Birds with attitude

[Singing snapper]

Am in Klagenfurt, South Eastern Austria at the moment and Hired a car today and took an afternoon drive down to the western end of Wörthersee to a town call Velden am Wörthersee. The weather cheered up after a few hours (we had major thunderstorms in the area which only abated when I got my camera out on a tripod on the balcony of my hotel room ready to put it on bulb - a camera shy storm whatever next!). Sat down awhile at the shores of the lake. The water is clear and as many alpine lakes are, a unique colour, but this one is at the moment verify warm - 27 degrees (81F).

Sat down a while and a family of sparrows came over looking for food.

Canon 5D mk III EF 70 - 200 f/2.8 IS I L at f/6.3 and 200mm 1/320 ISO 200


sparrow-at-wörthersee by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera and lens:

f/5.6 1/640 ISO 200 190mm


what-are-you-looking-at-says-the-sparrow by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens:

f/5.6 190mm 1/640 ISO 200


sparrow-shouts! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[hanberger]

Originally Posted by Singing snapper

Some Korean birds (kinds of heron I would suspect)

Canon 5D mk III EF 180mm f/3.5L macro at f/8 1/2000 ISO 250


korean-heron by singingsnapper, on Flickr

same camera/lens/settings


white-lorean-heron by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Nice Korean birds, what's more, nice capture!

[DigiDiva]

Nicely captured. Maybe a slight crop to clear some dead space?

[Singing snapper]

Back in the English Lake District and today has been glorious. First I caught up with a friend that runs a coffee shop. He's not a fan of birds, but still attracts a few jackdaws and many ducks (well he does sell duck food!) and often they end up in the shop. There is a cheeky young Jackdaw that will get very close - he seems to have no fear whatsoever:

Nikon D800 Nikkor 300f/4 + TC17III at f/8 1/160 ISO 400 - the green 'halo' is a green traffic light:


A-Jackdaw-at-Waterhead-coffee-shop by singingsnapper, on Flickr

24 - 70 at 70 f/8 1/200 ISO 400


Jackdaw-at-Waterhead-coffee-shop-3 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

50mm f/8 1/800 ISO 400


Jackdaw-at-Waterhead-coffee-shop-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

The weather in the Lake District has settle into its normal pattern of dampness so didn't get very far yesterday. Did grab some shots of some swans on the shores of Windermere at Waterhead:

Nikon D800 24 - 70 at f/4 29mm 1/50 ISO 800


Swan-at-waterhead-1 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

29mm 1/60 f/4 ISO 800


Swan-at-waterhead by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[pinerat]

Some really fantastic shots there great stuff I am one who does spend a lot of time in hides
and more often come away with not even switching my camera on I no were I'm going next
time and it will not be the nature reserve.

Geoff