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[floraphile]

6 hours ago, Seanbirds said:

Good luck with that! 

In the words of Pete Dunn, one must "have a pure heart" to see a Black Rail.  The unicorn of the bird world.  ? 

[Trevor L.]

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[IKLland]

Finally got some good finch shots in my yard! 
my 70d and sigma 150-600 mm contemporary have been performing great together, considering the light has been awful . @Birding Boy @Seanbirds

next week I’ll be actually going birding with the lens for the first time, most of the shots I’ve posted so far with it have been in my yard. 
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[MarkG]

 

I was chasing birds at the Uxmal Mayan site and I saw a Motmot along the edge of a wooded area, but almost immediately it flew deeper into the woods.  I swung by that area about 45 minutes later and was standing at one spot scanning the trees, when I heard a faint mewing sound behind me.  I turned and this Motmot was perched on a branch about 15 feet away, checking me out.  It sat there for several minutes and I took a bunch of photos of it.  Most of the photos were great, it would have been difficult to select one as the best, so I’m posting three.  I’m not sure what the bird was doing in the third photo, but it’s a funny shot. 

 

[smskelton]

[Birding Boy]

9 hours ago, IKLland said:

Finally got some good finch shots in my yard! 
my 70d and sigma 150-600 mm contemporary have been performing great together, considering the light has been awful . @Birding Boy @Seanbirds

next week I’ll be actually going birding with the lens for the first time, most of the shots I’ve posted so far with it have been in my yard. 
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/389363201
 

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Those are great, especially the LEGO. Nice composition and colors. Have fun with your setup next week!

[IKLland]

1 hour ago, Birding Boy said:

Those are great, especially the LEGO. Nice composition and colors. Have fun with your setup next week!

Thanks! I’m enjoying it so far! The focus limiters really help the AF to not hunt that much. Definitely take advantage of them. The lighting hasn’t been good lately, so most of my shots so far are from high iso, slow shutter speed. I’ll try Birds inflight next week. 
 

 

big tip: the sharpness is better if you stop down to f/8, or even higher, if the light allows. 

[BirdNrd]

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[Connor Cochrane]

Got another opportunity to practice some low light photography with this Pacific Wren yesterday.

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[AlexHenry]

Not from today, from a few days ago, but it’s probably the best picture I’ve taken in the last week or so - a nice fresh Thayer’s Gull

[dragon49]

Caught this Blue-winged Teal at the end of my walk today:

 

[Aidan B]

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[MarkG]

 

[smskelton]

Family of Haris's Hawks.  It is fun to watch a family of Haris's hawks run a Red Tail off by systematically taking away all of the roosting places.  The Red Tail finally gets sick of it and heads somewhere where it isn't being ganged up on.

[Connor Cochrane]

Palm Warbler

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[neilpa]

From a few days ago but finally got around to processing them. Some of the cleanest backgrounds I've ever got.

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[OregonRon]

American Kestrel with a breakfast vole. Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, Washington

 

[DLecy]

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[BirdNrd]

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[IKLland]

7 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said:

Palm Warbler

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Great photos! You in Florida, huh? 

[Kevin]

4 minutes ago, IKLland said:

Great photos! You in Florida, huh? 

California. 

[IKLland]

Just now, Kevin said:

California. 

I know he lives in California, but his checklist of the Palm warbler said Florida, so I assumed he’s on a trip to Florida. 

[AlexHenry]

Got great looks at a Merlin eating a immature White-crowned Sparrow today

 

[dragon49]

Ospreys rule this pole.  I've never seen any other birds on top of it.

[Clip]

20 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said:

Palm Warbler

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Are you going to go see this bird while you are in Florida? Gray-tailed Tattler