Bird Portraits - Post Yours!

[Jack Dawe]

This is a bird that I would love to not just photograph but see, with my own eyes. They're so beautiful. Did you photograph this near you, Jason?

I wish! No, this was in Canada. It's horribly backlit, but there was no other option.

 

[pcs]

Mrs. Chaffinch

 

[K9Kirk]

Did someone say sandhill crane? Here's another for you, Levina.

shc-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I wish! No, this was in Canada. It's horribly backlit, but there was no other option.

Sometimes you just take what you can get, Mac. At least you saw them and captured one. Which is more than I can say!

 

[K9Kirk]

A reddish egret.

123691-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Mrs. Chaffinch
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These are nice, Patrick. I always have a problem with female chaffinches. I can never capture good feather detail. Not sure why. They just always look overly smooth.

Did someone say sandhill crane? Here's another for you, Levina.

shc-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

Oh thanks Kirk. Yeah, this is lovely!

 

[K9Kirk]

A sanderling.

123487-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

A reddish egret.

123691-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

He seems grumpy! Great capture.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

A sanderling.

123487-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

Sweet shot. Nice light!

 

[K9Kirk]

These are nice, Patrick. I always have a problem with female chaffinches. I can never capture good feather detail. Not sure why. They just always look overly smooth.

Oh thanks Kirk. Yeah, this is lovely!

Thanks, Levina! What's really cool about them is if you stand about 20 meters in front of them, in their path, they will walk right past you really close. I'm talking like about 10 feet away, like you aren't even there. Ones that have less contact with ppl may be more wary.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Thanks, Levina! What's really cool about them is if you stand about 20 meters in front of them, in their path, they will walk right past you really close. I'm talking like about 10 feet away, like you aren't even there. Ones that have less contact with ppl may be more wary.

Really? That sounds like our grey herons here in the city. If you just sit quietly and wait, they will do the same. They easily came within MFD of my EF 300/4L which I most always shot them with. Their wild cousins in the countryside wouldn't though.

But those cranes, gosh I would really love to see them, shoot them. We do have them here but in another part of the country and it's not nearby and I don't have a car.

 

[A1original]

Did someone say sandhill crane? Here's another for you, Levina.

shc-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

Great shot.

 

[pcs]

These are nice, Patrick. I always have a problem with female chaffinches. I can never capture good feather detail. Not sure why. They just always look overly smooth.

Thanks, I guess you've got to get closer.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Thanks, I guess you've got to get closer.

I was close in some instances. What I didn't have was a lot of pixels... That has now changed!

 

[Jack Dawe]

Spotted Dove, Singapore

 

[K9Kirk]

Really? That sounds like our grey herons here in the city. If you just sit quietly and wait, they will do the same. They easily came within MFD of my EF 300/4L which I most always shot them with. Their wild cousins in the countryside wouldn't though.

But those cranes, gosh I would really love to see them, shoot them. We do have them here but in another part of the country and it's not nearby and I don't have a car.

Wait until it gets warm and rent a motorcycle, that would be a fun journey to where they are. I would loan you mine but that darn ocean!

 

[fotoi]

Wigeon hen

 

[PhotoNut]

Wigeon hen

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Colours are lovely. Beautiful shot.

 

[fotoi]

Colours are lovely. Beautiful shot.

Thank you very much!

 

[K9Kirk]

An older shot of a green heron.

11142061-studio-25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr