Wild Birds of Europe

[pcs]

Really, really good shots, especially the first one.

I agree with Jason, these are terrific, Patrick!

Thanks, getting close is everything, here I had to revert to shooting portrait, he wouldn’t fit in the frame!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Thanks, getting close is everything, here I had to revert to shooting portrait, he wouldn’t fit in the frame!

A woodpecker not fitting in the frame?

 

[pcs]

A woodpecker not fitting in the frame?

Distance is about 5 meters with 560mm....

 

[Jack Dawe]

Distance is about 5 meters with 560mm....

You did well to get even that close with that species.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Distance is about 5 meters with 560mm....

Yes, it's really amazing how you need to shoot in portrait mode to get it to fit in the frame. That he is that close.

 

[pcs]

Blue tit and Robin

 

[Jack Dawe]

Red-crested Pochard

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Blue tit and Robin
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That blue tit is a beauty, Patrick!

 

[pcs]

Stonechat

 

[pcs]

Is this dent in it's beak common in Black-tailed godwits? If not it's the same bird as in 2022(perched), flight shots from yesterday.

Some normal ones for comparison