[Theme] Show Birds

[Peter Connan]

Thanks Chris

This actually the only time a loud shutter has ever helped me.

It took fright at the D3's loud shutter, and fortunately chose exactly the right direction for me!

[Jack Dahlgren]

Helmeted Guineafowl

It is quite the picture of a flying dinosaur.

[Peter Connan]

Thanks Jack.

Here is a Greater Striped Swallow dropping it's building material due to excessive high-G maneuvering.

[Tom Hook]

Very nice shot of the swallow. They are tough birds to photograph in flight and to get them in focus (assuming they're anything like the swallows we have here in Connecticut - small and very fast!).

[Bruno Schroder]

Nice one, Peter and a tour de force to get them in flight. Congrats.

[ColinM]

I'd like to echo the praise for Peter's wonderful swallow image.

A few years ago I visited a Kite feeding station in Wales and was stood next to the hides with my 300mm & TC. As the kites came and went I noticed a regular blur out of the corner of my eye. When I finally checked this, it was a pair of Swallows flying into the hide right next to where I was standing, feeding their nestlings who were in the eaves of the hide! (note for members from the USA, I believe you call a hide a "blind").

This became more interesting than the kites, but taking a shot was a challenge with the 300mm (plus low light and a D300).

The EXIF says this is Nikon D300, 1/30s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso800 (just a monopod I think)

[Peter Connan]

Thanks Bruno, Tom and Colin

The D3 (and now also my new D500) have definately made this type of shot a lot easier! Good AF and high frame rate does help a lot.

[Bruno Schroder]

I'm again amazed by how daring the robins are in Devon. At home, 5 meters is a minimum. Here I had to step back as I could not focus close enough.

[bobfriedman]

Snowy Owl - two days ago just before day break

Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/160s f/8.0 at 850.0mm iso5000

[Fanie]

Wow Peter, that flying guinefowl is stunning, first time I have seen one taken in flight.

[Hugh_3170]

+1

A great shot of an unusual avian subject.

Wow Peter, that flying guinefowl is stunning, first time I have seen one taken in flight.

[Anthony]

Dunking bacon.

X-T2 100-400, tripod mounted, triggered by Fuji Camera Remote app on my iPhone 6.

[Hugh_3170]

Nice one Anthony - what a cheeky blighter. 

British Raven I presume?  He looks very much like what our South Australian folk call crows (but they are in fact are ravens).

[Anthony]

Thanks, Hugh, it is a crow.  Ravens are much bigger and bulkier.  This video is useful in identifying the various British corvids https://www.bto.org/about-birds/bird-id/bto-bird-id-corvids

[armando_m]

Lots of impressive images !

Here is one of mine, flying straight as an arrow into the setting sun