Post your best bird shots!

[ddt0725]

I haven't done much birding lately so today I went out in the backyard for some SRT (stress reducing therapy)! There wasn't much to shoot at but I think I walked away with a few keepers but most of all, it felt great to just be out there waiting!

[Kayaker72]

Denise. Really like #1. Even on my phone it is good. Nice work.

[conropl]

I haven't done much birding lately so today I went out in the backyard for some SRT (stress reducing therapy)! There wasn't much to shoot at but I think I walked away with a few keepers but most of all, it felt great to just be out there waiting!

Really nice shots. I think I like the second one best, but both are good.

[Trowski]

I really think you're far too modest Denise, those are a couple of excellent bird shots! What were you shooting with? The 100-400 perhaps? What do you do to disguise yourself so you don't scare off the birds?

[ddt0725]

Thank you! Yes, I did use the 100-400mm. I wish I had a blind but I don't do anything to disguise myself. They fly away as soon as I go out there but after about 10-15 mins. they start coming back.

[Joel Eade]

I like the first Sparrow, the red branches below it really make the shot interesting. Looks like you've really nailed the technique of creating sharp bird images!!

[Joel Eade]

Yesterday afternoon it was a Woodpecker festival in the backyard .... had 3 species at the feeders simultaneously!

Giving the new 500 a workout...Downy Woodpecker, Red Bellied Woodpecker and Hairy Woodpecker.

[bob williams]

Joel, Great shots as usual, but I really miss the seeing the High Quality versions of your work. Uploading from local machine doesn't do your work any justice at all---do you have an account with one of the photo sharing sites you could use?

also, what type of feed do you use to attract woodpeckers?

Again, wonderful shots,

[bob williams]

A little while ago I got a call from my neighbor telling me to look up in the big tree behind our houses-----This is what he wanted me to see:



7D, 500L+1.4, hand held, ISO 400, f5.6, 2400. Moderate crop. also, there "were" a lot of distracting branches in the shot so I had to edit in CS5. Content Aware fill is a wonderful tool

Thanks for viewing

[Joel Eade]

Bob.....Awesome, a Coopers Hawk I presume, and in the yard too....really neat.

I am using Zenfolio...guess I need to learn how to share images from there.