Post your Bird Portraits (2)

RW123 wrote in post #19467948
Nice shot--Charles. Very nice contrast between the colorful bee-eater and background.

Thank you very much, Rich

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sogs wrote in post #19467978
Wonderful captures!

Great shot!

Nice one!

Fine timing! Excellent captures!

Nice shot of the Bee Eater!

Beautiful captures!

Two great shots!

Thank you!!

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kd_reno wrote in post #19468062
Beautiful lighting on these

Thank you, Ken.

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RW123 wrote in post #19467302
WoWsers' -- this is a great shot -- Gary..!

Thank you

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EBCowboy wrote in post #19467361
Outstanding shot, and great composition and detail. It can be real hard to get the right angle on these feeding shots, and it all happens so fast, but you really nailed it here. Very nice.

Thank you

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avondale87 wrote in post #19467417
These are awesome Dennis
love the expressions in the first photo
So colourful and detailed.

Gary you really nailed this one.
To get all of them in focus and a real action shot like that is a credit to you.
The setting and composition are so very nice
Beautiful in every dimension.

Mike you are so very kind and encouraging with your comments.
This forum has helped me immensely in a passive way for me through comments shared on photos and 'methods' along with seeing the results when we persevere even against the odds and post the photos we see and enjoy here.
A big thankyou for these encouraging words.
And I'm glad you and others enjoy the wrens I myself enjoy so much

Thanks very much

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Another of the feeding swallows and one of the chick getting ready for its meal to arrive.

Initially, we were trying to photograph the swallows in flight and then realised they were feeding in the branches. As the parents came back to feed, the birds in the branches would start screeching and flapping their wings. Once we worked out what to look for, it made it a whole lot easier to be ready to shoot them as they flew in to pass on the food.

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19467784
This is such a charming shot, Richard! It's so sharp, clear and lifelike! Perfect in my opinion.

Thanks Mike.
They like that spot and we all spend a bit of time watching each other there

Richard

gaabnz wrote in post #19468144
Another of the feeding swallows and one of the chick getting ready for its meal to arrive.

Initially, we were trying to photograph the swallows in flight and then realised they were feeding in the branches. As the parents came back to feed, the birds in the branches would start screeching and flapping their wings. Once we worked out what to look for, it made it a whole lot easier to be ready to shoot them as they flew in to pass on the food.

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Very nice captures!

If YOU like the photo, that's all that matters!

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Archibald wrote in post #19468035
That looks like a wonderful area. Jonathan Dickinson? We were there many years ago.

I have photographed scrub jays but it was on Merritt Island. They were pretty tame but in motion all the time. Taking notes about this spot in Martin County!

Yes. Let me know if you are going I will meet you and show you how to find them........

They are in several other areas in central and northern Florida where I have seen them.

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2slo wrote in post #19468053

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2obB​DaN Shoveller duck by Mark, on Flickr

I like this one!

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kd_reno wrote in post #19468091
There are certainly many projects, but they are all aimed at protecting the species. Understanding things like family structure, breeding behavior and individual movement are all important in developing protection plans. Because of the small population most studies are designed to monitor the activity individual birds.

These are very interesting birds. They are the only species that lives entirely within the state of Florida, and they are completely isolated from any other Scrub-Jay species (Central Texas is the closest). They spend their lives near their birthplace, and family members frequently help nesting pairs raise young.

The controlled burns are necessary to maintain suitable habitat. Fire is a natural part of the ecology of this plant community, and without it these area would become overgrown and the oaks would be replaced by other species.

So I'm always happy to see Florida Scrub-Jay pics.

THanks and yes those are the interesting back story facts about these great birds.

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