Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

Joel - The eyes are beautiful.

Thank you!

[conropl]

It was amazing here yesterday. I saw my first Robin of the year in the morning, and by the end of the day they were all over the place. Also by the end of the day, the trees where filled (literally) with song birds, and the Sandhill Cranes were flying into the corn fields. The sounds were amazing.

With all that going on and the sun out, it hit 40 Deg F and it really felt like spring had finally arrived. It was a tough winter like I hadn't seen in a while, but it just makes you enjoy spring all the more.

Sorry I did not take pictures... I just want to watch and enjoy.

Pat

[Joel Eade]

It was amazing here yesterday. I saw my first Robin of the year in the morning, and by the end of the day they were all over the place. Also by the end of the day, the trees where filled (literally) with song birds, and the Sandhill Cranes were flying into the corn fields. The sounds were amazing.

With all that going on and the sun out, it hit 40 Deg F and it really felt like spring had finally arrived. It was a tough winter like I hadn't seen in a while, but it just makes you enjoy spring all the more.

Sorry I did not take pictures... I just want to watch and enjoy.

Pat

that is an amazing time...started here about 10 days ago and today it was close to 70 degrees and the birds are getting very vocal in advance of breeding very soon. It will be peak time for the backyard in about 4 weeks

[neuroanatomist]

We have robins...and cardinals...and are still waiting for the snow to melt.

[sedwards]

hear are a few birds that were in my back yard when i got home tonight.

[Jayson]

Spring is definitely in the air. Here is a BIF of the local parking lot cruiser.

[Joel Eade]

hear are a few birds that were in my back yard when i got home tonight.

Yum!!!! 6 frozen turkey dinners

[Joel Eade]

Eastern Bluebird (female)

1DX
Manual mode, evaluative metering
1000mm
ISO 3200
f/8
1/1000
580 EXII + Better Beamer @ 1/64 power

[Joel Eade]

I am experimenting a little with higher F-stops than usual and with the 2X converter....I like the extra DOF and I don't appreciate any loss of detail due to diffraction.

The technique only works if the bird sits very still for a few seconds, otherwise the slow shutter speed won't be adequate.

This is an American Goldfinch morphing from winter to summer plumage

1DX
1000mm
ISO 3200
f/13
1/200
No flash

[Kayaker72]

Eastern Bluebird (female)

1DX
Manual mode, evaluative metering
1000mm
ISO 3200
f/8
1/1000
580 EXII + Better Beamer @ 1/64 power

As usual, all your shots are excellent, but I really like this one.