Post your Bird Portraits (2)

Drake Mallard

Gila Woodpecker...

lijoec wrote in post #19350254
thank you. Are you down here also?

Yes

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19350320
Beautiful hen wood duck shot, fotoi! Great color.

Lovely capture, Tom!


Wow...what striking, vivid colors this swamphen has, Neal! Terrific shot!


Terrific shot of this black-bellied whistling duck, Joe!


Very nice shot, Rob!


Terrific capture, Paul! I really like the way you composed this shot.


She sure is giving you a hard stare. Excellent capture, jm4ever!

Thanks LD

belas wrote in post #19350335
Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius). One of the first migratory species to arrive, just in time for the magpie breeding season that they use as host parents

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Clamator glandarius, Κισσόκουκος, Great Spotted Cuckoo] by belas62 on Flickr

Beautiful capture

avondale87 wrote in post #19350359
female Superb Fairy Wren

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Great feather detail

Pippan wrote in post #19350399
White-bellied Sea-eagle, Fogg Dam.

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Itsed65 wrote in post #19350420

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Osprey by lennycarl08, on Flickr

One country calls it a White-bellied Sea-eagle, and another calls it a Osprey... In my eyes they are relatives.

From Audubon.Org

Was seriously endangered by effects of pesticides in mid-20th century; since DDT and related pesticides were banned in 1972, Ospreys have made a good comeback in many parts of North America.

Habitat Rivers, lakes, coast. Found near water, either fresh or salt, where large numbers of fish are present. May be most common around major coastal estuaries and salt marshes, but also regular around large lakes, reservoirs, rivers. Migrating Ospreys are sometimes seen far from water, even over the desert.

A very distinctive fish-hawk, formerly classified with other hawks but now placed in a separate family of its own. Along coastlines, lakes, and rivers almost worldwide, the Osprey is often seen flying over the water, hovering, and then plunging feet-first to catch fish in its talons. After a successful strike, the bird rises heavily from the water and flies away, carrying the fish head-forward with its feet. Bald Eagles sometimes chase Ospreys and force them to drop their catch. In many regions, landowners put up poles near the water to attract nesting Ospreys.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19350336
A-Number-1 shot, Vassilis!

Thanks Mike, my regards !

3/1/22

male downy woodpecker

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Snowy Egret

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paul katinas wrote in post #19350268
Great Crested Flycatcher
Happy trails.

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Wow! Nice Colors....didn't know they came in that shade.

Bianchi wrote in post #19350477
One country calls it a White-bellied Sea-eagle, and another calls it a Osprey... In my eyes they are relatives.

Although both are primarily coastal dwelling, fish-eating raptors, in fact they are quite different birds, which most taxonomists place in different taxonomic families. The White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) is native to coastal and riverine areas of Australia and south-east Asia as far as India. We have Osprey in Australia too; they look very similar to those in most of the rest of the world but are classified as a different species, Eastern Osprey, Pandion cristatus. Clipper_from_oz has posted some great photos of Eastern Osprey from northern Australia, here and here.

avondale87 wrote in post #19350359
female Superb Fairy Wren

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Absolutely lovely, Richard! To me, she just looks happy.

Shortaction wrote in post #19350379
Female Pileated Woodpecker.

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What a killer shot, Shortaction! Beautifully photographed.

Pippan wrote in post #19350399
White-bellied Sea-eagle, Fogg Dam.

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Wow, Pippan, what a spectacular shot! Truly stunning!

Itsed65 wrote in post #19350420

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Osprey by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Absolutely wonderful, Ed!

fotoi wrote in post #19350421
Drake Mallard

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Terrific mallard close-up shot, fotoi! Very vivid colors.

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19350515
male downy woodpecker

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Splendid capture, Jimmy! Nicely composed.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19350560
Absolutely lovely, Richard! To me, she just looks happy.

What a killer shot, Shortaction! Beautifully photographed.

Wow, Pippan, what a spectacular shot! Truly stunning!

Absolutely wonderful, Ed!

Terrific mallard close-up shot, fotoi! Very vivid colors.

Splendid capture, Jimmy! Nicely composed.

Thank you, Mike!
Appreciate the specific feedback.

Barred owl in the snow.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19350560
What a killer shot, Shortaction! Beautifully photographed.

Thank you very much Mike.

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus