Post your Bird Portraits (2)

Pippan wrote in post #19268501
Forest kingfisher

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Very nice capture, Pippan!

sidknee wrote in post #19268504

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mfu​Zh9 DSC01120--2021-08-01--14 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

great tit

Captivating image, Sid! I really enjoy this one.

sidknee wrote in post #19268411
it is, they're lush! and it's just starting to show it's blue head, there is some here about the same point.....

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mfw​tWo DSC01106--2021-08-01--08 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

Thanks Sid!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19268508
Very nice capture, Pippan!

Captivating image, Sid! I really enjoy this one.

thanks LD!

Thanks Tom!

TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 M Mount

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19268477
These are both superb images, Mike! For being such an extreme shot, I'm truly amazed at how sharp and clear the second image is.

Thanks Mike! The APS-C Sony a6400 is terrific for stills but can't keep up with a 7D II or Nikon D500 for BIF. In its defense, it's only half the price.

Thinking back, I can't remember getting a hummingbird perched on a vertical support before.

Couple from earlier this week

BlueTraveler wrote in post #19268535
Thanks Mike! The APS-C Sony a6400 is terrific for stills but can't keep up with a 7D II or Nikon D500 for BIF. In its defense, it's only half the price.

Mike, I have the Canon EOS M6 mark II. It also is an APS-C body which does great for shooting stills, but flight shots are pretty rough. It doesn't compare to the Canon 7DII or the Nikon D500, as you pointed out. But it's small and easy to take everywhere I go. So I actually use it quite a bit.

steveb108 wrote in post #19268553
Thinking back, I can't remember getting a hummingbird perched on a vertical support before.

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Wow, Steve, this is a new one on me too! However, this is really an amazingly sharp, lifelike image! Excellent photography, for sure!

Mourning Dove ruffling it's feathers

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19268508
Captivating image, Sid! I really enjoy this one.

Many thanks Mike cheers!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19268593
Mourning Dove ruffling it's feathers

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That's a beauty--Mike. I really like the ruffled feathers and lighting.

Yellow-throated Honeyeater ~ Lichenostomus flavicollis
endemic to Tasmania
It has a very piercing and striking call
for those interested here's a link to 9 recordings https://dibird.com …ellowthroated-honeyeater/
No 9 is the call so common when their sound carries for long distances.