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Bird Photography 2O25Another year of feathery captures

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Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2025 21:42

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Thought I should start another year with an all too rare visitor to the garden. Once we would have dozens of Fieldfares and a few Redwings feasting on the windfalls but now dwindling bird numbers and additionally, as a side effect of global warming, fewer birds needing to migrate this far south, we rarely see them. This sole bird was clearly starving. It stood for nearly an hour eating its fill of apple paying no heed to the other birds around it. it was very docile for a Fieldfare.

But then, now filled with energy it resorted to type, chasing and scolding the blackbirds like a thing possessed.

Fortunately I captured it while in its half exhausted state....it was all over the place after that.

For the record, it was -6deg outside....the photographs were taken through double glazing, of course!!!!!

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Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2025 22:10

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Lady Blackbird emerges from her well used bolt hole in the frost covered hedge, after a sparrow hawk passed by...

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Posted by Iain: Wed Jan 15th, 2025 15:13

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I'll Duck in with one, (I'll get my coat)

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Posted by chrisbet: Wed Jan 15th, 2025 18:04

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Love a duck......

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Posted by jk: Wed Jan 15th, 2025 20:16

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Definitely love a duck or even two!

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Posted by Iain: Fri Jan 17th, 2025 14:01

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Grey Wagtail. Dull day and big crop.

DZ8_1656 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr

Posted by Eric: Fri Jan 17th, 2025 16:27

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Was it a pair. :lol:

Nice bird(s)

1656 exposures already Iain. Don’t wear it out. Are you happier with the results than the Sony?

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Posted by Iain: Thu Jan 23rd, 2025 13:47

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Just one taken at 10000ISO just cropped and a little bit of denoise. Again poor light.

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Posted by Iain: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 13:47

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Two Red Kite pics.

DZ8_3394-Edit-Edit by Iain Clyne, on Flickr

DZ8_3368 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr

Posted by Eric: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 16:34

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Went looking for Goosanders on the River Ouse. They winter there every year and I photographed them once. I was told they are near the bridge in Downham Market....cant miss them ....there all day".

Well unless this is a Transgender Goosander, they weren't there today. Just as well as 12800 ISO is a bit too grainy for me especially when cropping.

Not even a Purple Heron. :needsahug:

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Posted by Eric: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 16:42

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Stone the Crows!!!!!

Actually 84 Jackdaws ...and a wood pigeon having a late afternoon halt in our garden on the way to their roost.

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Posted by Iain: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 18:08

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At least you got something.

Posted by jk: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 19:34

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If you want to kill noise and improve sharpness then try TopaZ Labs Sharpen AI.

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Posted by Eric: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 22:51

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jk wrote:
If you want to kill noise and improve sharpness then try TopaZ Labs Sharpen AI. Photoshop AI denoise is very good.
My problem is I forget to drop the shutter speed when I don’t need it high. Stationery birds don’t need 1/1200th!
That’s 2 or even 3stops of ISO reduction available for a static subject. :banghead:

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