Even More Birds In Flight.... (12 images)

[AlexN]

Hey... Was up at the crack of dawn today for work, then work got canceled due to a mechanical failure of one of our machines... I figured since I was up I'd go take some bird photos...

Heres the results...

All taken with 350D + 70-200 F/4L @ F/4... I should have my 300mm F/2.8 and 2xTC by monday/tuesday next week.. Should help

[ving (David)]

the ducks not flying

nice shots indeed and pretty darn sharp too. are they cropped?

[AlexN]

yeah mate, they are cropped fairly heavily actually... they are about 50% of the original image size, then resized for web.

[Matty P (Matt)]

Lovely images Alex, they all are extemely sharp.

Very well done.

[AlexN]

Thanks Matt. I was actually pretty shocked at how sharp they were.. I've taken a lot of shots through the 70-200, but not that have come out like that!

Heres one more from this afternoons outing...

[AlexN]

Allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllrightie then!!

Went out this arvo and captured a few more...

[Matty P (Matt)]

Another awesome series of images Alex. Well done. Like the others, they are very sharp.

[telemarker (Keith)]

Lovely sharp images. I'll be interested to see how you go with the TC. I got a kenko X2 that doesn't AF past 200 on my 70-300 tamron. You'll do better with the faster lens no doubt. Still, these shots show the birds really nicely.

Ving - its a dusky moorhen.

[war bird]

A few Nat Geo's in that lot,well done

[AlexN]

Thanks guys... I found a great spot today...there's a few Kites in the area, gulls, pelicans.. and the cream of the crop, a pair of white bellied sea eagles nesting in a tree less than 20m away...

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Can anyone identify this bird for me?
I took this picture just outside Mitchell in SW Queensland about 2 weeks ago.

Adrian

[AlexN]

Adrian.. Its a touch small.. can you crop it down and repost a larger image of the bird?

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

I cant I have lost the original picture. Someone formatted the memory card with it on.

Adrian

[AlexN]

mmm thats a shame.. its really hard to say... perhaps a kite, going mainly on its coloring, but without a closer look I cant be sure.

[astroron (Ron)]

I think that it is a whistling kite or Black Kite, I have been seeing them for the last five weeks all over Queensland and the Northern Territory
Ron

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Here we go I found the picture stored somewhere else. Sorry it is grainy but the camera was on max zoom when I took the picture. Hope you can see it OK

Adrian

[AlexN]

Yeah the bigger image sure looks like a whistling kite to me..

I remember back when I lived in the NT, I always used to think the whistling kites were wedge tailed eagles... then I saw a mature wedge tail flying within 4m of a whistling kite and the difference was immediately apparent

[Dennis]

Hey Alex

Excellent portfolio of photos – I’ve just returned from a 10 day absence due to Qld Astrofest. The larger versions you showed me at Astrofest looked fabulous – top stuff mate, really good shots.

Cheers

Dennis