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[popiT]

Thanks Brian.

 

[Aushiker]

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Fishing by Andrew, on Flickr

 

[faithblinded]

Here are a few from the last couple days.
Gray Catbird:

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GBH

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GBH posing for a park ranger, classic:

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Green Heron practicing for the chorus line:

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a juvenile kingfisher watches as his parents hold a fishing clinic for him. They will have it catching it's own meals in no time!

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I watched this blue grey gnatcatcher lead a young blue jay on a merry chase through the canopy. The jay was outclassed by this little daredevil:

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Here is the irritated Blue Jay, after the chase:

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[plantain]

Atlantic Puffins off Pearl Island, NS

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Atlantic Puffins by Jim Fong, on Flickr

 

[plantain]

Yellow Warbler

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yellow bird by Jim Fong, on Flickr

 

[barry]

Hi,

I saw a few of these birds in Europe but I can't figure out what they were... this one was in Rome.
I tried Cornell's Merlin, but it failed (apparently it mostly just has North American birds).

About the size of an American Crow or a Eurasian Magpie.

It closely resembles pictures I've found of the 'hooded crow' (Corvus cornix), but the eye seems to be further back, and the head seems differently shaped.

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100% crop @40mm.

Barry

 

[Rasmus]

Hi,

I saw a few of these birds in Europe but I can't figure out what they were... this one was in Rome.
I tried Cornell's Merlin, but it failed (apparently it mostly just has North American birds).

About the size of an American Crow or a Eurasian Magpie.

It closely resembles pictures I've found of the 'hooded crow' (Corvus cornix), but the eye seems to be further back, and the head seems differently shaped.

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Barry

To me it just looks like a common crow. Here's another one, from Stockholm.

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[faithblinded]

I got out this morning for a little while. The Cedar Waxwings I've been watching have at least one hatched egg as of today! I saw a couple feeding routines while watching, and they are sitting much higher on the nest, when they sit. I hope to see little beaks poking up soon, followed by sassy fledglings. Here's one of the proud parents, having a good look at the nest before settling in for a sit:

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This guy was so close he filled the frame, after I backed up some:

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I kept hearing this Green Heron, but he was fishing out of sight. He popped into my area for a quick stretch, before moving back to an area I can't see:

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[JudyM]

Atlantic Puffins off Pearl Island, NS

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Atlantic Puffins by Jim Fong, on Flickr

I love Puffins! How I'd love to see them for real.

 

[JudyM]

Working my way back from a long illness. Photography has been sporadic as I have good days and bad ones. I managed to catch a few of Hummingbirds in the rain this weekend.

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P6270009 1r by j.murphy2, on Flickr

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P6270004 1r by j.murphy2, on Flickr

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P6270014 1 by j.murphy2, on Flickr

 

[jrsilva]

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Great shot!! Congratulations.

 

[dogs100]

Working my way back from a long illness. Photography has been sporadic as I have good days and bad ones. I managed to catch a few of Hummingbirds in the rain this weekend.

Lovely photos, I hope your health continues to improve

Geoff

 

[JudyM]

Lovely photos, I hope your health continues to improve

Geoff

Thank you very much Geoff, I appreciate it.

 

[Ccasey]

I've been meaning to try my hand at BIF for a while, and finally was presented a good (?) opportunity the other day. A group of barn swallows (I think) has taken up residence in the neighborhood porches, including my own. If I catch them by surprise when I leave the house to take a walk or take out the garbage they tweet and dive-bomb me for as long as I remain. Well, the other day when we got back from lunch, it looked they were having a party. Must've been 8 or more swirling and diving and just veering out of each other's paths.

I don't think I've had a more frustrating time photographing anything, ever.

Shot with E-M1, 40-150 Pro and TC in Shutter priority at 1/1000 (which was not fast enough to freeze them). All with C-AF w/ Tracking and high frame rate. I probably should've had the whole screen of AF points activated but I had chosen the center 9 boxes. I also had focus lock on normal, and that probably should've been set to off.

Here are the only two really worth sharing - bit of a crop on the first, and the second is not cropped at all. Both at 90mm.

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I think i shot nearly 350 frames and really only have those two to show for it. When I was lucky enough to get a bird in the frame, more often than not the camera focused on the sky. Other than the adjustments to the camera focus settings I mentioned above, does anyone have any suggestions for better results?

 

[dogs100]

Caveat ... I am not an expert so make of this what you will. I use single af, centre 9 boxes, pre-focus, keep my finger on the button and shoot when the bird gets sharp in the viewfinder ... but it is 'hit and miss', well more 'miss' than 'hit'. Geoff

 

[Ccasey]

Thanks Geoff. Prefocusing would be a challenge because they were diving directly at my head, so the distance was changing all the time. The two I caught were as they zoomed by across my field of vision, but the more interesting shots I couldn't get. More practice required, I guess.

 

[faithblinded]

Wood Duck female posing for me:

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Cardinal males at play:

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Eastern Kingbird(a first for me):

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playing with his food:

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Green Heron:

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[JudyM]

Saying goodnight to one of my favorite little creatures...

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P7010166e2r by j.murphy2, on Flickr

 

[chipshot713]

Judy, the above image is adorable. I should be so lucky to just see that in person, much less get an image snapped.

Caught this woodpecker awhile ago on a feeder in my driveway. E-M5 & P100-300

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Somebody help me !!!

 

[chipshot713]

E-M5 & P 100-300

From today around noon.

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Rosate Spoonbill fishing at low tide

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Rosate Spoonbills and Cormorants fishing

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GBH looking for lunch