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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
September 7, 2011 3:25 AM Post #8797135
| http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1160814/#new
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
September 7, 2011 10:25 AM Post #8797670
| Good one Margaret! At least its a colorful bird!
Thanks for starting the new thread! |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 7, 2011 2:06 PM Post #8797926
| hmmmmm... 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 7, 2011 2:07 PM Post #8797928
| or this one... 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 7, 2011 2:08 PM Post #8797930
| can't say I didn't try... 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 7, 2011 2:10 PM Post #8797934
| yup...lots of booty shots today! lol
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 8, 2011 7:08 AM Post #8798927
| Wait, wait for me. lol I've gotten my shares of bad pix as well. Thank you Margaret for the new thread. 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 8, 2011 1:49 PM Post #8799424
| But what a cool angle!! Look how big those wings are!! |
burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB (Zone 4a)
September 8, 2011 8:06 PM Post #8800008
| Thanks for starting the new thread with such colors! Margaret.
You certainly did try Nanny, lol, you must be getting better bad shot then me, cause Resin can still ID them.
Haaaa bad bird, he could have at lease, turn it's head around, so we could have a look at him. Kim.
Whoops, my excuse is, It's started getting cold up here, I shivered. lol
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 9, 2011 5:05 AM Post #8800265
| LOL, Burn, the bird didn't turn around because of this fella. Not that it minded the photo op. lol. Heeeheee, Nan, his wingspan is big alright! BTW, burn are those some cormorants? Also how cold is it getting to be? It's in the pleasant 60'ish here during the nights. 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
September 13, 2011 12:00 AM Post #8806236
| Your guess is as good as mine. 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 13, 2011 11:10 AM Post #8806822
| LOL!!!
ehhh...quite hiding behind those leaves! 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 23, 2011 1:32 PM Post #8820887
| quite awful shot of an Eastern Wood-Pewee...I think!
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 23, 2011 2:06 PM Post #8820935
| Awww, migration time right? Canadian Geese pair arrival. Only bad thing about this is ... the photographer didn't catch the pix in a presentable manner. lol 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 23, 2011 7:47 PM Post #8821272
| Ya know I have not see or heard any geese. Seems like I see them in the spring but never catch them on the way back in the fall. Weird! |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
September 24, 2011 3:57 AM Post #8821606
| nanny_56 wrote:Ya know I have not see or heard any geese. Seems like I see them in the spring but never catch them on the way back in the fall. Weird!
Not that unusual - birds often use different routes northbound and southbound, so as to make best use of different feeding areas and weather conditions. Maybe an area near you has very good food supplies in spring, but not in autumn.
Resin
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 24, 2011 10:40 AM Post #8822050
| Thanks Resin...it has baffled ever since we moved...though we have lots of farm fields surrounding us. But lots have not yet harvested their corn and beans...so that may be the reason. I never thought about food supply. |
Burd_Fotos
Sandusky, OH
September 25, 2011 9:59 PM Post #8824172
| I thought this one was appallingly backlit and I,m appalled at the photo's you have all shared! 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 26, 2011 5:13 AM Post #8824350
| Imagine that! So what's the saying? ... "One man's trash, another wowan's keeper". (well I've to change the saying a bit), 'cause I LOVE that shot! LOL, Burd, a Crow after the Hawk? |
MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
September 26, 2011 5:28 AM Post #8824383
| Still a great action shot, Burd. |
Burd_Fotos
Sandusky, OH
September 26, 2011 8:13 AM Post #8824676
| Yes on the Crow Lily...the Red-tailed Hawk was carrying what looked like a rock above a parking lot...or was it a Turtle...not sure but the Crow made a couple dives at it and I was shooting too close to the sunlight. |
MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
September 29, 2011 5:13 AM Post #8828872
| See the white smudge? It's a cabbage white butterfly that flew in front of the camera when I was taking a shot of Dad Osprey landing on the nest. 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
September 29, 2011 3:13 PM Post #8829609
| WHAAAT... 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 29, 2011 3:20 PM Post #8829616
| Good bad ones, y'all! LOL |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 29, 2011 3:23 PM Post #8829619
| Okay, help me figure out what am I doing here? Over exposure? Or is that under? LOL 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 29, 2011 3:28 PM Post #8829627
| Okay, what happened here? ROFL, I'm just out of lucks. 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
September 29, 2011 5:20 PM Post #8829764
| First is over-exposed, difficult to do anything with it. Second one there is very rescuable - brighten a bit, reduce blue tones slightly, bump up saturation a little, and straighten it.
Resin
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
September 29, 2011 5:24 PM Post #8829773
| ... and then remove it from this thread as it's now too good to be here.
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
September 29, 2011 5:43 PM Post #8829799
| Awwww, okay, okay let's move it to our daily thread. lol. Thanks Resin for your help. Thanks Margaret for the suggestion. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
October 14, 2011 10:22 AM Post #8848767
| Is it a Chipping, Fox, Song, or What? At least I am pretty sure it's a sparrow. The grass and corn looks nice. :P 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
October 14, 2011 11:18 AM Post #8848819
| I'm thinking probably Lincoln's, but not 100% sure on that pic
Resin
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
October 14, 2011 3:29 PM Post #8849067
| Ok, it's my turn to share some ... a Northern Flicker which I was so happy to see and caught a glimpse of. 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
October 14, 2011 4:34 PM Post #8849155
| See my lifer? The Double-crested Cormorant. I am not sure I even want to explain, it's kind of embarrassing.
I was having a hard time because our new camera has a pretty good zoom and the bird was bouncing all over the place. Besides that, I was still figuring out all the buttons. Well, one of the birders loaned me their tripod so I could stable the camera. I didn't want to look too foolish. I have this cool camera, so should know how to adjust a tripod, right? :p Well, I couldn't get it to move to where I wanted it to, so I snapped the picture, poor and all.
But I think the trees are very pretty. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
October 14, 2011 4:52 PM Post #8849194
| Tehehehehe, indeed, the trees are very pretty. lol with you. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
October 16, 2011 8:45 AM Post #8850910
| Don't ya just hate learning a new camera! lol |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
October 16, 2011 4:21 PM Post #8851511
| Myrtle Warbler was faster than my finger! lol 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
October 16, 2011 4:22 PM Post #8851513
| so was this Blue Bird! lol 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 16, 2011 5:55 PM Post #8851639
| Truly dreadful, one and all. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
October 16, 2011 6:26 PM Post #8851672
| Though, I must say. The falling leaves are a good signs of Fall. Don't you think? LOL |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
October 16, 2011 6:32 PM Post #8851688
| Those black dots in the sky 'respresent' the Canadian Geese, honest. :) 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
October 18, 2011 12:46 PM Post #8854216
| The view isn't bad, but the pic. of the bird? Yikes! 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 21, 2011 2:56 PM Post #8858508
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I hang my head in shame.
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
October 21, 2011 5:07 PM Post #8858626
| Whoa! At least I can almost "see" the bird zooming by with its catch there Margaret. :)) |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL (Zone 5a)
October 21, 2011 6:28 PM Post #8858704
| haaa. I love that one.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
October 22, 2011 5:47 PM Post #8859619
| yup...that one is bad Margaret! lol |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
October 30, 2011 4:03 PM Post #8869573
| No shortage of Ruby-crowned Kinglets here...now if I could just get a could shot! lol 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
October 30, 2011 4:20 PM Post #8869586
| Margaret, what kind of bird was it?
I knew this was going to be bad, but just HAD to get a shot of the Flicker in the feeder. 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 30, 2011 4:32 PM Post #8869596
| Chillybean, it was the male osprey.
Bad pics nanny and chilly |
Burd_Fotos
Sandusky, OH
October 30, 2011 10:24 PM Post #8869932
| Ok locked on the bird everything looks good and Snap! 
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
November 4, 2011 7:34 AM Post #8876046
| I just discovered this thread and I'm cracking up. Such wonderfully bad photos and hilarious commentary. I'll have to start saving a few of the many bad ones I manage to get.
Margaret, The bird you started off the thread with is so beautiful. Any good shots of that guy I can see elsewhere?
Burn, Your "shiver" photo is so cool. I hope you got some good ones of that gorgeous light and those little cuties.
Nanny, That WHAAT image is quite artistic looking - like a painting. 
Lily_Love, This is probably more than you wanted and you might already know this, but ...
When you are shooting a bird with light colors on it (your heron) in a darker environment, you either have to use a spot meter on the bird or you have to set your camera to underexpose to get the bird exposed correctly. (the camera is "seeing" all that dark area and is exposing correctly to brighten it and results in overexposing the heron's light colored feathers).
And, just the opposite, when you are shooting those dark geese against a light sky, the cam is seeing all the light area and exposing correctly for it (beautiful colors you captured in the sky!) resulting in underexposing the birds. In that case, you have to set your camera to overexpose a bit before you shoot.
After a bit of trying, you will know how much to over or under expose to get the subject exposed right. Of course, in the heron shot, the foliage would all be pretty dark and in the sky shot, you would lose a lot of the beautiful color. It's all a trade off.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 4, 2011 12:26 PM Post #8876420
| Hi Patti! Yes do save some of those bad pics and share them here. Nothing like a little public humiliation!! lol
Did not notice that big branch when I looked thru the viewer at this Gold Finch... ;)
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 4, 2011 12:27 PM Post #8876424
| nor in this photo of a possible Tufted Titmouse... 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 4, 2011 12:29 PM Post #8876429
| can't say I don't try...Really Claudia?????? 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 5, 2011 6:27 AM Post #8877404
| I wouldn't say this is my worst but...
The one bird looks to ready... aim...
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 5, 2011 6:29 AM Post #8877406
| P_Edens,
I was just thrilled when I found this thread. I have so many more bad pictures than I do decent ones, so I feel right at home. I am glad you found it and am looking forward to seeing your bad pictures. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 6, 2011 2:16 PM Post #8879163
| I got a few nice pictures of some Ring-billed Gulls and then I have this.
Oops.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 6, 2011 4:34 PM Post #8879345
| oooo...that is really bad! lol |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
November 11, 2011 7:45 AM Post #8885835
| I guess this one belongs here . . .
Great Grey Shrike
Resin
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 11, 2011 12:04 PM Post #8886037
| Oh my goodness...That truly is dreadful Resin!! |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 11, 2011 12:14 PM Post #8886051
| LOL, good bad shots everyone. Patti thank you for the pointers. I just now returned to our thread from nearly a week of absence. Hah, it maybe more than I needed for right now. Given time, I maybe able to digest the helpful information once my head is cleared up. I've been more than the proverbial 'under the weather' kind of being. Be back soon with more aweful picies. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 11, 2011 12:23 PM Post #8886068
| We will be waiting!!
Shaky pileated...
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 11, 2011 1:04 PM Post #8886149
| Baad picture, Resin. The Pileated looks to have had too much caffeine, Nanny. :) |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 11, 2011 1:10 PM Post #8886159
| Terrible bad Pacific Loon. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 12:35 PM Post #8888502
| Chillybean wrote:Baad picture, Resin. The Pileated looks to have had too much caffeine, Nanny. :)
LOL with y'all.
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 12:38 PM Post #8888506
| Some bad pic. in year past. Pic. was taken Sept. last year. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 12:41 PM Post #8888510
| "Walking on water" litterally; 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 12:46 PM Post #8888513
| Just in case if one's wondering what that was. It was one of these guys/gals which are my winter friends--the Snow birds American Coots. 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 13, 2011 1:36 PM Post #8888595
| This poor hawk didn't have a chance with the 30-35 mph wind gusts! 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 1:57 PM Post #8888619
| Pic. is too bad, I was reluctant to post it on the I.D. forum. Vulture? 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 13, 2011 2:02 PM Post #8888621
| I think so. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 2:14 PM Post #8888631
| Thanks Nan. Here is more. Canadian Geese across the bank. 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
November 13, 2011 4:51 PM Post #8888854
| Lily_love wrote:Pic. is too bad, I was reluctant to post it on the I.D. forum. Vulture?
Turkey Vulture
Resin
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 13, 2011 5:04 PM Post #8888908
| Thanks Resin. I thought of 'em being vultures for 1st I saw one, then two and the flock was a whoopy seven of them. They were flying overhead. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 14, 2011 7:11 AM Post #8889636
| Taken through a screen and glass. It really messed up the colors of an already odd looking Junco. 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 14, 2011 7:14 AM Post #8889639
| LOL at Lily's Coot.
Here's mine. See the little head?
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 14, 2011 7:55 AM Post #8889694
| Those watchumacallit "water chickens" are fun to watch, Chillybean. I just love them. Here is another of my favorites to watch for their antics. This one is intermittently coming in/out of the nest box for roosting place as the weather changes. The dark streak is an object on the widowpan. Ugh! 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
November 14, 2011 3:35 PM Post #8890318
| Dreadful, Chilly and Lily. |
P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
November 14, 2011 7:51 PM Post #8890643
| I found a couple of baddies...
I enjoyed watching these two play king of the mountain, fighting over who got the best perch at the top of the pipe. I was busy snapping photos completely forgetting that the white feathers of the white morph Reddish Egret were going to blow out. While I can probably recover most of that detail, without getting seriously creative in Photoshop, I can't fix that horribly messy, littered shoreline. I never even noticed that trash until I got home and started looking. Yuck.
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
November 14, 2011 7:56 PM Post #8890645
| And this one... Well, that is a Snowy Egret in flight. I promise. And what about that wonderful, sharply focused marsh grass! Hah! 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
November 15, 2011 6:05 AM Post #8891019
| P_Edens wrote:I enjoyed watching these two play king of the mountain, fighting over who got the best perch at the top of the pipe. I was busy snapping photos completely forgetting that the white feathers of the white morph Reddish Egret were going to blow out. While I can probably recover most of that detail, without getting seriously creative in Photoshop, I can't fix that horribly messy, littered shoreline. I never even noticed that trash until I got home and started looking. Yuck.
Easy to edit out the litter on the shoreline. Can't do anything about blown-out whites though. Or the old pipe (which is also litter) - if I edited that out, the birds wouldn't have anything to stand on!
Resin
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
November 15, 2011 6:12 AM Post #8891027
| Definitely looks odd if one edits out all the litter!!
Resin
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
November 15, 2011 7:35 AM Post #8891113
| LOL. That's too funny. First one looks good, though.
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 15, 2011 6:09 PM Post #8891926
| Nice ones Patti. Nice editing job there Resin. Agreed with the littered pipe's usefulness for the birds. lol
Fish Crows do what they do best; fishing. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 15, 2011 6:13 PM Post #8891934
| Yellow Bellied Sapsucker hung upside down on a branch for berries treat. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 15, 2011 6:19 PM Post #8891942
| ? Eastern Blue Bird. 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
November 16, 2011 2:04 AM Post #8892281
| Lily_love wrote:? Eastern Blue Bird.
Yep!
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 16, 2011 8:20 AM Post #8892654
| Thanks Resin, lighting is not the best the last couple of days. It seems our dogwood berries are just in prime condition for picking. All kind of birds are after them, woodpeckers, eastern Blues, migratory warblers, sapsuckers all competing for the berries. 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
November 17, 2011 7:04 AM Post #8893994
| Oh, Resin, you gave me a good belly laugh with your edit.
This was either a chickadee, tufted titmouse, or nuthatch. I cannot tell which.
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB (Zone 4a)
November 17, 2011 6:24 PM Post #8894844
| MY, my, you guys are doing a good job on your bad shots.
How often, does it happen, to get 4 Cedar Waxwings on a dead tree in a shot? Well here they are, butttttttttttt...
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 17, 2011 6:34 PM Post #8894857
| tehehehehehe, that's pretty baaaaaad, burn. lol |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 17, 2011 6:38 PM Post #8894862
| Guess whooooo? 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
November 18, 2011 9:24 AM Post #8895543
| Why do I always here Michael Jackson's song "BAD" when I am here...lol |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 18, 2011 9:47 AM Post #8895562
| LOL with you Nan. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
November 20, 2011 6:51 AM Post #8898370
| Newly returned Junco, then I found the 1st arrival White crowned Sparrow-- another 'snow bird' returning to the area for the season. Pic. isn't clear enuff for the daily thread. :(( 
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mnshutterbug
SW, MN
November 27, 2011 6:41 PM Post #8908367
| I have visited quite a number of bird and photo forums, but this is the first I have ever experienced that had a thread for BAD photos. Admittedly, I'm sure we all get them from time to time, but I have never been inclined to share them. The real nasty ones usually don't even make it to my PC. |
MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
November 27, 2011 8:23 PM Post #8908475
| #$&%@#!!* wind 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL (Zone 5a)
November 28, 2011 5:10 AM Post #8908649
| Welcome Shutterbug, perhaps you now will save some of the really awesome bad pictures to share. LOL. Sometimes the badness is just too funny not to share. |
P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
November 28, 2011 8:34 AM Post #8908904
| Margaret, Arrrggghhh. That wind ruined what could have been an awesome photo. But, sadly, it belongs here.
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
December 1, 2011 7:30 AM Post #8912394
| Good bad pic. of the Osprey there Margaret. Got a good bad one on my Fish Crow going veggian. 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
December 1, 2011 7:51 AM Post #8912406
| I don't know if that is really bad enough for this thread Lily!!
Brown Creeper...and I had a dozen more shots just as bad!
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 1, 2011 8:09 AM Post #8912424
| I'd frame any bad picture I'd get of a Brown Creeper. I've been wanting to have those at my place for so long. :)
Mnshutterbug,
I feel at home on this thread because the vast majority of my pics are bad and always feel my "good" pictures are crummy after seeing others' really good shots.
Yesterday was a day for in flight photos... I have 3 of them.
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 1, 2011 8:11 AM Post #8912426
| I was thrilled to have a Robin come by yesterday and was even more so to find I had gotten Peanut (the Flicker), Red-bellied, a Junco and Robin all in one picture, bad as it is! 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 1, 2011 8:13 AM Post #8912427
| My favourite of the bunch. I know it rates poor, but I was so happy to finally get a picture of Peanut's Yellow-shaftedness. :D 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
December 1, 2011 4:31 PM Post #8912974
| LOL...we do have to reap our rewards where and when we can! There are some folks on the Daily Pics thread that I just won't post after...ya know what I mean!! lol |
mnshutterbug
SW, MN
December 1, 2011 5:35 PM Post #8913065
| Chilly, I'm just surprised to see you have a tree in Iowa. :) |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 2, 2011 6:18 AM Post #8913508
| mnshutterbug, Hahaha! My husband read that and wanted you to know that's not a tree, but a new hybrid corn they grow here now. :D Seriously, we do have a few trees, mostly around homesteads and creeks, but other than that a whole lot of cropland and some restored prairies.. At least in our area. Further east, there are a few more. |
P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 2, 2011 6:38 AM Post #8913525
| Lily, Fish crow pic is way too good. Looks like a pecan?
Cool!
Nanny, I'm with Chilly. I'd keep any Brown Creeper shot. Never seen one.
Chilly, That flicker is wonderfully awful. Must be so cool to see them. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
December 2, 2011 7:49 AM Post #8913594
| Yes, Patti, it looked very much like a pecan. 
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 2, 2011 1:53 PM Post #8913969
| Here's my nemesis bird. When they see my truck, they fly away as fast as possible. I have lots of Northern Harrier derrieres.
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 2, 2011 2:03 PM Post #8913980
| Another Harrier Hiney
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 2, 2011 2:05 PM Post #8913984
| And a blurry who knows what from too far away.
There were Grasshopper Sparrows in this field, so maybe???
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
December 2, 2011 5:13 PM Post #8914245
| Probably a Field Sparrow
Nice Harrier pics, they don't belong on this thread!!
Resin
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 2, 2011 5:21 PM Post #8914255
| Thanks, Resin. For the possible ID and the kind words, but those are pretty bad to me. |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 3, 2011 9:14 AM Post #8914840
| Either this Junco is inspecting bird droppings, or its saying we need to replace the feeder.
And replace the board we will when it warms again. It was a project done by a child and he used what we had on hand. 
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 3, 2011 3:17 PM Post #8915206
| Chillybean, That's cute! It would make a good candidate for this thread: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1145176/
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 3, 2011 5:04 PM Post #8915330
| P_Edens. Thanks for the link. It is hysterical. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
December 12, 2011 3:54 PM Post #8926800
| Chillybean, that link is one of my fav. threads here. Okay, time for more bad pix. How I wished this Yellowbelled sapsucker would come out in hiding so I can see its winter plumage, it's gorgeous one but I can only take peek at his yellow and black and red coloring. 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 13, 2011 1:36 PM Post #8928123
| I am sure it was a beautiful bird. ;)
Well, this picture is BAD is more ways than one.
I am sure many of you know about the Snowy Owls by now. We are scouring the fields looking for one of these. Now that the snow is melted, they should be easy to pick out, if one is indeed there, right? We're flying down the country highway at 55 mph, when I spy something with a nice owl shape. I calmly tell my husband because there was someone behind us. He turns around, which puts us on the other side of the road from the field where I saw it. We have to be careful not to spook it. As my husband takes the picture a breeze blows our snowy owl around a bit. AAAH!! It's a grocery bag!!!!!!!! Sigh...
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
December 13, 2011 1:55 PM Post #8928160
| That's really bad to the bones, urrrr BAG! LOL |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
December 13, 2011 5:13 PM Post #8928398
| O my...LOL!!!!!! |
P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 13, 2011 8:46 PM Post #8928756
| Chillybean, Bad picture. But, oh so funny story! |
burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB (Zone 4a)
December 14, 2011 12:45 PM Post #8929525
| So funny Chilli, sound like something I would have done myself. But what a disappointment for the camera handler.
I took a lot of these, just like it.
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 18, 2011 1:26 PM Post #8934508
| I am not sure I can top my last bad one, but here is a couple from our CBC yesterday. Of course, this had to be the best Harris's sparrow pic we got.
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 18, 2011 1:28 PM Post #8934509
| Here is a lifer for us, a Long-eared Owl. There were two there, but the second one is even harder to see than this one. 
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 18, 2011 7:00 PM Post #8934843
| Oh, Burn, that's a heartbreaker. We hardly ever see them around here. Hope you got some good ones.
Chillybean, That Harris Sparrow is really, really bad! But, the owl. I've never seen one. I'd be happy with that shot.
I went to Brazos Bend State Park today for three glorious hours. I saw a lot of birds, but only got a few good shots. I did however, get a whole bunch of bad, bad shots. I pared it down to the three worst of the worst.
This one, well, at least it's sharp. And half a bird isn't so bad, huh? Okay, yes, it's bad.
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 18, 2011 7:02 PM Post #8934847
| This time I got the whole bird, but what a blur. I don't know what I focused on, but it wasn't the bird. And got way too much clutter.
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
December 18, 2011 7:07 PM Post #8934857
| So much for Eastern Bluebirds. Here's a failed try at a Myrtle Warbler.
And, there were so many more ...
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
December 19, 2011 6:40 AM Post #8935298
| Good bad ones guys! |
Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 25, 2011 3:56 PM Post #8942546
| Our latest yard bird... Northern Harrier. My husband had troubles tracking it with the camera to get a shot. 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
December 25, 2011 3:58 PM Post #8942549
| The Bald Eagle was too far, but just HAD to get a picture. 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB (Zone 4a)
December 30, 2011 5:41 PM Post #8948334
| Oh you guys, I feel for you, lol. See why I can feel for you all ? 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
January 1, 2012 4:31 PM Post #8950468
| LOL with you burn. I knew I had an unusual visitor, a female Common Merganser but ... 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
January 1, 2012 5:53 PM Post #8950563
| Some really bad ones here. Just like this. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
January 1, 2012 6:46 PM Post #8950660
| Happy New Year Margaret. |
MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
January 1, 2012 6:48 PM Post #8950664
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Happy New Year to you, too, Kim. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
January 2, 2012 4:39 PM Post #8951960
| Lily_love wrote:LOL with you burn. I knew I had an unusual visitor, a female Common Merganser but ...
... it's a female Hooded Merganser ;-)
Resin
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
January 2, 2012 5:09 PM Post #8952002
| Oh thanks Resin. |
Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
January 5, 2012 12:48 PM Post #8955540
| Horned Grebes, I think. After half a dozen try, I gave it up. This maybe best shot of the bunch. 
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
January 5, 2012 1:10 PM Post #8955568
| I thought this was cute, but the quality is not there. 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
January 5, 2012 4:57 PM Post #8955913
| Lily_love wrote:Horned Grebes, I think. After half a dozen try, I gave it up. This maybe best shot of the bunch.
Yep!
Resin
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Lily_love
Central, AL (Zone 7b)
January 5, 2012 5:12 PM Post #8955945
| Thanks Resin for the ID confirmation. Couple of Pekin ducks. The lense was to busy focusing on the dainty wispy willow branches instead. lol 
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P_Edens
Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)
January 13, 2012 1:48 PM Post #8966425
| I took over 600 photos in two days visiting a nearby park. I kept about 60 of them. Get ready... No, don't worry. I'll just share one of the discards. I thought it was cute in spite of being bad.
This little Ruby-crowned Kinglet just would not come out where I could photograph him. He would peek out at me, but stayed in that dense thicket. It was so dark in there, I had the ISO jacked way up, so the noise reduction destroyed any detail. Bad. But, cute!
Peek-a-boo
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Chillybean
Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)
January 13, 2012 3:15 PM Post #8966514
| Aaw, that is very cute, P_Edens.
Taken Wednesday. The only window I could get this from was the kitchen and it has that unhandy screen there. I painted over what might make others squeamish. It was kind of messy. We didn't see the Cooper's catch the prey, but figured it was not a Goldfinch. It was a feeder watch day and there were 9 earlier and then 10 after the hawk left. 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN (Zone 5b)
January 14, 2012 9:01 AM Post #8967268
| Those kinglets are not usually very cooperative...still not bad!
Awesome pic CB! |
