I Finally Got the Shots: I have been trying to get both of these birds in good light for quite some time now. The Crows need direct sunlight to get all the definition in the feathers...

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

I have been trying to get both of these birds in good light for quite some time now. The Crows need direct sunlight to get all the definition in the feathers and eyes because they are so black. The little bird flits around the branches of the Oak Tree and I can never get enough light or get him infocus. Finally got both of them in 2 days.
Crow D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm
ISO 1400, f/8, 1/640 sec
The little bird D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 550mm
ISO 700, f/8, 1/640 sec
Craig

Crow

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The little bird

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jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

Very nice captures. I guess I'll have to break down and buy that Tamron lens.
Jack

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

jack schade wrote:

Very nice captures. I guess I'll have to break down and buy that Tamron lens.
Jack

Thank you Jack and you won't regret that Lens, I have to keep reminding myself I have other Lenses.
Craig

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

CraigFair wrote:

I have been trying to get both of these birds in good light for quite some time now. The Crows need direct sunlight to get all the definition in the feathers and eyes because they are so black. The little bird flits around the branches of the Oak Tree and I can never get enough light or get him infocus. Finally got both of them in 2 days.
Crow D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm
ISO 1400, f/8, 1/640 sec
The little bird D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 550mm
ISO 700, f/8, 1/640 sec
Craig

Nice captures Craig... I haven't taken any pics in a month... :(

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

brucew29 wrote:

Nice captures Craig... I haven't taken any pics in a month... :(

Thank you Bruce and I noticed, Spring is almost here so the great outdoors will open up to you soon.
We pretty much have two seasons here, Day and Night. 75* in the summer and 65* in the winter.
Craig

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

CraigFair wrote:

Thank you Bruce and I noticed, Spring is almost here so the great outdoors will open up to you soon.
We pretty much have two seasons here, Day and Night. 75* in the summer and 65* in the winter.
Craig

Thanks for letting those of us in the North East about good weather. I have piles of snow 6' high plowed up in my driveway. As much as 20 degrees in the daytime down to minus 8 at night. Looking forward to spring which shoud come sometime in July

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

boberic wrote:

Thanks for letting those of us in the North East about good weather. I have piles of snow 6' high plowed up in my driveway. As much as 20 degrees in the daytime down to minus 8 at night. Looking forward to spring which shoud come sometime in July

Thank you for looking in Boberic. I'll bet it seems like it will come in July:P
Craig

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent shots.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

angler wrote:

Excellent shots.

Thank you very much Angler.
Craig

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Great downloads, Craig! Looking back at my shots, I didn't know crows had eyes! :lol: :lol:

merrytexan Loc: georgia

CraigFair wrote:

I have been trying to get both of these birds in good light for quite some time now. The Crows need direct sunlight to get all the definition in the feathers and eyes because they are so black. The little bird flits around the branches of the Oak Tree and I can never get enough light or get him infocus. Finally got both of them in 2 days.
Crow D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm
ISO 1400, f/8, 1/640 sec
The little bird D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 550mm
ISO 700, f/8, 1/640 sec
Craig

good shots craig. persistence and patience pays off!

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

merrytexan wrote:

good shots craig. persistence and patience pays off!

Thank you Texan. I have another one I got today and not sure what bird this is. I think they are moving through back up north?
Craig

Yellow-rumped Warbler???

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merrytexan Loc: georgia

CraigFair wrote:

Thank you Texan. I have another one I got today and not sure what bird this is. I think they are moving through back up north?
Craig

it does look like a yellow rumped warbler to me.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

merrytexan wrote:

it does look like a yellow rumped warbler to me.

Can you figure out what the second bird is???
Craig

Joe F.N. Loc: Oshawa, Ontario

Good shots. I see you didn't identify the little one so for interest sake I'll do it. That is a Bush Tit. It appears to be a male of the sub-species, 'coastal' or 'minimus.' It's a member of the Chickadee family.