Bird photography

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Decorations were just put out; naam naam

 

[ndouglas]

Could use others' help with this one, I think it's a tri-colored heron, yes? Used an online "upload your bird photo to ID it" site and it promptly stated, "It might not be a bird." Haha...

 

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cloned and stamped

 

[stillcrazyman]

Blue Gray Gnat Catcher

Wood Stork - probably a juvenile as it hasn't got the black feathers on it's head.

A Crow doing crow things...

 

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memento mori / already frozen

 

[stillcrazyman]

Green Heron

 

[stillcrazyman]

Carolina Wren

 

[stillcrazyman]

Finally after many years, I've managed to capture the Eastern Bluebird with my camera.

 

[Regulus67]

 

[tizeye]

Sandhill Cranes hikes alongside me for a good distance before deciding to fly off.

 

[tizeye]

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I am going to have to re-process the entire shoot - and time to learn another program I have been putting off. With the recent pushed ‘latest and greatest’ version, Lightroom and Photoshop have simply been weird and well beyond the normal involuntary change of workflow typical of pushed upgrades. Notice the blotch on base of beak and displaced leg on the pair. Others not published here are worse. Initially thought was sensor failing in camera, but relieved to see “synconized remove edits” That I never did show in Lightroom history, and rollover through history confirms the alterations.

 

[ndouglas]

I am going to have to re-process the entire shoot - and time to learn another program I have been putting off. With the recent pushed ‘latest and greatest’ version, Lightroom and Photoshop have simply been weird and well beyond the normal involuntary change of workflow typical of pushed upgrades. Notice the blotch on base of beak and displaced leg on the pair. Others not published here are worse. Initially thought was sensor failing in camera, but relieved to see “synconized remove edits” That I never did show in Lightroom history, and rollover through history confirms the alterations.

Interesting, I didn’t notice until you pointed them out. Beautiful photos anyway, thank you for sharing!

 

[ndouglas]

Saw several Acorn Woodpeckers today, they are so energetic and fun to watch!

 

[stillcrazyman]

A few from New Years Eve and New Years Day

 

[arkitect]

Gabbiano…
Rome, December 2024

Olympus E-M10 II
Panasonic 45-175mm f/4

 

[Regulus67]

Winter came with a bang here in Sweden. 10 inches of snow and -6°C/10°F.
We are of course feeding our small birds in the neighbourhood.

 

[Levina]

European kestrel

 

[tizeye]

Have no idea what this bird is. They say there is a kestrel in the area which is not unheard of though unusual but seems too large, and doesn't look like an owl. Initially seen as an irregular clump in trees with 8x binoculars. Photo taken with a 600mm lens then a radical crop around 75%

 

[ndouglas]

Have no idea what this bird is. They say there is a kestrel in the area which is not unheard of though unusual but seems too large, and doesn't look like an owl. Initially seen as an irregular clump in trees with 8x binoculars. Photo taken with a 600mm lens then a radical crop around 75%View attachment 2468554

Looks like a black crowned night heron to me! I could be wrong…

 

[Levina]

Grey heron

 

[Apple fanboy]

Grey heron
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European kestrel

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Some beautiful images.

 

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from beauty to ... something less

 

[stillcrazyman]

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Warbler on the ground

Yellow Crested Night Heron

 

[oldBCguy]

.. two close up views looking down on a Canada goose .. (taken back in spring '24)

 

[Levina]

Some beautiful images.

Thank you. Much appreciated.