Birds Birds Non-BIF Thread - Post Your Shots Here

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Caption?

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 3200

These are Eurasian Wigeons.

If you catch them on just the right (or wrong) angle, it looks like part of the head is missing, like the male on the left.

 

[iamdlewis]

Thanks David for that but just one question where do they come from if they are non breeding?

More of a lifestyle prefix.

Caption?

Messy salad today

 

[Clix Pix]

Male Belted Kingfisher spots something interesting....

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

 

[spudhead]

Male kestrel taken on Friday

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

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

More of a lifestyle prefix.

We just don't feel that now is the right time for nesting. Ask us again in a couple of months.

 

[Ian S]

I rarely crop to show only part of a bird or animal. Here's an attempt.
This juvenile Bald Eagle in the rain reminded me of a DC Comics superhero.
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The full bird.
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Which do you prefer?

Reminds me of the Maltese Falcon

 

[Slug]

Juvenile Firetails.
Tasmanian Arboretum.

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

 

[spudhead]

JAY taken from a bridge above a railway siding about 100 metres away and a new one for me

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 10000

 

[spudhead]

meadow pipit unless someone knows better

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[dcisive]

Taken the other day while down at the Heron rookery nearby.

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Clix Pix]

Playing with the ability to add interesting borders to some images I edit in ON1 Photo RAW 2024.....

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

the ability to add interesting borders

I don't think that the bird approves!

 

[spudhead]

cormorant

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

This is s--t

 

[Clix Pix]

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

 

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Experiments
Pelagic Cormorant
It's tough to make these birds look good, so I settled for an interesting composition.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 800

Northern Flicker

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

 

[dcisive]

A good day in the field

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 576.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 250

 

[Brownie]

A good day in the fieldView attachment 54675View attachment 54676

You're getting some pretty good mileage out of that kit!

 

[MyDogsOwner]

Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a cloudy drizzly day.

 

[MyDogsOwner]

Test Shots with new gear. Eastern Bluebirds. Temperature was 8 degrees F.

 

[Brownie]

Test Shots with new gear. Eastern Bluebirds. Temperature was 8 degrees F.

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Temp 8 deg. Did you have the hood installed? If so, that could be the reason for the softness you asked about in your thread.

Can't see the exif for your images?

 

[MyDogsOwner]

Temp 8 deg. Did you have the hood installed? If so, that could be the reason for the softness you asked about in your thread.

Can't see the exif for your images?

I took those images on a different day, a much colder day than the one in question in my other post. The images posted in the non-BIF were taken on a tripod, and I am basically happy with them for first time use with new camera/lens.

The lens hood was on, yes. The images that were soft had temps of 56-ish outside. I had no idea that the lens hood at colder temps could do that! I know heat can. Do you know at what temps this can happen?

 

[Brownie]

I took those images on a different day, a much colder day than the one in question in my other post. The images posted in the non-BIF were taken on a tripod, and I am basically happy with them for first time use with new camera/lens.

The lens hood was on, yes. The images that were soft had temps of 56-ish outside. I had no idea that the lens hood at colder temps could do that! I know heat can. Do you know at what temps this can happen?

It's not so much at a given temp. There's actually a video about this somewhere in here, and you can find it on the net with a good keyword search. In a nutshell, if you pull warmer glass out of your bag in cold temps, the lens hood can protect the front elements from the cold and you end up with some minor fogging that's difficult to detect. Best to take the hood off and let everything acclimate.

 

[MyDogsOwner]

It's not so much at a given temp. There's actually a video about this somewhere in here, and you can find it on the net with a good keyword search. In a nutshell, if you pull warmer glass out of your bag in cold temps, the lens hood can protect the front elements from the cold and you end up with some minor fogging that's difficult to detect. Best to take the hood off and let everything acclimate.

Makes sense. Camera and lens were well acclimated though in the problematic images.

 

[Clix Pix]

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Bald Eagle Nest - The nest actually has three

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 400

Eaglets. Camera: Sony a7Rv January 31, 2024 SW Florida

 

[Brownie]

Bald Eagle Nest - The nest actually has threeView attachment 54749 Eaglets. Camera: Sony a7Rv January 31, 2024 SW Florida

Very cool shot!

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Bald Eagle - It's hard to believe the mirrorless camera is capable of capturing this level of detail. Camera: Sony a7Rv January 31, 2024 SW Florida.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Clix Pix]

The gang just hanging out at the pier.....Kingfisher overseeing the lot, the geese all snoozing.....

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 445.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Clix Pix]

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[spudhead]

A couple of recent swan shots

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800