Brand New for 2013

[SCraig]

They just don't get much cuter than these

So what have you got bird guys? Let's see some new life for 2013.

 

[Aloicious]

excellent! #3 is my fav, mainly for the duck in mid-quack...

as far as 'what we've got' we have a local bird festival going on in a week or so, and I'm signed up to go on a all day trip called 'raptors on the ranch' to view some raptor nesting and other hotspots, its mostly a observation trip more than photography, but I got permission to take some gear with me, so I'm hoping to get some new shots up soon, we are supposed to visit an osprey nest, so maybe we'll see some new-life osprey, that'd be cool!

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set

 

[snowbear152 83]

The "Awww" factor is up there on these!

 

[SCraig]

excellent! #3 is my fav, mainly for the duck in mid-quack...

as far as 'what we've got' we have a local bird festival going on in a week or so, and I'm signed up to go on a all day trip called 'raptors on the ranch' to view some raptor nesting and other hotspots, its mostly a observation trip more than photography, but I got permission to take some gear with me, so I'm hoping to get some new shots up soon, we are supposed to visit an osprey nest, so maybe we'll see some new-life osprey, that'd be cool!

Yeah, that one was my favorite as well. I was kind of surprised that both of them were in focus since that was a relatively close shot wide open at 500mm.

Nice set

Thanks! Glad you liked them.

The "Awww" factor is up there on these!

I agree, that's what I liked about them. Nothing really special about the shots, but they are just soooooo cute

I forgot to mention, they are Mallard ducklings in case anyone is interested.

 

[sm4him]

Oh my goodness, those are adorable! I've yet to see any little ducklings down at our local duck pond. I need to go by and check again soon, though.

I was gonna post these in a thread of some more bird pics I took this weekend, but I haven't processed any of them, and I'm not likely to do it tonight...so I just grabbed this and do an ultra-speedy process on it...

HERON BABIES!!

Not that great a pic, but even with the 500mm reach, they are still a LONG way away.

 

[SCraig]

Time for another awwwwwww

I'd never given it much thought, but I didn't really expect baby Herons to look like smaller versions of the adults for some reason.

It's really unique how they are perfectly stacked from shortest to tallest with almost identical head positions. Nice shot!

 

[wackii]

Nice shots. #3 is awesome. Very cute indeed.

 

[coastalconn]

Very cute, haven't seen many babies yet up here.

 

[SCraig]

Nice shots. #3 is awesome. Very cute indeed.

Thanks. I like #3 as well. They are so cute at that age it's hard to go wrong

Very cute, haven't seen many babies yet up here.

These were the first for me as well. Mallards must be early breeders. The place I used to work was surrounded by a lake, and we had ducks everywhere. I remember seeing a hen Mallard sitting on a nest with snow on her back, but she absolutely would not move. I started feeding her a couple of times a day because she was so determined to keep those eggs warm she would not get up even to find herself some food.

 

[JacaRanda]

Yup yup, love the double aw factor in #3, but the water drop on the bill in #1 is cute too; like a cute little drooling baby!

 

[jedirunner]

That is a great set. I agree with the others that #3 is filled with pure awesome.

Kevin

 

[SCraig]

Yup yup, love the double aw factor in #3, but the water drop on the bill in #1 is cute too; like a cute little drooling baby!

That is a great set. I agree with the others that #3 is filled with pure awesome.

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

I keep hoping we'll start to see a few from other parts of the country post here. Maybe it started in Tennessee this year and Sharon and I really did get the first ones

 

[Fox_Racing_Guy]

I'm no wildlife photographer but ran across this nest while returning from a local MX track. These are highly cropped, my biggest lens is 200mm.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Gotta add an awwww! Nice set!
No babies here yet, as a matter of fact it is currently rainsnowing! Like seriously?!?
Baby watch is still on though!