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[Birding Boy]

1 hour ago, Aidan B said:

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Dang that Brewer's is sharrrp!

[Avery]

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[ChickadeeXT]

Pygmy Nuthatch!

[Aidan B]

5 minutes ago, ChickadeeXT said:

Pygmy Nuthatch!

Love those guys!!!

[smskelton]

Tree Swallows are the acrobats of the bird species.  They catch bugs flying at full speed seemingly without slowing down.  They are very adept at using their wing tip primary feathers to maneuver.  This picture is a good example of their wingtip control.

[Seanbirds]

On 10/19/2021 at 6:03 AM, Clip said:

Snake

 

On 10/19/2021 at 9:12 AM, Marilynne said:

That's what I think too!

Looks too slippery/shiny/slimy. Also I don’t see any scales.

[Seanbirds]

LeConte’s Sparrow in my yard again!!!!!

[Kadynn_H]

44 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

LeConte’s Sparrow in my yard again!!!!!

Quite the yardbird! Nice pic man! 

[Birding Boy]

1 hour ago, Seanbirds said:

LeConte’s Sparrow in my yard again!!!!!

IN THE OPEN TOO!!! Amazing find dude, that’s so awesome! ??

[Connor Cochrane]

Downy Woodpecker in my yard. Was testing out why my camera wasn't focusing well. After almost 200 out of focused shots, I figured it out. Apparently I always need to shoot with a minimum of f/8

Edited October 20, 2021 by Connor Cochrane

[Seanbirds]

12 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said:

Downy Woodpecker in my yard. Was testing out why my camera wasn't focusing well. After almost 200 out of focused shots, I figured it out. Apparently I always need to shoot with a minimum of f/8

Nice Photo!! Perhaps one of the best of yours.

[Aidan B]

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[Birding Boy]

15 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said:

Downy Woodpecker in my yard. Was testing out why my camera wasn't focusing well. After almost 200 out of focused shots, I figured it out. Apparently I always need to shoot with a minimum of f/8

Glad you got that figured out, nice shot. Are you shooting with aperture priority? 

[Connor Cochrane]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

Glad you got that figured out, nice shot. Are you shooting with aperture priority? 

I always shoot full manual. I rarely photograph birds when I'm out, so when I do I'll actually take the time to quickly adjust all the settings to get them right.

[Birding Boy]

14 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said:

I always shoot full manual. I rarely photograph birds when I'm out, so when I do I'll actually take the time to quickly adjust all the settings to get them right.

Got it. I should probably use manual more often, need to get the feeders up for some practice.

[dkommel]

Barn Owl in San Dimas CA this morning

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[IKLland]

3 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said:

Downy Woodpecker in my yard. Was testing out why my camera wasn't focusing well. After almost 200 out of focused shots, I figured it out. Apparently I always need to shoot with a minimum of f/8

With canon cameras, you can use any aperture with autofocus. But, since you’re using a teleconverter, you’re minimum aperture is f/8. If the minimum aperture is smaller than f/8( f9 or higher), autofocus won’t work. If you take off you’re teleconverter, you can use any aperture with autofocus. If I were you, I’d leave it on, and leave it at f8. 

[lonestranger]

20 hours ago, Seanbirds said:

LeConte’s Sparrow in my yard again!!!!!

Looks like a camera in the living room to me. 

[Clip]

20 hours ago, Seanbirds said:

LeConte’s Sparrow in my yard again!!!!!

Super cool yard bird and one I do not have on my life list. So if you see some old lady snooping around your yard don't shoot.? Kidding

[smskelton]

We live on a mountain lake in the Central Cascades in Oregon near Bend, Oregon.  Our lake is about ½ mile wide.  I saw an Osprey flying on the far shore of the lake and took my camera and headed across the lake to try to get some pictures.  On the way across the lake, I noticed a bullet coming toward me at top speed.  I grabbed my camera that shoots 10 frames a second and held the shutter down and panned in the direction the bird was flying as it passed about 15 feet away. There was a good chance I wouldn’t get anything.  This is one of the pictures.  The bird was a Common Merganser, one of the fastest ducks on the planet. It was flying at about 70 feet per second.  If you are a gambler and you insist on betting, in a race against almost all other bird species, bet on the duck!  Looking at this photo, you can see why.  The bird is aerodynamic and streamlined.  Its wings are pointed and efficient with no gaps in the wing feathers to lose efficiency, and it is powerful.  I went out after a picture of a soaring Osprey and ended up trying to take a picture of a bullet with the same camera settings.  The picture is not perfect, but worth looking at to appreciate nature’s design.

[Seanbirds]

47 minutes ago, Clip said:

old lady

Vintage. ?

[Seanbirds]

48 minutes ago, Clip said:

So if you see some old lady snooping around your yard don't shoot.? Kidding

(Literally) Come any time!! Would love to have you.

[BirdNrd]

Turvey Culture in Santa Maria yesterday

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[AlexHenry]

A Lapland Longspur - it’s starting to feel like winter again!

[Aidan B]

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