backyard bird update -- large images

kdog

A miscellaneous collection of recent acquisitions..

Blue Jay


Mockingbird


Red Bellied Woodpecker


Thanks fer lookin',
-joel

windoze

i kneel and tip my hat to you.....
EXCELLENT Images !
A spectacular series and thanx for sharing them - they made my morning,

i assume you used the 100-400 L - NICELY DONE !!!


troy

kdog

windoze wrote:

i kneel and tip my hat to you.....
EXCELLENT Images !
A spectacular series and thanx for sharing them - they made my morning,

i assume you used the 100-400 L - NICELY DONE !!!


troy

Troy,

Thank you very much. You know, I look at your images and think the same thing. In fact, I often hesitate to post my images because I don't feel they're at the standard that you and a few others set on this site. You sir, have made my morning.

And yes, they were all shot with my only telephoto, the 100-400L.

Best regards,
-joel

Khaos

Really nice stuff. thumb

The Bluejay is beautiful and I love the eye on that mockingbird. The woodpecker is very good also, but I would of cropped it a little higher to give his beak and head a little more room.

Harryb

Outstanding shots Joel. Why is the woodpecker called red -bellied when the red is everywhere but the belly?

kdog

Khaos wrote:

Really nice stuff. thumb

The Bluejay is beautiful and I love the eye on that mockingbird. The woodpecker is very good also, but I would of cropped it a little higher to give his beak and head a little more room.

Thanks, Khaos! I agree about the woodpecker shot. Unfortunately, I did a poor job of framing and didn't leave much headroom. Maybe I'll just add some with Photoshop.

Thanks for stopping by.
-joel

kdog

Harryb wrote:

Outstanding shots Joel. Why is the woodpecker called red -bellied when the red is everywhere but the belly?

Thank you, Harry!

I wondered about the red belly too. If you look really carefully at his lower belly, way down, almost between his legs, you can see kind of a red area. I wonder if that's it?

Thanks for stopping by.
-joel

Dick on Aruba

Great images Joel. The first is just awesome.

Dick.

Thusie

Wonderful shot all but the jay is thumb

gildco

kdog wrote:

A miscellaneous collection of recent acquisitions..

Thanks fer lookin',
-joel

Your technical eye shows; these are beautiful pictures. Good work.

gluwater

Great comp, color and especially backgrounds on these Joel. The light hitting the mockingbirds eye really sets it apart from the other shots.

Markjay

Absolutely outstanding images! The bluejay is my fav of the group but man I wish I had the opportunity to capture songbirds and such around here!

My feathered friends are more of the shorebird variety, turns, oyster catchers, etc.

Thank you for sharing these, they really are inspiriing!

Markjay

wolfies

I often hesitate to post my images because I don't feel they're at the standard that you and a few others set on this site.

these are great, i wish i could get shots like this

kdog

Thanks for the comments Dick, Thusie and Gil.

I really appreciate them.

-joel

kdog

Thanks, Nick. I appreciate the comments and thanks for stopping by.

Regards,
-joel

jeff lapoint

Wonderful shot of the bluejay!!clap

kdog

Markjay wrote:

Absolutely outstanding images! The bluejay is my fav of the group but man I wish I had the opportunity to capture songbirds and such around here!

My feathered friends are more of the shorebird variety, turns, oyster catchers, etc.

Thank you for sharing these, they really are inspiriing!

Markjay

Thanks, Markjay. Very kind. I drool over all those fantastic shore birds that you folks are posting from Fla. I guess the grass is always greener, eh? :giggle

Regards,
-joel

kdog

wolfies wrote:

these are great, i wish i could get shots like this

Thanks Wolfies, but you're way too kind. I looked at your gallery, and can't touch half the stuff you do. That owl portrait is to die for.

Best regards,
-joel