Backyard Birds - Needed to stay around the Castle today: As the title states, backyard birds today. I needed to stay home so I went to my blind. Used my 55-250mm Canon lens handheld.

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

As the title states, backyard birds today. I needed to stay home so I went to my blind. Used my 55-250mm Canon lens handheld. Photos are cropped but otherwise straight from the camera. All comments are welcome because I am always trying to improve and the HOGs have got me this far.

Thanks for looking and the comments, Greg

250mm (eq 397mm) 1/250, f10, ISO 200

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250mm (eq 397mm) F16, 1/250 sec,,ISO 400

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250mm (eq 397mm) 1/500, f13, ISO 400

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DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Good ones, Greg, especially #2, which shows excellent detail. :-D

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

DOOK wrote:

Good ones, Greg, especially #2, which shows excellent detail. :-D

Earl, thank you for the comments. I just love that lens. It can take the photos by itself.

Greg

bob_71 Loc: Severna Park, MD

The Junco is exceptional. You're spot on with the focus in the eye of the Red Bellied Woodpecker. Thanks for sharing this nice group!

Bob

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Nice greg!!! I like your back yard!:)

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Better and better, Greg! Beautiful birds and excellent shots, and I see your Red-shouldered hawk is back.

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

bob_71 wrote:

The Junco is exceptional. You're spot on with the focus in the eye of the Red Bellied Woodpecker. Thanks for sharing this nice group!

Bob

Bob, I thank you for such a nice review. It amazes me how many different birds one has around their house. I never realized it until I got back into photography.

Thanks again, Bob, Greg.

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Erv wrote:

Nice greg!!! I like your back yard!:)

Erv, thanks for the positive viewing, but although I have a nice backyard it does not compare to photos of your set up. I am very happy with mine and would not swap for your backyard. We both have way more than a whole lot of other people and we earned what we have.

Greg

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Dixiegirl wrote:

Better and better, Greg! Beautiful birds and excellent shots, and I see your Red-shouldered hawk is back.

Donna, thank you. Yes, I do have a pair and have an idea where the nest is but have not found it as of now. Whenever this one flew over or took a roost in one of the trees all the small birds flew off. He spent the morning around the tree line that goes by our house, maybe 100 feet from my blind. I do not know how to figure out which is the male and the female except when they are together. They used to stay together and I do have one photo of them together. I assume the male is larger but I maybe 180 degrees off.

Greg

angela k Loc: Long Island

Greg, these are wonderful, I especially love the junco!!
I bet you're glad you hung around the castle!
😊

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

angela k wrote:

Greg, these are wonderful, I especially love the junco!!
I bet you're glad you hung around the castle!
😊

Angela, the Castle turned out to be the place to be at.

Greg

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

You might be correct about the male being the largest, Greg, but I think in most hawks, the female is the largest. I doubt you have to worry about your little birds when this one is around. It's probably after squirrels rather than the birds. The two bird hawks in our area are the Sharp-shinned and the Cooper's which I try to shoo off when I see one lurking about. :-D

CLF wrote:

Donna, thank you. Yes, I do have a pair and have ... (show quote)

Ptw Loc: Tennessee

CLF wrote:

As the title states, backyard birds today. I needed to stay home so I went to my blind. Used my 55-250mm Canon lens handheld. Photos are cropped but otherwise straight from the camera. All comments are welcome because I am always trying to improve and the HOGs have got me this far.

Thanks for looking and the comments, Greg

Greg I enjoyed them all. #2 is sooo pretty!

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Dixiegirl wrote:

You might be correct about the male being the largest, Greg, but I think in most hawks, the female is the largest. I doubt you have to worry about your little birds when this one is around. It's probably after squirrels rather than the birds. The two bird hawks in our area are the Sharp-shinned and the Cooper's which I try to shoo off when I see one lurking about. :-D

Thanks, Donna. Since there is a difference in size I do have a pair then. Hope to see the young ones soon. Something is getting a bird now and then. I see where the feathers were plucked. Could be a cat but a cat usually takes the prey and does all the plucking and eating in the same place. The amount I see is just enough to confirm a kill. I have not seen anything concerning the squirrels, so far.

Greg

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Ptw wrote:

Greg I enjoyed them all. #2 is sooo pretty!

Paula, I thank you so much. I still hope to get out today and get some with the 50-500mm. These would be posted tomorrow.

Thanks again, Greg.