Post your Bird Portraits (2)

BirdsofBC wrote in post #19424566
which roadrunner is it?

Thanks for your interest!

I'm sorry- I don't know. It was in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California, if that helps.
Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Roadrunner ) only lists two species. Given where I took the picture, I'd guess greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), although I'm far from being an expert at bird identification.

It was fun to watch it run around and flicking its tail up. It has some iridescent feathers, too.

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JAK_1629

The Flasher

A rainbow lorikeet giving us an underbelly view.

If you're wondering about the high ISO, I ran the ORF file through DxO PureRAW to take care of the noise, before importing the resulting DNG file into Capture One Pro for highlight and shadow recovery.

Capn Jack wrote in post #19424568
Thanks for your interest!

I'm sorry- I don't know. It was in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California, if that helps.
Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Roadrunner ) only lists two species. Given where I took the picture, I'd guess greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), although I'm far from being an expert at bird identification.

It was fun to watch it run around and flicking its tail up. It has some iridescent feathers, too.

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com …/album-72177720300575329/
JAK_1629] by Jack Silver on Flickr

Hi Jack...Nice capture of this elusive bird. I would expect that this is a Greater Roadrunner vs. a Lesser Roadrunner. The latter species tend to be found more in the Mexico to Central America areas. Whereas, the Greater Roadrunner is more likely to be found in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Tom

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #19424576
Hi Jack...Nice capture of this elusive bird. I would expect that this is a Greater Roadrunner vs. a Lesser Roadrunner. The latter species tend to be found more in the Mexico to Central America areas. Whereas, the Greater Roadrunner is more likely to be found in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Tom

Thank you very much for the complement and confirming the identification.

avondale87 wrote in post #19424553
Pippan I didn't say before how much I liked that photo.
It's very clear and shows the Kingfisher off beautifully.
Lovely photo. Make an excellent illustrative example in a book.

Thanks Richard, the bird did pose nicely for me.

robamy wrote in post #19424406

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nKJ​gVE Red Shouldered Hawk up close by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Another exceptional portrait, Rob!

Trout Bum wrote in post #19424420
Correction- Cooper's, not a Sharp-shinned hawk…

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Great light and photo!

robamy wrote in post #19424594

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nL7​dRb Hairy Woodpecker by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Another great photo. The soft background is wonderful.

ra40 wrote in post #19424533
Another gull:

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Great image ra40.

Your image's composition and background reminds me of this year's GOLD AWARD WINNER AND BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.

This is weird... forum did not save my additional comments.

So I will rewrite it, again.

The similarities are as follows

- interesting white bird as the subject

- interesting background mountain range vs your interesting background of rain fall

- interesting left mountain vs on the left your interesting clear skies.

- while we see textures on the foreground of snowy rocks yours is much more drama with waves crashing onto the rocks

Capn Jack wrote in post #19424568
Thanks for your interest!

I'm sorry- I don't know. It was in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California, if that helps.
Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Roadrunner ) only lists two species. Given where I took the picture, I'd guess greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), although I'm far from being an expert at bird identification.

It was fun to watch it run around and flicking its tail up. It has some iridescent feathers, too.

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com …/album-72177720300575329/
JAK_1629] by Jack Silver on Flickr

This dinosaur looks like a bird.

griffljg wrote in post #19424569
The Flasher

A rainbow lorikeet giving us an underbelly view.

If you're wondering about the high ISO, I ran the ORF file through DxO PureRAW to take care of the noise, before importing the resulting DNG file into Capture One Pro for highlight and shadow recovery.

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He has 2000% color that a bird needs. too much!

common waxbill
Non native birds to Singapore. They're seed eaters.
Good or bad?

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19424434
It’s funny here in Florida it’s about the opposite. The blue wings are the most common of the three so green wings second and cinnamon’s are tough to find. I have seen two in the last few years. (typo corrected)

Great shot!

Yup...that is interesting Ed. We tend to take the cinnamons and green-winged teal for granted, because they are quite commonly seen. A blue-winged teal is definitely not seen very often.

S.R.M. wrote in post #19424333
A Southern Boobook Owl in Brisbane this morning

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nKU​SyE Southern Boobook by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Excellent capture, Stephen! Those big yellow eyes are really amazing looking.

Bianchi wrote in post #19424358
Cattle Egret

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Nice shot of the cattle egret, Joe! It looks like he's sneaking-up on something.

Pippan wrote in post #19424398
Sacred Kingfisher @ Corroboree Billabong, Northern Territory, Australia.

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Wow...what a beauty, Pippan! You captured him so nicely! I really like the composition of this shot.

robamy wrote in post #19424406

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nKJ​gVE Red Shouldered Hawk up close by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Excellent, razor sharp portrait of the red shouldered hawk, Rob!

Trout Bum wrote in post #19424420
Correction- Cooper's, not a Sharp-shinned hawk…

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Beautiful captured Cooper's hawk shot, Mark! I really like the lighting.

Capn Jack wrote in post #19424560
The first road runner I've seen outside of a computer or TV screen

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JAK_1632] by Jack Silver on Flickr

Congratulations, Jack. I rarely see them, and I've only got one decent shot of a roadrunner in my life. Nice shot, by the way!

griffljg wrote in post #19424569
The Flasher

A rainbow lorikeet giving us an underbelly view.

If you're wondering about the high ISO, I ran the ORF file through DxO PureRAW to take care of the noise, before importing the resulting DNG file into Capture One Pro for highlight and shadow recovery.

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Beautiful shot, Larry! You surely took care of the noise nicely.

robamy wrote in post #19424594

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nL7​dRb Hairy Woodpecker by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Very nice capture, Rob!