Birds Birds Non-BIF Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[Uncle Kevriano]

Male Stonechat on the beach here.

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

 

[evacguy]

Taffy duck is not very impressed with the antics of his cousins.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[spudhead]

a grebe with lunch

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[iamdlewis]

A Double-Crested Cormorant pulling off the old stretch to arm wrap maneuver

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 474.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 474.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

 

[spudhead]

lovely male kestrel

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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[Gaz]

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I spent a few hours this afternoon with these guys. Gorgeous!

 

[evacguy]

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Wow, this guy is colourful, brillant colours in his coat! Looks like he has overdosed on E numbers! I wonder how being so colourful assists them evolutionary wise? You'd think that standing out so much with all those brillant colours would make them prey to others, or do they need the smart coats to attract the opposite sex?

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Wow, this guy is colourful, brillant colours in his coat! Looks like he has overdosed on E numbers! I wonder how being so colourful assists them evolutionary wise? You'd think that standing out so much with all those brillant colours would make them prey to others, or do they need the smart coats to attract the opposite sex?

A bit like human males I think, do whatever it takes to get the girls, even if it puts our lives at risk...

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Does my bum look big in this?

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 500

 

[iamdlewis]

Because I am trying to get another shot of non-wildlife in the area that just isn't ready yet I end up near an area in which some ducks are a little less skittish than they are in other areas. Fortunately/Unfortunately one of those types is a Wood Duck. Wood Ducks are my favorite duck normally found in my area but I am now getting a lot of great shots and many are beginning to look too much alike.

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

 

[Gaz]

The rainbow lorikeets abound on the headlands eating nectar from flowering plants. So much that they’re drunk most of the time, hence that cheerful smile. Happy drunks. They are pretty well camouflaged in the banksia trees but stand out when they’re flying.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 125

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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[Deleted Member 5045]

I spent a few hours this afternoon with these guys. Gorgeous!

This was the very first time I've been able to capture any rainbow lorikeets since the time I went out with the Sigma 150-600mm, which I took straight back and swapped for the Sony. You've done extremely well to catch that one in flight mate, as they really motor through the air these things! They fly with a lot of purpose!

 

[spudhead]

egret at twilight

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Brownie]

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Superb!

 

[spudhead]

Superb!

Thanks Tim

 

[Brownie]

The rainbow lorikeets abound on the headlands eating nectar from flowering plants. So much that they’re drunk most of the time, hence that cheerful smile. Happy drunks. They are pretty well camouflaged in the banksia trees but stand out when they’re flying.



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Well done!

 

[Gaz]

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This was the very first time I've been able to capture any rainbow lorikeets since the time I went out with the Sigma 150-600mm, which I took straight back and swapped for the Sony. You've done extremely well to catch that one in flight mate, as they really motor through the air these things! They fly with a lot of purpose!

They’re certainly avoiding that kestrel, though I think it was looking for fairy wrens. And, my right arm is still sore this morning. try as I might I missed every single one in flight with low altitude sunlight behind me, BIF racing towards me. That’s the prize. After my arm stops aching, I’ll try again. Otherwise I’ll find a way to do an exhibition of blurred rainbow lorikeets flashing through the seascape.

 

[Gaz]

That white-faced Herron I saw flying over the beach the other day has settled into the neighborhood for a while. Hunting for insects in the grass.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 125

 

[Gaz]

The “Superb Fairy Wren” in its colours out of season is about the same size as a ping pong ball and darts around eating small insects. It’s well camouflaged from birds of prey at this time of year.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 7915/39575001 sec
• ISO 125

And a shot of the brave boys during Spring breeding season showing off in the open.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
• 240.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907367
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[evacguy]

Proud mum taking the kids out for lunch by the pond next to the Princess of Wales pub.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 111.0 mm
• ƒ/22
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

They’re certainly avoiding that kestrel, though I think it was looking for fairy wrens. And, my right arm is still sore this morning. try as I might I missed every single one in flight with low altitude sunlight behind me, BIF racing towards me. That’s the prize. After my arm stops aching, I’ll try again. Otherwise I’ll find a way to do an exhibition of blurred rainbow lorikeets flashing through the seascape.

Hands off my beautiful wrens! I'll come at this bastard with a brick!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

That white-faced Herron I saw flying over the beach the other day has settled into the neighborhood for a while. Hunting for insects in the grass.

Love the neck wobble they do when they're about to eat. Makes me feel like I'm not the only one...

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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[Gaz]

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I’m pretty keen on this lens. You’re using it off spec, but it’s performing delightfully!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I’m pretty keen on this lens. You’re using it off spec, but it’s performing delightfully!

Off topic, but it is a ripper of a macro lens!

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[Gaz]

Off topic, but it is a ripper of a macro lens!
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Now we are talking. the extra reach obviously helps ensure you don’t scare them off. Hand held?

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Extra reach? The lens was about 2" from them! Yes, handheld my friend.

 

[spudhead]

skylark from today

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1600