Some little ones

BigAl

Well my ducks have finally moved off the front page so I can't post some more :barb, so here are some little birds:

In keeping with the festive spirit, a cheerfully colored bird, the Red Bishop:





The not so festively colored Mrs. Red Bishop taken under terrible weather conditions. (The next four pics were taken at F5.6, showing that sharp pics *are* possible with the Bigma at max aperture.)





A Tawnyflanked Prinia:

Skippy

BigAl wrote:

Well my ducks have finally moved off the front page so I can't post some more , so here are some little birds:

In keeping with the festive spirit, a cheerfully colored bird, the Red Bishop:
The not so festively colored Mrs. Red Bishop taken under terrible weather conditions. (The next four pics were taken at F5.6, showing that sharp pics *are* possible with the Bigma at max aperture.)
A Tawnyflanked Prinia:

These are real nice Al
They are indeed sharp great nice series...... Skippy

Harryb

Excellent captures Al.

Awais Yaqub

beautiful bird and photos great colors

BigAl

Skippy wrote:

These are real nice Al
They are indeed sharp great nice series...... Skippy

Thanks Skippy!

BigAl

Harryb wrote:

Excellent captures Al.

Thanks Harry - I was amazed at how well the last four worked considering the light at the time!

jwear

I have found 2 places in so cal to shoot the orange bishop --you really did a great jobb on the exposer with the light being as bright as it looks [was it mid day?] your detail if fantastic very goooood job

dbaker1221

fantastic series

BigAl

Awais Yaqub wrote:

beautiful bird and photos great colors

Thanks Awais - much appreciated!

BigAl

jwear wrote:

I have found 2 places in so cal to shoot the orange bishop --you really did a great jobb on the exposer with the light being as bright as it looks [was it mid day?] your detail if fantastic very goooood job

Thanks for the kind words Jeff! The light was quite bright, taken around 8 am (just over 3 hrs after sunrise). Are the bishops you shoot captive birds?

jwear

BigAl wrote:

Thanks for the kind words Jeff! The light was quite bright, taken around 8 am (just over 3 hrs after sunrise). Are the bishops you shoot captive birds?

no they are wild , Ben and I have both posted shots but not as clean as these two

Dick on Aruba

Nice series. I like those little birds.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

BigAl

dbaker1221 wrote:

fantastic series

Thanks DB! I also enjoy my Bigma!

BigAl

jwear wrote:

no they are wild , Ben and I have both posted shots but not as clean as these two

That's interesting, must be escapees that have adapted. As far as my knowledge goes these are African birds

jwear

BigAl wrote:

That's interesting, must be escapees that have adapted. As far as my knowledge goes these are African birds

Al you know how everyone wants to move to so cal well so do the birds I did some research they are birds that more than likely got smuggled here but the areas we [Ben and i ] found them fit the area you find them at there --here is one shot I looked up

BigAl

Dick on Aruba wrote:

Nice series. I like those little birds.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

Thanks for the kind words Dick!

Osprey Whisperer

Nicely done Al.

BigAl

jwear wrote:

Al you know how everyone wants to move to so cal well so do the birds I did some research they are birds that more than likely got smuggled here but the areas we [Ben and i ] found them fit the area you find them at there --here is one shot I looked up

Ah yes, definitely the same species! I was lucky enough to get a whole lot closer.

[btw, I like it here, so I won't move to so cal :cavig]

BigAl

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nicely done Al.

Thanks Mike - comments appreciated!