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[Birding Boy]

44 minutes ago, IKLland said:

Yesterday I ran into the most cooperative Black Turnstones ever. I took nearly 1800 photos of them, and spent over an hour watching and photographing them. At multiple times they came too close to focus(once within arms length!). I ended up keeping my ten favorite photos. Here are the “worst” two out of those ten. I’ll add the others in the next few days. 
Curious whether you guys would rate these at four or five stars? 
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Gotta love cooperative shorebirds, nice shots! Personally they're both 5's for me, but I guess I could see someone else giving a 4 for a slightly distracting background in #1.

[IKLland]

28 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:

Gotta love cooperative shorebirds, nice shots! Personally they're both 5's for me, but I guess I could see someone else giving a 4 for a slightly distracting background in #1.

Thanks! None of the photos I got are anything compared to @Aidan B’s legendary shot..

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[Aidan B]

1 hour ago, IKLland said:

Thanks! None of the photos I got are anything compared to @Aidan B’s legendary shot..

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/325692831

That whole day was insane, I'd never seen such cooperative shorebirds before, and I've never seen such cooperative shorebirds since!

[Birding Boy]

I found two adult turkeys hanging out with last years clutch this afternoon, and got a couple portraits I like

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428632181

[IKLland]

1 hour ago, Aidan B said:

That whole day was insane, I'd never seen such cooperative shorebirds before, and I've never seen such cooperative shorebirds since!

Yeah, all those shots are incredible. 

[IKLland]

30 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:

I found two adult turkeys hanging out with last years clutch this afternoon, and got a couple portraits I like

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428632181

Epic shots! 

[IKLland]

31 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:

I found two adult turkeys hanging out with last years clutch this afternoon, and got a couple portraits I like

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428632181

This one cracks me up.https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428631671

[Birding Boy]

5 minutes ago, IKLland said:

This one cracks me up.https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428631671

Yeah, they can look super goofy for sure ? I was torn between posting that one or one of the others.

[smskelton]

We traveled to Portal, Az on the eastern border of Arizona last week.  One day we visited a birding house where the yard was full of feeders.  We heard a bird singing a loud and complicated song.  I thought it was a mocking bird.  Wrong.  It was a Curve-billed Thrasher.  I had no idea this bird had such a complex songbook. 

[Tanager 101]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428791161

I loved how some Mallards I got yesterday turned out

[Connor Cochrane]

FOS Wilson's Warbler from today.

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[IKLland]

1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said:

FOS Wilson's Warbler from today.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428808301

Their numbers are really starting to pick up! They’re still the only migrant I have so far. Hoping for a bunch over spring break! Nice shot, BTW. They’re tough to photograph. 

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[PalmWarbler]

Nothing really good, but I still liked how this one turned out.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/428910941

Edited March 26, 2022 by PalmWarbler

[ChickadeeXT]

Cooper's Hawk reminding us all foot stretches are important! Check out the talons!

[IKLland]

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[dragon49]

This is actually a screenshot from a video which is better than any of the stills I have of this Pileated Woodpecker doing its thing.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429000611

Edited March 27, 2022 by dragon49

[MarkG]

 

[heme42]

From yesterday.  Common Gallinule

[smskelton]

Lesser Goldfinch and the water dripper

[Connor Cochrane]

My best photo yet of a Grasshopper Sparrow

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429225381

[dragon49]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429292111

[roadcykler]

I've never taken a picture of a Mallard before this one but I couldn't pass it up. 

[chipperatl]

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