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[Clip]

[IKLland]

2 minutes ago, Clip said:

Awesome shot!

[IKLland]

From the neighborhood today 

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425518181

[dragon49]

More Nanday Parakeets on the way. ? I also had the good fortune to watch the flock fly over to the wire to perch.  This cleared up some frustration, as I see these birds in flight all of the time, but crappy lighting conditions have always hidden the colors and I had no idea what they were as I hadn't been able to capture any pics.  Now that I know the flighted wing pattern and shape of the birds, I'll be getting more IDs.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425519361

[Aidan B]

Best in flight shot I've ever taken!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425537351

[Tanager 101]

 

Hard to choose but this is probably my favorite

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425564361

Edited March 16, 2022 by Tanager 101

[Clip]

12 hours ago, IKLland said:

Awesome shot!

You have to love when the bird makes it easy.

[xpoetmarcr]

[chipperatl]

[twistedthrottle]

Thanks to the help of this forum, I've id'd this caramel crow.  Never knew they came in different flavors!  Thanks for those who helped me out with this.

 

[Johnd]

 

[Birding Boy]

I'm very happy to have gotten a few decent Pine Siskin Photos last week! Usually I don't see them at or below eye level.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S104556887

Edited March 17, 2022 by Birding Boy

[Kevin]

Another Curve-billed Thrasher shot I just got uploaded.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425835681

[IKLland]

1 hour ago, Birding Boy said:

I'm very happy to have gotten a few decent Pine Siskin Photos last week! Usually I don't see them at or below eye level.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S104556887

Those are incredible. Those were setup perches, right? I’ve done it with HOFI in my yard and the WCSP, but siskin….

[IKLland]

From last week. Not sure which I like best, so I’m posting both. 

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425915981

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425915921

[Birding Boy]

8 hours ago, IKLland said:

Those are incredible. Those were setup perches, right? I’ve done it with HOFI in my yard and the WCSP, but siskin….

Yeah, I’ve had one up there for a while, but usually chickadees just use it. So it was pretty awesome to have these guys land 10 feet away from me in decent lighting....

[hbvol50]

Field Sparrows

[dragon49]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/426068441

[Clip]

Hermit Thrush

[xpoetmarcr]

[IKLland]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/426200371

[Clip]

9 hours ago, xpoetmarcr said:

These are a cool looking bird but have you noticed they are not necessarily easy to get a good photo of? I like a photo where the eyes of a bird are clearly visible. But on birds with dark heads like Magpies that can easier said than done. You got this ones eyes nicely.

[Trevor L.]

From a couple of days ago...

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425812251

[Birding Boy]

11 hours ago, IKLland said:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/426200371

I love this! Nice shot.

[xpoetmarcr]

8 hours ago, Clip said:

These are a cool looking bird but have you noticed they are not necessarily easy to get a good photo of? I like a photo where the eyes of a bird are clearly visible. But on birds with dark heads like Magpies that can easier said than done. You got this ones eyes nicely.

Good point.  Even discounting the eyes, the high contrast of the black/white feathers also makes it difficult.  Most of my shots of magpies lose detail, if not in the whites then in the blacks.  It's rare for me to get one where lighting is just right to give an acceptable balance.