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[Uncle Kevriano]

egyptian goose the first I have seen this yearView attachment 80445

These birds will take over our wetlands. They breed all year and have large broods. We see them everywhere in Norfolk.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Red Tailed Kite from a display in Summer.

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

 

[spudhead]

I see these sometimes at my local pond, very distinctive.

In previous years I have seen many more

 

[spudhead]

These birds will take over our wetlands. They breed all year and have large broods. We see them everywhere in Norfolk.

not an issue up here Kev since we have a government building thousands of houses on the green belt and around many of our reserves, the one I walk a lot has 6,000 houses being built right up to the edges of it, and bird numbers on that reserve have fallen massively over the last 2 years, the lapwings and skylarks used to breed on the fields they are building on. And most of the houses are luxury properties and a reserve near me was a former deep cut mine and then open cast to depth of hundreds of feet, the reserve and lakes they built on that site took almost 10 years to attract birds and wildlife in decent numbers, and that site has seen many birds leave in large numbers, I have not seen kingfishers on that site since 2022-23 for example

 

[spudhead]

one from today both the young male kestrel and I were getting very wet, it was bright sunshine 15 minutes earlier

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[spudhead]

stonechat

• ILCE-9
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

egyptian goose the first I have seen this yearView attachment 80445

I remembered your photo and went to see if my local pond still has these. I found one lone Egyptian Goose on the shore:

• ILCE-6700
• E 50-300mm F4.5-6.3 A069
• 184.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 640

 

[THXGEEK]

Cedar Waxwing

• ILCE-1M2
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Richard A]

That's a great shot. I reckon if you can get that highlight in the bird's eye it improves the whole shot a million times...

 

[Slug]

Satin Bowerbird.
Lamington National Park.

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 259.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[spudhead]

A juvenile kestrel resting

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 420.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 420.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

reed bunting

 

[spudhead]

grey wagtail from S

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 420.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

unday

 

[RogerSmith]

Ring necked duck, Santee CA

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 315.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[RogerSmith]

Cinnamon Teal

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[RogerSmith]

Hooded merganser visiting San Diego for the winter

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 365.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[DavidN]

We've had a visitor to the pond in our garden over the last couple of weeks. He doesn't stay long (probably because there's no fish) but one morning he hopped on various perches giving me enough time to grab my camera and take the picture below through the kitchen window. It was quite early in the morning and a bit dull, hence the high ISO. I didn't realise that they had a moustache!

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[Slug]

Red-browed Finch.
Lamington National Park, Qld. Aus.

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 247.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[THXGEEK]

All the birds at my feeder have been regularly terrorized by a hawk that goes swooping by at random intervals. This particular dove was pretty much at DEFCON-3, continually swooping back into the nearby brush at the slightest disturbance.

• ILCE-1M2
• 200mm F2 DG OS | Sports 025
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Phil Vetra]

Up close and personal.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 25600

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Curious Burrowing Owl (Captive)

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[iamdlewis]

A few from this morning after a very rare measurable Dec snowstorm for my area
Mallard

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 433.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 2500

Northen Cardinal

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 800

Pileated Woodpecker

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1250

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 640

Northern Flicker

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

Hairy Woodpecker

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

A stonechat from today a75r from a jpeg file

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[spudhead]

just catching up on some edits a Swan from earlier this year

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100

 

[dragonsdreams]

A few birds from the Northern Cape, SA

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 741.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[THXGEEK]

A stonechat from today a75r from a jpeg file

I'd never heard of a stonechat before. I learned something new today!

 

[spudhead]

I'd never heard of a stonechat before. I learned something new today!

cool