Your Fav Perching Bird Shots this year?

GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
edited November 11, 2007 in Wildlife
Well I set out last year to get myself the best Birding Lens I could afford!
No easy task cuz anything decent over 300mm runs into some $$$$
Quite happy with the Sigy EX DG APO OS 80-400mm I got.

This year I managed to get some shots of Birds I rarely even seen just out with my Binoc's Birding here.

Here are 3 of my Fav's from this year!

(When ya Post yours make mention of the lens ya used if ya would)

Black Billed CooCoo
I have only seen one other time years ago!
Heard it down back of my property and managed to find Him.
VERY elusive Bird!

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Rose Breasted Grosbeak
While these are fairly common in my area they are very hard to find.
This one was at my Feeders and when up in a Tree.
Managed to get some great shots of em....was only there for a few seconds!!

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House Wren
Yeah I know it's a Common Bird but......
I always wanted a nice close up of one and they are tough cuz they are very jumpy and don't stay in one spot long.
Esp when your near the House they are nesting in!
(Had 2 batches of babies this Summer again)
The reach of my 400mm afforded me this option finally! :thumb

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Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/

Comments

  • Aviator327Aviator327 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    mwink.gif Great shots. I like the CooCoo.
    CANON 1D 10D 40D
    EF50MM 1.4
    EF50MM 1.8 MKI
    EF28-135MM IS USM
    EF 17-40MM F4L
    EF 70-200MM f4L
    CANON 580EX
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    Aviator327 wrote:
    mwink.gif Great shots. I like the CooCoo.

    Thanx Walter!!
    WOW great to hear from ya!!
    Was wondering how your doing.
    Missed hooking up with ya while you were nearby.
    rolleyes1.gif You dropped to a 10D and I went up to a 20D.

    I'll PM ya to get your # and call ya!
    Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
    Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

    http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    That cuckoo is an awesome image of a shy bird. I have only been able to take a picture of one cuckoo, yellow-billed, and it wasn't that good.
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    Is that the one that flew over the Cuckoo's nest?:D
    Yeah, I know, not funnyrolleyes1.gif
    Great captures, all of them thumb.gif

    Here's a recent perching shot of the Belted Kingfisher
    taken with the Canon EF 500 f4 IS + 1.4TC II
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    Russ
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    Here's mine...
    Red-Winged Blackbird

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    Green Heron

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    Brown-headed Cowbird

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    Juvenile Robin

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    All with 300L f/4 + 1.4 tc
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    Is that the one that flew over the Cuckoo's nest?:D
    Yeah, I know, not funnyrolleyes1.gif
    Great captures, all of them thumb.gif

    Here's a recent perching shot of the Belted Kingfisher
    taken with the Canon EF 500 f4 IS + 1.4TC II

    SUPER shot of a KF!! thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
    Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

    http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    GREAT SHOTS Ric! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Like I've ever seen you post any bad ones! rolleyes1.gif:D
    Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
    Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

    http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2007
    GREAT SHOTS Ric! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Like I've ever seen you post any bad ones! rolleyes1.gif:D

    So far...all the shots in this thread are dynomite!!! :D
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