Post your Bird Portraits (2)

nardes wrote in post #19357537
Wow - that is a beautiful, captivating shot.

Cheers

Dennis

Thank you.

Pippan wrote in post #19357344
Thanks LD, yeah they're almost luminous in the right light.

On a bright sunlit day, I'll bet you have to wear sun glasses to observe them, Dennis.

fotoi wrote in post #19357535
Wigeon

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Beautiful wood duck shot, fotoi! The colors on the water are striking.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357541
Beautiful wood duck shot, fotoi! The colors on the water are striking.

Thank you.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19357321

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2n99​kCc Northern mockingbird by Bill_in_Texas, on Flickr

Terrific mockingbird capture, Bill! I really like the lighting on this one.

kd_reno wrote in post #19357318
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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Thank you for the explanation, Ken. I get your point about the spike...but it's still a terrific shot.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357533
This is such a nice shot of a harlequin duck on the water, Sogs! I've never even seen a wild harlequin duck, and it's definitely on my bucket list.

Thank you LD! I know the feeling. Unless I travel out west or southwest there will birds I'll never see. I've been trying to get a shot of a harlequin for the last couple of years and I finally got one. Their around but I seem to just miss them.

Nuthatch.

Swallow-tailed kites mating
Happy trails.

paul katinas wrote in post #19357598
Swallow-tailed kites mating
Happy trails.

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Neat captures!

I saw my first long eared owl today! I had my camera with me too but unfortunately it was in my bag on my back and not in my hand. It was raining pretty heavily and I was actually looking for deer antlers at the time. I looked up and we locked eyes for a few seconds, I tried to slowly back out but it spooked and flew away.

So I had to settle for a cropped pic of this rough legged hawk later on who didn’t mind his picture being taken.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19357533
Tom...if I were going to have a cardinal image framed to hang in my Livingroom, this is one that I would pick. I like this sort of unusual pose. It's very appealing. Mighty fine photography!

Hi Mike...

Thanks for the wonderful comment. It is very much appreciated. PM me with your address and I'll send you a complimentary 8 x 10 framed canvas print.

Tom

female downy woodpecker

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her mate

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Archibald wrote in post #19357602
Neat captures!

Many thanks Ed. Happy trails.