Post your best bird shots!

[thekingb]

I hazard to post any bird shot right after Joel, but here goes nothing!


From today's trip to the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin (a nice family detour from the miles of waterparks and chain restaurants). Thanks, Denise, for reminding me of this place in a recent post of yours!


The sanctuary/preserve has all 15 varieties of cranes, but most are hard to photograph because of the fencing.The highly endangered Whooping Crane, however, is in a man-made yet beautiful and "natural" environment that is excellent for photography. The shadows were a little stripy from the mid-day sun, but still it was great fun. These two shots are of the female. The male hung out in the back preening the whole time.


All with 7D and EF 70-300 L.


Pretty menacing for a crane, no?


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[ddt0725]

Awesome shots from the Int'l Crane Foundation!! Looks like you were able to get closer to the bird than I was ...nice shots! For most of the shots thru the fence, I was able to blur most of them out but it would be nice if they had a few more not fenced in!


Here's a few shots I took today, nice to see my one and onlyGBH is finally back!!

[Kayaker72]

I hazard to post any bird shot right after Joel, but here goes nothing!

You are a brave man Brian....a brave man indeed.......[:P]


But well played...great shots....


And, as usual for this thread, great shots everyone.....

[Bill W]

Red Tail Hawk just out of nest, jumping/flying branch to branch while screaming for parents to bring food. Pic taken in backyard this morning in the rain.


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[bob williams]

Bill, Great shot of the RTH---it

[Bill W]

Thanks Bob


S/he is still hanging around today....yes, I got quite a few more shots....and I actually saw it fly about 15 yards while only losing about 10 feet of altitude.


S/he will probably be heading out soon for the wild blue yonder....too bad, it was definitely a very easy (lazy) photo op for me.

[neuroanatomist]

Great shot, Bill!


I visited the Concord Rookery last Friday - the GBH's are making quite a racket, and at least one of the chicks is taking short flights. Here are a couple of non-GBH shots from the outing, going with the theme of 'red highlights'.



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Thanks for looking!


--John

[Bill W]

John....really nice capture of the male Pileated WP.


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