Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

This is a juvenile, newly fledged Pileated Woodpecker.....the adults bring the youngsters to the back yard feeders

[Joel Eade]

Young Blue Jay in the rain

1DX
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/320

[Dave Throgmartin]

A couple of gulls and then a chickadee in flight.


2013_05_29_2081_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr


2013_05_29_2047_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr


2013_05_28_1791_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[ahab1372]

Great shots Joel, nice that you give the youngsters a chance :-)
David, I like the fluffy background for the chickadee.

I am working my way through shots from the past months (deleting by the hundreds as I go), every now and then I find one that I like.
I took this one on my way back home from work, just stopped for 20 minutes at a little creek:

102_MG_1105 by ahab1372, on Flickr

T3i, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS @300mm, ISO 200 f/5.6 1/800s

[Jayson]

Joel, stunning. That's all to say. Glad to see the little guys are getting some time at your feeders.

Dave, nice grabs on the gulls. We had some stop over here for a while during migration, but I didn't get much to photograph. The flying chickadee is cool. I like how the wings are blurred. I think it gives a better feel than if they would have been frozen.

Arnt, nice quacker!

Here is my feeder...without the awesome setup. I have a couple goldfinches and some house finches stopping by. I suppose I should try to make it look more natural.





and a robin to catch the ones that fall to the ground.

[Andy Stringer]

Great shots everyone. I spent the day at a bird reserve and caught my first sighting of an osprey. This was one of three that were patrolling the sky.


Osprey by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr


The mute swans are raising their cygnets. They are still too young to fly, but that doesn't stop them trying.


Mute Swan and Cygnets by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr


I also saw this grey heron performing a delicate balancing act.


Grey Heron by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

A couple of gulls and then a chickadee in flight.


2013_05_29_2081_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr


2013_05_29_2047_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr


2013_05_28_1791_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

Cool flight shot on the Chickadee....a tough one to get.

[Joel Eade]

Joel, stunning. That's all to say. Glad to see the little guys are getting some time at your feeders.

Dave, nice grabs on the gulls. We had some stop over here for a while during migration, but I didn't get much to photograph. The flying chickadee is cool. I like how the wings are blurred. I think it gives a better feel than if they would have been frozen.

Arnt, nice quacker!

Here is my feeder...without the awesome setup. I have a couple goldfinches and some house finches stopping by. I suppose I should try to make it look more natural.





and a robin to catch the ones that fall to the ground.

Thanks. Nice detail in the House finch, I think the reds on that species are tough to do well and you nailed it.

[Joel Eade]

Great shots everyone. I spent the day at a bird reserve and caught my first sighting of an osprey. This was one of three that were patrolling the sky.


Osprey by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr


The mute swans are raising their cygnets. They are still too young to fly, but that doesn't stop them trying.


Mute Swan and Cygnets by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr


I also saw this grey heron performing a delicate balancing act.


Grey Heron by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

Congrats on the Osprey sighting and a good flight shot as well!

[Joel Eade]

Great shots Joel, nice that you give the youngsters a chance :-)

102_MG_1105 by ahab1372, on Flickr

T3i, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS @300mm, ISO 200 f/5.6 1/800s

Thanks. i like the top view of the duck with the water rippling around it....interesting perspective on this one.