Birds Birds not in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[iamdlewis]

From this summer. Keeping an eye on the troublemaker.

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

 

[RogerSmith]

Found a California thrasher, in cloudy conditions

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 581.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[RogerSmith]

red crowned parrot in San Diego. All the offspring of escaped pets

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

 

[RogerSmith]

Snowy Plover, near San Diego CA

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 200

 

[iamdlewis]

Harlequin Duck

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 640

Common Eider

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich)

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[pdog109e]

Virginia Rail, lifer bird i got lucky seeing and photographing on last day of 2025. If the 300 with 2x TC can produce results close to this, the 600GM bazooka will go, but i don't know. We'll see soon. Just tired of lugging 600F4 around (no tripod or monopod, just black rapid sling), almost taking the joy out of it but then this Virginia Rail poses for me, almost makes it all worth it.

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Chris 3754]

Great shades of brown!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Pied Wagtail at very close range.

• ILCE-1
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 730.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[RogerSmith]

Pelican resting in morning light

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

 

[RogerSmith]

The local cinnamon teal are looking great this time of year

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[RogerSmith]

Brandt's cormorants staking their nesting claims

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[DavidN]

We've had a young female Sparrowhawk terrorising the Blue Tits on the feeders in the garden over the last couple of weeks. She'd obviously got a bit tired and stopped for a rest and preen on one of our garden benches, enabling me to grab a couple of shots.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Chris 3754]

Nice shots, definitely a “don’t mess with me look.”

 

[spudhead]

We've had a young female Sparrowhawk terrorising the Blue Tits on the feeders in the garden over the last couple of weeks. She'd obviously got a bit tired and stopped for a rest and preen on one of our garden benches, enabling me to grab a couple of shots.

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very nice David looks like excellent