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Whilst out with Bill M.....

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Posted by Nick Moore on June 13, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Whilst out with Bill M.....
The past week or so Bill Meikle and I have been hitting the wildlife photography hard, primarily birds (and Coyotes as you see from his post). Bird photography has been a fun learning experience for me, and quite rewarding. I'll post a few of the best ones below, the first one is a Wren entering the nest with food.
P.S. Those 2 bright spots to the left of the Wren's tail are distracting, I was meaning to fix those but forgot before posting this one!.
Posted by Nick Moore on June 13, 2009 at 5:31 PM
An Osprey stretching, tough lighting, but is my first osprey image!.
Posted by Nick Moore on June 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Eastern Kingbird.
Posted by Nick Moore on June 13, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Yellow warbler
Posted by Nick Moore on June 13, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Finally, Baby Great Horned Owl.
Posted by bill meikle on June 13, 2009 at 6:36 PM
You did a great job Nick, lots of perspiration pays off. Not to mention the mosquitoes!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on June 13, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Very nice variety of birds. I really like the baby owl and Kingbird.
What focal length are you using?
Posted by Nick Moore on June 13, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Bill P, these were all shot with a Canon 20D (for the APC sensor) and Canon 100-400mm IS L lens, @400mm, with some cropping in on most shots.
Posted by Morris McClung on June 13, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Those are all fantastic. Yes the background needs to be darker in the first one, and the Osprey needs a reflector on his underside, but the comps are all really good.
Posted by Dan Walters on June 14, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Great shots! I like the young owl. The osprey is pretty nice as well.
Posted by Jennifer Geck on June 14, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Great work, Nick. Love them all, but my faves are the wren and kingbird shots. It looks like you had a good week and spotted a nice variety.
Posted by Steven Peckham on June 14, 2009 at 4:20 PM

All well done nick. A real nice selection of the birds.

Need to consider upgrading to a lens with more reach so you can use your 5DII and not have to crop.
Posted by Rod Chandler on June 14, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Exceptional Nick. I love the owl and the wren with the bug. Wonderful work.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 14, 2009 at 5:45 PM
You've got a knack for birds, Nick. These are great! #2 is my favorite. I think lightening up just the Osprey a bit would really make the image sing.
Posted by Don Grall on June 14, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Very cool, you've been busy this spring, getting that many quality shots of so many different species. Especially liked the wren and the owl.