[Theme] Show Birds

[Akira]

All are lively images, Tom!  Thanks for sharing!

[elsid]

Lovely images Tom. Very well done.

[ArendV]

Merel - common blackbird by Arend, on Flickr

[Peter Connan]

White-fronted Bee-eaters.

[Akira]

Arend, that is an exemplary image of the bird.

Peter, this is literally a dramatic scene.  All "actors" are playing their roles admirably!

[simato73]

Today was a very diverse photographic day for me, it even included a little bird
It's in another (lower) league relative to many previous posts here, but I still like it.

[Anthony]

Robins are great!

[BW]

Lovely image of the robin and very pleasant colors. I wish the bird was a bit decentered but very calm athmosphere and it shows the enviroment the bird live in

[Akira]

Simone, yes, the robin looks lovely!  Along with the images of the frost, you seem to have had a nice shooting day.

[simato73]

Lovely image of the robin and very pleasant colors. I wish the bird was a bit decentered but very calm athmosphere and it shows the enviroment the bird live in

Simone, yes, the robin looks lovely!  Along with the images of the frost, you seem to have had a nice shooting day.

Robins are great!

Thank you Anthony, Thomas and Akira.
It was only two hours out, but it was varied and enjoyable.
Robins are small and fast, with my limited skills I find my best bet to follow them is keeping them in the middle of the frame.
Cropping is always an option if necessary.

[tommiejeep]

Taken by surprise  .  I did not spot this Peacock until it was almost to the Jungle.  Not a great shot but first one with this aspect and light.  Normally very early morning. Also I do not know why no long feathers.  Normally they trail behind in a bunch and double the length of the bird.  This was with the D500 ,300 2.8vr ,tc1.7.  I was shooting the D500 on the 500vr but had swapped over to try and catch some Kingfishers fishing. Also shot the Sony a7rii on the 500vr w/adapter to see what the 42MP was like.  Not selling the Nikons... lol

[Akira]

Gorgeous and rare (at least to me) peacock shot, Tom!

According to Wiki, they will drop long feathers (upper tail coverts, again, according to Wiki) after the breeding period is over.

[tommiejeep]

Many thanks Akira.  Sort of figured as much.   For such an ungainly bird in flight they are much faster than I had thought.  Shooting at 1/1200 years ago was a lot of blur.  In all of my years I have never shot one displaying the full feather fan.  They normally come for drink or take to the air escaping the packs of dogs.  The Hens have very little colour.

[Tom Hook]

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[Peter Connan]

Tom, I have never before even seen a peacock in flight! Lovely image.