[Theme] Show Birds

[Nasos Kosmas]

meadow pipit with an 850mm on DX

[beryllium10]

So often a crow is just a hole in your photo.  Today some nice afternoon light to give them some definition.
Cheers, John

[Jan Anne]

Love the crow image, very well exposed with a lovely and interesting background.

[golunvolo]

Love the crow image, very well exposed with a lovely and interesting background.

Ditto. Love the action too.

[Bent Hjarbo]

So often a crow is just a hole in your photo.  Today some nice afternoon light to give them some definition.
Cheers, John

Very nice, lightning and action, well done.

[beryllium10]

Thanks Jan Anne, Paco and Bent.  This was taken at park below the Locks that transfer shipping to Seattle's inland lakes.  An excellent place for birds, though Dec-Feb are usually a bit sparse and the light often dim. I stopped by to see if the herons who nest there have begun to show up and contest for nests.  Not yet, but surely soon.  The crows were after mussels exposed by a very low tide.  At some point the merganser in the photo I'm attaching today floated past, diving for small fish.  Reflection colours here (sky, trees on the far bank, passing ships, etc) are very fine on a calm day.  Both this and previous photo with the D850 and 500 mm PF, wide open.
Cheers again,  John

[Tom Hook]

Keeping an eye on the prize

[Nasos Kosmas]

Excellent shots John, you gave this crow an interesting look and the Merganser  shot is crisp and colorful, you remind me that i have to use my FF body sometimes for birding
The prize is worth the try Tom
Z50 200-500 for reach on these European Serin and Common chaffinch female and male

[golunvolo]

Nasos, that z50/200-500 has been working wonders for a while now. Thanks for sharing it!

[Nasos Kosmas]

Thank you Paco I do appreciate your comments

flying Kestrel and a male European greenfinch same setup

[ColinM]

So often a crow is just a hole in your photo.  Today some nice afternoon light to give them some definition.

This is superb John.
Great exposure plus a complementary background

[chris dees]

A few from this morning.
These are shot at a green spot in the city.
Male and female Common Kingfisher.

Z6II, 500PF, 1.4x TCIII, heavy cropped.

[Nasos Kosmas]

Excellent Chris! 
Kingfisher is one of my favorite birds  that I didn’t had the chance to have a good shot like these!
Lens?

[beryllium10]

Colin - Thanks! Chris - great kingfishers - they're more colourful than our locals. Ours are also very skittish and wary of letting you get so close.  Nasos - more great photos, I especially like the kestrel(s) in your last few posts.
Cheers,  John

[ColinM]

A few from this morning.
These are shot at a green spot in the city.
Male and female Common Kingfisher.

Lovely kingfishers Chris.
Can you tell us what you used to capture them?

I've only ever encountered them whilst walking along riverbanks so usually just yet a fleeting glimpse