Awful Bird Pics Vol.15

#2. A little better...maybe......

Such a bad pic, I could not post it anywhere else, but this is a Crowned Hornbill, taken from the river, while the bird was on the top of the hill.

The great thing of this, is it is a first for us. So even the bad pic is a good memory.

My share ... a male hummingbird practice-shot. Hope there will be other opportunity to get a good pix of him.

Ok, here is another photo of the Brown Thrasher. Dunno if I could get it any better but best I could do.

What's great is that at least we can all still identify the birds.

I thought this was going to be my best photo ever of an Osprey on the nest. HA! No head.

Another one of the Osprey. I think the mate told this one to duck the head!

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Duc, wow. Those pics. are so clear just on a different angle. I wished someday I will be able to see Ospreys on their nests-- with chicks.

I wanted to post this Eastern Kingbird on our daily thread-- but decided, it belongs here.

cool tail shot duc!

Lily I have a whole bunch of KB shots like that from the other day at the lake!!

This one was hanging out on the Volleyball Net....

Yes Nan, what's better than Kingbird, is Kingfisher! I saw one on the wire among these Swallow/Martins but missed it ...

Oh man that would hurt!! lol

LOL with you!

Here is another candidate for this thread. The RHWP.

This one, I needed a tripod!

I tried to get a pic of a male House Finch in low light on a slightly swinging feeder. With the low light I couldn't crank up the shutter speed. But at least I had the camera on the window mount.

Still - bummer.

Hack

I must say everyone's shots have been really awful lately. Keep up the good work!

Hmmm... I dunno Duc...that might be one of the best Osprey butt shots Ive ever seen. lol


Here's a White-breasted Blurhatch.. err Nuthatch.

We really are outdoing ourselves...LOL!!!

UGH!!

Good ones!

The lighting was too bright on this one.

Hey, couldn't you wait just a second before moving!

Sometimes, it seems like birds have the uncanny ability to know the mulli-second before you click the shutter - then they move.

Hack

Fairy-wren, probably spooked by the sound of the shutter.

A Hairy & Downy Woodpecker...forgot I still had the ISO on 1600 for the owls thw night before...DUH!!!!

Hack, make that a nano-second...just as elusive as my pair of Goldfinches which just now arrived at the feeder, then...they're gone, AGAIN! Hi Margaret, what type of tree is that the Fairy wren is on? Orleander?
Nan, at least you recognized the setting on the camera, whereas I've had no clue ISO (in search of?).

Okay, I'm sure we've heard/read about the "Woman who lives in a shoe..." but look at these Mama and Papa Geese, will they know what to do with these many offsprings? Sorry the quality of the pix isn't the best. Thus is wound up here. Big sigh!

Another I took before I remembered about the ISO. This really hurt my eyes...I am not sure what the bird is. A phoebe maybe????

Lily , here is a quick explanation of ISO

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/camera/settings/iso.shtml

Lily, it's some type of eucalyptus.

HA!! I forgot the photo!! LOL

A Port Lincoln Ringneck (AKA "Twenty eight") and a Pink and Grey Galah showing interest in the same nest hollow.

We all thought you never got bad shots Margaret!! lol

I know I've my fare share of bad shots. :-) Eastern Kingbird this am.

LOL nanny. You just don't see them. The delete button on my keyboard is shiny from use.

Here one of my bad hummer shots in the Cannas.

Nice bad shots, everyone. This thread is such a kick!

mine is badder then yours! lol

Mine is 'baddest' me think! LOL LOL. Papa is busy feeding his baby, there is no time for photo session here. lol.

I love this thread-lol on all your pictures!

Just like a child, I had the perfect pose and the bird got tired of waiting for me to click the camera.

This Calif. Towhee was walking along the top of the railing and showing it's mating dance, but when I went to click the camera I got the rear end!

Does my butt look big in these brown shorts?

ROFL.

My birds must be getting together to plan how they can mess up my pictures and laughing when they move just at the right time.

Here's one Scrub Jay.