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[Chris Clem]

This Sage Sparrow just keeps hanging around. Mojave Desert rural Yucca Valley.

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Chris Clem

[IKLland]

3 minutes ago, Chris Clem said:

This Sage Sparrow just keeps hanging around. Mojave Desert rural Yucca Valley.

 

That could be a better ID shot. @DLecy @Connor Cochrane

[Trevor L.]

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[BirdNrd]

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Edited December 8, 2021 by BirdNrd

[Birding Boy]

American Goldfinch in the yard

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[IKLland]

2 hours ago, BirdNrd said:

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Nice photos!

[IKLland]

2 hours ago, Birding Boy said:

American Goldfinch in the yard

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Great shot!

[IKLland]

2 hours ago, Birding Boy said:

American Goldfinch in the yard

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That’s a really sharp photo! But, I’ve found that with this lens, you can get sharper shots if you go to f/8, or even f/9. 

[Birding Boy]

35 minutes ago, IKLland said:

That’s a really sharp photo! But, I’ve found that with this lens, you can get sharper shots if you go to f/8, or even f/9. 

Thanks for the tip man! I really gotta experiment more, I usually just cheat and leave aperture on auto. Maybe tomorrow I’ll find some cooperative subjects to work with. 

[BirdNrd]

3 hours ago, Birding Boy said:

American Goldfinch in the yard

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How come you have 10+ more ratings than me even though I posted a little bit before you?

[Birding Boy]

7 minutes ago, BirdNrd said:

How come you have 10+ more ratings than me even though I posted a little bit before you?

I did share it in a birding discord group as well, probably a few rates came from there. 

[BirdNrd]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

I did share it in a birding discord group as well, probably a few rates came from there. 

Nice shot BTW!

[Birding Boy]

Just now, BirdNrd said:

Nice shot BTW!

Thank you! Same with your HOWR, it’s hard to get a good shot of ‘em in the open. As with most wrens...

[IKLland]

1 hour ago, Birding Boy said:

Thanks for the tip man! I really gotta experiment more, I usually just cheat and leave aperture on auto. Maybe tomorrow I’ll find some cooperative subjects to work with. 

I recommend shooting manual mode with auto ISO. 

1 hour ago, BirdNrd said:

How come you have 10+ more ratings than me even though I posted a little bit before you?

His photo probably got to the top photos really quickly, and some ratings came from there. 

Edited December 9, 2021 by IKLland
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[IKLland]

Revisiting this, I thought I could’ve got a great shot out of it

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[BirdNrd]

4 hours ago, Birding Boy said:

Thank you! Same with your HOWR, it’s hard to get a good shot of ‘em in the open. As with most wrens...

Thanks! This bird is super cooperative. It's stays in the open and doesn't really move for like a minute at a time.

[smskelton]

[BirdNrd]

Cooperative American Goldfinch a few days ago

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[dkommel]

Hooded Merganser in Bonelli Park, San Dimas CA yesterday

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The only bird I photographed yesterday. In our backyard while taking a break from cleaning the house. We had one Chipping Sparrow at the feeder during this time frame who did not move at all. It didn't even move after the hawk left for over 10 minutes. I finally went back inside and the Chipping Sparrow was till frozen in place.

[smskelton]

Buffleheads, Oregon Cascades

[IKLland]

A TOWA in all its beauty. 
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[BirdNrd]

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[smskelton]

One of the powerful things about taking pictures is the memories and stories that go with them.  Hiking yesterday, I came across several Northern Mockingbirds.  I can't pass a mockingbird without thinking of the line by Harper Lee in "To Kill a Mocking bird" by Atticus Finch to Scout "Remember, It's a sin to kill a Mockingbird".  Scout asks her teacher what it means and she says: "'Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."    Yesterday I was taking pictures of a mockingbird sitting at the top of a tree, using a pretty high shutter speed and two finches flew in for a visit.

[heme42]

Cooperative hermit thrush this morning