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Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Ecuador
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1/80s f/6.3 at 180mm macro ISO3200
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Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
33 cm
Widespread resident; unrecorded in most of Himalayas and northwest.
ID: Large size, grey cap and greenish-yellow forehead and throat, broad olive-yellow collar, pale greyish-green upperparts, mauve shoulder patch, yellowish band at base of tail, and yellow legs and feet. Sexes are similar, although female is duller. T. p. chlorigaster and T. p. phillipsi occurring in peninsular India and Sri Lanka have greenish-yellow belly and flanks almost concolorous with yellow of breast. Belly and flanks are grey in the northern subspecies (T. p. phoenicopterus) and clearly demarcated from breast. Intermediates occur.
Voice: Similar to that of Orange-breasted.
HH: Habits similar to Orange-breasted. Deciduous forest and fruiting trees around villages and cultivation.
Source: Helm Field Guides.
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
16 cm
Widespread resident. ID From the similar forest-dwelling Blue-eared by orange ear-coverts, paler greenish-blue upperparts, and paler orange underparts. Note however that juvenile Blueeared has rufous ear-coverts. Female has red on lower mandible. Juvenile is similar to adult, but duller and greener above, with dusky scaling on breast. A. a. taprobana (peninsular India and Sri Lanka) is brighter and bluer than the widespread bengalensis, and closer in coloration to Blueeared. Voice Call is a high-pitched, shrill chee, usually repeated and chit-it-it alarm call. HH Fresh waters in open country, also mangroves and seashore in winter.
Source: Helm Field Guides
( Ardea cinerea, Grey Heron, ধুপনি বক )
90–98 cm
Resident, passage migrant and winter visitor. Widespread; unrecorded in parts of the northwest and northeast. ID: A large, mainly grey heron, lacking any brown or rufous in its plumage. In flight, black flight feathers contrast with grey upperwing- and underwing-coverts, and shows a prominent white leading edge to wing when head-on. Adult has yellow bill, whitish head and neck with black head plumes, and black patches on belly. In breeding season, has whitish scapular plumes and bill and legs become orange or reddish. Immature is duller than adult, with grey crown, reduced black ‘crest', greyer neck, less pronounced black patches on sides of belly, and duller bill and legs. Juvenile has dark grey cap with slight crest, dirty grey neck and breast, lacks black patches on belly sides, lacks plumes, and has dark legs. Voice: Often calls in flight, a loud frarnk. HH: A typical diurnal heron. Usually feeds singly; occasionally gathers in loose parties at good feeding areas. Roosts communally in winter. Prefers to hunt in the open unlike Purple Heron. Inland and coastal waters: lakes, marshes, estuaries, mangroves, tidal creeks, rocky offshore islands and coral reefs."
Source: HELM FIELD GUIDES
I took my own advice (www.the-digital-picture.com/Pictures/Picture.aspx?Picture...) and left the crazy cold N 40° latitude (-4° F/-20° C) for the warmer weather of Florida and just over a week of (primarily) bird photography. Although I had a 5D Mark III and 1D X along, the Canon EOS 7D Mark II was glued to my hand for most of this trip and the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens was glued to the camera most of that time. As noted in the title, this combination rocked and with relatively-cooperative birds, my take-home is a bit voluminous.
The subject shown here is a Great Blue Heron in breeding plumage. To capture this image, my first priority was to get in line between the sun and the bird with the low, late-day sun creating good subject lighting. By maneuvering to a slightly lower vantage point than the bird, I was able to create a background composed completely of blue sky. No distractions there.
A big challenge remaining was to get the bird properly aligned for a pleasing composition. A side-on angle to the bird with the head straight or turned slightly towards the camera usually works great. The challenge in getting that angle was that the bird, especially its head and neck, was constantly moving. I selected the top-right AF point in the center block of AF points (closely aligned with the bird's eye) and when the bird was in a position that worked for me, I quickly captured the image.
I was shooting handheld for maneuverability and setup speed reasons. The 7D II and 100-400 L II combo's size and weight are especially nice for this type of shooting.
Some are asking if the 7D II images are sharp enough for serious work and I can assure you that the answer is "Yes." EOS 7D II images are very sharp. Because ultimate image sharpness capabilities are not completely discernible from reduced-size images, I have made the full-size version of this image available for download. Get more information here: www.the-digital-picture.com/Pictures/Picture.aspx?Picture...
Gear Used:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens
Camera and Lens Settings:
182mm f/8.0 1/500s ISO 100 5472 x 3648px
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The Canon EOS 7D Mark II (www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-7D-Mark-II....), EF 100-400mm L IS II Lens (www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-100-400mm-f-...) and a great egret make a great combination. With the egret perched above me and the setting sun behind me, the remaining challenge was to catch the constantly moving bird in ideal positions with AF locked on the eye. The camera and lens performed really well on the latter requirement and my own performance on the former was good enough to land me a pile of shots that I like.
What are the ideal subject positions for bird photography? There are many, but side-on to the bird with its head straight forward or turned slightly toward the camera is a basic ideal position. While this bird was directly facing me, that long neck could position the head in a variety of positions and the sideways but turned slightly toward me position worked well in this situation. The gust of wind ruffling the egret's feathers added the extra interest I'm always watching for.
Compositionally, I like the two black legs (leading lines) coming up into the frame, positioning the bird at about 1/3 of the way into the frame. The bird looking into the frame adds the needed balance to the image. Cropping the legs (vs. including the entire legs and feet) in-camera allowed the bird's beautiful body to be larger in the frame and allowed me to avoid the background distractions that lower framing would have included. With the wide zoom range available in this lens, I had a large variety of framing options available and I used many.
The 7D II's top-center AF point was selected and placed on the on the bird's eye. That the 7D II's AF system covers an area that close to the edge of the frame made capturing this particular image very easy relative to the focus and recompose technique most other DSLRs require in this situation. The great egret's long neck was constantly moving the head to new positions and I had only an instant to catch any of these positions. By the time I would have recomposed after focusing, the bird would have been in a new position most of the time.
Though an f/10 aperture used with the 7D II will show some softening due to the effects of diffraction, I wanted as much of the close bird to be in focus as possible. A low sharpness setting of "2" was used in DPP with very light/fine sharpening added in Photoshop CC for a very sharp end result. Even with f/10 selected, I had enough light to use a 1/320 sec shutter speed (though marginal for the moving bird) at ISO 100.
My "great" image is basically straight out of the camera with a small amount of bill cleanup done and white balance cooled slightly as the light was extremely warm at the moment of this capture.
Gear Used:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens
Camera and Lens Settings:
200mm f/10.0 1/320s, ISO 100, 3648 x 5472px
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Keep away from my eggs!
A Masked Lapwing protecting its eggs for:
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Time to dry!
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Ablutions - preening, stretching, splashing
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Black Redstart, কালো গির্দি
Phoenicurus ochruros
15 cm
Resident. Breeds in Pakistan mountains and N Himalayas; widespread in winter. ID: Male has black or dark grey upperparts, black breast, and rufous underparts. Female and first-year male are almost entirely dusky brown with rufous-orange wash on lower flanks and belly. Juvenile has diffuse dark scaling on upperparts and underparts, and fine buff greater-covert bar. Male P. o. phoenicuroides (W Himalayas) has grey crown, nape and lower back; these areas are much blacker in P. o. rufiventris (C and E Himalayas). Voice: Calls include a short tsip, scolding tucc-tucc and a rapid rattle. HH: Breeds in Tibetan steppe habitat; winters in cultivation and plantations.
Source: Helm Field Guides
Male fairy wren - eclipse plumage
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Black-winged Stilt, pied stilt, common stilt, কালাপাখ ঠেঙ্গি, (Himantopus himantopus )
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
35–40 cm
Resident or summer visitor in Pakistan, NW India and Sri Lanka; widespread winter visitor. ID: Slender appearance, with long pinkish legs, and a fine straight bill. Black upperwing strongly contrasts with white back V in flight. Adult at rest shows mainly white head, neck and underbody, contrasting with upperparts, and reddish-pink legs. Both sexes can show variable amounts of black and/or dusky grey on the crown and hind neck. Juvenile has browner upperparts with buff fringes. Voice: A noisy wader, readily agitated; calls include kek... kek and a rather anxious kikikikiki. HH: Gregarious throughout the year; sometimes breeds in colonies. A graceful wader that walks slowly and deliberately. Forages on dry mud and by wading into the shallows; sometimes immerses head and neck in water. Eats insects and also aquatic invertebrates and small fish. Freshwater wetlands, brackish marshes, irrigation tanks and saltpans.
Source: Helms Field Guides
"Mmm...nice!"
Not sure if seagulls actually check out each other's butts but that's my take on what the one on the post is doing. :D
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( Ardea cinerea, Grey Heron, ধুপনি বক )
"Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
90–98 cm
Resident, passage migrant and winter visitor. Widespread; unrecorded in parts of the northwest and northeast. ID: A large, mainly grey heron, lacking any brown or rufous in its plumage. In flight, black flight feathers contrast with grey upperwing- and underwing-coverts, and shows a prominent white leading edge to wing when head-on. Adult has yellow bill, whitish head and neck with black head plumes, and black patches on belly. In breeding season, has whitish scapular plumes and bill and legs become orange or reddish. Immature is duller than adult, with grey crown, reduced black ‘crest', greyer neck, less pronounced black patches on sides of belly, and duller bill and legs. Juvenile has dark grey cap with slight crest, dirty grey neck and breast, lacks black patches on belly sides, lacks plumes, and has dark legs. Voice: Often calls in flight, a loud frarnk. HH: A typical diurnal heron. Usually feeds singly; occasionally gathers in loose parties at good feeding areas. Roosts communally in winter. Prefers to hunt in the open unlike Purple Heron. Inland and coastal waters: lakes, marshes, estuaries, mangroves, tidal creeks, rocky offshore islands and coral reefs."
Source: HELM FIELD GUIDES
Wearing special make-up to impress
This Australasian Grebe is in its breeding plumage but I didn't get a great shot since it was a long way off and behind the reeds. Hopefully next time I see one it will be in the clear and a little closer!
The lake had a lot of algae all around the edge today and the water level has dropped but I am not sure how that has effected the wildlife. I did notice there were no swans or cormorants there today though.
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Pecking order dispute
We had a visit from some Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos this afternoon to some nearby pine trees where they were using their strong beaks to prise open the cones to get to the seeds.
These three females seem to have a little dispute when one landed down among the other two. Lots of squawking and pecking at each other ensued before it flew off again leaving the one in the foreground cowering low in the grass.
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Knob-billed Duck, নকতা হাঁস
Sarkidiornis melanotos
56–76 cm
Resident. Widespread in India, also Nepal lowlands and Bangladesh. ID Whitish head, speckled with black, and whitish underparts with incomplete narrow breast-band. Upperwing and underwing blackish. Male has blackish upperparts glossed with bronze, blue and green, with fleshy ‘comb' at base of bill and yellowish-buff wash to sides of head and neck in summer; comb much reduced in winter. Female much smaller with duller upperparts and no comb. Juvenile has pale supercilium contrasting with dark crown and eye-stripe, buff scaling on upperparts, and rufous-buff underparts with dark scaling on sides of breast. HH Grazes in marshes and wet grassland, also dabbles in shallows. Lowland pools and lakes in well-wooded country. AN Comb Duck
Source: Helm Field Guides
Black Swan snacking on grass
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What's that you say?
A Rainbow Lorikeet looking curiously at something for
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Main Theme: Blue
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Great Egret preening
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ABLUTIONS to include washing, preening, stretching, scratching etc.
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Mum, dad and the kids
Black Swan family feeding on grass on the banks of the lake. I'm not sure which is mum and which is dad but the bigger one was very aggressively protective when any dog came too near to the fence around the lake.
Anyway, I think P62 is a girl's name, right? ;-)
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Coming in for touch down
A Welcome Swallow landing on the fence surrounding the lake area at a local park which is designed to keep people and dogs so the birds that live there are not harmed and can live in peace.
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Drinking at the Silky Oak
This Red Wattlebird was having a feast of nectar on this Grevillea robusta, commonly known as a Silky Oak. They are a very large tree, the largest of the Grevillea species and, as you can see here, when they flower it is an amazing display and a feast for the nectar and pollen feeders.
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Odd one out
A spoonbill hanging out with the White Ibises at Altona Coastal Park.
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The Canon 7D II and 100-400 L II Get Close to a Royal Tern
There was a small flock of royal terns on the Captiva, Florida beach just north of Blind Pass and Sanibel Island. It would have been easy to stand and capture distant photos of the flock resting in the sand, but I was looking for something better. By lying down in the sand and moving forward slowly, the beautiful birds allowed me to get quite close without showing any signs of stress. So close that I had to zoom out somewhat to get the framing I selected for the bird in this photo.
That the 100-400 L II focuses so closely is a big benefit when the subject is small and you want to fill the frame with it or a portion of it. The close focusing is also useful in situations such as this one – when I got too close. As I said, there was a flock of birds and I was photographing various birds as their positions and behaviors warranted my attention.
A low shooting position often has the benefit of a clean background (the sky in this case) and provides a nice angle on most small birds and animals located on the ground. To make shooting while lying flat in the sand easier, I utilized a NatureScapes Skimmer Ground Pod II. To help darken the sky in the background, I used a circular polarizer filter.
Early and late in the day sunlight often provides the best lighting for bird photography, but nice images can be made at other times of the day. This royal tern photo was taken at 11:44 AM. At this time of the day, the sun is near its highest point, making shadows harsh and the color temperature of the light cool. By carefully timing the shutter release, I was able to catch bird positions that minimized shadows (especially on its head) and that included a catchlight in the eye. Sunlight reflecting on sand also helps minimize shadows (though not as well as the snow that was on the ground at home on that date does).
With a white bird in full sunlight and under a cloudless sky, the exposure decision was easy. Lock in manual mode settings that included a shutter speed fast enough to stop any movement present (there was lots of action happening), an aperture that provided adequate depth of field and an ISO setting that caused the brightest areas of the photo to be *just* below blown (pure white) in brightness.
The 7D Mark II (www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-7D-Mark-II....) and 100-400 L II (www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-100-400mm-f-...) performed extremely well on this trip. The alert among you will notice that the reported full size pixel dimensions for this image are larger than those native from the 7D Mark II. I framed this bird tight to the top of the frame and used Photoshop's content aware fill to extend the canvas, creating more sky in the final image. This tactic created a modestly higher resolution image overall. Another option for increasing resolution would have been to capture a similarly-focused second frame with more upward angle, taking in much more sky for later stitching to the bird image.
I spent hours focusing on these birds and will try to share some additional images when I get time.
Gear Used
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens
NatureScapes Skimmer Ground Pod II
Circular Polarizer Filter
Camera and Lens Settings
360mm f/8.0 1/1250s ISO 160 5472 x 3932px
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Little cutie
This little Zebra Finch was busy when I saw it on Sunday, collecting sticks for its nest which must have been in a tree nearby that it kept disappearing into.
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Yellow-billed Spoonbill
#birdpoker Long Beaks by +Phil Armishaw
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S is for Saturday, S is for Silvereye
#newbirdpoker by +Phil Armishaw and curated this week by +Dominique Morice
Theme: small birds with their name starting with the same letter as the day of the week.
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+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All
A touch of glass
This is a Laughing Kookaburra photo of mine that I have given a couple of filter treatment to just for fun!
Happy Fun Friday folks!
#bird #kookaburra #filterforge #australia
+Arty Pics of the Week curated by +Alexius Jorgensen +Marcel André Levasseur +Pascale G +Richard Mabb +Paul Brown
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Philippe Avenel +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown
+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All
Double dipping
Two Purple Swamphens grazing on the grass.
#BirdPoker 'Red eyes' +Bird Poker curated by +Phil Armishaw
#birdloversworldwide +BIRD Lovers & WILDLIFE curated by +Robert SKREINER
#birdsgallery +Birds GALLERY curated by +Heinrich Wagner
#Birds4All +Birds4All curated by +Ricky L Jones & +Walter Soestbergen
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Suzi Harr, +Mark Rayner, and +Andy Brown
#WholeWildlifeWeek +Whole Wildlife Week curated by +Sandy Schepis , +Dick Whitlock , +Anette Mossbacher and +Diego Cattaneo
#BTPBirdPro +BTP Bird Pro . owned by +Rinus Bakker and +Nancy Dempsey ,curated by +Jack Stepanyan
Eastern Yellow Robin
+Bird Poker #birdpoker Robins by +Phil Armishaw
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Philippe Avenel +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown
+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All
Great Egret in flight
#Newbirdpoker by +Phil Armishaw with curator for this week, +John Wade's the theme for the week is Large Birds with a new starting letter each day (Sun: S , Mon : O , Tue: E , Wed: N , Thu: R , Fri: Y , Sat: A )
E is for Egret
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Philippe Avenel +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown
+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All
Little Corella with seedpod
+Bird Poker #birdpoker one leg by +Phil Armishaw
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Philippe Avenel +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown
+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All
Mum and junior
Superb Fairy Wren mother and young among reeds.
#NewBirdPoker created by +Phil Armishaw curated this week by +Dominique Morice
F is for Friday, F is for Fairy Wren
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Philippe Avenel +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown
+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All
Peaceful time at the water's edge
For #NewBirdPoker created by +Phil Armishaw and curated this week by +Dominique Morice
Main theme: Small birds (The name of the bird must start with the same letter as the day when you post)
F is for Friday and F is for Finch - a Double-barred Finch at the water's edge.
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Philippe Avenel +Suzi Harr +Mark Rayner +Andy Brown
+Birds4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen #Birds4All