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Another first I believe is a female purple sunbird

Abert's Towhee...

Burrowing Owls

I was nowhere near close enough to the Heron and on the wrong side of the light but it’s a record nonetheless.
Mr Redbreast was uber friendly.

A Mallard with bright orange feet (not color enhanced in post).

Red wing black bird, Boulder, CO.

White-crowned Sparrow

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19063144
Shooter, I'm glad you're enjoying it. In my opinion, bird photography is the most challenging of any of the different kinds of photography that I've attempted. And it still is. That's why I like it so much. With bird photography, you often have very little time to get the shot. You have to be able to shoot a bird in all different kinds of lighting conditions, and do it very quickly, with precision. I love the challenge, but I sure goof up a lot. One of the most important things that has helped me, is customizing my camera settings for speed.

I was just watching some videos and they mentioned custom buttons set specifically for their bird set ups.... been thinking about it how I want to set it up.

But you’re right, very difficult in various situations. I’m loving it!!

Got an email yesterday morning saying this beauty had shown up at a local park. Took a while, but I managed to get a decent shot. There are a few records in southern Nevada, but I think this is the first one in Washoe County. This morning there were two! Seen a little time trying fro some more pics, but had to dash off on an unsuccessful search for a reported Ovenbird.

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Hooded Warbler

This evening session

Evening session

Red Dexs wrote in post #19063408
Great shot Mike.

Thank you very much, Red Dexs. I appreciate the nice compliment.

fotoi wrote in post #19063403
A Wood duck hen.

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Terrific shot, fotoi!

clipper_from_oz wrote in post #19063339
another shot of a local kookaburra that comes in for a feed every now and then. Problem is neighbors are feeding him scraps which is not good for his diet.

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A truly fantastic shot!

clipper_from_oz wrote in post #19063355
another local fairy wren

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A true beauty!

SYS wrote in post #19063477
Say's Phoebe

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Beautiful shot, SYS!

shalu wrote in post #19063542
Thank you very much, Neal, Mike and Rich!

The "baby" is bigger than dad now

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Fabulous shot, Shalu! The "baby" may be bigger than pops, but dad can still kick his butt.

SYS wrote in post #19063582
Burrowing Owls

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Great shot, SYS! They appear to be practicing some acrobatics.

fotoi wrote in post #19063608
A Mallard with bright orange feet (not color enhanced in post).

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Wonderful color in this very attractive drake mallard shot, fotoi!

kd_reno wrote in post #19063708
Got an email yesterday morning saying this beauty had shown up at a local park. Took a while, but I managed to get a decent shot. There are a few records in southern Nevada, but I think this is the first one in Washoe County. This morning there were two! Seen a little time trying fro some more pics, but had to dash off on an unsuccessful search for a reported Ovenbird.

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Marvelous shot of this beauty, Ken!