Some pictures I took recently

splish

Bullfinch

keps

Four males in the garden this morning

Three here
Haven't spotted a female yet!

splish

Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris

Art Deko

Untitled by Greg Matthews, on Flickr

keps

From today -a jay

thyme

Went for a walk down through the forest today to see the destruction after a week of cutting:mad:, and on the way back I meet this red on it's way down with some bedding.



And after a long time following it to see where it was going, I lost sight of it in the tree tops, but I know where it got that bedding so I can watch that tree and then I can get to where I lost sight of it and wait and wait .

Chisler2

keps wrote: »

You'd certainly need to go to 1/800th second or above
The shot of the Reed Bunting above was 1/2500th sec


A lot of the posters here use upload/share sites where the photo itself gives full exif data on all the camera/lens/ settings of each photo.

So if you double click on the photo , all these details become available.
I always do that:)
Hoping to learn

Thank you for that insight! I take pics of squirrels, birds, plants, with a Canon Eos 40 and would NEEEEEVEEER have had the temerity to put them up here, given the quality of the photography here. Am off to experiment!

keps

Back garden a short while ago: Reed Bunting




Details Nikon d7000( monopod), ISO 640, Nikon 80-400 zoom @220mm/F5.6,1/800th sec

Zebrano

[IMG]http://[/img]IMG_2141 by zebrano1812, on Flickr

[IMG][/img]IMG_2171 by zebrano1812, on Flickr

what kinda birds are these pictures

keps

That bird is a moorhen

Zebrano

thanks tried to put 2 pics in first post but didnt work
[IMG][/img]IMG_2141 by zebrano1812, on Flickr

keps

Blue tit




Great tit

keps

From this morning in Lucan Demesne( very nice to meet you Gustavo!)


Through the fog managed to get this cormorant taking off

chrisb1

OpenYourEyes

chrisb1 wrote: »

Is that last picture from Lanesborough?

chrisb1

gzoladz

Thanks Brian, lovely day out! It is amazing the result you got with that cormorant given all the fog!

I need to touch my photos and will upload something later

keps wrote: »

From this morning in Lucan Demesne( very nice to meet you Gustavo!)


Through the fog managed to get this cormorant taking off

chrisb1

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Is that last picture from Lanesborough?

It is indeed

keps

From today in Lucan with Tom & Gustavo
I think the guys told me these were Linnets!

splish

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, a regular visitor to the garden this winter.

keps

The early blackbird...

keps

Back garden
Greenfinch




Chaffinch



I think I will shortly be saying farewell to my lovely Reed Bunting visitors for this year - from 4 regulars for long spells of the day last week - it was down to 1 today with a few short visits. Food must be getting more plentiful at the waterside a mile or so away.
Or maybe it's the mating time- BTW these birds can be a bit promiscuous!

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/274/1627/2865

keps

Was looking out the kitchen window to see if I could spot a Reed Bunting - when this guy appeared - I am sure he/she has never been before( this year anyway).


A Blackcap

keps

Another new visitor today.. thanks to OpenYourEyes for the ID

Lesser Redpoll

splish

Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

keps

Today Lucan Demesne
Long Tailed Tit.

God, these are difficult little birds to photo : never stay still for a second and always between branches!

OpenYourEyes

Mod Note: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages - head to http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057260006 to see Januarys Picture of the Month - a great shot of a species with great character, in my opinion

keps

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Mod Note: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages - head to http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057260006 to see Januarys Picture of the Month - a great shot of a species with great character, in my opinion

Dear members of the Academy, it is a great honour to accept this award.

I'd firstly like to thank my family for all the great support they have given me over the years -all of my grandparents have sadly passed away but I know they are in heaven looking down on me and so proud of me at this time..
...and thanks too, to my agent who has worked tirelessly to get me to the place where I am today...and who no doubt is looking for a large slice of the prize money!

What you mean no prize money?:eek:

hollster2

Well done Keps fantastic picture.

gzoladz

keps wrote: »

Dear members of the Academy, it is a great honour to accept this award.

I'd firstly like to thank my family for all the great support they have given me over the years -all of my grandparents have sadly passed away but I know they are in heaven looking down on me and so proud of me at this time..
...and thanks too, to my agent who has worked tirelessly to get me to the place where I am today...and who no doubt is looking for a large slice of the prize money!

What you mean no prize money?:eek:

Well done!

You will have to organize counselling sessions for the grew wagtail now:)