Winged Wednesday 4.5.2023

[Eric Gofreed]

I'll start of today's Winged Wednesday with photographs of the awesome Red-tailed hawk.

I photographed this red-tail from my moving blind (Jeep). I an awesome event watching a red-tail hunting and flying so close that he fills the frame with just his body

Same hawk as the previous photo.

15 years ago, I watched this red-tail capture a gray squirrel. I got close enough for a phone photo but it was many years before I owned a camera phone.

This hawk was perched on a telephone pole. He took to the air and was kind enough to bank and look back at me.

Dark-phase red-tailed hawk

 

[Ben Egbert]

Man what ultra sharp and detailed birds and all in great poses

 

[Trent Watts]

Oh wow Eric. Such a collection of wonderful images of the red-tail. That must have been inspiring to be so close.

 

[Trent Watts]

My contribution is Bohemian Waxwings from two days ago. There were about 100 birds in the tops of some tall Elm trees and they were taking turns flying down to eat the berries off a Mountain Ash tree that was quite close to me and not too tall so the birds were at a perfect level. I was able to set up with a nice grey background and pumped off a few hundred shots. These are my favourites.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

My contribution is Bohemian Waxwings from two days ago. There were about 100 birds in the tops of some tall Elm trees and they were taking turns flying down to eat the berries off a Mountain Ash tree that was quite close to me and not too tall so the birds were at a perfect level. I was able to set up with a nice grey background and pumped off a few hundred shots. These are my favourites.

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Envy Envy Envy, Trent. I have seen Bohemian waxwings but never photographed them. Each photo is a treasure.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Oh wow Eric. Such a collection of wonderful images of the red-tail. That must have been inspiring to be so close.

thanks, Trent. It was thrilling

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I'll start of today's Winged Wednesday with photographs of the awesome Red-tailed hawk.

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I photographed this red-tail from my moving blind (Jeep). I an awesome event watching a red-tail hunting and flying so close that he fills the frame with just his body

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Same hawk as the previous photo.

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15 years ago, I watched this red-tail capture a gray squirrel. I got close enough for a phone photo but it was many years before I owned a camera phone.

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This hawk was perched on a telephone pole. He took to the air and was kind enough to bank and look back at me.

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Dark-phase red-tailed hawk

All beautiful mages, Eric. I absolutely love that fourth one.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

My contribution is Bohemian Waxwings from two days ago. There were about 100 birds in the tops of some tall Elm trees and they were taking turns flying down to eat the berries off a Mountain Ash tree that was quite close to me and not too tall so the birds were at a perfect level. I was able to set up with a nice grey background and pumped off a few hundred shots. These are my favourites.

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I love Cedar Waxwings, but I think I love Bohemian Waxwings even more. Gorgeous images, Trent

 

[Ben Egbert]

Bohemian waxwings love them. We had them at our ashtreesin Spokane but have never seen them here

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This looks like the beginning of theme week. So, I am going to post images of Wood Ducks. I am just attempting to keep up with Eric and Trent.

 

[Ken Rennie]

I was trying to photograph some of the garden birds yesterday when I noticed that bumble bees have started flying. No fancy modes for tracking bees so lots of bursts at 7fps and hope that some are in focus. What I find most surprising is modern software that can produce a mostly noiseless image cropped from 10% of the full image at ISO 2500. 5 years ago this would have been impossible, not capturing flying insects, but doing so without much skill and without very expensive bright glass. Ken

 

[Trent Watts]

This looks like the beginning of theme week. So, I am going to post images of Wood Ducks. I am just attempting to keep up with Eric and Trent.

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You have done an admirably job of capturing the beauty of this amazingly coloured duck Douglas.

 

[Trent Watts]

I was trying to photograph some of the garden birds yesterday when I noticed that bumble bees have started flying. No fancy modes for tracking bees so lots of bursts at 7fps and hope that some are in focus. What I find most surprising is modern software that can produce a mostly noiseless image cropped from 10% of the full image at ISO 2500. 5 years ago this would have been impossible, not capturing flying insects, but doing so without much skill and without very expensive bright glass. Ken
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This is a remarkable shot Ken. Love to pollen on the legs. Pollinator at work for sure.

 

[JimFox]

This is from the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver, Colorado a few months ago. Winged Wednesday got me to go back and see what I can find.

I am not sure what kind of butterfly this is.

 

[JimFox]

My contribution is Bohemian Waxwings from two days ago. There were about 100 birds in the tops of some tall Elm trees and they were taking turns flying down to eat the berries off a Mountain Ash tree that was quite close to me and not too tall so the birds were at a perfect level. I was able to set up with a nice grey background and pumped off a few hundred shots. These are my favourites.

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World Class Trent!!!

 

[AlanLichty]

My wings today are a salvage job from a 2001 capture using an Olympus C2100 digital camera with a whopping 2MP resolution. Current generation software let me spruce it up a bit to present some organic weather vanes along the Oregon coast. This was shot on a very blustery day at Seaside from a hotel balcony and I was fascinated by the seagulls that decided hunkering down facing the wind was more sensible than trying to fly.

 

[Trent Watts]

Impressive show from an old digital camera Alan. I like how they are all hunkered down.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

This looks like the beginning of theme week. So, I am going to post images of Wood Ducks. I am just attempting to keep up with Eric and Trent.

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May I be the first to congratulate you on your woodys, Doug. The first time I said that to a man.

 

[Roger Bailey]

Lots of Great Photos in here this week, Posting the most beautiful couple on the pond. Common Goldeneye

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

I'll start of today's Winged Wednesday with photographs of the awesome Red-tailed hawk.

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I photographed this red-tail from my moving blind (Jeep). I an awesome event watching a red-tail hunting and flying so close that he fills the frame with just his body

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Same hawk as the previous photo.

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15 years ago, I watched this red-tail capture a gray squirrel. I got close enough for a phone photo but it was many years before I owned a camera phone.

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This hawk was perched on a telephone pole. He took to the air and was kind enough to bank and look back at me.

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Dark-phase red-tailed hawk

I really like that third one, Eric!