Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

Wow Joel, I think this is one of your best.


Bob

Thank you Bob, I appreciate the kind words

[Kayaker72]

I stopped by a Heron Rookery to see if any eggs had hatched. I didn't see any chicks, in fact it seemed like all the Herons were still sitting on the nests, but I did get this shot:


7D, 100-400L @ 400 mm, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100


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Thanks for viewing. --Brant

[bob williams]

JJ, Sorry, I haven

[Joel Eade]

Female Northern Cardinal from the backyard setup .... 1D3 420mm iso 1000 f/4.5 1/400 580EXII -2 2/3 stops better beamer


I don't really like the sun spots showing through in the background but the bird's pose is cool especially the raised crest and it was really sharp out of the camera which usually makes for a nice image after processing.





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[thekingb]

They're baaaack! I love it when the orioles return. Certainly not a "best" shot, but it's the first of the oriole season, which means summer can't be far away (even though it is 52 outside right now)!


7D, EF 70-300L, ISO 200, f/6.3 1/1250s at 300mm. Cropped in.


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Female Red-Breasted Grosbeak. They're back too! Same specs as above, but 1/500s. Cropped in.


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[Ragnar]

Vit pippi by Mr.Ohman, on Flickr

[Andy Stringer]

Joel,

I've just been looking through a guidebook on birds of the Galapagos (not long to go now) and it looks like all the birds from your back yard are in the book. I can't wait to get there and see them for myself. Of course, I'm not likely to get such sharp, well lit and beautifully posed shots like yours.

This chaffinch is about as good as it gets for me with garden birds. Sharp, but too strongly lit and the pose is partly obscured by branches.

1D Mark IV, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/6.3, 1/1000s, ISO 640

[Joel Eade]

Joel,


I've just been looking through a guidebook on birds of the Galapagos (not long to go now) and it looks like all the birds from your back yard are in the book. I can't wait to get there and see them for myself. Of course, I'm not likely to get such sharp, well lit and beautifully posed shots like yours.

Andy...thanks for the compliments ... a Galapagos photo trip sounds fabulous.... I have never been on any photo trips except for one day in Florida last September. I have read that many species in he Galapagos and other areas do not fear humans too much and you can maneuver around to get good light and also get close enough for nice images.....probably more work than waiting in a backyard blind for sure but a great opportunity for sure. I bet you get some great images. I did not know that the birds here were also in the Galapagos, thanks for the info.


Joel

[clemmb]

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Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Lens: 70.0-300.0 mm
Image Date: 2011-05-07 15:54:43 +0000
Focal Length: 300mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[ddt0725]

Nice shot, Mark! I can't say I have ever seen one of them around here ...what kind of bird is it?


Here is a few from today ...

























Sorry so many! It was just a busy birding day!! I have more that I'll put under the current shot thread! []

Denise