Birds 2011

[Birma]

Very nice shots from out in the field DA. No. 3 is interesting - if you were in the UK I would have said it was a Coot with the lobbed toes and the white beak, but the bright red eye doesn't look like a UK Coot, and the 'shield' above the beak would be plain white were as yours has a tip of red? Great captures of the eagle and duck in flight.

[Greg Beetham]

Love your work DA.
Greg

[aster]

if you were in the UK I would have said it was a Coot with the lobbed toes and the white beak, ...

If you were in the US you'd have to call it the American Coot-Fulica americana, Birma. You're spot on actually!


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Hi Greg, : )

I never doubted the colours actually. I just processed a little so I can fully see the colour range of these birds' plumage and some fine spots. I believe the cameras are dealing fine with the real look of these lovely creatures.

The cameras have different processing qualities and I suppose that's what makes them choice of different groups of people. : )

Just keep on doing what you like doing...or the way you like shooting! : ))


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Hi David Antony,

Marvellous birdies! Documentary style shots indeed.

Thank you very much for sharing. : )


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Hi Bruce, : )

Just saw the bird-in-flight style marvel of yours and must say it's very neat and sharp. Lovely blue-grey plumage against the water banks.


Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

[gio67]

theres some really fantastic stuff on this thread,well done everybody

[Birma]

A couple more nice Pictures there Gio67. Very brave to post a Magpie . Didn't Greg have something bad happen after he posted one, or was that just me worrying about it .

[gio67]

oops

[gio67]

A couple more nice Pictures there Gio67. Very brave to post a Magpie . Didn't Greg have something bad happen after he posted one, or was that just me worrying about it .

should I delete it ? how far apart do they need to be to be classed as a pair, I'm sure I seen another about a mile away, for what it,s worth I think they get a bad press because of a song or a tv programme, they are really colourful birds

[Greg Beetham]

That's a great Magpie shot gio67, (Northern Hemisphere version, ours is different), I don't think the curse works in the Southern Hemisphere, after it was forced to try and work upside down.
Greg

[gio67]

That's a great Magpie shot gio67, (Northern Hemisphere version, ours is different), I don't think the curse works in the Southern Hemisphere, after it was forced to try and work upside down.
Greg

that's good news greg

[stevecim]

here is my first for 2011, I had a few of these feeding in my back yard, was taken through a dirty window. they disappear the moment I walk out side.

[Greg Beetham]

Ah that's a good one stevecim, that's a New Holland Honeyeater, we don't have that one in my area. There is one that is very similar in this area according to the birdbook, the White Cheeked Honeyeater, but I don't recall seeing it around locally.
Greg

[Birma]

Nice bird Stevecim. I can thoroughly endorse bird photography from the comfort of your living room. I find the back of the sofa makes an ideal impromptu lens rest .

You seem to have a lot of "honey-eaters" Greg/Steve. Surely this can be only part of their diet? Perhaps they are part of a larger Group that got named earlier?

[aster]

Hi, : )

Well...the attached photo from today is not much of a 'bird' photo, since it's taken from a distance and not much of a detail-prone shot but I can assure you these are Eurasian Coots enjoying themselves in the waters of the Bosphorus. : )

Appears, this is the only way I can contribute to the thread at the moment! I'm glad I can at leat find these near my living whereabouts though... No honeyeaters or herons here!

ps. I think we had found a solution for any magpie-driven curse when the curse was in act in the past for Greg. Remember, Greg, that there was this home-made lemonade recipe and the 'sacred homeland' chant that drove any curse away ? : ))

All great shots from you guys! : ))

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

Eurasian Coot or Fulica atra in the waters of the Bosphorus

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[stevecim]

Ah that's a good one stevecim, that's a New Holland Honeyeater, we don't have that one in my area. There is one that is very similar in this area according to the birdbook, the White Cheeked Honeyeater, but I don't recall seeing it around locally.
Greg

Well that will be a first, I always envy the amount of bird life up north. pickings are not to bad around here, have managed to snap around 30 different species over the last few years, when I go for my walk "around the block" Need to bring my camera with me, when I go to my Archery club, 5 minutes down the road from my place, They have a small section of bush they use for field archery, it has a whole range of birds that I never seen my estate

[Greg Beetham]

Ah of course Yildiz silly me, how could I forget the 'chant' and lemon drink that banished the Magpie curse. I like the Coots, I always thought of a Coot as being more of a marsh bird like our swamphen, but I was only guessing of course.
Yes Birma the Honyeaters are quite prolific here, 72 species according to the Pizzey & Knight, so it would take one a fair while to track down and photograph them.
Greg

ps. And yes the Honeyeaters do chase grubs and moths as well, especially when they have young to feed.