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| Bird Photography 2025Another year of feathery captures | Rate Topic |
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| Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2025 20:42 | 1st Post |
| 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!!!!!  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2025 21:10 | 2nd Post |
Lady Blackbird emerges from her well used bolt hole in the frost covered hedge, after a sparrow hawk passed by... Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Wed Jan 15th, 2025 14:13 | 3rd Post |
I'll Duck in with one, (I'll get my coat) Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by chrisbet: Wed Jan 15th, 2025 17:04 | 4th Post |
| Love a duck......
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| Posted by jk: Wed Jan 15th, 2025 19:16 | 5th Post |
| Definitely love a duck or even two!
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| Posted by Iain: Fri Jan 17th, 2025 13:01 | 6th Post |
Grey Wagtail. Dull day and big crop. DZ8_1656 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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| Posted by Eric: Fri Jan 17th, 2025 15:27 | 7th Post |
Was it a pair.  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 12:47 | 8th Post |
Just one taken at 10000ISO just cropped and a little bit of denoise. Again poor light. Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 12:47 | 9th Post |
Two Red Kite pics. DZ8_3394-Edit-Edit by Iain Clyne, on Flickr  DZ8_3368 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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| Posted by Eric: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 15:34 | 10th Post |
| 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.   Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Eric: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 15:42 | 11th Post |
| Stone the Crows!!!!! Actually 84 Jackdaws ...and a wood pigeon having a late afternoon halt in our garden on the way to their roost.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 17:08 | 12th Post |
| At least you got something.
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| Posted by jk: Thu Jan 30th, 2025 18:34 | 13th Post |
| 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 21:51 | 14th Post |
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. 
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| Posted by Eric: Tue Feb 4th, 2025 14:18 | 15th Post |
| One of the hazards of patio doors that depict a reflected area of the garden that isn't there! This Collared Dove took flight in the wrong direction. Fortunately only its dignity was damaged and he/she flew into the tree to hide its embarrassment....it emerged shortly after (they have short memories) to feed again.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by chrisbet: Tue Feb 4th, 2025 14:45 | 16th Post |
| Stupid things regularly crash into our windows, occasionally breaking their neck!
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| Posted by Eric: Tue Feb 4th, 2025 14:58 | 17th Post |
chrisbet wrote:Stupid things regularly crash into our windows, occasionally breaking their neck!Well this one had a Sparrowhawk on its tail but it braked and peeled off just in time. Another angle and some good old mono...  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Tue Feb 4th, 2025 20:35 | 18th Post |
| A fine art picture of a Pigeon.
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| Posted by Iain: Thu Feb 6th, 2025 15:29 | 19th Post |
A female Reed Bunting and a female Gadwall training for dancing on ice. DZ8_3820 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr  DZ8_3942 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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| Posted by Eric: Thu Feb 6th, 2025 15:48 | 20th Post |
| I think that duck is wondering how the other duck got frozen under the ice. Reed bunts are such unassuming characters. Nice captures….and full marks for venturing out is that weather.  And why are all ducks so pin toed? They wouldn’t waddle so much if they placed their feet straight.
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| Posted by Iain: Sat Feb 8th, 2025 09:27 | 21st Post |
| Reed Buntings are one of the few birds that I think the female is the nicer looking of the two.
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| Posted by Eric: Sun Feb 9th, 2025 10:02 | 22nd Post |
Iain wrote:Reed Buntings are one of the few birds that I think the female is the nicer looking of the two.I tend to agree with you. The black on the males head is very severe.
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| Posted by Iain: Fri Feb 21st, 2025 08:34 | 23rd Post |
A Siskin (female). DZ8_4860-Edit-Edit by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Mar 2nd, 2025 18:01 | 24th Post |
Bit of fun I used one of my Kingfisher photos to do a watercolour painting. Not one of my best but I enjoyed doing it. I promise no AI used or Photoshop was used, just watercolour paints and a brush. Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Mon Mar 3rd, 2025 09:57 | 25th Post |
Great Tit Sony A1 6000mm + x1.4 3200ISO Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Thu Mar 6th, 2025 14:31 | 26th Post |
Singing Dunnock, Spring is here? DZ8_5565-Edit by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Mar 9th, 2025 14:58 | 27th Post |
Got the Camera out not used it for sometime.. A few garden birds sorry through double glazed window but the Blackcap F is good news! Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by jk: Mon Mar 10th, 2025 13:47 | 28th Post |
| Graham, Glad to see you are well enough to start posting again.
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| Posted by Iain: Wed Mar 12th, 2025 16:15 | 29th Post |
Mandarin Duck. DZ8_6783-Edit by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Thu Mar 20th, 2025 14:59 | 30th Post |
Super weather today in Titchfield Haven with photographer friend Ian. Sony A1 with 600mm lens plus x1.4. Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Fri Mar 21st, 2025 10:53 | 31st Post |
| Nice to see you back out Graham.
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Fri Mar 21st, 2025 21:36 | 32nd Post |
Thanks Iain weather has put me off too many dull winter days.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by Iain: Sat Mar 22nd, 2025 14:59 | 33rd Post |
| Same up here weather wise. Nice Avocet, never a easy bird to get in the sun.
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Wed Mar 26th, 2025 10:43 | 34th Post |
Thanks Chris it is working today Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.
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| Posted by chrisbet: Wed Mar 26th, 2025 10:49 | 35th Post |
| Nice images - beautiful birds
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| Posted by jk: Wed Mar 26th, 2025 17:30 | 36th Post |
| Are these captive or wild raptors Graham.
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Wed Mar 26th, 2025 21:36 | 37th Post |
| Both wild but the Kestrel came to dead mice put in place for them to come to. Both shots in same wood owned by a friend who has a hide there.
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| Posted by Iain: Fri Mar 28th, 2025 08:55 | 38th Post |
Long Tailed Tit. DZ8_7426 by Iain Clyne, on Flickr
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