Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

American Goldfinch

1DX
1000mm
ISO 3200
f/8
1/500

[Lochnell]

A hen pheasant.

EOS 1D MkIV
EF 400mm f/2.8L IS
ISO400
1/2700
f/2.8

[conropl]

Lochnell - Welcome to the forum, and that shot is a great way to introduce yourself.

Nice set-up. I look forward to seeing more from your 400mm f/2.8L IS. I have not seen a lot of shots from that lens before.

Pat

[Lochnell]

Thanks Pat.
I'm mostly sport and news, but for fun I'll try my hand at some wildlife

Here's another, this time a male crossing in front


Same lens and body as previous shot ISO 640, 1/1600th, f/2.8

[conropl]

Thanks Pat.
I'm mostly sport and news, but for fun I'll try my hand at some wildlife

Here's another, this time a male crossing in front


Same lens and body as previous shot ISO 640, 1/1600th, f/2.8

I love seeing Pheasant. Unfortunately, around here, every time I start seeing a few, we have a bad winter kill and I do not see any more for years.

[Joel Eade]

That is a very nice flight image of the Male Pheasant.....well done!

It might be even better with a little more room all the way around the bird if you have it.

[Lochnell]

That is a very nice flight image of the Male Pheasant.....well done!

It might be even better with a little more room all the way around the bird if you have it.

No cropping Joel, so nothing else there to add. Sometimes when I go out with the 400 things just fly too close, but nearly every time I take the 500 out they fly even closer.

[Bill W]

male Ruby-throated hummingbird at the Cardinal flower



Joel....it's an overcast day here, so I bumped the shutter up to 1/250th, ISO 800, f7.1 @ 700mm

[Joel Eade]

male Ruby-throated hummingbird at the Cardinal flower



Joel....it's an overcast day here, so I bumped the shutter up to 1/250th, ISO 800, f7.1 @ 700mm

Gorgeous!

I am seeing several Ruby Throats but so far too lazy to break out the speedlights and pocket wizards

[Bill W]

what do you need all that paraphernalia for? Set up your tripod, pull up a chair and wait....it's lazy man photography Joel. LOL