birding
It seems like our birding community here has reached 1 thousand subscribers! I am very glad that there's this many birding enthusiasts here on Lemmy already :-) I just want to take this time to welcome everyone to this community (do you still say "sub" even here on Lemmy?) and hope you enjoy your time here :-) Been seeing a lot of interesting bird posts here lately already. Now, this is the first time I've ever moderated a community like this so I've no idea if there's anything that's missing. If you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me!
I rode the new bike out off road, through grass tussocks and all sorts of bumps to get this viewpoint! Image description: A pied stilt standing on the edge of water in a marsh/wetlands area. The bird is leaning forward and down, with its head and beak pointed towards the ground and its wings slightly aflutter #bird #birds #AustralianBirds #wetlands
I don't get too many Flickers around, so when I see one I try to get a picture.
It's the older one of the two that grew up on my balcony. I haven't seen the younger one in a long time, this one i had not seen for two weeks (for which one i was on holidays). Fed him some sunflower hearts. He is absolutely not scared of me and also not of my camera. When i tried to pet him, he picked at me and also hit me with a wing some time ago, haha. I don't think he'd do that if he was actually scared. He then was sitting in the corner of the balcony where he [used to sit with his little sister when they couldn't fly](https://lemmy.world/comment/11960484). Mom and pops were just checking out my balcony again to find a place to nest, but i saw them do it yesterday already and upgraded the anti nestabiltity a bit. They left now, i don't think they found anything good today.
Image description: 4 Pied stilts wading in shallow wetlands in the Golden Hour
The Eurasian nuthatch, we have m on our balcony everyday and at first they got harassed by the blue tits but they all seem to get along now. They move smooth and appear glued to any surface. This picture is not OC.
Maybe my favorite birds. She ate some raisins on my balcony (i keep count) and let me get all close, i didn't even realize she was there at first when i went outside.
cross-posted from: https://ohai.social/users/JimsPhotos/statuses/113255813743219775 > Okay, I've decided that a break from Ibis photos is in order (Robin told me to post his portrait, and what Robin wants he gets) > > Eurasian Robin who let me get real close this morning. > > #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK
cross-posted from: https://ohai.social/users/JimsPhotos/statuses/113255940073044782 > Scruffy McFluffy - Blue tit > > #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK
cross-posted from: https://ohai.social/users/JimsPhotos/statuses/113248323906808188 > We have lift off > > Black-headed gull > > #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK
cross-posted from: https://ohai.social/users/JimsPhotos/statuses/113248331017790040 > One of the prettiest birds you will find on UK lakes > > Great Crested Grebe > > #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK
cross-posted from: https://ohai.social/users/JimsPhotos/statuses/113248342012654616 > Everyday is like #Wrensday. Well if the Morrissey can claim every day is like Sunday (what a song that is by the way), I'm claiming Wrensday 😂 > > #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK
cross-posted from: https://ohai.social/users/JimsPhotos/statuses/113248353073491696 > In the jungle (woods), the mighty jungle (woods) the Long-tailed tit flits about > > #nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK
Species of goose endemic to Hawaii and also the state bird
Just to go over the rules again... - Sit near the ground, not at the top of a mature Horse Chestnut Tree - Sit at the Front, not at the back of the tree - Choose a sunny day to come out to a shoot - Don't hide behind twigs - Don't hide your head - Don't fidget But do you Goldfinches listen? No you don't!
Absolutely delighted to see the parents and brood of pretty much adults on a town park pond. I'd not seen any of them for a while, and feared for their safety. Reading, UK Canon R6 + 311mm (yay, zoom), f7.1, 1/1250s, ISO1250
Reading, UK What can I say? It creeps round trees, I rarely see it, and just look at those claws! Canon R6 + RF800mm, ISO10000 (c.f. creeps round trees!), 1/1250s, F9
BBC Report on the award, with some stunning (and some very sad, including the very first) photos shown. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4d92n5p4do
I took this picture through my mosquito netting and I thought it turned out neat.
Google suggests a Duclair Duck (and so an escapee) but I'm unconvinced. Seen on the Thames at Reading. Canon R6 + 800mm
An alternative name for a kestrel, and definitely what this one was doing! Reading, UK, Canon R6 + RF800mm, 1/2000s, F10, ISO1000, Exposure Bias +1 1/3 Must have knocked the dial as that should have been F9. For most of its hover, its head was in the shadow of its wing , making for less than perfect shots needing drastic post processing, e.g. 
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28855210
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19705740 > In my post earlier today, I commented that I saw bird houses made of composite material (such as Trex) and was curious as to their thermal properties, since climate change is making many traditional house designs dangerous due to higher average temperatures. > > After reading the articles below, it sounds as though composite lumber heats up faster, ~~retains heat longer~~ reaches higher temperatures, and also loses heat faster than traditional, unfinished softwood. > > [Article from Trex](https://trexrainescape.com/resources/does-trex-decking-get-hot/) > > [Article from a deck builder](https://customdeckcreations.com/does-composite-decking-get-hot/) > > Even if the heat differential won't kill the birds, it seems to have greater potential to stunt nestling growth and to increase dehydration risk. > > I didn't find any articles from birding groups about them being dangerous, but it seems very recent that they have been taking note of increased nest box death, so it may not have much research into it yet. > > While the initial thought was something like this should last longer, stay prettier, and be easy to maintain sounded great, seeing it both holds more heat during the day and loses more at night sounds like a negative in both directions. It may be best to stick with unfinished wood. > > I'm curious to hear anyone's thoughts on this. Don't take my hour of research as gospel. It just came up in conversation and I haven't seen this discussed.
Reading, UK - today, which rather surprised me to still see a flock of Swallows around. I find them really hard to photo - they notoriously don't land, and fly fast, so this lot of photos is as good as I get. Canon R6 + RF 800mm, 1/1250s, ISO 100 or 350 for these
Always a delight to see flitting about, even more of a delight if they stay still long enough to photo. Reading,UK
Image description: A great egret, neck extended high in to the air, wading through wetlands #bird #egret #heron #birds #australianbirds #kedronBrook #wetlands
[Full story here](https://www.audubon.org/magazine/teen-photographer-captured-raptor-rarity-bald-eagles-raising-red-tailed-hawk-chick) >The eagles Parham photographed no doubt brought the Red-tail to their nest intending not to raise it, but to feed it to their own nestling. However, when it was deposited into the aerie, the hungry and disoriented fledgling immediately began begging for food alongside the eaglets. The confused parent eagles mistook the hawk as one of their own and began treating it in kind. Though surprising, such behavior can occur when the wrong species ends up in a nest. That’s because most adult birds cannot recognize their own chicks from others—a vulnerability that brood parasites exploit by laying eggs in other species’ nests. 
Red Kite, Prospect Park, Reading, UK Canon R6 + RF 800mm I like how the colours came out, especially as this was a dark bird on a white sky, which is always needs correction when on auto-ISO.