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I was a bit surprised this was in focus at all, never mind quite pleasingly sharp (to me) on the wing patterns, which point to 1st year moults.
Fobney Meadows, Reading, UK Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800
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Location: Southwest Ohio, USA
Not to be confused with the Red-Headed Woodpecker, a different species.
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The UK this February, carrying on from January, is damp and grey - so getting any sort of photo is a pleasure.
This is a Red Kite, starting to think about nesting (that twig is indeed in its claw), just taking off today, damp, grey but not actually drizzling. Hopefully photo quality will improve as the sunlight does.
Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800mm, 1/1000s, ISO1000, and height & width halved to make it postable.
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Where: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 2026-02-06 11AM
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm
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Where: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 2026-02-06 12PM
Gear: Sony A6700 + Tamron 150-500mm
This little guy had just shook himself furiously and was all poofed up.
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On my search for an elusive kingfisher, I stumbled upon a well camouflaged water rail literally splashing around in the shallow water in a mix of bathing and looking for food - or at least it’s how I interpreted it!
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I see a lot of these tiny avian dinosaurs, but never close enough for my liking - I don’t have a garden nor a feeder. This time it happened! I would have liked a less busy background but this was it and I don’t like removing branches in post.
Editing tips appreciated.
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Landed about 2m away at eye height, and just stayed there. Didn't seem scared at all, so I could get fairly close :)
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I visited Papua last year and got really lucky spotting some of the rarest birds in this special Island.
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This was taken from waaay too far away and here is where the resolution limit of my camera says no to further cropping.
It was nice seeing this female harrier search the ground for mice, but it didn’t succeed for what I saw.
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The return of one of the pairs of house finches who nest in the awning above my kitchen window, I presume. This one was giving it quite a thorough look.
Full size here.
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The Netherlands, January 2026
Nikon D500, Tamron 150-600 G2 at 210mm F7,1
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Netherlands, February 2026
Nikon 1 V2, Nikon 300mm F/4 PF. Surprisingly fun combo.
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Midwest USA, September 2025.
Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/1250s, ISO-500. Edited in darktable.
All of these photos are from the same day. I took the camera and a kayak and went birding. I think I found four or five different herons paddling up and down the river. I snapped some cormorants, pied-billed grebes, belted kingfishers, geese, and painted turtles.
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Midwest USA, September 2025.
Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/1250s, ISO320. Edited in darktable.
These are old photos that were a little soft so I never shared them. I cleaned them up a bit and they're alright now.
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Southeast US. Got a pair of them that like to hang out sometimes.
...literally.
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Southern California. There's a small "wetlands" nearby that acts as a desert oasis, so occasionally marsh birds come hang out in the front yard.
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Midwest USA, October 2025
Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/7.1, 1/500s, ISO-250. Edited in darktable.
These are old but I never uploaded them because I had better shots up at the time. I miss my junco friends, so I'll upload them now.
I re-edited these ones in darktable.
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"It's not raining, be happy!"
Prospect Park, Reading, UK, RG30 2AS
Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800mm
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Midwest USA, September 2025.
Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/100s, ISO-1600. Edited in darktable.
One of my favorite bird calls. It always makes me think of early summer. I wasn't going to upload this one the light was bad and I couldn't get close, but I never found another opportunity.
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Midwest USA, September 2025
Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/500s, ISO-250. Edited in darktable.
Cormorants have such beautiful eyes. This is on a river that bisects my town. All year you'd walk by and see cormorants posted here. This was by far their favorite spot.
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