Post your Bird Portraits (2)

A hurricanes silver lining comes in the form of the awesome beauty it can also create. Here are two shots taken yesterday morning, showing not just the beauty of the birds, but the beauty of the environment they inhabit.

A reddish egret walking the tidal pool on North Beach @ Ft. De Soto in pic #1. A snowy egret in the same tidal pool in #2. Thanks for taking the time to look!

Red Tailed Hawk

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19431947
This shot absolutely pops, Steve! It is so awesome! Outstanding work!

Thanks so much, Mike!

Harris's Hawk fledgling practicing a thorny landing...

Limpkin

male downy woodpecker

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Galahad again. If I'm honest I'm slightly smitten and my finger was stuck to the shutter when I saw this lad at the local BOP/Falconry centre.
For those who've not seen the previous images, he's a Golden x Steppe Eagle, and he commands respect.... I shot loads of other stuff there, but Galahad is the 'boss'

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Golden x Steppe Eagle

Little Nuthatch with a treat.

robamy wrote in post #19432013

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nQL​Nj5 Barred Owl in the Catskills by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Terrific capture, Rob!

sidknee wrote in post #19432036
Looking for dinner

Gallery photo:
posted by sidknee originally in forum: Sony Digital Cameras

common buzzard

Wonderful portrait shot of the common buzzard, Sid! It would make a lovely framed picture for the wall.

dolina wrote in post #19432072

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Rufous-backed Shrike (Lanius schach) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

A large, noisy shrike typical of open habitats across Asia. Adults have a dark mask and a light gray upper back with a variable amount of orange on lower back and flanks. Eastern subspecies has complete black cap; melanistic form has more extensive dark mask and is darker overall. Smaller Bay-backed Shrike has thicker black mask; Gray-backed Shrike has darker gray back and lacks orange coloration and white in wings. Juveniles difficult to separate from other juvenile shrikes. Gives loud, screeching calls; also mimics other birds.

Source: https://ebird.org …otshr1?siteLang​uage=en_PH

Location: https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Muntinlupa

Splendid shot of the Rufous-backed Shrike, Paolo! Nice setting, great composition.

K9Kirk wrote in post #19432106
A hurricanes silver lining comes in the form of the awesome beauty it can also create. Here are two shots taken yesterday morning, showing not just the beauty of the birds, but the beauty of the environment they inhabit.

A reddish egret walking the tidal pool on North Beach @ Ft. De Soto in pic #1. A snowy egret in the same tidal pool in #2. Thanks for taking the time to look!

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Both of these shots have a very artistic appeal to them, Kirk! If I were going to pick a favorite it would be the first image...the Reddish Egret walking the tidal pool! It's an eye grabber!

amyandmark3 wrote in post #19432107
Red Tailed Hawk

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This is a nice sharp image of the Red Tailed Hawk, Mark! It would be cool to capture him on a tree branch, or even a rusty barbed wire fence post (it would give the photo an attractive environmental look).

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #19432149
Harris's Hawk fledgling practicing a thorny landing...

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Wow, Tom...you really made an outstanding capture of this Harris's Hawk attempting to land. Excellent photography!

Bianchi wrote in post #19432186
Limpkin

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Joe, you certainly captured this Limpkin beautifully! Very nicely done!

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19432203
male downy woodpecker

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nQR​VpX under oak by James Stewart, on Flickr

Awesome shot of this male downy woodpecker, Jimmy, but how come you posted him upside-down?

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19432209
Galahad again. If I'm honest I'm slightly smitten and my finger was stuck to the shutter when I saw this lad at the local BOP/Falconry centre.
For those who've not seen the previous images, he's a Golden x Steppe Eagle, and he commands respect.... I shot loads of other stuff there, but Galahad is the 'boss'

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Golden x Steppe Eagle] by john Foster on Flickr

I gotta tell you John, this Golden x Steppe Eagle portrait is truly stunning! What an awe-inspiring shot!

Miranda1 wrote in post #19432284
Little Nuthatch with a treat.

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This is definitely a "smile" shot, Jose. Very nice capture!

K9Kirk wrote in post #19432106
A hurricanes silver lining comes in the form of the awesome beauty it can also create. Here are two shots taken yesterday morning, showing not just the beauty of the birds, but the beauty of the environment they inhabit.

A reddish egret walking the tidal pool on North Beach @ Ft. De Soto in pic #1. A snowy egret in the same tidal pool in #2. Thanks for taking the time to look!

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Whoa! That's a terrific shot!

Peacock

Jim Corbett , India.


Jai.

J R Mohan wrote in post #19432342
Peacock

Jim Corbett , India.


Jai.

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I love the way you composed this shot, Jai! It's very appealing!