Florida Bird

[shelby16]

(Honestly, I have NO idea what kind of bird this is, but I'm in love with it). C&C is completely welcome and appreciated. I've been trying NOT to center all my subjects, and I took these photos through my window. Let me know what you think!
Nikon D5100 55-300mm lens.

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[coastalconn]

Your starting to make some progress! It is a sweet looking bird, guessing a flycatcher of some sort?

 

[shelby16]

Your starting to make some progress! It is a sweet looking bird, guessing a flycatcher of some sort?

Thank you SO much, that means a lot coming from you. You are my favorite bird photographer on here.
Honestly, I wish I knew what kind of bird this is! Very sweet. He kept trying to fly into the house. haha

 

[HL45]

Nice shots!!

Is this your bird? great crested flycatcher

 

[shelby16]

Nice shots!!

Is this your bird? great crested flycatcher

Thanks!

I would think so!! Looks almost identical to me.

 

[shelby16]

Looks very similar to me!! Guess it's a flycatcher.

 

[HL45]

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Looks very similar to me!! Guess it's a flycatcher.

Congrats!

 

[weepete]

Nice capture, I love the pose you have in the first one

 

[shelby16]

Nice capture, I love the pose you have in the first one

Thank you so much!!

 

[cenote]

Looking good to me, I think catching birds is 10% skill and 90% luck tho. I've been playing with my local flyers, and haven't caught one that is worth posting, or even save'n to the hard drive

 

[shelby16]

Looking good to me, I think catching birds is 10% skill and 90% luck tho. I've been playing with my local flyers, and haven't caught one that is worth posting, or even save'n to the hard drive

Thanks! It was hard to get a picture without him moving, but lucky he arrived.

 

[SCraig]

Very nice! Love the composition of the first one. Excellent exposure, nice and sharp to. My only nit-pic is that his tail is out of focus, but I can live with that since the head is great!

Birds are tough to shoot. I miss a lot more than I get due to them moving or being among branches that mess up my focus or something. When we get a good one like that it's a feeling of accomplishment that only a bird shooter can understand.

Nicely done!

 

[CherylL]

I like the position of the first one. Maybe he was showing you his good side.

 

[shelby16]

Hahaha thank you so much Chery! I bet he was. ;D

Thanks for the comment Scott!! I agree, birds can be hard. This was was especially because he was hopping around the whole time. haha