[Theme] Show Birds

[Jürgen Pfeiffer]

Sometimes the storks carry such large branches that they have trouble getting up into the air. I always hope that none of them crash into the roof of my house.

Nikon Zf, Nikkor Z 400mm F4.5 TC2x

[Nasos Kosmas]

Nice captures Arturo, Colin, Anthony and Bruno

Jurgen very nice capture! And the story behind
Once I show many storks gathering and calling others just before they flight back south in Autumn time.
They go in circles around for a long time before they left, it was an amazing time!

[aerobat]

Sometimes the storks carry such large branches that they have trouble getting up into the air. I always hope that none of them crash into the roof of my house.

Nikon Zf, Nikkor Z 400mm F4.5 TC2x

Love it Jürgen and good to see the good image quality despite people claiming this lens doesn't work well with the TC 2X.

[Jürgen Pfeiffer]

Love it Jürgen and good to see the good image quality despite people claiming this lens doesn't work well with the TC 2X.

There is some CA and purple fringing with the converter, most of it can be handled in software. The quality is definitely better than just a crop. But beware – when a stork comes to close it no longer fits into the picture 

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Sometimes the storks carry such large branches that they have trouble getting up into the air. I always hope that none of them crash into the roof of my house.

Nikon Zf, Nikkor Z 400mm F4.5 TC2x

Very good, beautiful photo, the storks' nests are prodigious, they build them in a big way.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

The "pica" sport pigeons, as they are popularly known, are very jealous, and sometimes try to seduce the turtledoves.

[Bruno Schroder]

Thanks Nasos. Great capture, Jürgen. Lucky you are to be able to watch the whole building.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

territorial dispute

[Lars Hansen]

Sometimes the storks carry such large branches that they have trouble getting up into the air. I always hope that none of them crash into the roof of my house.

Nikon Zf, Nikkor Z 400mm F4.5 TC2x

Oh... that is very nice, Jürgen! - hope they're not invading your balcony     
   

[Lars Hansen]

territorial dispute

Nice catch Arturo.

Where I live, we have many wood pigeons - they are large and can be very noisy in my backyard when they fight or mate. One day I saw one of them lying in the rain gutter .. thought it was dead, but it had just passed out from exhaustion!   

[Jürgen Pfeiffer]

Oh... that is very nice, Jürgen! - hope they're not invading your balcony     
   

The balcony is still stork-free, Lars. However, a few years ago I had one in the garden and after a heavy rain the poor thing was completely soaked and a bit confused. After a while he managed to fly away.

[Bruno Schroder]

territorial dispute

Good catch, Arturo.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Thanks Lars and Bruno. Here's a wall.

[Bruno Schroder]

Funny.

[Bruno Schroder]

The balcony is still stork-free, Lars. However, a few years ago I had one in the garden and after a heavy rain the poor thing was completely soaked and a bit confused. After a while he managed to fly away.

My cat would go completely berserk