Bird Portraits - Post Yours!

[Darren75]

This is about a bit of footage we once saw. In which this sweet little bird captured and ferociously killed another songbird and literally picked its brain. We were all kinda traumatised by it...

Seriously? These birdies kill? Where did you see that?

 

[fotoi]

Wood duck

 

[K9Kirk]

In effect the current Portraits thread is an 'all birds' thread, so I'm not sure how this thread is going to be any different. How do you define a bird portrait? One that shows just the face?

That's correct. According to Websters, the 'face' and the 'bust' make for a portrait. Not full body shots. I wouldn't care if Levina killed the "All Birds" thread, just so long as it's made known that birds in flight and all birds are accepted in 'Portraits.' What say you, Levina?
My apologies to all for starting a stir over this, that wasn't my intention.

 

[K9Kirk]

A portrait of a tricolored heron in SSC, FL. today.

042cv-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[K9Kirk]

An American bald eagle taken at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton, Fl. three years ago with my GE portable toaster cam. I wish he had been in a shorter tree.

12312316-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

That's correct. According to Websters, the 'face' and the 'bust' make for a portrait. Not full body shots. I wouldn't care if Levina killed the "All Birds" thread, just so long as it's made known that birds in flight and all birds are accepted in 'Portraits.' What say you, Levina?
My apologies to all for starting a stir over this, that wasn't my intention.

Nah, it's all good, Kirk. And I pretty much did what you suggest here. I changed it back to Bird Portraits and added something to the opening post.

 

[A1original]

 

[Jack Dawe]

Greater Flamingo

 

[fotoi]

Wigeon

 

[sidknee]

Seriously? These birdies kill? Where did you see that?

prepare to be traumatised

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[sidknee]

common buzzard, juvenile

 

[fotoi]

Wigeon

 

[Darren75]

prepare to be traumatised

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Oh man! That is unbelievable. They really are killers!
I thought you were all just kidding!

 

[Terry McDaniel]

Oh man! That is unbelievable. They really are killers!
I thought you were all just kidding!

I’ve seen Red-bellied Woodpeckers kill and eat smaller songbirds.

 

[Darren75]

I’ve seen Red-bellied Woodpeckers kill and eat smaller songbirds.

Yes, but this is a cute little songbird, killing another cute little songbird. Not something you'd expect. Amazing footage.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Yes, but this is a cute little songbird, killing another cute little songbird. Not something you'd expect. Amazing footage.

That's why we are all traumatised...

 

[Blackbird]

That's why we are all traumatised...

Now we are too!

 

[Terry McDaniel]

Nature never saw the movie “Bambi”. It’s a tough place to live.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nah, it's all good, Kirk. And I pretty much did what you suggest here. I changed it back to Bird Portraits and added something to the opening post.

I like the edit, Levina, it works for me.

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Hannibal Lecter's favorite birdie.

 

[K9Kirk]

A shot from 4 yrs. ago of a red shouldered hawk at Lake Myakka. Taken with the old Canon 80D and Tamron 150-600 mm.

11142080-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr