Post your best bird shots!

[dsiegel5151]

Migratory bird day banding was fun. Temperatures here in Missouri are out of control, so it was pretty much the worst showing in terms of total numbers ever. Here's a few pics from the event. The one Goldfinch picture isn't very good, but I only post it b/c I liked his crazy damaged and regrown beak.

[Joel Eade]

Migratory bird day banding was fun. Temperatures here in Missouri are out of control, so it was pretty much the worst showing in terms of total numbers ever. Here's a few pics from the event. The one Goldfinch picture isn't very good, but I only post it b/c I liked his crazy damaged and regrown beak.

Nice shots! What's that old saying about a bird in the hand?

Good work

[dsiegel5151]

Nice shots! What's that old saying about a bird in the hand?

Good work

After today I would change the saying to "a bird in hand equals poop on hand".

That bluebird is sharp. I would never guess that you had a teleconverter on the lens. Here's another Thrasher pic that I composed with the hand out of the frame.

[Joel Eade]

Female Bluebird

1D MKIV
500mm + 2X TC III
ISO 1600
f/8
1/250

This is a full frame shot at 1000mm. The original before resizing is about 24 inches wide!

I performed an AF microadjustment by trial and error on this lens with the 2X converter and it seems very good

[ddt0725]

@dsiegel - Your shots are really sharp! Very nicely done!

Well, it stopped raining for awhile today but still drab and gloomy but at least I got out in the backyard to take a few shots!


House Sparrow - Breeding Male by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr


House Finch - Male by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr


Chipping Sparrow - Adult Breeding by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr


House Finch - Female by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr


House Finch - Male by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr

[dsiegel5151]

Thanks Denise...I really like the plump female House Finch. What's the effect you used on the Chipping Sparrow? I don't usually like effects, but for some reason I really like that one.

[ddt0725]

Thanks! There are actually two textures on that one. The raised effect texture is from Shadow House Creations.

[Joel Eade]

This week is typically one of the best times of the year here in south central Kentucky for birding and bird photography ... here is a just a fraction of what I saw in about 2 hours Sunday morning :

[bob williams]

This week is typically one of the best times of the year here in south central Kentucky for birding and bird photography ... here is a just a fraction of what I saw in about 2 hours Sunday morning :

Show Off----The Bluebird and the Cardinal are really sweet

[Joel Eade]

Show Off----The Bluebird and the Cardinal are really sweet

This was the week I was hoping I could return the favor and host you here for a few days ... maybe next year