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Posts: 719 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2008 at 02:20
Digiton, great detail in the close-up
 



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Posts: 1533 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2008 at 02:40

Red-Tailed Hawk
Picture taken with Sony Alpha 700 Camera and Sigma APO 100-300mm F/4 EX DG Telephoto Zoom Lens at 300mm, F/5, and 1/1600 sec exposure time. ISO speed set at 200. Metering Mode Center Weighted Average.


Gosling
Picture taken with Sony Alpha 700 Camera and Sigma APO 100-300mm F/4 EX DG Telephoto Zoom Lens at 300mm focal length, F/8, and 1/1000 sec exposure time. ISO speed set at 400. Exposure Compensation -.7. Metering Mode Center Weighted Average.


Ducklings
Picture taken with Sony Alpha 700 Camera and Sigma APO 100-300mm F/4 EX DG Telephoto Zoom Lens at 300mm, F/6.3, and 1/400 sec exposure time. ISO speed set at 800. Exposure Compensation -.7. Metering Mode Center Weighted Average.
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Posts: 291 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2008 at 18:11
There are some excellent shots in this thread.


I've been out on vacation in Oregon for a couple of weeks.
I managed to shoot some birds in the forest and around some feeders maintained by park staff.



Cedar Waxwing




Black-headed Grosbeak



Western Wood-Peewee




Clark's Nutcracker


Steller's Jay


Grey Jay


Red-breasted Nuthatch


White-breasted Nuthatch


Pygmy Nuthatch (juvenile)





Dark-eyed Junco


Mountain Chikadee


House Finch


Yellow Warbler


Rufous Hummingbird


Northern Flicker (high up in the shade)

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Posts: 1096 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2008 at 20:13
This guy keeps showing up........



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Posts: 533 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 August 2008 at 21:45
luisv truly some "Stellar" close ups
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A happy and very brave swallow...A700, 70-300g ssm

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Posts: 11469 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 August 2008 at 04:58
le rez, that's a great shot
luisv, that's the kind of birding I want to do. Great collection!
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Ever since I got the 100-400APO recently I've been wanting to nail some hummers with it. They were slow to return to backyard feeders this year, but they have returned now and I've devoted a lot of seat time (and not that many shutter presses) the last three weeks to get some keepers. I have a few narrow time windows to catch the only feeder that gets direct sunlight and decent shutter times w/o flashing them, and here's the best of the bunch.

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Posts: 20649 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 August 2008 at 07:09
Great shots Robert.
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Posts: 3375 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 August 2008 at 08:06
well done Robert
Love the whole Tree - not just one branch

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Posts: 11469 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 August 2008 at 13:13
Thanks guys. There's at least 5 hummers that lay claim to our feeders, and they're very territorial and aggressive. As soon as one comes in to a feeder, another one will buzz in squeaking and squawking and either a chase or a fight will ensue. It's fun to watch but is frustrating for a photographer. I was determined to get some frame filling shots stationed close to the 'golden' feeder, and when I saw the last shot I posted in the viewfinder and confirmed on the LCD I put the lens cap on and shut down. That's gonna be a hard one to beat coming out of the 100-400.
Now I'd like to get some shots of the stand-offs that take place around the feeders. One time I saw 4 of them at once facing off against each other and yesterday saw two face off, first hovering and then both slowly raising up like cobras. What I'd really like to catch is their 'threat display', where they'll arch their back and fan out and forward their tail feathers. It looks like they're air braking but they're already in a hover. Pretty cool.

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Rob Suits Jr.
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Posts: 1096 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 August 2008 at 00:30
You're another one of those guys that makes me want to hit myself over the head with my gear.........

Stellar.

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Posts: 1096 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 August 2008 at 00:37
Can someone identify this bird ?.

There I was minding my own business when this little guy shows up on a tree branch, starts chirping at me in loud protest, and then calmly goes on to eat at his/her leisure. If any other bird even came close a fight would follow.

Someone said this is a juvenile female Bluejay ?.

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Posts: 533 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 August 2008 at 01:21
Simply a Tuffted Titmouse. They can be sassy!
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Posts: 291 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 August 2008 at 01:32
According to my book it could also be a Plain Titmouse.

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