Post your best bird shots!

[ahab1372]

Thanks everyone,
yes I was close, maybe 30 feet away in a row boat. Uncropped version is here. Makes me wonder what Joel or Bob or Denise could shoot there.
Some other pictures I even took sitting comfortably on a park bench. Downside of these parks is, that you almost all the time have humans in the background, see here and here.

Arnt

[Joel Eade]

Arnt, I looked at your flicker page, you got several really cool pics. The one of the Tern in front of the colorful sail is cool. You can tell from your images that the birds there are very accustomed to humans. Great location for getting close but, as you said, the challenge is to get a good background.

[ahab1372]

Thanks Joel,
well, if you like it, I think it qualifies for being posted :-)

101_MG_0796 - Version 2 by ahab1372, on Flickr

Maybe I overdogded the bird a bit. I also wasn't sure if I like the cropped or uncropped version better. And yes, most pictures have some humans in the background. Unless one wants that as a theme ("Urban wildlife"), it is a challenge.
If you want undisturbed backgrounds, the bay wetlands are just around the corner, but then the 85 will certainly not cut it.

Arnt

[JJphoto]

more from FL





thanks for viewing!

[Joel Eade]

The Snowy Egret in breeding plumage is spectacular!

[JJphoto]

The Snowy Egret in breeding plumage is spectacular!

thanks Joel for the compliment!, didn't really pay attention on this little bird, too many birds there, till it's plumage get up, sure looked more attractive even to me!

[dsiegel5151]

thanks Joel for the compliment!, didn't really pay attention on this little bird, too many birds there, till it's plumage get up, sure looked more attractive even to me!

I really like the picture of the Herring. With his mouth opened it's like he's saying, "Oh Sh$#".

But in all seriousnous, the Snowy Egret is great. I remember trying to shoot these in Louisiana. They are tough to shoot and retain feather details against the dark green backgrounds. Great shot!

[nvitalephotography]

The Snowy Egret in breeding plumage is spectacular!

Agreed.

I like the low angle on the first two shots as well

[Richard Lane]

Hey Arnt, Cool shot on the fly-by!

JJ, What a great set! Nice capture on the 2nd one, and I totally love the exposure and composition of the 3rd one!

Rich

[Joel Eade]

This my 1000th post on TDP....yipee!!!