Pair of swans on a local pond
Made this one today morning. Could not stand to share with the public. Full flickr version under cut>>>
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Yellowhammer
The yellowhammer is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and introduced to New Zealand. Wikipedia
Hawfinch couple (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Recollecting the fall birding moments. Here is another fuzzy early morning one: More on info about, full flickr and song:
Hawfinch Juv. (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Canon EF 100-400L ƒ4.5-5.6 IS USM, at 400mm, ISO2500, 1/400, ƒ/5.6
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
It breeds in northern regions of Europe and Asia, from Iceland south to northernmost Scotland, and east through Scandinavia, the Baltic States, northern Poland and Belarus, and through most of Russia to about 165°E in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. In recent years it has expanded its range slightly, both in eastern Europe where it now breeds south into northern Ukraine, and in southern Greenland, where the Qaqortoq area was colonised in 1990–1991. It is often replaced by the related ring ouzel in areas of higher altitude.[8] It is migratory, wintering in western, central and southern Europe, north-west Africa, and south-west Asia east to northern Iran. Birds in some parts of the west of the breeding range (particularly south-western Norway) may be resident, not migrating at all, while those in the far east of the range migrate at least 6,500–7,000 km to reach their wintering grounds. There are multiple records of vagrants from the north-east coast of North America, as well as two sighti...
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
It was an early morning. My dog was demanding something by producing noises. In result I have became completely sleepless. So I took my dog for a walk at 5:00 AM and found a bunch of those birds producing noises on a nearby hornbeam tree. I grab a camera and here what is it came out with. The sun have just started to come up. So it was quite dark unfortunately. This is why iso is so high. Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Canon EF 100-400L ƒ4.5-5.6 IS USM, at 400mm, ISO2000, 1/400, ƒ/5.6
Fieldfare in the early morning search for a snack (Turdus Pilaris)
Archives of 2014. Fieldfare during early morning. It was raining that early morning. And about 8 AM all birds came to the grass field in search for food. I have managed to have only cheap 300mm lens those days. So most of them run away. This fieldfare however was to busy finding food for its youngers. I took the chance and thats what it looks like now. Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Sigma 70-300 at 300mm, at 300mm, ISO2500, 1/320, ƒ/6.3