[Theme] Show Birds

[Frode]

A lots of really nice and interesting pictures, folks.

Bjørn, you really have a way of "seeing" things, impressive and inspiring!

This one is from one of the mountains in Rogaland, Norway; eagle sailing on the wind.

[tommiejeep]

Not my normal gear for birding  and not fast action 

EM1, 40-150 2.8 w/tc1.4 handheld.... Female Sunbird
Just for fun.... the Migrants have started arriving and yesterday spotted a Falcon. This morning shot a Harrier hunting and a Booted Eagle.  No sign of an Osprey 

Terje, great Blackbird image
Fanie, cool image, Kestrel???
Tom

[Peter Connan]

Seems like I should sell my long lens, somebody else can definitely use it better!

Fanie, the Drongo and Lanner are great, was the Lanner at Dullstroom BOP?

Tersn, great blackbird!

Bob Friedman, your work blows me away.

[Fanie]

Fanie, the Drongo and Lanner are great, was the Lanner at Dullstroom BOP?

Thanks Peter.

Yip at Dullstroom.

[elsa hoffmann]

it is what it is

[elsa hoffmann]

A very very seldom seen bird in my garden - I think I might have seen it less than 10 times in 30 years. Hardly managed to get this before it went on its way - hence the quality

[Fanie]

it is what it is

It is beautiful.

[Tersn]

it is what it is

Yes, and what are they?
Good shot.
And what is the name of your rarely seen bird below?

[elsa hoffmann]

They are sacred ibis (Black and whites)

the rarely seen bird is a waxbill. I am not sure how rare it is - but it is rare at my house for sure. tiny little thing

[tommiejeep]

I normally have to look for these in the hottest part of the day since they feed from late morning until 1PM.  This one was passing through my pool area, for a bath, in the late afternoon 

Venus Flycatcher
D750, 80-400 afs, handheld at approx. 8 mtrs.   ISO 3200, 1/500, total shade.  Light is from NIK 

I did get a fun image with tons of motion blur at iso 5000
Tom

[elsa hoffmann]

Egyptian Geese
When the 300f4 is too long..

[HCS]

hahahaha, this is hilarious 

[Fons Baerken]

[tommiejeep]

Just for fun from this morning... sort of went OTT on the PP 

D750/80-400 afs handheld (I had just switched from the D7100/300 2.8 w/tc1.4 ...duh
Not sure what will happen to the image since I cannot take it from my computer.
Tom

[elsa hoffmann]

Fons and Tom - both those images could have been taken right here at my house they look all too familiar!