Animals Show Birds

[tonyturley]

Strange creatures, Barn Swallows. I've seen them with their heads twisted upside down. X-T1 + Vivitar 70-150 Close Focus.

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I guess I should add these birds are not dead or injured. They will land, fan out their wings and tails, then twist their heads around and sit like that for a few minutes before flying off. I see the behavior many times a day.

 

[dalethorn]

Gull launching off of roof on fishing pier - this was a very grey and sometimes drizzly day, and given the gull's color, I found it easier to process in black & white than try to wrestle with any very subtle coloring in the original.

Panasonic ZS-100, f6.3, 1/640 handheld, ISO 200.

 

[tonyturley]

Why is everyone upside down? X-T1 + Vivitar 70-150.

 

[tonyturley]

Why is everyone upside down? X-T1 + Vivitar 70-150.

 

[dalethorn]

Just another pelican in flight...

Panasonic ZS100, f6.3, 1/800 handheld, ISO 200.

 

[kyteflyer]

Scavenger! No idea where it got the bone. Looks like a chicken thighbone. Probably raided someone's trash.

 

[dalethorn]

Not an easy job for the little pocket Fuji XP-90. The egret had some red fringing around it, and some smear. Still, more than adequate for overall detail.

Fuji XP90, f4.9, 1/480 handheld, ISO 100..

 

[grebeman]

It's a long time since I've posted on here, just getting used to using a GH3 with the new Pana/Leica 100-400mm zoom, hand held shots with cropping.

Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

That's changed since I last posted

Barrie

 

[dalethorn]

It's a long time since I've posted on here, just getting used to using a GH3 with the new Pana/Leica 100-400mm zoom, hand held shots with cropping.
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Barrie

You captured the personality of the bird very well.

 

[panamike]

A few from the P900,

 

[panamike]

Some more from the P900

 

[panamike]

Had a long walk the other day and thats what the P900 is for as i need a light camera.

 

[gryphon1911]

From Columbus Zoo Ohio

 

[dalethorn]

Today a young mockingbird landed on a branch a few feet away, and the little Fuji XP90 was handy. XP90 image quality is comparable to an iPhone in most cases, but the Fuji has an optical zoom....

Fuji XP90, f8.0, 1/300 sec. handheld, ISO 100.

 

[tonyturley]

I had an escort around a small lake I visited Friday afternoon. All but the last one with the X30. The last one is with the E-M5 + 17mm 1.8.

 

[dalethorn]

This blackbird has just one leg, and since a few sympathetic folks are feeding it, it's easier to get closer. Still, some cropping was needed.

iPhone 7-plus, 2x lens, daylight handheld (heavy shadow).

 

[Piano]

First image with the 100-400 outside my patio door today.

 

[Britanica]

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First image with the 100-400 outside my patio door today.

What a cutie! Excellent shot! I am going to try to get a good collection of bird shots going in spring!

 

[tonyturley]

Fuji X30. The Titmouses didn't seem to mind me standing less than 10 feet away.

 

[Petach]

Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra
Leave some there for me.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra,
That's no monkey, that's me.


Kookaburra - Wagga Wagga NSW by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr