Please Help me ID this Giant Bird !

Hand-held 300D/300f4 +1.4xTC
No crop, No PP.

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My god look at the size of it! It's a monster!!! You are lucky it didn't swoop down and carry you away in it's talons!!!

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

---Bob Gross---

Very nice shot ... life sized! Colour and 3d-ness rock Daddy

What I thought but not seen colours like that on wings before - but maybe they don't shower as often around here

othomas wrote:
What I thought but not seen colours like that on wings before - but maybe they don't shower as often around here

Aye young yin, in Canada we have to practice crowd control on them.......usually a water cannon disperses them.

Thanx Robert, it is the vulgar one indeed.

Thanx Dave, as you had previously suggested to me , this combo seems to be working well.

Thanx Nitsch, maybe not their tallons, but I would not inhale their pulverized guano these days

Nice captures Peter, a little large on my screen, not a mallard duck perhaps some kind of vulgar black bird.

nice captures Peter for a vulgar bird they sure are purty

Thanx Dennis, Thanx Wayne.

Great Shots Petkal, but this cruelty to European birds has got to stop.LOL

BTW, does this indicate you are now giving up micro bird photography?

Help me out guys!

hi y'all!
I am new here ( I'm still trying to figure out how to post a message!), first of all thanks for all the info and sharing your experience. I'd like to get your opinion on the following questions:

1- Is it really worth the money to get the canon 5d vs 20d? I do mostly photogrph my daughters (close ups as well ) and landscaping?
2-What 3 ef lenses do you recommend to be set for most situations ?
3-whichone is better: ef 17-85, ef 28-105 or 28-135?

Happy turkey day to all

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Great Shots Petkal, but this cruelty to European birds has got to stop.LOL

BTW, does this indicate you are now giving up micro bird photography?

Thanx Mojo. "Cruelty" ? I thought the above shots were flattering to little b******s. The shot bellow is more revealing of what those birds really are

The bird microphotography is here to stay, no fear.

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If you catch them in the sun they look purple and green too!
Which is about the only good thing to say about them!!!

Very nice photos. Personally; I like the last addition. With a little slice of the left side and and bit tighter crop....WOW!