What da ya have in your yard? :)

rawshorty wrote in post #15831139
Thanks Peter, love those flicker shots.
N.V.M. , I know the feeling about not being to get out and about ( I suffer from Gout ), but I am lucky to have the birds come to me. Nice shot of the Robin.

Get well soon guys! Well, I'm sure enjoying your work! The robins appear to be nesting nicely around my yard. I think maybe early May the little ones should be out following Mom and Dad. I've not seen a flicker yet, but the red bellied woodpeckers are fairly active. How cool is it to have parrots in your backyard! That is awesome! I read somewhere that the spotted pardalote sometimes nest in tunnels. They are some really beautiful birds!

Just before leaving for work captures of Bluebird(s).

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Awesome shots BW. That blue jay is beautiful.

Playing around with the new Kenko 1.4x TC on my 400 5.6 this morning. It AF'd fine at f8 on the 6D. These are pretty heavy crops, too.

Couple Downy WP shots.

Mark nice shots with the TC! I've been thinking about getting the 2X
I've been seeing more nothern cardinals lately. Here is a shot from last year around this time.

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bwfishing wrote in post #15843492
Mark nice shots with the TC! I've been thinking about getting the 2X

Thanks. I have the 2x version. It's pretty good, but the IQ suffers quite a bit more with it. Not surprising, really. If you have very good light, it still does ok. AF is definitely less likely with it on the 400 5.6. If you use center point and have a heavy contrast vertical, it might grab focus. The 1.4x is much more reliable when it comes to AF.

Nice shot, btw. Especially in that grass. Great catch lights in the eyes.

My garden was sooo quiet this morning. Sure enough, when I looked up, a pair of these were circling overhead. They sent every other bird into hiding:

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2slo wrote in post #15846368
My garden was sooo quiet this morning. Sure enough, when I looked up, a pair of these were circling overhead. They sent every other bird into hiding:

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Common Buzzard 2 by 2slo7, on Flickr

Always circling above my house too but way too high, this one is a nice one. Great detail.

Peter2516 wrote in post #15847259
Always circling above my house too but way too high, this one is a nice one. Great detail.

Thanks Peter. Two super shots above you've taken there. A Hummer and Pine Siskin(?)

No predators visible above my garden today and the small birds have started to come out of hiding and back to the feeders. They're still wary though:

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Oh nice one Mark, checked out you Flickr page love the spotted woodpeckers too. What a beautiful bird.

Peter2516 wrote in post #15848967
Oh nice one Mark, checked out you Flickr page love the spotted woodpeckers too. What a beautiful bird.

Thanks Peter, I've added you as a contact

Here's the female Greater spotted Woodpecker who will hopefully be raising some young birds soon:

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great egret lizard hunting

M_Six wrote in post #15843508
Thanks. I have the 2x version. It's pretty good, but the IQ suffers quite a bit more with it. Not surprising, really. If you have very good light, it still does ok. AF is definitely less likely with it on the 400 5.6. If you use center point and have a heavy contrast vertical, it might grab focus. The 1.4x is much more reliable when it comes to AF.

Nice shot, btw. Especially in that grass. Great catch lights in the eyes.

Thanks for the kind words and for the info on the 1.4x and 2x versions!

2slo wrote in post #15846368
My garden was sooo quiet this morning. Sure enough, when I looked up, a pair of these were circling overhead. They sent every other bird into hiding:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/2slo7/866357837​4/
Common Buzzard 2 by 2slo7, on Flickr

Nice BIF! The catch light on the eye is perfect!
I've only seen a buzzard at the Raptor Center really cool to see one in flight!
Either is really quiet or crows and mockbirds making so much noise that I know a bird of prey is around the house.

Really nice shot of the spotted woodpecker too! A really excellent pose as you get to see different color patterns across the bird.

bwfishing wrote in post #15849740
Nice BIF! The catch light on the eye is perfect!
I've only seen a buzzard at the Raptor Center really cool to see one in flight!
Either is really quiet or crows and mockbirds making so much noise that I know a bird of prey is around the house.

Really nice shot of the spotted woodpecker too! A really excellent pose as you get to see different color patterns across the bird.

Thanks, nice Bluebird shots from you