Jodi Nielson Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 90% of the photos I take/post are taken on my street. I live in the county surrounded by woods and pastures. This is the first Red-headed Woodpecker I've ever seen out here. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Where's your head huh? Lighting was kinda bad but it could've been better ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi Nielson Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 @PalmWarbler I could fill a warehouse with photos of headless birds...lol 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 7:35 PM, Jodi Nielson said: @PalmWarbler I could fill a warehouse with photos of headless birds...lol Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbutk Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Male peregrine falcon at State Line Lookout in Palisades Interstate Park (NJ) yesterday, leaping from the branch he’d been perched on for the last 15 minutes. With my camera trained on him the entire time, I said there’s no way I’ll be missing this shot. Well, on account of foliage right beside the tree, unfortunately I wasn’t able to set the frame any further to the right - but then even so, the result would’ve been the same as many of the other posts in this thread. Thanks, whoever started this one, for giving us aspiring photographers to salvage a bit of “ALMOST got that perfect shot” from the jaws of defeat (i.e. the trash bin). And I’m sure it comes as a surprise to exactly NO ONE, here, but… Peregrines are quick! ? -Steve ***Wherever you are in the world, I wish my fellow birders (and EVERYONE) continued health and safety in this present time of uncertainty. Be well… *** Share photo: P1140640 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, sbutk said: Male peregrine falcon at State Line Lookout in Palisades Interstate Park (NJ) yesterday, leaping from the branch he’d been perched on for the last 15 minutes. With my camera trained on him the entire time, I said there’s no way I’ll be missing this shot. Well, on account of foliage right beside the tree, unfortunately I wasn’t able to set the frame any further to the right - but then even so, the result would’ve been the same as many of the other posts in this thread. Thanks, whoever started this one, for giving us aspiring photographers to salvage a bit of “ALMOST got that perfect shot” from the jaws of defeat (i.e. the trash bin). And I’m sure it comes as a surprise to exactly NO ONE, here, but… Peregrines are quick! ? -Steve ***Wherever you are in the world, I wish my fellow birders (and EVERYONE) continued health and safety in this present time of uncertainty. Be well… *** Share photo: P1140640 Hey, at least you got close enough to the cliff to take a picture!! Heights don't agree with me & I can never bring myself to get that close to the edge! Probably the best place in the state to take pictures of Peregrines though & a couple years ago there was a Gyrfalcon there as well. I've seen some great shots from there. Just an example; https://flic.kr/p/2jeUFrZ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbutk Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, stitch58 said: Hey, at least you got close enough to the cliff to take a picture!! Heights don't agree with me & I can never bring myself to get that close to the edge! Probably the best place in the state to take pictures of Peregrines though & a couple years ago there was a Gyrfalcon there as well. I've seen some great shots from there. Just an example; https://flic.kr/p/2jeUFrZ That is an incredible shot, indeed! And that Gyrfalcon must've been something to see! ...Thanks for your input. I know very well that we all have our own personal limitations, so we just do the best we can, for the love of this hobby. Good luck and happy birding to you! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 7:19 PM, PalmWarbler said: Where's your head huh? Lighting was kinda bad but it could've been better ? Who is that?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Who is that?? Canada Jay! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Just now, Avery said: Canada Jay! Ah! Sometime I'd like to go up to the Adirondacks to see one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 15 hours ago, sbutk said: ***Wherever you are in the world, I wish my fellow birders (and EVERYONE) continued health and safety in this present time of uncertainty. Be well… *** Say, would you like to make this your “signature”? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbutk Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 21 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Say, would you like to make this your “signature”? That's not a bad idea, so long as I can figure out how. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, sbutk said: That's not a bad idea, so long as I can figure out how. ? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I try so hard to get it to focus on the huge blue sky and it never works 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, MacMe said: I try so hard to get it to focus on the huge blue sky and it never works Me: Hmmm, looks like a good place for a Shrike... oh wait, there's a bird there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 5:39 PM, Aidan B said: These are probably the most annoying almost good shots I've ever taken!!!!! That stem!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ditto! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Had a Ruby-crowned Kinglet SIT STILL on a branch flashing his crest at me this morning, 8 feet away, unobstructed. Except for the heavy downpour that fogged up my lens. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The famous American robin with a branch growing out of its head! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi Nielson Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Would have been a great shot of a Double-crested cormorant... 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracesWarbler Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Here's one of a Great Egret. It's slightly out of focus, and it has some strange muscles showing along the edge of its wing. Is that a wound, or just something that's normally covered by feathers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 1 minute ago, GracesWarbler said: Here's one of a Great Egret. It's slightly out of focus, and it has some strange muscles showing along the edge of its wing. Is that a wound, or just something that's normally covered by feathers? This looks like a Snowy Egret. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracesWarbler Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Just now, Connor Cochrane said: This looks like a Snowy Egret. Whoops, you're right. I've been thinking about Great Egrets today and forgot to even check. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 I hate the autofocus on my lens... ? 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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