Yellow Shafted Flicker

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Roast me! Lol, just kidding. Take it easy but I definitely need a lot of critiquing. Not happy with this set of photos. Out of 46, these were the ones i was happiest with.

IMG_0002 by Christopher Wilson, on Flickr

IMG_0009 by Christopher Wilson, on Flickr

IMG_0020 by Christopher Wilson, on Flickr

IMG_0026 by Christopher Wilson, on Flickr

IMG_0065 by Christopher Wilson, on Flickr

 

[Tigershark]

What an awesome looking Bird. Never heard of this species.

I really like picture #4 but to me the problem with the whole set is, that there's just to much going on in the background.
If the bird would sit on a single branch in front of a blue sky, the whole set would be incredible good...but that's not the photographers fault.
You sure did the best you could in this situation an I still like the outcome.

 

[unpopular]

What lens is this? Has a really interesting quality about it.

 

[goooner]

Nice set, I like the 1st best. Numbering your pictures makes it easier for us to comment on them.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

What an awesome looking Bird. Never heard of this species.

I really like picture #4 but to me the problem with the whole set is, that there's just to much going on in the background.
If the bird would sit on a single branch in front of a blue sky, the whole set would be incredible good...but that's not the photographers fault.
You sure did the best you could in this situation an I still like the outcome.

Thank you. I had actually shot it out of my bedroom window on a second floor. The pictures came out somewhat soft due to the heat in the house. I just had knee surgery so getting down the stairs and outside takes a while and i was afraid if i didn't miss the bird because of that that opening the door on my enclosed porch would spook it. I would have loved to have gotten a different angle. That area is all lined with evergreens because i live along a highway so they dampen the noise a bit.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

What lens is this? Has a really interesting quality about it.

It's a Tamron 150-600 G2, i think the heat from inside my house caused the weird look you see in the background.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Nice set, I like the 1st best. Numbering your pictures makes it easier for us to comment on them.

Thank you. Do you mean numbering them as i post them, or numbering them as i have them now?

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice set was it at 600mm when you shot these if so it did not let you get very close

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Nice set was it at 600mm when you shot these if so it did not let you get very close

I was maybe 25 yards away. Some were at 600,yes. I cropped too

 

[Didereaux]

Very nice set. Shows all the Flickers distinctive markings! well done
From exif it looks like ~400mm(600mm equiv)

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Very nice set. Shows all the Flickers distinctive markings! well done
From exif it looks like ~400mm(600mm equiv)

Thank you. Is the only difference between a northern flicker and the yellow shafted flicker the yellow? I also have a coopers hawk around here i have yet to get with this lens!

 

[jcdeboever]

Nice set. Background not weird to me. Looks good.

 

[unpopular]

What lens is this? Has a really interesting quality about it.

It's a Tamron 150-600 G2, i think the heat from inside my house caused the weird look you see in the background.

I like the way it looks

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Thank you