Bird of the Week

[MVG]

Oystercatcher

[lizardman_u]

Very nice photos guys and gals.

Dave

[Jakeboy]

Since I was a little boy, I was enamored of birds. They could go everywhere, while I was tethered to the ground.

I think that if I could come back (for just a day or two), I'd like to be a Swallow Tailed Kite. I've only seen four in my life but they could sure fly. They sure can soar and also do some of the most incredible aerobatics....

[MVG]

[Gevonovich]

[Robert.B]

At Sioux falls, SD.

[mqqn]

a little soft - getting the hang of shooting pictures of the hummingbirds at our feeder -



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mqqn

[Gevonovich]

Awesome sight Robert!!

Great shot,mggn! What a beauty

[Win Heger]

These are California Condors in the area of Zion N.P. I took these a few years ago and the Condor folks have now discouraged the birds from this area. This particular day, 21 different birds came in for a landing, like they were in a flight pattern, pretty amazing.

[GWashington1732]

I went to the refuge today, still haven't figured out a way to get the peregrine pictures I want, but this Juvenile Forster's Tern did sit down on the side of the road and let me get a few shots from my car.


Here's my latest peregrine attempt, I managed to get rid of some of the purple fringing and a bit of the haze with a UV filter, but I didn't bring the extender for my cheap bazooka lens so I didn't get much. You can see that there's a bird there this time though.

[Ebbtide]

Frank D. Bird doing his hawk impression.

[Jakeboy]

Cool budgie! They're great little critters.

[mqqn]

haha - great impression!

The California Condors are awesome - I guess the numbers on them is a necessary evil.

Here is one of our resident red-headed woodpeckers - these are not that common. This is just outside the back of my house on our redbud tree-


Bad picture, but I caught this Barred Owl in the tree behind my house a few weeks ago -



And a couple shots of the hummingbirds that frequent my feeders -







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mqqn

[GWashington1732]

Here is one of our resident red-headed woodpeckers - these are not that common. This is just outside the back of my house on our redbud tree-

I hate you , you have no idea how long I've been looking to see one of those.

Here's one of my ruby throated hummingbirds. It's either a female or a juvenile,

[GWashington1732]

Went to the refuge again today, finally got a picture of one of these guys.

[mqqn]

Hi GW -

Your hummingbird shot is awesome - I wish I had a zoom that I could get that clear a shot with!

Is that second shot a kingfisher? I can't make it out on my small screen.

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mqqn

[meako]

In the backyard-
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Australian Brush Turkey

[GWashington1732]

Hi GW -

Your hummingbird shot is awesome - I wish I had a zoom that I could get that clear a shot with!

and a lot of patience.

You could do it with just about any camera if you sit at the feeder long enough. I was literally 6 feet off, if I was that.

Is that second shot a kingfisher? I can't make it out on my small screen.

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mqqn

Yeah, it's a kingfisher.

[mqqn]

Cool! You have to have a lot of patience then!!

It seems like those hummingbirds know when you set the camera down - they always provide a great shot when I don't have the camera.

I have never seen a kingfisher in person - thanks for the picture.

Meako - wow - that is some cool stuff - the cockatoo's in the wild is very cool - those are fairly popular pets around here. You also got a great shot if that turkey - they must not be too timid around people down there - thanks for the great pictures.

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mqqn

[chrisa62401]

Some backyard birds from lunchtime