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[John King]

@melanieylang Beauty, Melanie. Lovely shot of a beautiful little bird.

 

[Will Focus]

I find it maddening to get a good shot of Red Wing Black Birds. They are so black it's hard to get any detail out of them even when conditions are bright, and in low light they force high ISO's and long shutter speeds. To top it all off they will then let out the most irritating squawk as if they realize they're driving you nuts.

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[Fred S]

I don't know the Bird ID
but to me he does not look happy
Also some kind of tag on its foot

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[Darmok N Jalad]

I don't know the Bird ID
but to me he does not look happy
Also some kind of tag on its foot

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With that barb on the fence, it looks like he has 3 feet!

 

[Fred S]

There we go

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[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

I find it maddening to get a good shot of Red Wing Black Birds. They are so black it's hard to get any detail out of them even when conditions are bright, and in low light they force high ISO's and long shutter speeds. To top it all off they will then let out the most irritating squawk as if they realize they're driving you nuts.
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I know the feeling, I love this small black birds because they have very interesting behavior and habits but very difficult to photograph. I use Spot Metering Highlight to make sure the camera ignores EVERYTHING but the light on the focus point. Works great in almost any light condition but you can see some extreme pushes in the EV, like ISO 6.400 (max. Auto ISO) or ISO 64 (min. Auto ISO ) and sometimes these 2 settings withing seconds of each other if the light changes extremely quickly (like very sunny with sometimes small clouds under foliage or forest conditions).

 

[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

With that barb on the fence, it looks like he has 3 feet!

Are you sure that's a foot ? Well metric system I mean ... but it's a Black Bird after all so maybe it is a foot but in measurements

 

[Ken C]

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[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

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Love the picture and the moment, very well done. The background rendition seems familiar, at ISO 200 I got that kind of rendition on my old Panny GX7, is it from post processing (maybe global sharpening?).

 

[Ian Shepherd]

I don't know the Bird ID
but to me he does not look happy
Also some kind of tag on its foot

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It’s a juvenile Starling.

 

[Ian Shepherd]

What is it with babies, food and dribble?? Juvenile Great Tit Parus major ...

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[Ken C]

Love the picture and the moment, very well done. The background rendition seems familiar, at ISO 200 I got that kind of rendition on my old Panny GX7, is it from post processing (maybe global sharpening?).

Nope Jpg straight out of the cam
Ken

 

[Slinky Malinki]

White-breasted nuthatch through the window of our Airbnb this morning.

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[relic]

It seems that birds and the occasional hummingbird (here attracted by a bee balm flower) are the only flying creatures that come by these days.

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[MrRunciter]

Haven't been out in a while, so when I saw the clear weather this morning I figured I'd head out to my usual spot. Questionable decision, I think. Much nicer down here in late October
Between the swampy trail, fire ants and mosquitoes I managed to get these guys. I missed focus on the heron BIF but still liked it.

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[RaymondB]

Brown Throated Sunbird male.
Singapore
Lumix G9 + PL100400

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P1290835BrownThroatedSunbird by raymondbPhotos, on Flickr

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P1290827BrownThroatedSunbird by raymondbPhotos, on Flickr

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P1290843BrownThroatedSunbird by raymondbPhotos, on Flickr

 

[Ken C]

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[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

Haven't been out in a while, so when I saw the clear weather this morning I figured I'd head out to my usual spot. Questionable decision, I think. Much nicer down here in late October
Between the swampy trail, fire ants and mosquitoes I managed to get these guys. I missed focus on the heron BIF but still liked it.
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Brown Throated Sunbird male.
Singapore
Lumix G9 + PL100400

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Amazing pictures, very good proof that reach of a lens has no substitute for however many pickles you have.

 

[Avondale87]

female Superb Fairy Wren

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and the male, not fully coloured up

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[SteveAdler]

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