Post your Bird Portraits (2)

Shortaction wrote in post #19459401
Townsend's Solitaire

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Lovely shot, Shortaction! Nice sharp, crisp image!

nardes wrote in post #19459424
Some more from the Lamington National Park from my trip 2 days ago.

An Eastern Whipbird and a female Regent Bowerbird.

Cheers

Dennis

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Truly outstanding close-up shots, Dennis! You captured every little detail!

OhLook wrote in post #19459432
Steller's jay in Yosemite Valley, 2014

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Nice capture of this beautiful Steller's Jay, OhLook!

Lester Wareham wrote in post #19459482
And a few from the hawking centre

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What a beauty this shot is, Lester!

Weja wrote in post #19459492
The two youngsters are warming up under mothers wings.


Pied avocet

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Weja

Outstanding capture, Jan! At first glance, I thought the Pied Avocet had too many legs.

Miranda1 wrote in post #19459528
Barred Owl ( CRC )

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Terrific capture of the Barred Owl, Jose!

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #19459585
All my best to everyone for a wonderful holiday season, and hope you all have the best of light for your photographs in 2023...

Tom

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Thank you Tom...what a cool looking Christmas photo! Right back at you with the holiday season wishes!

K9Kirk wrote in post #19459602
A willet on the beach and a portrait of a great blue heron. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all.

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Two terrific shots, Kirk! I especially like the tack sharp close-up of the great blue heron. Thank you for the holiday wishes, and I hope the holidays will be full of happiness & joy for you and yours.

avondale87 wrote in post #19459631
Thanks Tom & Kirk
From DownUnder a Merry Christmas and Happy 2023 to All

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Fantastic capture of the Laughing Kookaburra, Richard! Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy 2023! Take good care of my little Superb Fairy Wrens over the holidays. You might tell them that I said hi.

Shortaction wrote in post #19459691
Heavily backlit Female Mallard

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Beautifully photographed, Shortaction!

SYS wrote in post #19459710
In recent years, I've started liking photography in winter more than any other season. Today, though, was sunny and warm weather in the low '30's.... Just a splendid day.

Pink-sided Dark-eyed Junco

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Lovely capture, SYS! Love the composition!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19459716
Lovely capture, SYS! Love the composition!

Thanks, Mike ~~

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19459715
Lovely shot, Shortaction! Nice sharp, crisp image!

Truly outstanding close-up shots, Dennis! You captured every little detail!

Nice capture of this beautiful Steller's Jay, OhLook!

What a beauty this shot is, Lester!

Outstanding capture, Jan! At first glance, I thought the Pied Avocet had too many legs.

Terrific capture of the Barred Owl, Jose!

Thank you Tom...what a cool looking Christmas photo! Right back at you with the holiday season wishes!

Two terrific shots, Kirk! I especially like the tack sharp close-up of the great blue heron. Thank you for the holiday wishes, and I hope the holidays will be full of happiness & joy for you and yours.

Fantastic capture of the Laughing Kookaburra, Richard! Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy 2023! Take good care of my little Superb Fairy Wrens over the holidays. You might tell them that I said hi.

Beautifully photographed, Shortaction!

Thank you, Mike.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19459715
Nice capture of this beautiful Steller's Jay, OhLook!

Thank you, LD. I rarely post photos in this thread because my camera lacks the precision and range of the regulars' DSLRs, but at least I got the eye sharp that time.

Outstanding capture, Jan! At first glance, I thought the Pied Avocet had too many legs.

Same here. I thought, wow, an avian hexapod, that must be a first.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19459715
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Truly outstanding close-up shots, Dennis! You captured every little detail!
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Thanks Mike, it pays to get up at first light, well before the day visitors arrive.

Cheers

Dennis

Osprey

K9Kirk wrote in post #19459743
Osprey

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Terrific job with this osprey, Kirk! I really like it.

OhLook wrote in post #19459738
Thank you, LD. I rarely post photos in this thread because my camera lacks the precision and range of the regulars' DSLRs, but at least I got the eye sharp that time.
Same here. I thought, wow, an avian hexapod, that must be a first.

Yep, you definitely got the eye sharp, and personally I think the entire image was very nicely photographed.

Here we have an Adult male Superb Fairy-wren and Red-browed Finch, taken early in the morning in the Lamington National Park.

Cheers

Dennis

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Merry Christmas! Two from this morning: Chickadee and Hoodies

Red shafted Northern Flicker

nardes wrote in post #19459753
Here we have an Adult male Superb Fairy-wren and Red-browed Finch, taken early in the morning in the Lamington National Park.

Cheers

Dennis

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Outstanding close-up shot of both the Superb Fairy-wren and Red-browed Finch, Dennis! Great work!

flurp wrote in post #19459926
Merry Christmas! Two from this morning: Chickadee and Hoodies

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These are both outstanding captures, flurp! And Merry Christmas to you too.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19459715
Fantastic capture of the Laughing Kookaburra, Richard! Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy 2023! Take good care of my little Superb Fairy Wrens over the holidays. You might tell them that I said hi.

Many thanks Mike for your greetings and well wishes also your comments here and all through the year.
Trust you're relaxing today or at least from work and tedious stuff and not over indulging on matter that affects the body adversely
Everything in moderation they say

Rest assured the little wrens are in good care.
Growing teenagers can a bit of a handful at times though, seen here today, both landing together on dad's patch whilst he's trying to escape the post Christmas mayhem
Maybe they were scambling for a photo shoot when I mentioned your name

Some more from down under.

#1 is the Bush Stone-curlew or Bush Thick-knee, a large ground- dwelling bird with a wingspan of 55-60 cm. They can live for 20 years, sometimes more. They are a terrestrial predator adapted to stalking and running. It is a striking bird with a striking call that is a haunting, wail like sound that rises with a slight quiver, dropping at the end and often repeated a number of times in quick succession.

#2 is a Crimson Rosella.

Both taken on a recent trip to the Lamington National Park.

Cheers

Dennis