Show us some bird shots...17

OK Bird #17 as requested,

Wasnt the best day but here a couple that turned out OK.

A few Kookaburra's (large Australian kingfisher I guess)




Kookaburra flies away, the sun comes out and all I get is a Pigeon


PS: Might have gotten better results if I had remembered to turn on super steady shot......

Edited by wolfy - 26 January 2009 at 17:18

Good start

Great Egret it is a rare bird in Portugal.
7D Minolta 300 mm f4 HS G + TC Kenko Pro 2X DG


7D Minolta 300 mm f4 HS G + TC Kenko Pro 2X DG


7D Minolta 300 mm f4 HS G + TC Kenko Pro 2X DG


7D Minolta 300 mm f4 HS G + TC Kenko Pro 2X DG


7D Minolta 300 mm f4 HS G + TC Vivitar 1.4X


Regards
Hugo

Edited by HPG - 26 January 2009 at 23:44

For some reason, I have always struggled with Bird shots, but here are a few to consider:

A700, 300mm, F/6.3, 1/640



A700, 250mm, F/8, 1/500

I had no idea the bird had the fishing line caught when I took the shot. I hope he enjoyed the fish and the line was released!

Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) (or Cookaburras) are large to very large (total length 28-42 cm/11-17 in) terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which is uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter — good-natured, if rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the well-known Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae); and maniacal cackling in the case of the slightly smaller Blue-winged Kookaburra (D. leachii). They are generally not closely associated with water, and can be found in habitats ranging from humid forest to arid savanna, but also in suburban and residential areas near running water and where food can be searched for easily.

More in the Wiki entry.

Thanks Cam! Sometimes, it's not fun to just check wikipedia anymore

MHK wrote: I had no idea the bird had the fishing line caught when I took the shot. I hope he enjoyed the fish and the line was released!

MHK, Your Laughing Gull may not be for very long. Does anyone have a prognosis for birds in this situation (assuming the line is not attached to someone's pole)? I've seen shore birds hooked before and watched as frantic fishermen reel them in to be released, but never have I seen one swallow the bait.

The Laughing gull is doomed unfortunately. No doubt he swallowed the hook and sooner or later the line will get caught in something.
It is a big problem around the coast and fishermen are not sensitive to the problem they cause birds.