Post your best bird shots!

[cls]

A bit OT, but regarding LR highlight warnings I've learned the hard way that they only look at the ProPhoto color space. And a photo without "ProPhoto warnings" can have one or more blown color channels after sRGB export. I've found sRGB softproofing to be a better way to see what LR will generate.

[Watchmen24]

I don't have many bird shots but this is my best...

I call it

Lonesome Dove

[conropl]

Yesterday, when taking some sunrise shots, this Green Heron showed up next to me and start pulling fish out of the lake. So I set up to see if I could catch him in action. This is a collage of 5 shots taken at high speed (8 photos per seconds) with 7D and 100-400 L. (1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, and focal length at 400mm).

Green Heron Fishing by westmichigan, on Flickr

[sedwards]

great blue heron while i was fishing today.
T4i with 75-300 III . 300mm f6.3, 1600 shutter iso 400

IMG_8953 by sedwards679, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Yesterday, when taking some sunrise shots, this Green Heron showed up next to me and start pulling fish out of the lake. So I set up to see if I could catch him in action. This is a collage of 5 shots taken at high speed (8 photos per seconds) with 7D and 100-400 L. (1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, and focal length at 400mm).

Green Heron Fishing by westmichigan, on Flickr

Very cool action sequence.

[conropl]

Thanks Joel.

[Dave Throgmartin]

I believe this is a red-tailed hawk taken with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM with 1.4x II extender. The hawk was on a power line less than a mile from my house!


2013_08_11_4152_upd_8x10_tight by dthrog00, on Flickr

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Dave

[conropl]

I believe this is a red-tailed hawk taken with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM with 1.4x II extender. The hawk was on a power line less than a mile from my house!


2013_08_11_4152_upd_8x10_tight by dthrog00, on Flickr

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Dave

Wow... very clean, sharp shot.

[Joel Eade]

I believe this is a red-tailed hawk taken with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM with 1.4x II extender. The hawk was on a power line less than a mile from my house!
2013_08_11_4152_upd_8x10_tight by dthrog00, on Flickr

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Dave

Yes, correct identification. Beautiful image too, I love raptors. It's a common species around where I live but it's very uncommon that I can very close for a good image. Well done!

[Dave Throgmartin]

I really like Pat's action sequence.

For the 4th day in a row, a red-tailed hawk has been on the power line or pole on my way home. This time photographed with the 6D. I think the 6D did a better job than the 60D did.


2013_08_14_2819_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

I've been shooting DSLRs for 5 years and hardly had any even decent hawk pictures before and now it appears I can take all of them that I want. What an amazing opportunity!

Dave