Post your Birds in Flight
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Fortkentdad
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Black Tern - or at least that what it tells me at Photo ID — BETA | Merlin Bird ID app – Instant Bird Identification Help for 400 North American birds
Actually to me it looks more like our Black headed gull
Black terns
https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/...xBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Black+Terns&fr=mcafee
Fortkentdad
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you could be right - the bird id program did suggest that as an alternative - when I looked at images of both it was hard to tell very similar looking bird - but looking again could well be the Black-headed Gull.
Stoshowicz
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I'm not a gull expert , they are really tough , but I'm thinking that's a Franklin's gull. On underwing most of its gray , then a narrow band of white, then black is relegated to the end ,where there are white mirror spots. On upper surface you see the long white distal-most primaries.
Agreed for all the same reasons and the location
Fortkentdad
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I'm just going to have to camp out by Jesse Lake and see if I can't get a better picture of the mystery bird.
Fortkentdad
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Got me some BIF - with an unlikely lens - my 24-70 Tammy VC
Just seagulls but BIF nevertheless
Just seagulls but BIF nevertheless
My first real attempt at BIF. My neighbours killed a couple of their pigs and left the skins and guts up on the hill at the back of their property, I had to trek up the hill from behind my house to get closer to them while they were circling.
Happy that I got some birds in the frame, but I am not real happy with the quality of the images.
I guess its from not quite nailing the focus, but any tips would be welcome.
Happy that I got some birds in the frame, but I am not real happy with the quality of the images.
I guess its from not quite nailing the focus, but any tips would be welcome.
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I think the only thing you need is practice,i did just selectively sharpen the face and chest on the last one and adjust exposure slightly
