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BettyParticipantDickcissel with backlighting Barn swallow with subject in focus and background blurred Bald eagle side lightingin reply to: Practice Crafting Great Bird Photos #724196
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@Isabelle These are very nice, and thanks for sharing how you take them. I will look more closely into this. I have the 400 mm lens as well. May need to change it up a bit.
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BettyParticipantI use a Canon 7D markII with a Tamron 150-600/ f 5-6.3. I mostly shoot from my car and use a beanbag tripod which has made a significant difference in my shots. Most of my photos are of birds perched, and close up. I enjoy seeing birds in flight and want to practice in this area. Browsing the photo library, which I was not familiar with, (and thank you ) I felt I had the right equipment and was very interested in the settings, particularly the shutter speeds. The few times I have attempted a bird in flight, I found it difficult to track the bird and my neck would start to hurt. Also the camera and lens weight make it difficult to assume a position to photograph. Would love to hear how others do this. All the photos below are held held and taken within a few minutes of each other. Lake Afton, outside of Wichita KS.in reply to: Practice Matching Your Gear to Your Goals #719445
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BettyParticipantSo yesterday , I used e-bird to see what others were sighting at Quivira Wildlife Refuge, which I like to go to every couple of months. I still find the site a little over whelming but will continue to use it as a tool. I usually use my car as the blind, but I did try stabilizing the lens with my hand when extended and liked the feel of that. I am sharing 3 of my better photos from yesterday. Eastern Kingbird Mourning Dove Red-winged blackbirdin reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719430
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BettyParticipantI love photographing these birds and your photos are absolutely beautiful! 1in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719387
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BettyParticipantNice shots and what a beautiful bird, thanks for sharing!in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719305
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BettyParticipantThese are fantastic!in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719304
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@Ron
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BettyParticipantBeautiful bird and capture. Do you mind sharing the area the photos were taken.in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719137
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BettyParticipantYour photos are quite lovely.in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719136
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@Karen Ours wouldn’t eat the thistle, which had never happened any place we have lived before, but love sunflower hearts & chips. I love watching them. We have quite a few but I have not seen any adults feeding any young.
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BettyParticipantWould love to see your pics of them being fed.in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719134
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BettyParticipantLove Tybee Island, visited a couple of times when we lived in Tennessee. Miss both places. Nice lighting on the heron. Maybe you know this, but there is a state park, Skidaway Island State Park, a short drive from Tybee Island. They have a nice short walking loop with many birding opportunities and a great viewing window at the visitor center. The Painted Buntings migrate to this area and return South in the fall.in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719132
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BettyParticipantAmerican Goldfinch taken 6/23/2020 I love watching these birds at our feeder however these images were taken on a road trip thru Missouri. When driving thru we always visit the Columbia Bottoms Conservation area, just outside of St.Louis. The area is mostly wetlands or prairie like. Goldfinches are a common backyard bird in Kansas where we live. They are a year round resident. They prefer open habitats as well as one's yard, and Columbia Bottoms is definitely open habiitat. They eat seeds and seem to arrive in flocks to the feeder, and are often joined by house Finches. In the photos they are eating the common roadside weed/wildflower. Chicory. They seem non aggresive and have gotten quite used to us when we sit outside. They have a high pithed sweet sound when at our feeder. They nest late in the summer, July to August, when more seeds are abundant and use the "downy seed heads " to pad their nest. The males are the vibrant yellow and black and the females or more dull olive green. I have noticed this week that more females have returned to the feeder.in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #719076
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