Maestro

emmalou

Soon after I read about your thread on small birds, I went outside to water the garden, with my camera 'round my neck:rolleyes
I have been trying to get a half decent picture of a towhee forever.they are flighty and twitchy things......I think I may have one.not great, but recognizable? He was directly over my head.lol.and I had my 300 zoom lens on........so I had to back up. quickly..lol.and focus..he didn't move! I also got this grosbeak, but he is not sharp at all....it was brilliant outside, and over the birdseed bed he washed out....:dunno

Harv

Hey... don't sell yourself short. These are a lot better than many of my early attempts. Good work. It pays to be prepared.

emmalou

Thanks Harv.......I am anal about my camera.ask anyone.lol.it is with me everywhere I go...... Now I just have to learn how to use it.

I just peeked at your galleries Harv.You have Vizslas!! What a sleek dog that is, I am a hound gal....:)

ShepsMom

Hey these are pretty cool shots!! I wont even attempt a small bird My 200mm wont reach where i want it to, uless i come close and scare the crap out of the birds

Maestro

That Towhee looks very nice. I love birds with eyes that just stand out such as the GBH, the bald eagle or in this case, the towhee. Good job. That second shot is fine too. It is a tad soft, but nothing some USM in Photoshop couldn't fix probably. But are you sure that is a grosbeak? Around my parts that would be a lark sparrow, but I am not sure where you are so this could be a grosbeak.

Dick on Aruba

Nice captures

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

emmalou

Maestro wrote:

That Towhee looks very nice. I love birds with eyes that just stand out such as the GBH, the bald eagle or in this case, the towhee. Good job. That second shot is fine too. It is a tad soft, but nothing some USM in Photoshop couldn't fix probably. But are you sure that is a grosbeak? Around my parts that would be a lark sparrow, but I am not sure where you are so this could be a grosbeak.

Its a juvenille Black Headed Grosbeak.looks to be female so far.Its just a tad smaller than a robin right now.they get to be about 17-20 cm.and they are rather secretive during the summer, but this year we have had a good show.

http://www.pbase.com/tgrey/grosbeaks_blackheaded

Some very nice photos here

Maestro

emmalou wrote:

Its a juvenille Black Headed Grosbeak.looks to be female so far.Its just a tad smaller than a robin right now.they get to be about 17-20 cm.and they are rather secretive during the summer, but this year we have had a good show.

http://www.pbase.com/tgrey/grosbeaks_blackheaded

Some very nice photos here

Thanks for clarifying...Bird ID can be very difficult.

kdog

Maestro


So that's what he looks like!

Just kidding. Nice shot!

-joel

raptorcaptor

Nice shots Emmalou! The smaller birds are the hardest to get good pictures of. I have a lot of pictures bare branches!

WildWally

I think they are fine photos !!! Especially the first 1 . Pretty birdie .