attractive even to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
I like the low angle on the first two shots as well