Awful Bird Pics Vol. 16

we were getting ready to leave yesterday and I noticed 3 redtailed hawks I guess just playing they were soaring all round and there were several other small birds hanging out with them too,I was lucky to get a bad shot

If I ever need a good laugh, all I have to do is look at this thread. lol

This young Osprey was enjoying a meal of fresh fish. I shouldn't have taken so long to snap my picture.

duc thats almost a really great shot !!!

Aren't birds of prey simply magnificent! My hat's off to you, hugger & duc!

My pic today's is just a pile of feathers from the crippled Robin fledging. Seeing its feathers at first made me sad, but then I realized it wouldn't have been able to run and hunt with a broken leg.

Nanny,

"So hard to pick which bad one to use sometimes..."

ROFL!!! :D

Great "awful" pics everyone!!!

A brand new HOSP fledgling with Dad...

Speaking of Hummers, This one should make you all cross eyed...

and this really is a hummer.....LOL!!!

Oh this will shake ya up!!

does anyone know if those nasty hosp,will kick wrens and their babies out of a house? I had just said to the dh I havent seen any hosp,then I saw one on the perch of the house where there were baby wrens,and it was hanging out a bit.Then mama wren came back and she was very sheepish to fly up to the house then she did and she was just sitting looking in the empty house,then she dropped down to the ground and hopped into the tall weeds .Iam hoping she found her babies,they were close to fledging but I dont know how close,stinking hosp...

I don't think they will hesitate to take over what ever they want......

well they are just awful birds,arent they..GGRRR

I hope things aren't as you fear huggergirl.

Just a side note, I'm looking out the window and I cannot believe all the butterflies today -- Giant Swallowtail, Queens, Black Swallowtails, Polydamas.

I think I have a yellow-rumped warbler back there today. It's some kind of warbler and the other birds -- house sparrows, chickadees -- are being just vicious to it. It just landed in front of the window just now -- very small -- might be a vireo. Took off when I tried to focus.

Also, new bird feeder and so far the only thing that has figured out how to feed from it is a big old squirrel.

OK, back to bad pics, I should check this thread more often. It really makes me feel better to know that everyone has bad shots. This is a double whammy. I was trying to focus on the juvi male Orchard Oriole in the front but instead it focused on background stuff. Might have been OK because there was a pretty male House finch back there, but his head is behind a leaf.

Oops, this is the wrong pic. Both are blurry in this one, but at least in this one, they both have heads. Not sure what is in focus here.

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Razorbill.

Why did it have to start diving just as I pressed the shutter??

Resin

You guys sure make some awful pics. I would post a few, but I don't have any - done deleted them.

Must be the way you're holding your tongue.

hack

This could have been cool....

Nanny, Blue jay?

Hack

Oh...yup!! Lots of silly juvies right now...they are better than TV to watch!

This is another one that I thought I had my perfect flight shot-HA! Wouldn't you know the lighting was all wrong! It's an Acorn Woodpecker.

Definitely a feel awful moment Duc! But a great try none the less!

i dont have any bad shots well no good ones either !!! But we have been watching the juvie robins and they are a hoot ...Inthe bird bath just delightful.. keep up the bad work !!!!

So many bad things going on here…

good 1 ...LOL

Well...yup you did that one up real bad!!

Another bad Blue Jay...

Of course, just have loads of bad hummer shots!! lol

Mrs. Ed, at least the feet looks good. Nice exorcist shot for Halloween!

Nanny, when you said "this could have been so good," I thought of how many times I say that when I'm looking at my photos. This photo is one of those.

Is this almost the most angelic hummer shot ever? I rushed to snap.

I was striking out the other day.

Lousy pic of a Brown Thrasher.

Hack

Lousy pic of a Carolina Chickadee

Hack

My last one is a lousy pic of a Tufted Titmouse.

Now, how's that for some awful pics?

Hack

Oh Elphaba...that could have been so good! lol

Hack...I don't think you are trying hard enough!! LOL

Drats!

great bad photos !! Thats all I seem to get !!! Lots of juvie robins every morning

I have juvi robins around too. They are sure loud!

Almost all of my hummer pics are awful. The nature of the beast -- tiny, fast and shade lovers -- well, who isn't a shade lover in this heat.

Awful pictures everyone!! How about a close Wilson's Warbler...almost.

Now Burd you are going to have to try harder...LOL!!! At least you can tell what yours is.

No idea who this is.....

and this one is just really awful!

Yep, Nanny, that's really awful. I put one on the bird ID forum yesterday that was worse!

Burd, I can see the eye! As long as you can see the eye, it's good in my book.

I think I can see the eye in this one but not sure. It's a Great Crested Flycatcher who was hiding from me rather successfully. I also realized while watching him that I'd forgotten insect repellent. I had to hurry back to my car, so this was the best that I got.

This tufted titmouse caught a big yellow caterpillar that almost looked like it had feathers. It took a long time to finish eating it, but the lighting was so bad that none of my pictures turned out.

LOL.....I think I see an eye peeking there!

Still a cool shot of the titmouse!

Flycatcher hiding from me this morning...

Ghost Hummer. Low light, slow shutter speed, not good.

Hack

Now that is bad!!

Flycatcher hiding behind the leaves...lol!