[Theme] Show Birds

[ColinM]

Same 300m F4 AFS & D300 as before, this time with a TC1.7
This was quite low light and I think I used a monopod.

It's interesting to see how many shapes that feathers can come in (e.g. on it's head)

[Brute]

Lazuli Bunting

[Peter Connan]

Immature Pale Chanting Goshawk

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

D750 + 500mm f4 VR. 1/1600 @f7.1 and ISO400

[Fanie]

Wow Peter, that is stunning.

[Bill Mellen]

This greenie came back today long enough for me to run upstairs, put the big lens on the camera, run back downstairs and take some portraits.  I think he is trying to look tough

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[Thomas G]

This greenie came back today long enough for me to run upstairs, put the big lens on the camera, run back downstairs and take some portraits.  I think he is trying to look tough
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Very nice. I think he's looking around, left and right, and once feeling safe he'll be stealing something from your garden 

[Hugh_3170]

Nice work Bill, Peter, Brute, Colin and the many others before you.

This is a really awesome thread which I have enjoyed immensely.

Congratulations to all.

[Bill Mellen]

Very nice. I think he's looking around, left and right, and once feeling safe he'll be stealing something from your garden 

Hah!  He does look rather shifty eyed to me as well.

[Bill Mellen]

Nice work Bill, Peter, Colin and the many others before you.

This is a really awesome thread which I have enjoyed immensely.

Congratulations to all.

Thank you Hugh,  this is a great thread indeed!

[Peter Connan]

Thanks Fanie and Hugh

Great shots Bill.

Another one.

[bobfriedman]

oops..

Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/3200s f/8.0 at 850.0mm iso800
Handheld

[Peter Connan]

Stunning shot Bob!

[bobfriedman]

Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/3200s f/9.0 at 600.0mm iso640

[Akira]

Bob, this is an amazing Oops!

[Peter Connan]

Peregrine falcon starting the stoop.

Nikon D750 + 500mm f4 @f4.5, 1/4000 and ISO180

Disclosure: this is a trained bird.