Bird photography

[kasimyousef]

Following on from my last thread, I recently bought a secondhand Canon EOS 500D off a work colleague.  I have since been out and about learning how to use it!  It is the first SLR I have ever owned so it's all new to me at the moment.

Here are some of my recent pics..




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As you can see from the last photo of the kingfisher, I have quickly realised that I could do did with a bigger, better, longer lens! I knew when I bought it that the 75-300 kit lens was OK for starters, but wasn't great.  It is the non-IS version.  I have been looking at the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.  Anyone got experience of it?  Any other recommendations?  Up to £800-£900 to spend on secondhand..  It's going to be for wildlife and bird photography as I am really enjoying it.

Cheers!

Paul.

[PND]

It's been a while since the last ones, so here are a few from yesterday now that the weather has finally improved!

Not too sure whether it is a willow warbler or chiffchaff, so if anyone knows better, please speak up!


Wren by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Wren by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler? or something else? by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler? or something else? by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Grey Heron by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Whitethroat by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Azure Damselfly by Paul Deuble, on Flickr

[Daltzz]

Not quite what I was expecting when I opened bird thread..

[PND]

Not quite what I was expecting when I opened bird thread..

Ha.  Feathered variety only I'm afraid.

A few more recent ones..  Click on each one for full screen..


Kingfisher by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Kingfisher by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Kingfisher by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Goldfinch by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Goldfinch by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Goldfinch by Paul Deuble, on Flickr

[doylebros]

Well for my money the bird photography puts the vehicle photography to shame - some fantastic shots in this thread!


Thought this may be helpful to fellow members in helping them identify what there photographing by their trill?

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s6xyk

[formulaclean]

some of these pictures are brilliant! dont really like birds but great photos!!

[RedRobin]

Azure Damselfly by Paul Deuble, on Flickr

....Your wildlife/bird photos are excellent as usual, Paul  

Your shot of a Damselfly particularly interests me as I run a Group on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/561222590593478/

[phil1975]

Where have all the other birds gone?

[doylebros]

How did you manage to get that shot 

Seeing them isn't difficult but photographing one relaxed wow!

[rich83]

Sparrow hawk... not seen one of those for a while

[Edition_slim]

Was go karting at RAF wittering a few weeks ago, in the field next I camp were 5 Kites, this is the only half decent picture I got (I'm still a photography noob )

[rich83]

Nice pic. Kites are enormous birds. Loads of them around the M40 corridor just out of the m25. There was a breeding program there i believe.

[Scottymon]

@phil; Amzing shot there bud, I saw one in the garden, straight out the kitchen window a few months ago, sat on the wall, but I couldn't walk quietly enough or quickly enough to grab the camera... once I'd come back it was gone; it looked like it had dive bombed a small bird which was left injured in the garden, made a dusty dent in the conservatory window... poor little beggar, it was mashed but still alive, so had to do the decent thing :(

Get a lot of wild birds of prey around here, but never have I seen one staring back at me from sucha close distance… curses for not having a camera.

[doylebros]

The Kite are such a beautiful bird to see in flight - I've never seen any photos of those perched anywhere!

[rich83]

The Kite are such a beautiful bird to see in flight - I've never seen any photos of those perched anywhere!

They rarely do... the just spend hours gliding looking for road kitll