[boriscleto]

This one was alone... missed the migration I guess..

Didn't miss the migration, it's just way off course. The Varied thrush is a western bird...

[Dieseler]

Thank you so much for sharing this! You, sir, are a true dedicated "birder" of the highest order. Congratulations for a wonder presentation. I'm really looking forward to more examples. Perhaps a foregone conclusion, but have you considered a book on the subject? I would think it would go over like gangbusters in the birder community.... and even us who aren't as involved in that particular aspect of photography. Again, thanks .... and such top quality work!

+1!

Great work kengoh!

[Weevil]

Just back from 5 days' trip at Chiang Mai.

List of birds spotted:
Giant nuthatch
Chestnut vented nuthatch
Spectacled barwing
Rose finch
Rusty naped pitta
White tail robin
Siberian blue robin female
Hill blue flycatcher
White headed bulbul
Dark backed sibia
Black breasted thrush
Slaty back flycatcher
White wagtail
Grey bushchat
White capped water redstart.
Brown breasted bulbul
Purple sunbird
Chestnut belled Rock-thrush female
Chested Finchbill
Grey capped Pygmy woodpecker
Stripe breasted woodpecker
Mrs. Hume pheasant
Ultramarine flycatcher
Grey bushchat female
Siberian ruby throat male n female
White gorgeted flycatcher
Rufous gorgeted flycatcher male n female
Silver eared laughing thrush
White bellied redstart male n female
Hill prinia
Rusty checked scimitar babbler
Himalayan blue tail female
Slaty blue flycatcher adult and juve?
White brow scimitar babbler
White brow laughing thrush
Yellow bellied fantail
Mrs. Gould sunbird
Himalayan blue tail
White brow piculet
Large niltava male n female
Red faced lichlocicla
Dark backed sibia
Whiskered yuhina
White browed warbler
Blue whistling thrush
Black bulbul
Grey backed shrike juve
Hume tree creeper
Spot breasted parrot bill
Black throated sunbird
Chestnut tailed minla
Yellow brow warbler
Pale leg warbler
Blossom headed parakeet
Asian barred owlets
Chestnut flanked white eye
Dark sided thrush
Rufous wing fulvetta
Blyth's leaf warbler
Japanese tit
Collared falconet
Veriditer flycatcher
Yellow fronted leafbird
Hair crested drongo
Pin tailed snipe
Pied bushchat
Stonechat
Brown Shrike
Common Sand Piper

90% photographed, 80% are all lifers.
Only processed a few, sharing this 3 lifers at this moment:

Ultramarine Flycatcher shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5


Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5 + Pentax 1.4x TC


Spectacled Barwing shot with K3 + Sigma 500 F4.5


Setup at Doi Lang shooting flycatcher, bush chat, Siberian ruby throat and rock-thush

Wow All this in 5 days! What a trip!
What a biodiversity!
Can't wait seeing these birds!


BTW, you blinds seem pretty nice...especially the mesh part on the top (is it for a better 360 degree vision?)
What is the make/model ?

[noelpolar]

Our house was worked over by a gang of thiefs today..... here I catch a Silver Eye in the act of passing on stolen goods.....DFA 150-450


Silver Eye.jpg by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

[gifthorse]

Bufflehead


Common goldeneye


Lesser scaup

[r0ckstarr]

I followed this Ruby-Crowned Kinglet from branch to branch for a short while. They sure don't sit still very long. This was the best I got out of many attempts.

[ChipB]

Just back from 5 days' trip at Chiang Mai.

List of birds spotted:

90% photographed, 80% are all lifers.
Only processed a few, sharing this 3 lifers at this moment:

Setup at Doi Lang shooting flycatcher, bush chat, Siberian ruby throat and rock-thush

Ken, what an incredible 5 days for you! As always, great photos - thanks for sharing.

[volley]

There are so many great shots in this thread, but I have allways admired the shots taken with the Sigma 4.5/500. Most notably Ken's outstanding shots (and yes, I know it is the photographer, not the gear).
While the AF version is way out of my budget I just came across the (apparently very rare) older manual focus version with PK-mount.

The lens arrived yesterday and I had a chance for a first quick outing this morning - I had to hurry as I have to fly to Asia again today

Here are a few quick samples from this morning.

When I managed to nail focus I am quite pleased with these first shots. I probably need to shim my focussing screen a little more carefully.

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[WPRESTO]

Oriole

[Weevil]

There are so many great shots in this thread, but I have allways admired the shots taken with the Sigma 4.5/500. Most notably Ken's outstanding shots (and yes, I know it is the photographer, not the gear).
While the AF version is way out of my budget I just came across the (apparently very rare) older manual focus version with PK-mount.

The lens arrived yesterday and I had a chance for a first quick outing this morning - I had to hurry as I have to fly to Asia again today

Here are a few quick samples from this morning.

When I managed to nail focus I am quite pleased with these first shots. I probably need to shim my focussing screen a little more carefully.

Please click for a larger version.

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Congrats!
Looks promising!
I like the cat shot very much!

[robmtdew]

Eastern Painted Turtles. K3 + DA 560mm mounted on a decent tripod.

[volley]

Congrats!
Looks promising!
I like the cat shot very much!

Many thanks! It is a heavy piece of glass but fun so far.

[normhead]

A few from this morning.
DA*60-250 with F- 1.7 AF TC. @425mm
ISO 1600, ƒ8 AV mode

[WPRESTO]

Tom turkey highly pleased with himself.

[Scorpio71GR]

Great Egret coming for in a landing. K3 plus Bigma