Post your best bird shots!

[Fast Glass]

I just looked at again, your right Paul. I typed that on my smart phone and I couldn

[Ragnar]

Not my best but my first.



bird by Mr.Ohman, on Flickr

[bob williams]

I posted some pics of my set up a long ways back ... I'll see if I can find one but it is very basic

Joel, Sorry you went through all of that again, but no need to dig up your pics for me (Although some new members may enjoy it). I remeber the pics of your set up and have "borrowed" many of your ideas/suggestions. What I meant to ask you about was your bird feed---what types are you using? You always seem to have a nice variety of birds visiting your habitat. For me, I usually have sparrows, doves and an occasional robin. I changed my seed to the black sunflower seed and I just put out a peanut butter suet cake in hopes of attracting a greater variety of birds. But so far ---still the same ---Any ideas?





Bob

[Joel Eade]

Bob.......sorry, I misunderstood the question.....


I am using Sunflower seed, safflower seed, various types of suet (I haven

[Joel Eade]

Bob,


another thought... I know some people that use peanuts, mealworms and various types of fruit as well. I know that BlueJays love corn and peanuts. Bluebirds and many others like mealworms and orioles as well as some woodpeckers like fruit.


Joel

[Ade]

Not fantastic shot, but not bad considering i borrowed a mates non canon 500mm lens and the AF didnt work, it was handheld and on a boat on a dull day - so not too bad a result really


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Actually, now i post it, it looks better cropped and this size than full screen, I'll take that []

[Andy Stringer]

Nice puffins, Ade. Reminds me of a shot of some Common Eiders flying low in similarly difficult shooting conditions. Taken in the Andoyen Islands, Svalbard, in mid summer.


5D Mark II, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @400mm, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 100

[Ade]

They get everywhere, see the third one from the left, I saw him in under the forth rail bridge, (Edinburgh), last summer....


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[conropl]

Not the best exposure, but thought it was a nice pose.


7D, 100-400 L taken a few weeks ago


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This one was actually taken last year... not quite a bird yet, but soon to be a Swan.

[Bill W]

Ade; nice puffins....I haven't had the pleasure of shooting them, but later this summer my wife and I have a trip planned to Maine and the puffin is a high priority.


Yesterday was a cold and drab day, especially standing in mud and water for a few hours watching a Great Horned owl on her nest. I was hoping her eggs would have hatched by now, but no such luck and all she did was play peek-a-boo w/me.


So no pix of her, but I did have some luck w/a pair of Pileated woodpeckers, relatively rare bird in eastern Massachusetts and a tough subject to capture cleanly.


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Thanks for viewing


Bill