Birds Birds Non-BIF Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[spudhead]

coot a1 lea-5 sony 300g mk1 2.8

• ILCE-1
• 300mm F2.8 G
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-1
• 300mm F2.8 G
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Brownie]

Very cool! I mean...very Coot!

 

[spudhead]

a1 and minolta 400 4.5 on lea-5 robin

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[DaveC Oz]

Kookaburra at Cardinia Reservoir Park

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[DaveC Oz]

Also spotted at Cardinia

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 10000

 

[iamdlewis]

Started the long process of processing the images from my recent Costa Rica trip.
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 6400

Spectacled Owl

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 6400

Crested Owl

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Roland]

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Absolute perfect shot.

 

[RogerSmith]

Mallard finishing its preen, Lake Murray, San Diego CA

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

 

[RogerSmith]

One more duck from this weekend, confident looking lesser scaup drake

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

 

[DaveC Oz]

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 430.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[andrewluke]

Marsh Tit, sony 200-600mm

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[andrewluke]

another Marsh Tit,

• ILCE-1
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Slug]

Eastern Spinebill.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[spudhead]

Eastern Spinebill.

View attachment 57554

nice shot

 

[-ST-]

Red Breasted Merganser

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 1,200.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Purple Gallinule - is probably one of the most colorful birds we have in SW Florida . Camera: Sony a7Rv + FE 600mm F/2.8 GM Images taken on March 19, 2024 in Lee County, FL.

Some fun facts -

Purple Gallinule pairs often build four different nests! However, they only choose one to nest in. It’s not known why they do this but those extra empty nests might act as decoys to distract predators from the real one.

Purple Gallinule babies have a small claw on the front part of each wing. This adaptation helps them hold onto and move through their dense marsh grass home.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Purple Gallinule - is probably one of the most colorful birds we have in SW Florida . Camera: Sony a7Rv + FE 600mm F/2.8 GM Images taken on March 19, 2024 in Lee County, FL.

Some fun facts -

Purple Gallinule pairs often build four different nests! However, they only choose one to nest in. It’s not known why they do this but those extra empty nests might act as decoys to distract predators from the real one.

Purple Gallinule babies have a small claw on the front part of each wing. This adaptation helps them hold onto and move through their dense marsh grass home.View attachment 57624

Nice. It's basically a more colourful version of our Moorhen (which I called Moron, as they are spectacularly dumb)

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Chestnut Backed Thrush, taken at Thrigby Hall Gardens, so captive. I was really pleased with how this came out given the 6400k ISO. I didn't have to denoise much with it.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[iamdlewis]

Male (blue) and female Shining Honeycreeper

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[iamdlewis]

Acorn Woodpecker

• ILCE-7RM4
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-7RM4
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Andrew Nik]

Grey partridges

Perdix perdix by Andrew Nik, on Flickr

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Some fun fact

He's embarrassed because you caught him on the toilet!

 

[RogerSmith]

wood duck finishing his preen. Ive been after this pose for awhile

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

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

American Flamingo - In 2023, Hurricane Idalia brought high winds and flamingos. Documented sightings across the eastern United States, with records from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, as far north as Ohio and Pennsylvania, and as far northwest as Wisconsin. Hopefully they'll stay in Florida for good! Inage captured in SW Florida. Camera: Sony a7Rv + FE 600mm f/4 GM ISO 1250 f/6.3 1/3200 AWB.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Green Heron - are one of the few species of bird known to use tools. In particular, they commonly use insects, or other items for bait. The bait is dropped onto the surface of a body of water to lure fish. Image taken in SW Florida on March 25, 2025 Camera: Sony a7Rv + FE 600mm f/4 FM ISO 800 f/5.6 1/3200 AWB

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

 

[spudhead]

not been out for a while, so this will have do goosander

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

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

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Barred Owl - the golden hour of sunlight luminated this perched owl as the day slipped away into night.
Camera: Sony a7Rv + FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image taken Alachua County, Florida. ISO 200 f/6.3 1/500 426mm AWB

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 426.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A surprise and unexpected visitor to my garden feeders today, a pair of Siskin, of which this is the male. Beautiful birds, a first for my garden. That's species 26 for the year, quite remarkable really.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[spudhead]

robin from earlier today

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[spudhead]

skylark from today

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 640