Awful Bird Pics Vol. 16

Thanks nanny, probably couldn't do it again if I tried.

Hack

I think I have the WORST of all. lol
This Eastern Bluebird was just too far away & was no way to get him without scaring him off.
I have never seen one in person before so I kept the photo lol Crazy I know. lol

Those are some awful pictures all!
Hoping these are worthy. lol 1st a bad Magnolia Warbler shot.

a Black-throated Blue Warbler shot that seemed awful weird. lol

Oh yeah...those work Burd!! lol

2racingboys.....I understand exactly how you feel! My first BB shots were awful...but like you I had never seen one before. I still have them too!

AND....I still get bad ones. BB's are tough!

Juvie BB

That's not bad Nanny!

Too bad on that Magnolia Warbler Burd. The colors are fabulous.

I took some bad BB shots this morning too. Went to a park that I haven't been to and couldn't believe that there were BB so close to me.

Took bad pics of lots of other birds too, but this was the most disappointing. Just when I'd get him into view, he'd fly off-- a juvi red-shouldered hawk -- I think. Very chatty and had bars on tail.

Though actually, not a complete write-off, with a bit of photoshopping . . .

Thanks for the edit Resin! I had one of those "your not getting a good photo" days. lol
That's a nice awful pic. of your Hawk Elphaba!

LOL Bird, I do that a lot of times! "WHAT? who put the camera on THAT setting?!"

This Carolina Wren was not going to cooperate at all! It was so neat tho....so many of them were singing away yesterday morning. So pretty!

Nice headless shot Nanny!

This Carolina Wren was in a spot that was too shady. This is one of those almost good pictures.

lol on the photos everyone. Elphaba, your last picture is great! At least you can see what bird you were trying to photograph-this one was a Scrub Jay that didn't care that I was about to snap a picture.

Ha. LOVE the bathing vigor.

Yes that is great,Iam soo glad we got a small water feature much fun.

Well, if the subject had been the leaves, this pic wouldn't be here. :-)

Hack

Should have used manual focus, but the Woodpecker wasn't cooperating - I had to hurry. All the twigs between it and me messed me up/

Either a Downy or a Hairy, can't tell which. Anyone think you know?

Hack

Hack, I sympathize. That leaf/branch/twig thing happens to me all the time. I've been thinking of this thread a lot lately for obvious reasons!

Here's one that I'm really sorry I missed. I've been trying to get a hummer in one of these flowers for months now. He pulled out right at the wrong time.

Then there's the headless wonder.

And this -- this is just a sad piece of work!

Here, I made it through the foliage and focused on the bird but then he turned his head away. Pretty back though. I'll stop now, but there are soooo many more.

Man, Elphaba, if it had just waited one more moment before turning its head. But you certainly did get through the vegetation.

But I'm curious, what kind of bird is that?

Hack

Pretty sure it's a Nashville Warbler. I keep hoping for a Connecticut Warbler but I don't even know if they come down here!

Here is a map for the Connecticut Warbler.

http://www.borealbirds.org/birdguide/bd0639_species.shtml

Pelle, you're amazing. OK, guess I'm never going to see one here! Definitely a Nashville Warbler!

I managed to get this amazing shot of a branch...with a Mrytle Warbler hiding behind it! lol

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The there was this great shot of a Tennessee Warbler.....sort of! lol

You did good nanny, that branch is in perfect focus.

Hack

Man, this is terrible. I was so surprised to see a hummer (I thought they were long gone) that I worried the shot.

And as is often the case, vegetation got in the way. It didn't give me more than just this instance and it was gone (maybe for good this time). I took the pic on Oct 6, so, at least one hummer was still here.

Hack

Oops, wrong thread

Hack

I thought I was on the Daily Thread.

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Hack, I like that expression "worried the shot." I'm going to remember that one.
Nice branch Nanny.

Here is some more excellent foliage with a blurry black-throated green warbler behind it.

Only shot I got of what I think is a Sharp-shinned Hawk from yesterday.....

Red-flanked Bluetail . . .

Resin

Ahhhh...I thought it was a little large for a sharpie!

So much for using manual focus.

Brown Thrasher, what could have been a nice shot.

Hack