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Southeast US. Finally got this fella at our patio. I've seen him hanging out at the edge of the woods where the other suet block is, but he finally got brave enough for us to see him up close! What a pretty guy.
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Midwest USA, March 2026.
Oly E-M1 @ 215mm, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 640
These were fun to take. They look so cute hanging off of these frozen apples.
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A bit obscured, but I suspect the first time seen this year. One of the less imaginatively named UK warblers.
Prospect Park, Reading, UK
Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800
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Midwest USA, March 2026
Oly E-M1 @ 300, f/8, 1/400s, ISO 320
We had a wicked ice storm with tons of downed trees and devastating damage to the power grid. This is the second once in a hundred year storm we've had in two years, not a pattern, but concerning. I did get some pretty good photos I'll drop over the next few days.
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March 2026 in Germany
Technical Details:
Olympus O-MD E-M1 Mk III + OM System 100-400 f/5.0-6.3 II @400 mm
- Shutter: 1/250
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 1250
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Shot in Asbury Park NJ, right by the beach, on my Fuji XS-10 + Tamron 18-300mm. I shot this photo last year.
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Midwest USA, March 2026
Oly E-M1 @ 270, f/8, 1/320s, ISO 125
"And these shadows turn from purple into grey, for just a skyline pigeon dreaming of the open, waiting for the day he can spread his wings and fly away again!"
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Immature Sharp Shinned or Cooper's would be my guess, but Merlin seems convinced it's a Merlin which would go on my life list.
Coastal New England.
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Midwest USA, March 2026
Oly E-M1 @ 270mm, f/8, 1/640, ISO 250
These have to be some of my favorite photos I've taken yet. I decided to walk to get groceries today and I took my camera to see what I could spot. Plenty of birds have migrated back. I'm excited for spring!
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I'm not even bothering to watermark this one. I was standing on the loading dock at work this morning and heard a distinctive squeaking coming from the power pylon on the ridge behind the building. Sure enough, our local bald eagle was sitting on it.
I did not lug my camera to work today (cue Dante's refrain) so this is the best my dinkum phone camera could muster. If you want a better photo of mine of an eagle, see instead here.
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Southeast US. Sorry for the extreme zoom phone pics, it's all I got ๐
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Some birds found in the dunes and the oasis of Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. (i am really bad at identifying birds, maybe someone could help?)
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Picture taken 3/9 in Central Ohio. I was out to see the woodcocks at sunset, which I did, but it was too dark for pictures at that point. I did however get a couple of late-day pictures of calling Eastern Meadowlarks. Very nice colors. I am also getting used to my new camera, having upgraded from a Lumix G85 to an OM-1 mk ii. Also using new processing tools, PureRaw 6 & RapidRAW 1.5.1.
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Midwest USA, March 2026
Oly E-M1 @ 275mm, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 1000
Downys are too damn cute. I was lucky enough to catch the sun in his eye.
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Midwest USA, March 2026
Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/8, 1/160s, ISO 125
I love watching these guys go up and down trees looking for their stash. They'll climb just about anywhere.
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AKA Long-tailed tits, mostly gathering nest material, but frequently pausing on convenient twigs
Prospect Park, Reading, UK Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800
Bonus shot:
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Midwest USA, March 2026
Oly E-M1 @ 264mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 320
This was a lifer for me since I picked up birding last year. This is a hard bird to photograph. They did not want to pop out of the canopy.
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Its really hard to enjoy a nice day on the beach when this guy decides to sun himself right in front of you. I contacted the local bird rescue, but he hopped in the water before I could get close.
Bonus pigeon:
Nothing I could do anyway. Wrangling and driving him somewhere would be at least a two person job, and no one around here wanted to help.
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