Show your Bird Portraits

[AlanF]

Yesterday was exciting, it was hotter than ever but we were so lucky to see a female Chinese Grosbeak join the Bulbuls. They were there for only a minute or two. Isn't she a beaut - a veritable Barbra Streisand!

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Alan. Thanks for sharing.

 

[photophil]

Red-backed shrike at dawn.
R6 RF800/11

 

[brphotography]

Pink and Grey Galahs

Location: Melbourne, Australia
Camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Lens: Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG/HSM (77mm)

 

[ISv]

Red-backed shrike at dawn.
R6 RF800/11

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And one adult male in full light, immature male and for the third one I'm kind of helpless: looks more like immature Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) but missing the whitish panel on the wing?

 

[photophil]

And one adult male in full light, immature male and for the third one I'm kind of helpless: looks more like immature Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) but missing the whitish panel on the wing?

Very nice! Love the lighting in the last one.
Absolutely no idea whether the third one is L. senator or L. collurio.
I usually blindly rely on my phone recognizing birdsong in those cases.

 

[AlanF]

An unexpected treat this afternoon. We were in the prairies of the Wuchuan region of Inner Mongolia, not expecting to see anything, but on leaving the car I had set the R7/RF100-400mm for BIF and a small raptor whizzed by and I got a couple of shots. It turned out to be an Amur Falcon, (Average length: 33 cm (13 in), Average wingspan: 70 cm (28 in), Average weight: 150 g (5.2 oz)) which is a great migrator as it does 15000km from NE China to South Africa and back and can do a record 3000km non-stop over open ocean). It wasn't very close, at about 30m away according to EXIF).

 

[Click]

And one adult male in full light, immature male and for the third one I'm kind of helpless: looks more like immature Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) but missing the whitish panel on the wing?

Beautiful shots. Nicely done, Sir!

 

[MSH411]

Lately I seem to be disturbing these guys during a meal.

 

[brphotography]

Young Cygnet floating on the Yarra River in Melbourne
Canon 60D with Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM

 

[meywd]

 

[Click]

MSH411, brphotography and meywd,

Very nice shots, guys.

 

[Click]

Canada Goose

 

[brphotography]

Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG/HSM (77mm)

 

[Dragon]

Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG/HSM (77mm)

That looks like the evil eye.

 

[brphotography]

That looks like the evil eye.

Yeah it looks very creepy and sinister!

 

[becceric]

Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG/HSM (77mm)

He looks like he is waiting for an RF 35mm f/1.2...

 

[ISv]

An unexpected treat this afternoon. We were in the prairies of the Wuchuan region of Inner Mongolia, not expecting to see anything, but on leaving the car I had set the R7/RF100-400mm for BIF and a small raptor whizzed by and I got a couple of shots. It turned out to be an Amur Falcon, (Average length: 33 cm (13 in), Average wingspan: 70 cm (28 in), Average weight: 150 g (5.2 oz)) which is a great migrator as it does 15000km from NE China to South Africa and back and can do a record 3000km non-stop over open ocean). It wasn't very close, at about 30m away according to EXIF).

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Great catch Alan: I still have to see one of these...

 

[AlanF]

Great catch Alan: I still have to see one of these...

One first photo of a new bird, especially unexpected, makes our day! I hadn't a clue what it was until I downloaded it.

 

[brphotography]

Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG/HSM (77mm)