Featured Work
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Enemy Alert by Ann Van Breemen
An American Bald Eagle at a zoo in Washington State, U.S.A.
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Mr Evening Grosbeak by Teresa Zieba
Featured in Art by Bubble Hosts – July 5th, 2009 / Featured in THe Birds – June 19th, 2009 / Featured in Canon DSLR – June 15th, 2009 The Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus, is a large finch. In the past, it was treated in a genus of its own as Hesperiphona vespertina, but is now usually placed in the same genus as the Hawfinch of Eurasia. The breeding habitat is coniferous and mixed forest across Canada and the western mountainous areas of the United States and Mexico. The nest is built on a horizontal branch or in a fork of a tree. The migration of this bird is variable; in some winters, it may wander as far south as the southern U.S. The Evening Grosbeak is 18.5 cm long. The adult has a short black tail, black wings and a large pale bill. The adult male has a bright yellow forehead and body; its head is brown and there is a large white patch in the wing. The adult female is mainly olive-brown, greyer on the underparts and with white patches in the wings. These birds forage in trees and bushes, sometimes on the ground. They mainly eat seeds, berries and insects. Outside of the nesting season, they often feed in flocks. Sometimes, they will swallow fine gravel. The range of this bird has expanded far to the east in historical times, possibly due to plantings of Manitoba maples and other maples and shrubs around farms and the availability of bird feeders in winter. It was once thought that the Evening Grosbeak sang only in the evening, a fact that is reflected in both its common name and scientific names (vespertinus is Latin for “of the evening”) Photographed in Anola, Manitoba, Canada / Canon XSi, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, ISO-200, focal length- 300mm.
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Happy Landing by Ken Haley
A female mallard skids to a water landing in the canoe canal in the Alton Baker area of Eugene, Oregon. June 2009.
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TERRITORIAL KING by Sandy Stewart
FEATURED in Unlimited Quality on June 19/09! Many thanks to the hard working kind hosts of this group! Also, I can’t thank the group hosts of The Birds for also so kindly featuring this photo on June 19/09! I call this mature male Rufous Humming Bird the King over his territory, as he keeps busy warding off all other birds who dare to intrude on his territory to feed from the feeder in which he has claimed ownership over. He doesn’t believe in sharing! lol / Rufous Hummingbirds like all Humming Birds can fly amazingly fast, often darting with pinpoint maneuverability. They are pugnacious and tirelessly chase away other hummingbirds, even in placess they’re only visiting on migration. Like other hummers, they eat insects as well as nectar, taking them from spider webs or catching them in midair. / Measurements Both Sexes / Length / 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in ) Wingspan / 11 cm (4.3 in) / Weight / (2–5 g) 0.1–0.2 oz Relative Size / About the same size as a Ruby-throated Hummingbird When viewed in the larger size, this bird shows larger than in real life! “PHOTO INFORMATION” Taken on June 17/09 at 2:19pm / Shot in raw, aperture priority and adobe RGB col space Downloaded into Lightroom and adjusted histogram. Sharpened only the eye. No cropping! Camera; Canon 40D / Lens; Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6 IS USM L lens. / Tripod; Manfrotto,including joystick head / Shot at 1/640 at f/9, EV -0.43, 400 mm, custom white bal 5850 kelvin, iso 800.
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Rock Puffin by Welshpixels
An open biilled, cute puffin standing on a rock on top of the cliff with the sea as a backdrop.
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Mr. T Squared by Bonnie T. Barry
It’s not often I can get a photo of a tufted titmouse; these little spitfires are so fast, they’re gone by the time I adjust the camera. This one was a bit more leisurely, though, and gave me a split second to nab him. Got you Mr. T squared! (I got the idea for the title from my daughter in law Chrissy who calls me Mrs. B Squared (Bonnie Barry); she’s an engineer and thinks mathematically; I’m an English major and numbers are not my strength).
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CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE by Sandy Stewart
FEATURED in the Unlimited Quality group on June 07/09! Many thanks to the kind hosts of this group! Thank you very much to the Technical Photography group for featuring my photo on June 06/09! Many thanks to the group The Birds who so kindly featured this shot on June 6/09. A Chestnut-Backed Chickadee perches on a sunny Lilac bush branch and becomes surrounded by the color of the Lilacs in bloom! Length / 3.9–4.7 in ( 10-12cm) / Wingspan / 7.5 in ( 19 cm) / Weight / 0.2–0.4 oz ( 7-12 grams) Chestnut-Backed Chickadees are the smallest and have shortest tailsof all the Chickadees! About 65% of a Chickadee’s diet consists of insects and other arthropods, including spiders, caterpillars, leafhoppers, tiny scale insects, wasps, and aphids. They feed their young mainly caterpillars and wasp larvae. They also eat seeds, fruit and berries, but to a lesser extent than insects. “PHOTO INFORMATION” Taken on May 22/09 at 4:22pm / Taken in Raw, Adobe RGB, Aperture priority / Camera; Canon 40D / Lens; Canon 100-400 mm f/4- f/5.6 L IS USM Lens. / Tripod; Manfrotto, including joystick head. / Taken at 1/400’s at f/10, 400 mm, iso 500, custom wht bal 6400 kelvin. / Uploaded to Lightroom2.3, uploaded to PhotoshopCS2, where I did a shadow/highlight adj to lighten the shadowing slightly on the birds under carriage, added another layer and chose ” soft light” and opacity 20%, sharpened, via lab mode, lightness channel, unsharpmask, amount 35, radius 3, threshold 3. / No cropping!
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Falcon by Luca Renoldi
Seen in Austria nikon D700 / 1/6400 / f/5,6 / ISO 500 / 300 mm Featured in Alphabet Soup on August, 2009 Featured in Photography 101 on June, 2009 Featured in The Birds on June, 2009 Featured in I Love Birds on June, 2009 Featured in TPW on May, 2009
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Fierce Hunter by AngelPhotozzz
This is a Tawny eagle another resident at the Center for Birds of Prey outside of Charleston in Awendaw.. he is a beautiful bird for sure I am pledging my work to the wildlife appeal group
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All The Colours Of The Rainbow by stevealder
Portrait of a rainbow lorikeet. Imaged in the middle of feeding at Mango Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Chatterbox by Jacky Parker
Baby Cygnet taken at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. FEATURED in “The Birds” group May 2009 Nikon D300, Nikkor 80-400 VR zoom, ISO400, shutter priority, F/11.0.
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Green Heron 2 by John Absher
A small, stocky wading bird, the Green Heron is common in wet spots across much of North America. It can be difficult to see as it stands motionless waiting for small fish to approach within striking range, but it frequently announces its presence by its loud squawking. This shot was taken at the North Pond in Lincoln Park. / Chicago, Illinois
Recent Work
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Welcome Visitor by Linda Sass
Taken on my back deck in Kalaru, NSW Far South Coast
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The Birds by igotmeacanon
HDR from a single shot taken off a triopd, using my laptop with the canon software to see what i was doing. Canon 50D / 18-55 / iso 400 / 1/3200 / f5.4
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FOLLOW THE LEADER by MARMARISKEV
WILD GEESE IN DRIFFIELD EAST YORKSHIRE ENGLAND
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Mid Flight by Andrea Searle
As is. / This was just a random shot when I was experimenting with my new 70-300mm lens. / Theres something about it that I really like though and I would like to hear what other people have to say. Let me know if you like/dislike this image :-)
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Hello Cocky! by Andrea Searle
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo at Billabong Sanctuary, Townsville, Queensland. / Taken with Olympus E620
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Creagrus furcatus by becks78
Galapagos, Ecuador A couple of Creagrus furcatus, a species of Galapagos’s seagull. BEST VIEW LARGE (click on the image) Thanks for your attention.
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Mr. Hairy by lorilee
I’ve tried and tried to capture this Hairy Woodpecker – - – he is so skiddish – - – this is the best I could do for now – - – I have challenged myself to do much better in the future!!!! Caught him today in the apple tree in my backyard in northeast Iowa. Hairy Woodpecker The Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It wields a much longer bill than the Downy Woodpecker’s almost thornlike bill. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from woodlots, parks, and forests. / / WoodpeckersTypical VoiceSize & Shape / A medium-sized woodpecker with a fairly square head, a long, straight, chisel-like bill, and stiff, long tail feathers to lean against on tree trunks. The bill is nearly the same length as the head. Color Pattern / Hairy Woodpeckers are contrastingly black and white. The black wings are checkered with white; the head has two white stripes (and, in males, a flash of red toward the back of the head). A large white patch runs down the center of the black back. Behavior / Hairy Woodpeckers hitch up tree trunks and along main branches. They sometimes feed at the bases of trees, along fallen logs, and even on the ground at times. They have the slowly undulating flight pattern of most woodpeckers. Habitat / Hairy Woodpeckers are birds of mature forests across the continent. They’re also found in woodlots, suburbs, parks, and cemeteries, as well as forest edges, open woodlands of oak and pine, recently burned forests, and stands infested by bark beetles. /
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Owl by EnchantmentArts
Digital Art
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Parrot by EnchantmentArts
Digital Art
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Seagull by EnchantmentArts
Visual Art
About This Group
For images of birds of all kinds.
There are the 3 main rules:
1) post relevant stuff applicable to the group name; ie birds!
2) don’t post too much stuff – max 1 or 2 works a day, and;
3) respect the moderators.
And have fun in this bub in the Bubble.
Images will be removed if they do not adhere to the following extra guidelines -
The bird MUST be the main focus of the image, either compositionally or thematically. Works will be removed by the discretion of the moderators.
The bird must fill the frame of the photo as the main focus unless it is part of a flock of birds or other justifiable reason. Bird photos that are too far away to show detail will be deleted.
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