Birds Birds not in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[THXGEEK]

This is a bird that for years I have been trying to get a good photo of. Typically Scarlet Tanagers like to hang out high in trees but this one was fairly kind and came down to say hello.

Beautiful - striking color contrast!

You seem to have a bounty of interesting & colorful wildlife nearby - I am jealous!

 

[RogerSmith]

I would call this one "bird almost in flight" a juvenile peregrine falcon practicing, Torrey Pines State Park San Diego CA.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[iamdlewis]

You seem to have a bounty of interesting & colorful wildlife nearby - I am jealous!

All the birds I posted recently should be/have past through your area. You should have the Indigo Bunting, Common Yellowthroat and more likely the Summer Tanager instead of the Scarlet.

Go here: https://ebird.org/hotspots zoom into your area and see what people have been finding at places around you and then do a little reading on them, download the Merlin app, go out use the Sound Id to help know what is around and search.