Post your Bird Portraits (2)

Certainly detailed Pippan
Is that fleshy bit under its beak normal?
I've seen similar on a wren and wondered if it had a disease?

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19483113
Great close-up, Pippan!
Was it a crop or did you get that close?

Pippan wrote in post #19483128
Just a very slight crop Ray, this one and its mother and 2 siblings live around the picnic area and have little fear of humans, or me!.

Well there you go Ray
humans or me

K9Kirk wrote in post #19482912
Thank you, Mike. I agree, and it was peaceful out there in the morning. I'm going to have to pitch a tent there one night and catch them at sunrise. The park doesn't open until 8am.

Sounds like a good idea, Kirk!

avondale87 wrote in post #19483131
Certainly detailed Pippan
Is that fleshy bit under its beak normal?
I've seen similar on a wren and wandered if it had a disease?

I think that's a trait of a younger bird.

BirdsofBC wrote in post #19483141
I think that's a trait of a younger bird.

Thanks. The birds always look healthy

paul katinas wrote in post #19482769
Thanks Sogs.
The Egret stood-up for a brief moment to rearrange the eggs.

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Terrific shot, Paul! It's interesting how birds intuitively know that their eggs have to be moved around in order to insure hatching.

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19482910
American Robin

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Terrific shot of our American Robin, Jimmy! Neat looking pose.

fotoi wrote in post #19482917
Wood duck hen

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Nice shot of the hen wood duck, fotoi!

K9Kirk wrote in post #19482923
A limpkin flying past two other limpkins feeding and a black-necked stilt. Taken at Myakka River State park, yesterday. It appears the removal of the dam there has made a difference in the water level. No boat tours now because of it.

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These are both great captures, Kirk! I especially like the shot of the Limpkins.

Pippan wrote in post #19483014
More Red-backed Fairy-wren action in Litchfield National Park today.

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Two beautifully captured shots of the Red-backed Fairy-wrens, Pippan! I can't get over how brilliant their red color is.

Pippan wrote in post #19483011
Great colours!

Thank you, Pippan.

Pippan wrote in post #19483002
Lovely, uncluttered photos.

Thanks a bunch. It's not always easy to do in nature.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19483143
Terrific shot, Paul! It's interesting how birds intuitively know that their eggs have to be moved around in order to insure hatching.

Terrific shot of our American Robin, Jimmy! Neat looking pose.

Nice shot of the hen wood duck, fotoi!

These are both great captures, Kirk! I especially like the shot of the Limpkins.

Two beautifully captured shots of the Red-backed Fairy-wrens, Pippan! I can't get over how brilliant their red color is.

Thanks, Mike! It just goes to show a picture isn't always judged by its IQ alone.

Capn Jack wrote in post #19482994
You captured the iridescence well

Thanks a bunch, Capn!

Pippan wrote in post #19483108
Juvenile Torresian Crow at Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park yesterday.

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Nice close-up, Pippan. Are you the bird whisperer? Ha!

Red-tailed Hawk comes looking for dinner. (out my window again) This Red-tail is a frequent visitor to the neighborhood. Today I was lucky and he posted up in the sunlight. Was harassed by a squirrel and a Red-winged Blackbird in the short time I watched him.

BirdsofBC wrote in post #19482865
a couple of Chickadees

Nice captures of the "I can't sit still for more than a millisecond" bird!

A1original wrote in post #19482867

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jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19482910
American Robin

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Two wonderful captures!

fotoi wrote in post #19482917
Wood duck hen

A Beauty! The colors really stand out.

K9Kirk wrote in post #19482923
A limpkin flying past two other limpkins feeding and a black-necked stilt. Taken at Myakka River State park, yesterday. It appears the removal of the dam there has made a difference in the water level. No boat tours now because of it.

Two great shots!

Miranda1 wrote in post #19482928
The Stalker

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K9Kirk wrote in post #19482929
A nuisance bird in some people's opinion, but the boat-tailed grackle is undeniably beautiful in the right light. And that's my opinion.

Nice one! You captured the color well. Not a nuisance in my opinion. We have Common Grackles here and the Starlings are way worse when they gather in the fall and mess all over my truck. I just wash it. They all serve a purpose.

belas wrote in post #19482937
A golden eagle trying to lift the remains of a carcass

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Very nice shot!

Pippan wrote in post #19483014
More Red-backed Fairy-wren action in Litchfield National Park today.

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Beautiful bird! Quite a larger beak than the Superb Fairy Wrens.

K9Kirk wrote in post #19483155
Nice close-up, Pippan. Are you the bird whisperer? Ha!

Ha ha, I'm not sure that whispering to crows would make them listen!

sogs wrote in post #19483159
Beautiful bird! Quite a larger beak than the Superb Fairy Wrens.

Thanks sogs. Actually the beak is about the same size but the body is a fair bit smaller than the blue wrens, making the beak look relatively larger.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19483143
Two beautifully captured shots of the Red-backed Fairy-wrens, Pippan! I can't get over how brilliant their red color is.

Thanks LD, it's certainly a flash of red when they fly past.