Post your Bird Portraits (2)

4matic wrote in post #19255502
WRHs

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2m8Y​Uz3 NPT02453 by Neal Talaiver, on Flickr

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Two super nice shot, Neal! I especially like the second shot.

sidknee wrote in post #19255564

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common chaffinch, male

That's a beauty, Sid!

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19255584
american goldfinch

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2m92​oCD fresh thistle by James Stewart, on Flickr

Gorgeous shot, Jimmy!

Phoenixuk wrote in post #19255592
Juvenile Blue Tit in the garden.

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Very nice capture, Mark! Sharp as a tack.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19255594
Great shot, Rob!

Identical twins,...wonderful shot, Rob!

Absolutely wonderful, Richard! Beautifully composed.

Really Nice, Rob! I surely do see why you like the 400 mm, f/2.8.

Excellent hen mallard close-up, fotoi! So sharp and life-like.

Thank you, Mike.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19255596
Two super nice shot, Neal! I especially like the second shot.

Many thanks Mike, its very much appreciated.

A Wood duck.

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19255596
Very nice capture, Mark! Sharp as a tack.

Thanks very much Mike! I’m really enjoying my photography since the lockdown forced me into photographing the birds. Aeroplanes seem to have taken second place now!

fotoi wrote in post #19255610
A Wood duck.

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Super nice shot, fotoi. This guy looks like he's all puffed up with himself.

Bianchi wrote in post #19255615

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That's a beauty, Joe!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19255618
Super nice shot, fotoi. This guy looks like he's all puffed up with himself.

That's a beauty, Joe!

Thank you very much, Mike.

robamy wrote in post #19255439
This is the first time seeing this thrush at our stream

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2m97​mdS Northern Waterthrush by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Nice one, Rob...congratulations on a first!

Great photo.

sidknee wrote in post #19255564

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common chaffinch, male

Red-winged Blackbird (female)

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RW123 wrote in post #19255405
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher with a Gnat snack

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Beautiful shot Rich. I think that’s a female Bushtit based on the yellow iris. If anything they’re harder to capture than Gnatcatchers, so nice job.

BirdsofBC wrote in post #19255556
feeding sequence of a juvey Red-winged Blackbird
it starts with the hungry youngster looking for mom.

Magnificent sequence.
Beautiful series of photos. That would be fascinating to watch

4matic wrote in post #19255502

Neal you've been bringing some beautiful photos of the herons in really interesting and attractive settings.
Loved them all

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19255584
american goldfinch

Superb photo in a beautiful setting .
Composition and colours are very nice

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19255594
Absolutely wonderful, Richard! Beautifully composed.

Many thanks Mike for your kind comments.
Glad you're enjoying them.
I was outside yesterday with no camera when the wrens came from everywhere and I just stood and feasted on their beauty.
They were about 6 feet from me

Itsed65 wrote in post #19255647

This is so nice.
Beautiful composition and colours.
Different to the magnificent raptors you've bought us in past

robamy wrote in post #19255439
This is the first time seeing this thrush at our stream

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2m97​mdS Northern Waterthrush by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Great shot Rob. Did you consider Louisiana Waterthrush as a possibility? I believe both occur in your area. They're hard to tell apart, and I'm far from certain, but the streaking on yours seems to be a bit sparse and the throat is completely white.
https://www.sibleyguid​es.com …ication-of-waterthrushes/