Birds Birds Non-BIF Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[Gaz]

What did you pay mate? I got mine at the DigiDirect sales. $2,500 with 2x teleconverter included, crazy stuff! ️

$1790 with the trade in, hood included.. you did very well. I have a 1.4TC so was intent on testing that combo first.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

$1790 with the trade in, hood included.. you did very well. I have a 1.4TC so was intent on testing that combo first.

Nice!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Stone Curlew at Minsmere. Not close, so a very big crop in tricky light, but a first ever for me, and a real pleasure. Thankfully this was early in the day, so the heat haze hadn't built up yet. A big thanks to Unframed Dave, as he booked the guided tour that we had that gave us a chance to see these.

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

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Stone Curlew at Minsmere. Not close, so a very big crop in tricky light, but a first ever for me, and a real pleasure. Thankfully this was early in the day, so the heat haze hadn't built up yet. A big thanks to Unframed Dave, as he booked the guided tour that we had that gave us a chance to see these.View attachment 46651

Love these birds. Such curious things!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Found my bird chart. ️

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[Uncle Kevriano]

Love these birds. Such curious things!

They really are. They aren't common here at all, very few places for them.

 

[Clide]

Spotted this beauty on early morning walk.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[-ST-]

I heard a ruckus outside, and when I went to investigate, I found that a couple of Steller's Jays had come by for a visit. I've never seen one, so this was a pleasant surprise. A real point-and-shoot moment.

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS (SEL24105G)
• 77.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/40 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Clide]

While walking in Longwood gardens my wife today she spotted this beauty. The new lens worked very well.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Bird, according to my chart.

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[Deleted Member 5045]

Bird...

My favourite bloke doing his number one alpha pose! These guys have the attitude to suit their body language too..! Pity they're only a few inches tall because if they were even the size of a cockatoo I reckon you'd see videos of them bashing lions and crocodiles!
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[Uncle Kevriano]

Very nice Chaitali. Can I suggest you clean your sensor, lots of little blobs from dust there.

 

[Gaz]

Bird...

My favourite bloke doing his number one alpha pose! These guys have the attitude to suit their body language too..! Pity they're only a few inches tall because if they were even the size of a cockatoo I reckon you'd see videos of them bashing lions and crocodiles!
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He has serious business eyebrows!

 

[Gaz]

Very nice Chaitali. Can I suggest you clean your sensor, lots of little blobs from dust there.

I hear this a lot!

 

[iamdlewis]

A Double-Crested Cormorant taking its favorite leaf out for a swim

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1000

A Green Heron checking to see if I am still there

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

not in flight and mainly not in the shot swan

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 411.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Mother and young Kittiwake literally taking the food from her mouth.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 529.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Curlew at Wells. I just love the markings on these guys.

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

 

[Clix Pix]

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

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 316.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

vocal redshank in a tree

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[evacguy]

Blackheath geese are on the march, goose stepping across the heath.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 154.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 100

 

[GvilleRick]

I had an interesting encounter with this little Eastern Phoebe. We were walking around a local nature preserve and while I heard several birds I didn't see any, at least not so that I could get a photo. As we were nearing the end of the walk a bird flew across the path and landed in a tree just off the trail. I got a couple of shots and then starting moving in closer. The bird was very cooperative and posed for me. Then it flew toward me and hovered just a foot or so from me before flying to another close limb. It did this three more times and the last time flew up and looked like it would land on my arm. Instead it hovered and pecked my arm three times before flying back to a limb and then heading back into the woods. Here are some shots of it. As you can see from the EXIF info, it stayed around long enough for me to change settings. I also posted on a local bird watching page and a couple of other folks had seen the same behavior from an Eastern Phoebe in this park so we wonder if it is the same bird.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 297.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[brphotographycanada]

A Northern Flicker stopped in this afternoon.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
• 191.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[evacguy]

Duck discord over dancing and low flying

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[brphotographycanada]

I don't know what I did but this Blue Jay was not pleased based on the amount of squawking lol

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
• 198.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[brphotographycanada]

Duck discord over dancing and low flyingView attachment 47453View attachment 47455View attachment 47456

I love the expression on the duck in the bottom pic. On a technical note, I'm curious what you think of the teleconverter. I've been happy with my 70-200mm but there are certainly instances where some more reach would be nice.

 

[evacguy]

I love the expression on the duck in the bottom pic. On a technical note, I'm curious what you think of the teleconverter. I've been happy with my 70-200mm but there are certainly instances where some more reach would be nice.

Hi Brian, thanks, I also love the expression on that ducks face. Concerning the 2.0x, I’ve been thinking about getting this TC for almost a year now. I’ve read so much about the TC, both good and bad. I love the 70-200 GM II f2.8, but like yourself wanted more reach. I only got the TC last Saturday and so have only tried it out on a few targets, stationary, moving and macro and I simply love it. I have fewer keepers with the TC, but I’m not sure if that is due to inexperience or the TC. I have a few more images to process, including some of the moon from last night so will have a better idea in a few days, But first impressions, I’m simply loving it.

 

[spudhead]

heron from recently

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[evacguy]

Determined duck.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A stunning Gyr/Saker Falcon from the Falconry display yesterday.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 467.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1600