I know it's not the best bird shot

02/26/2006 06:58:25 PM · #30

Here are some of my bird/pelican images.....Please forgive me re the size as I can't master the how to way so images become bigger - Still practicing.....

If you wish to see them bigger please just log on to my site "sherpet".

02/26/2006 08:35:35 PM · #31

Forgot about these!

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

02/26/2006 08:37:32 PM · #32

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

02/26/2006 09:00:11 PM · #33

Hey Missinseattle your were missing lots of birds when you lived here. All but three of these are shot in Western Washington and I have tons more!

My Bird Portfolio

02/26/2006 09:32:16 PM · #34

Really nice bird shots here! I've just gotten into shooting birds .... I love it. Lots of great solitary time "hunting," Here are a few I've gotten recently:

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Message edited by ClubJuggle - Changed large images to links.

02/26/2006 09:32:35 PM · #35

Well in eastern WA where I grew up all I ever saw were swallows, sparrows, crows, seagulls, and robins lol.
In seattle I did see a few hawks while out hiking in the cascades. But some of the others you have I've never seen. Like some I've seen here I never saw back there- bluebirds, bluejays, cardinals, tufted titmouse, wrens. Or maybe I wasn't looking for birds there lol. I'm always looking for them here.

02/26/2006 09:34:29 PM · #36

wow those are some great shots jaxsond! Is that a falcon or a hawk in the bottom shot? We have one around here but I don't know which is which lol.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/26/2006 09:54:09 PM · #37

Thanks missinseattle,
Photo 2 and 4 are both Osprey! (I guess the plural of Osprey is Osprey....LOL) Photo 1 is a Turkey Vulture, and 3 is a White Ibis.

Shaman

Canon EOS-40D

02/27/2006 12:27:17 AM · #38

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Some black swans. A bit far away but the pose was great.

Shaman

Canon EOS-40D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/27/2006 12:30:40 AM · #39

Ooops. got the link right this time, I hope.

02/27/2006 01:12:15 AM · #40

Great shot Shaman! I agree that the crop is perfect as the overhanging branches add a needed foreground element! Now, tell me where they make black swans? LOL

02/27/2006 01:23:47 AM · #41

When living in Western Australia, a state of Australia for thirty years, we saw black swans nearly every day. They are so common there and are the states national emblem. They have been exported to some zoos around the world. They are found in nearly every lake, river, and esteries, throughout Western Australia, and as well as, all over Australia..... We are very proud of them, as they are a magestic bird, and photograph really well.....

Originally posted by jaxsond:

Great shot Shaman! I agree that the crop is perfect as the overhanging branches add a needed foreground element! Now, tell me where they make black swans? LOL

02/27/2006 01:38:41 AM · #42

Now, aside from the great surf and diving, I have another reason to validate my desire to move down under! Really starting to consider it actually!

02/27/2006 02:24:28 AM · #43

I would welcome you with open arms..... but make sure it is Queensland, and especially the Sunshine Coast where I live..... Yes, we have black swans here too, and if you can't find one, I will go out and get you one.....

Originally posted by jaxsond:

Now, aside from the great surf and diving, I have another reason to validate my desire to move down under! Really starting to consider it actually!

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/27/2006 06:28:39 AM · #44

Originally posted by jaxsond:

Thanks missinseattle,
Photo 2 and 4 are both Osprey! (I guess the plural of Osprey is Osprey....LOL) Photo 1 is a Turkey Vulture, and 3 is a White Ibis.

well maybe it's an osprey I keep seeing around here then. He looks to be about the same size. I'm not sure where he's nesting at but I'd love to get some shots of him. We're in VA and about a block off the York River.

We have those Turkey Vultures too. They are one ugly bird but so neat to watch as they float through the air. I've never seen them till we moved here.

Shaman

Canon EOS-40D

02/27/2006 07:25:53 AM · #45

The black swans in my image are swimming free in a small river in Ottawa, Canada. The city cares for them in the winter, and lets them roam free all summer. There are about 25 of them and they stick mostly in this one river. It great having them around. They are fairly tame, what with being fed all winter by people, so they come very close, usually. I got quite a few close ups, but this one pose I really like becase of the position of their necks - it looks like they are making a heart. Thanks for the comments jaxsond and sherpet.