[Theme] Show Birds

[Nasos Kosmas]

Nice colorful birds!
Here is my try on common sparrow that’s everywhere here
Z50 300/4 AF-S

[Erik Lund]

First image has nice pose and crisp details, rear bokeh is just butter smooth

[elsid]

Nice photos Nasos. Sparrows are "undervalued" but can produce very good photos.
I am posting 2 photos of Hirundo daurica. The bird could not take off because a claw was caught in the barbed wire. Eventually, it managed to fly away
(second image). 

[elsid]

Α snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) is "chased" by a Pica pica.

[Nasos Kosmas]

Thank you Eric and Elias!
AF-S 300/4 is a very nice lens and I used to couple with an 1.4X teleconverter but when I used it with Z50 I removed the teleconverter and now I have smaller birds but better overall picture
I thing z50 with 300 PF will be an ideal and very light  combination

Elias Eagle has always a glory in its flight!

[Kim Pilegaard]

Common moorhen (young).

[Bent Hjarbo]

Nice mirror effect 

[elsid]

I agree with Bent

[Nasos Kosmas]

Very nice especially if you see it 90 deg flipped 

[Hugh_3170]

Me too!

I agree with Bent

[elsid]

A young Acrocephalus arundinaceus in a vineyard.

[Kim Pilegaard]

I have experimented with using flash for bird photography - not as the main light source. It works nicely when the birds do not move too much, otherwise you risk "ghosting", which however also has its charm.

[elsid]

Phoenicurus phoenicurus. I waited for 2.5 hrs for a worthy pose from this bird. Eventually it came 4.5 m from where I was waiting with my "gun" (D500+500mm PF)

[Nasos Kosmas]

Very nice Elsid worth the waiting!

[elsid]

Thanks Nasos for your comment.