Black Phoebe

JC

I never realized that Black Phoebes were something special, they were just one of the local birds, I think it's become one of my favorite birds, even if the black face makes it nearly as hard to photograph as a black cat, even if it wasn't zooming through the crazy flight paths it does catching insects.

1) Showing off and getting ready



2) Taking flight



3) Identifying the target



4) Locked on target



5) Target (aka Thanksgiving supper)



^ obviously a big flaw in that one, but worth keeping I think

Finally getting my keeper rate up with the F/6.7 m43 zoom lens. Learning curve would probably have been shorter if I knew how to photograph birds in the first place.

Hunter58

Very nice set JC! Love the first shot and showing the bird in action.

Cavalier

Nice series. My favs are #3 with the reflection and #5 (flaw or not) with the target in focus.

Stumblebum

Oh #1 and #3 are joyous!

Dennis Kaczor

Nice set of images and I also like that first one, but what I really like is how you managed to capture them in flight as well.