This is a juvenile, newly fledged Pileated Woodpecker.....the adults bring the youngsters to the back yard feeders:)
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This is a juvenile, newly fledged Pileated Woodpecker.....the adults bring the youngsters to the back yard feeders:)
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....35302450-5.jpg
Young Blue Jay in the rain
1DX
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/320
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A couple of gulls and then a chickadee in flight.
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2013_05_29_2081_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
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2013_05_29_2047_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
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2013_05_28_1791_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
Great shots Joel, nice that you give the youngsters a chance :-)
David, I like the fluffy background for the chickadee.
I am working my way through shots from the past months (deleting by the hundreds as I go), every now and then I find one that I like.
I took this one on my way back home from work, just stopped for 20 minutes at a little creek:
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102_MG_1105 by ahab1372, on Flickr
T3i, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS @300mm, ISO 200 f/5.6 1/800s
Joel, stunning. That's all to say. Glad to see the little guys are getting some time at your feeders.
Dave, nice grabs on the gulls. We had some stop over here for a while during migration, but I didn't get much to photograph. The flying chickadee is cool. I like how the wings are blurred. I think it gives a better feel than if they would have been frozen.
Arnt, nice quacker!
Here is my feeder...without the awesome setup. I have a couple goldfinches and some house finches stopping by. I suppose I should try to make it look more natural.
http://www.alderimages.com/img/s8/v76/p1740070310-4.jpg
http://www.alderimages.com/img/s8/v80/p1740371147-5.jpg
and a robin to catch the ones that fall to the ground.
http://www.alderimages.com/img/s8/v78/p1816339030-5.jpg
Great shots everyone. I spent the day at a bird reserve and caught my first sighting of an osprey. This was one of three that were patrolling the sky.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/9...0a600e3d_b.jpg
Osprey by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
The mute swans are raising their cygnets. They are still too young to fly, but that doesn't stop them trying.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3789/9...36f1dc21_b.jpg
Mute Swan and Cygnets by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
I also saw this grey heron performing a delicate balancing act.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/9...ed70297d_b.jpg
Grey Heron by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr