Thematic The Yard Birds Thread

**Riggomatic** · 01-01-2020, 09:17 AM - **5 Likes**

Goldfinch

Housefinch

Tufted titmouse

Arjay Bee · 01-03-2020, 03:53 AM - **3 Likes**

Bottom of the pecking order - a magpie comes to be hand fed but undergoes a lot of pain from rival birds.

Visiting pigeon

K3 DA 16-85

**Riggomatic** · 01-05-2020, 09:50 AM - **5 Likes**

Sparrows cleaning up some of the seeds, outside the basement window.

SMC-K 120mm f2.8 at f4

**Angulon** · 01-06-2020, 04:19 AM - **6 Likes**

Australian Masked Lapwing (Plover)
note spur on wing

Attached Images

timb64 · 01-06-2020, 06:24 AM - **4 Likes**

**jabobby** · 01-11-2020, 07:24 PM - **1 Like**

The yellow-shafted flicker is common here in the summer, but very seldom seen in the winter. This one seems happy to stay, been seeing it every day for over a month.
Best Regards, Bob

**Riggomatic** · 01-12-2020, 04:19 PM - **5 Likes**

Bluejay on the feeding log, outside the basement window. I think he sees me...

**jabobby** · 01-12-2020, 06:01 PM - **4 Likes**

female cardinal, a typical winter visitor

Best Regards, Bob

**Des** · 01-13-2020, 01:11 PM - **5 Likes**

A riot of Laughing Kookaburras. KP + DA 55-300 PLM

Not laughing here. But their cackling territorial call is one of the best-known sounds of the Australian bush. Kookaburras are the largest members of the kingfisher family.

**Des** · 01-13-2020, 05:15 PM - **5 Likes**

Grey Butcherbird. KP + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm, with a little fill flash.

jquill · 01-13-2020, 05:16 PM - **5 Likes**

This morning's back yard visitor.

Blue Heron

**taks** · 01-14-2020, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by Des

A riot of Laughing Kookaburras. KP + DA 55-300 PLM

Great work as always. Amazingly clean at such isos. Very very impressive.

**Des** · 01-14-2020, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by taks

Great work as always. Amazingly clean at such isos. Very very impressive.

Thanks very much indeed Taks. As you can see, with the KP I'm shedding my aversion to high ISO. It gives a couple more stops compared to the K-3. Take the second shot: 210mm, f5.6, 1/100th sec, 6400 ISO. Shutter speed and aperture were already at the limit, so the only option (other than flash, which I didn't have out) was high ISO. Could not have done that with the K-3 where it's usually muddy beyond 1600 ISO. Even the RAW file didn't have much noise, but DxO PhotoLab does a good job in cleaning up what there was.

dbs · 01-14-2020, 05:48 PM - **2 Likes**

The Neighbours tree

**taks** · 01-15-2020, 12:19 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Des

Thanks very much indeed Taks. As you can see, with the KP I'm shedding my aversion to high ISO. It gives a couple more stops compared to the K-3. Take the second shot: 210mm, f5.6, 1/100th sec, 6400 ISO. Shutter speed and aperture were already at the limit, so the only option (other than flash, which I didn't have out) was high ISO. Could not have done that with the K-3 where it's usually muddy beyond 1600 ISO. Even the RAW file didn't have much noise, but DxO PhotoLab does a good job in cleaning up what there was.

The difference from my shots seems more than just couple of stops

So much detail on your 6400 ISO. I start loosing detail at 640

01-03-2020, 03:53 AM - 3 Likes	#1727
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01-13-2020, 01:11 PM - 5 Likes	#1734
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	A riot of Laughing Kookaburras. KP + DA 55-300 PLM Not laughing here. But their cackling territorial call is one of the best-known sounds of the Australian bush. Kookaburras are the largest members of the kingfisher family.

01-13-2020, 05:15 PM - 5 Likes	#1735
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Grey Butcherbird. KP + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm, with a little fill flash.

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jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	This morning's back yard visitor. Blue Heron

01-14-2020, 09:58 AM	#1737
taks Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,778	Originally posted by Des A riot of Laughing Kookaburras. KP + DA 55-300 PLM Great work as always. Amazingly clean at such isos. Very very impressive.

01-14-2020, 01:39 PM	#1738
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Originally posted by taks Great work as always. Amazingly clean at such isos. Very very impressive. Thanks very much indeed Taks. As you can see, with the KP I'm shedding my aversion to high ISO. It gives a couple more stops compared to the K-3. Take the second shot: 210mm, f5.6, 1/100th sec, 6400 ISO. Shutter speed and aperture were already at the limit, so the only option (other than flash, which I didn't have out) was high ISO. Could not have done that with the K-3 where it's usually muddy beyond 1600 ISO. Even the RAW file didn't have much noise, but DxO PhotoLab does a good job in cleaning up what there was.

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01-15-2020, 12:19 PM - 1 Like	#1740
taks Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,778	Originally posted by Des Thanks very much indeed Taks. As you can see, with the KP I'm shedding my aversion to high ISO. It gives a couple more stops compared to the K-3. Take the second shot: 210mm, f5.6, 1/100th sec, 6400 ISO. Shutter speed and aperture were already at the limit, so the only option (other than flash, which I didn't have out) was high ISO. Could not have done that with the K-3 where it's usually muddy beyond 1600 ISO. Even the RAW file didn't have much noise, but DxO PhotoLab does a good job in cleaning up what there was. The difference from my shots seems more than just couple of stops So much detail on your 6400 ISO. I start loosing detail at 640