Post your Bird Portraits (2)

realairlight wrote in post #19357290
Cattle egret

These are really excellent shots of the cattle egret, realairlight! I definitely like them.

amyandmark3 wrote in post #19356953

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Very nice great egret shot, Mark!

Pippan wrote in post #19356979
Male Red-winged Parrot at Rapid Creek, near Darwin.

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What an amazingly gorgeous parrot Pippan! Great shot!

paul katinas wrote in post #19357016
A lovely pair of Quackers LD.

Thank you, Paul. I'm always very happy when I can get them both in focus.

Pippan wrote in post #19357023
Little Friarbird in sunset light at Rapid Creek.

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Very nicely photographed, Pippan! A new one for me today.

Terrycanon wrote in post #19357040
No, this one isn't from fotoi.

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Nice capture, fotoi...oops, I mean Terry!

kd_reno wrote in post #19357111
Spent a few minutes watching this Cactus Wren building a nest in this Spanish Dagger.

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Lovely shot of this beauty, Ken. Tom, from Arizona has posted a number of them, but as I remember, they were more of a brown color rather than white, like your shot. This really is a pretty looking bird.

Capn Fishy wrote in post #19357141
=Cap'n Fishy;19357141]Tree Creeper...

"Why, grandma, what big feet you have!"

This is a very nicely done shot, Cap'n! Excellent sharpness.

BlueTraveler wrote in post #19357161
Immature Harris's hawk.

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Outstanding capture, Mike! So sharp and clear.

fotoi wrote in post #19357163
A Mallard.

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Beautiful hen mallard shot, fotoi!

amyandmark3 wrote in post #19357283
Double crested cormorant having catfish for lunch

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Crack'in shot, Mark! Very nicely photographed!

Mannyromano123 wrote in post #19356902
A beautiful pair indeed. Great pic Mike, personality plus with the happy drake!

Thanks a million Manny! I really appreciate you very thoughtful compliment.

Tom Reichner wrote in post #19356909
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It's so difficult to get a drake and a hen, both in pleasing positions relative to one another, and in the same plane of focus. Slo much must come together in order to get the shot ..... and you nailed it! . Very nicely done.

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Tom...what great compliment. I really appreciate your explanation, as far as what it takes to get pairs of birds to come together just right. Only very rarely do I get a shot like this to work out the way I want. I really do enjoy the challenge, even though the keeper rate is miserably low for me.

amyandmark3 wrote in post #19356944
Nice shot, good job getting them both in focus like that! I always struggle getting more than 1 in focus.

Thank you very much, Mark! Like you, I struggle trying to get both birds in focus. Only rarely does it work out well for me. It's quite a thrill when it does.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357305
These are really excellent shots of the cattle egret, realairlight! I definitely like them.

Thanks for liking, Mike!

Terrycanon wrote in post #19357036
Can any of you experts identify this one for me, please? I'm thinking either garden warbler or chiffchaff, but I'm probably wrong. Many thanks.

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I'm not an expert but that is an Eurasian wren Terry

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357306
Lovely shot of this beauty, Ken. Tom, from Arizona has posted a number of them, but as I remember, they were more of a brown color rather than white, like your shot. This really is a pretty looking bird.

Thanks Mike. My shot is showing mostly the streaked white breast. They're darker on the back, with Buffy flanks. This shot shows the color pattern better, but I didn't like the relative position of that spike.

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sidknee wrote in post #19357316
I'm not an expert but that is an Eurasian wren Terry

Thank you, Sid. Looking closely at my bird book, I reckon you are right. It just seemed larger than the wrens I am used to. Thanks.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357306
VWhat an amazingly gorgeous parrot Pippan! Great shot!

Thanks LD, yeah they're almost luminous in the right light.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357306
Nice capture, fotoi...oops, I mean Terry!

Many thanks, LD.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357306
Very nice great egret shot, Mark!

Crack'in shot, Mark! Very nicely photographed!

Thank you and thank you Mike! I rarely see a "bird with food" action shot in person, so I was excited to get a few shots of this cormie with the fish!

Intermediate Egret

Did not want to waste a beautiful day yesterday and decided to take a last minute late afternoon walk. The light was great for RF 800mm F11.