13 Backyard pics.

Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
edited May 4, 2006 in Wildlife
I own a lot of birds myself and I throw the left-over seeds from a previous day in my backyard. This does lure some wild birds into my backyard. My house is also a “hospital” for less fortunate wild birds (hit by car, attacked by cat i.a.)

I posted a thread on other forums asking for advice about exposure in aggressive bright sun. This was the opportunity to implement some of the gathered advices.

This series are birds strictly out of my own little backyard and captured with the D200 today (except 1).

I hope you enjoy the captures.

CC's are more than welcome.

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Captured another day.
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Dick.
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Comments

  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    Some nice shots you've got, Dick. Some interesting birds too. I've not seen many of them. How do you prepare them? Stir fry? eek7.gif:D
    Mike McCarthy

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Some nice shots you've got, Dick. Some interesting birds too. I've not seen many of them. How do you prepare them? Stir fry? eek7.gif:D

    Thanks for looking Mike.

    With our hot sun they half baked already.

    Dick.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    Looks like you have the exposure thing down...

    Great job getting close to the birds as well.

    Nice stuff.
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    GREAPER wrote:
    Looks like you have the exposure thing down...
    ...

    Thanks Creaper.

    Thanks to the help of Dgrin and Dpreview members.

    DIck.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Good set Dick but 13 shots are a tad much to view and comment on. Anyhow good work on those shots. Your work is improving. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Good set Dick but 13 shots are a tad much to view and comment on. Anyhow good work on those shots. Your work is improving. thumb.gif

    Thanks Harry.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Dick..
    So many birds I have never seen before, all nicely captured. You're fortunate to have such wonderful diversity of birds in your area. Thanks for sharing.
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    evil eggplant wrote:
    So many birds I have never seen before, all nicely captured. You're fortunate to have such wonderful diversity of birds in your area. Thanks for sharing.

    Thanks Rich. (Some really nice captures in your galleries)
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Look good to me thumb.gif
    Benjamin
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Hey Dick, care to trade backyards for a week or two?:D
    Love your work.
    Let us know what kind of Dove that is when you find out
    Russ
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Really good little bird shots!

    I can comment on lots of shots, just lump them together and say great shot, smile!

    No, there is one, a baby it looks to me, at the end, or towards the end, I lean to that one, but they are all very good!

    How do you get them to hold still? Bet you don't let the dogs out!

    Haha, no, good shooting!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 3, 2006
    Great series, Dick. thumb.gif

    You sure do have a wide variety of bird species in your back yard. It must be nice.

    Cheers,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Nice going, Dick! thumb.gif

    The Ric Award goes toooooooooooo....................this one!

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Many thanks Benjamin, Russ, Ginger, Joel and Ric.

    * The pigeon is a (you might guess) "Bulls Eye Pigeon"

    Dick.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited May 4, 2006
    You've got some nice shots there! Especially the little mouth in the
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