Post your best bird shots!

[Andy Stringer]

Joel, thanks for clearing up the query about the mallard. That's a fantastic action shot of the goose. I think you caught it just right as it really has a feeling of motion in the wings and feet.

I checked my archives for higher ISO shots and found this one at ISO 1000. Bonus points for anyone that can identify the species (shot in Argentina):

5D Mark II, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/8, 1/400s, ISO 1000, cropped.

Then there's this example at ISO 5000:

1D Mark IV, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/5.6, 1/1000s, ISO 5000, cropped.

The second one really needed the high shutter speed (and the 10 fps frame rate of the 1D IV). I need to get a 500mm f/4L if I'm to bring the ISO down to a reasonable level. A bit of bright sunshine would help too, but there's not much chance of that in a typical Scottish summer.

[Steve U]

I think that could be a nice example of the Argentinian yellow beaked black headed brown bird, heh heh.

[conropl]

Andy, I really like the mother goose.


Below where from this last weekend. Both where from 7D, 100-<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"]400<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L @ 400mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 sec


A couple of Love Birds


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[Joel Eade]

Andy,


That Argentinian bird has to be some kind of Robin or Thrush, I don

[Andy Stringer]

That Argentinian bird has to be some kind of Robin or Thrush

I think that's as close as anyone is likely to get to the right answer. It's a Magellanic Thrush, a subspecies of the Austral Thrush.

[Joel Eade]

Long Billed Curlew, Alafia River, Florida .. last September


1DMKIII


500mm f/4 + 1.4 TCII


Tripod


1/1250


f/8


iso 400





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[JJphoto]

Got it today, lucky or unlucky? I don't know, these two are out of maybe 500 shouts of this hawk


7D, 500mm 4.0, f4.5 1/800, ISO200


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7D, 500mm 4.0 f4.0, 1/2500, ISO1600


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the last one is a uncropped one, I really wanted to kick myself after I viewed this one and wished I was using my 300mm[:@]


thanks for viewing!

[HDNitehawk]

JJ they look really good


Did you notice the hawk is banded?

[JJphoto]

thanks Rick!, and yes, I did noticed that, but I don

[Jayson]

That is gruesome and totally awesome. Great shots JJ!!!