[Theme] Show Birds

[BW]

It was 7. may, and they are white in the winter, so it is actually spring.

One more of the same bird, this time in company with its partner. The spruce in the background is just as small as it looks.


Rupepar by Asle Feten, on Flickr

The hen has a perfect camoflage. A beautiful time of the year in the mountain

[Jan Anne]

Last week or so the field next door is visited regularly by one or two Storks feeding on worms and frogs, this one is from today.


Canon 100-400IS MkII on Sony a7RII, heavily cropped

[tommiejeep]

Jan Anne , nice one  .  Great timing.  The only Storks I have left are Open Bills and they eat snails  .  Yup, I certainly understand big crops shooting at 400mms  .

These are a couple of frame fillers at 420mms.  Distance makes huge difference.
Both with D750, 300 2.8vr w/tc1.4 handheld

Shy Caucau.  They look black bodied unless you get just the right light  and on the run... they do not fly that much but run, hop, around in the bushes/trees
Would have been interesting to have a D500 and 'naked'300 2.8vr 

[Frank Fremerey]

Werner. Nice shots. The 200-500 was too heavy for me to handhold. Today I got the 300 PF in exchange.

The forest is difficult territory, even at dawn when the real action is. Much better are "Streuobstwiesen" (meadowns with scattered old fruit trees) or Cemetaries. Both tend to have bigger distance between the trees. and so a better chance to see the action.

[Frank Fremerey]

Common robin...

Wonderful sensitive take. looks like the little bird is thinking...

[Anthony]

Last week or so the field next door is visited regularly by one or two Storks feeding on worms and frogs, this one is from today.

Well caught - bird and photographer, both.

[elsid]

These were taken at a lake (Kerkini), in the north part of Greece, an excellent wetland.
D500+TC 14E III+300mm PF.
1. PODICEPS CRISTATUS
2. ARDEOLA RALLOIDES
3. ARDEA CINEREA   

[Peter Connan]

This fella is a Fork-tailed Drongo.

A bird that usually looks very boring, right up till the moment it appears in good light!

[Frank Fremerey]

here is the real world performance of the D500 AF with the 300 PF Nikkor @f=4

(out of cam JPEGs, details in third post)

1) AF does not get it for a few frames

[Frank Fremerey]

2) The AF gets is and nails it for the consecutive frames

[Frank Fremerey]

3) Detail from one frame (switch noise off when using low ISO below 1600)

[tommiejeep]

The Sid, interesting that you got a Pond Heron and Grey Heron in the Med.  I shoot both in Goa.
Peter, cool shot of the Drongo.
Frank, you are making great progress 

Hunting and Whoops said the .....shame the KF headed for the electric wire instead of back to its' perch.  D750, 300 2.8vr w/tc1.4 handheld... need to bring out the 500vr 

[elsid]

Hi Tom. Very nice photos. The birds you mention are common in the Med.

[Peter Connan]

Thanks Tom

Great KF!

[chris dees]

Since a few days I have a Sigma 150-600 Sport.
Although heavy it works very well with a D500.

First - Eurasian Skylark (about 15cm) 20% crop
Second - White Wagtail
Third - Black-tailed Godwit 20% crop
Fourth - Pied Avocet 30% crop