Post your best bird shots!

Red Bellied WP

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1DX
700mm
iso 1600
f/5.6
1/640
EV bias 0
No flash

House Finch at 1000mm with very high ISO in order to maintain adequate shutter speed

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5D MKIV
1000mm
iso 5000
1/500
f/8
EV bias +1/3 EV
No flash

Very beautiful bird photos, guys! Congrats!

The cold snap and a little snow has activated the local woodpeckers and several species are happily feeding on my suet.

These were taken with the 5DS-R + 500mm + 1.4 TCII mostly at iso 1000 due to heavy overcast skies

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Fantastic series of woodpeckers Joel ! I wish I had just half that variety in my yard.

I was trying to get a shot of this coot last year in florida and was having trouble exposing for the blacks without overexposing the water and the beak. i took a few shots at different exposures and got the beak just right but the bird was a little dark but easy to correct in post. The sky was bright overcast and the reflection made the water look white. I was pretty lucky there was no wind and no junk floating on the water. this is not the shot i had intended and only gave it a quick glance after taking it last year. While scrolling through old files I landed on it and thought it was worth editing.
5DIII 400mm , f7.1 , 1/500 , iso1600
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/750/32...ae5c9e07_h.jpg5D3_99822 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by sedwards

Fantastic series of woodpeckers Joel ! I wish I had just half that variety in my yard.

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Thanks....the only one that didn't show was a Red Headed Woodpecker. They are here but don't visit the feeders as much.

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Originally Posted by sedwards

I was trying to get a shot of this coot last year in florida and was having trouble exposing for the blacks without overexposing the water and the beak. i took a few shots at different exposures and got the beak just right but the bird was a little dark but easy to correct in post. The sky was bright overcast and the reflection made the water look white. I was pretty lucky there was no wind and no junk floating on the water. this is not the shot i had intended and only gave it a quick glance after taking it last year. While scrolling through old files I landed on it and thought it was worth editing.
5DIII 400mm , f7.1 , 1/500 , iso1600
5D3_99822 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

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These are very difficult but I really like this with the reflection and no horizon it has a special feel to it.

Red Bellied WP

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5DS-R
700mm
ISO 1600
1/320
f/5.6

Northern Cardinal (male)

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5DS-R
700mm
iso 1600
1/400
f/5.6