Birds Birds Non-BIF Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[Gaz]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1000

Dusky Moorhen

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Roland]

White Ibisauras, what an ugly bird. I am in love.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

White Wagtail on the steps up to the EXCEL Centre.
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He's a Pied Wagtail, not a White. White, which are actually just a sub species more common on mainland Europe, have a fully white head.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Caspian Tern, the biggest of all the Tern species, at Hickling yesterday. A bird that is seen yearly here in Summer, but are very scarce, with only a few every year. Heavily cropped, but a nice lifer bird.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

grebe

• ILCE-9
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 500

 

[evacguy]

He's a Pied Wagtail, not a White. White, which are actually just a sub species more common on mainland Europe, have a fully white head.

Thanks Kev, I'll make the correction to my post.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Rock Pipit with a mouthful of goodies.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

 

[spudhead]

swan enjoying the sun

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 218.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

 

[MeowZzz]

The egrets have been pretty busy this last month; here's one taking a break.

• ILCE-9M2
• Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | C (Sony E)
• 329.5 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 125

 

[MeowZzz]

Black-collared starling? with its tea

• ILCE-9M2
• Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | C (Sony E)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[MeowZzz]

Juvenile asian glossy starlings (non-endemic)

• ILCE-9M2
• Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | C (Sony E)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

 

[MeowZzz]

And another non-endemic, the white-rumped shama (basically it is an invasion by now; j/k)

• ILCE-9M2
• Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | C (Sony E)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[MeowZzz]

SOrt of looks like this Taiwan blue magpie is using its tail feathers for balance here

• ILCE-7M4
• Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | C (Sony E)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-7M4
• Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | C (Sony E)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[alexpler]

The egrets have been pretty busy this last month; here's one taking a break.

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This is perfect. Really beautiful. I just love the light, timing and composition.

 

[Brownie]

The egrets have been pretty busy this last month; here's one taking a break.

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That is an outstanding image. Very well done.

 

[Gaz]

I wonder if these taste good? They don’t mind coming close.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 135mm F1.8
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 200

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Ibis along the back fence. I really wish I had a good zoom like all of you bird photographers!

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

My 1.4 TC came in late afternoon and believe it or not all the cute little songbirds vanished and the weather turned cold and windy.

So here is one of my favorites, the first photo taken with the TC, the mourning dove
View attachment 39549
Your opinions please, thank you.

The colors are nice, complementary to the bird, and the grain in the shot isn't bad at all considering you're using the teleconverter and ISO 5000.

 

[-ST-]

My 1.4 TC came in late afternoon and believe it or not all the cute little songbirds vanished and the weather turned cold and windy.

So here is one of my favorites, the first photo taken with the TC, the mourning dove
View attachment 39549
Your opinions please, thank you.

Hi, Chaitali,
Congratulations on getting the TC1.4. I hope you have a great time exploring what you can do with it.
This looks good, and I like the composition.

When I started using my TC2.0, I had to

• Practice holding the camera steady hand-held so I don't have to push up the shutter speed too much to compensate for the longer focal length. Of course, that's a challenge with the additional weight and the change in the balance of the lens.
• Learn about the features in Capture One for sharpening and noise reduction.

I'm still working on both.

 

[alexpler]

Ibis along the back fence. I really wish I had a good zoom like all of you bird photographers!

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This is quite a fun shot. Well done!

 

[spudhead]

blue tit

• ILCE-9
• 300mm F2.8 G
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[spudhead]

blue

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Should have mentioned this is the Old Minolta 300 2.8 apo on the lea-4 hence metadata conflict, this lens is not supported by capture one

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Should have mentioned this is the Old Minolta 300 2.8 apo on the lea-4 hence metadata conflict, this lens is not supported by capture one

quite sharp!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Ibis along the back fence. I really wish I had a good zoom like all of you bird photographers!

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I have a 200-600mm here if you ever need it Chrisso! Just swing past and grab it any time you like.

 

[spudhead]

quite sharp!

Chris its sharp for a lens from 1989 and of course is screw drive

 

[-ST-]

Starling snack time

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Sanderling in his very best Summer coat on the beach today.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 200

 

[MeowZzz]

Chris its sharp for a lens from 1989 and of course is screw drive

Manual focus, is it?

 

[spudhead]

Manual focus, is it?

no auto with lea-4 adaptor which is quite limited compared to the lea-5 but Sony have opted not to give auto focus to the a9 with the lea-5 with screw drive lenses

 

[spudhead]

sparrow hawk from a few weeks ago shot through fencing with lens tight up 20-30 metres away

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2000