Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

BlueJay from the backyard setup


1D3


300m 2.8L + 1.4TC


ISO 1000


f/5.6


1/250


580 EXII + better beamer ETTL - 2 2/3 stops


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[bob williams]

Joel, That's a great shot, cool bird etc---As usual---Beautiful


I told my wife----it's all your fault---I just ordered my new blind, much like yours---It is your fault[]. We are approaching Fall once more and I am hoping to put the blind to work in the Bosque Del Apache this year---I am still looking for my bobcat or mountain lion[:S]---wanna join me?


Bob

[Fast Glass]

Well, a mountain lion sometimes shows up around here once in a while. But it

[bob williams]

John, You're probably correct---Should I survive without a helicopter ride to the ER, It would be worth it, just one or two snaps of a big cat in the wild---wow, just wow. Actually, even with baiting, preditor calls etc, your odds of getting a big kitty are pretty remote---They just seem to be smarter than human photogs. Even my hunter friends have to use dogs to even think about getting close to a big cat. I guess it's kind of like bungy jumping or parachuting, its all good until the rope breaks. Guess I'll have to take a calculated risk of the rope breaking.


Wish me luck


Bob


P.S. I'll bring an extra pair of underwear just in case a cat actually shows up.

[Kayaker72]

Two opposite shots...Both 7D, 100-400L @ 400 mm, 1/640, f/5.6, ISO 200


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[Joel Eade]

Kayaker, I really like the single bird on the beach it almost looks B&W, is it a Sanderling?


I am still seeing bunches of hummingbirds, had about 10 around the feeder this evening so I put up a quick perch and shot this from the kitchen window with just the on camera 580EXII and no remote flashes. 1D3, 300mm 2.8L, ISO 1250, 1/125 sec, f/6.3


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[Kayaker72]

Thanks Joel. I am not sure what type of bird that is, but it does look like a sanderling.


I love the HB shot. The color coming off the throat is excellent.


A few more from last week:


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[Joel Eade]

Osprey, Santee Cooper Reservoir South Carolina, May 2011


1D3


300 2.8L + 1.4TC Hand held


1/1250


f/7.1


ISO 800


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[Dr Croubie]

"Look out Ned, it's coming right for us!"


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[Joel Eade]

Nice action shot, where was this?