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Eric&Susan
May-18-2005, 07:33 PM
My parents love to feed the birds and of course I love to take pictures. So why we were visiting them the other day I took the opportunity to shoot some pics. These were all shot through the kitchen window on an overcast day so they aren't the best. But they are the best bird pics I have ever taken. These were all taken with my 300d with the kit lens at 55mm if that gives you an idea of how close they were. Also everyday about 2pm a juvenile red-tail hawk visits one of their feeders but unfortunately I missed him this time.

Male Gold Finch:
http://images.snapfish.com/34396%3A3923232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2338%3D6%3A%3B%3D3 77%3DXROQDF%3E2323868%3A883%3A6ot1lsi

One more male:
http://images.snapfish.com/34396%3A3923232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2338%3D6%3A%3B%3D377 %3DXROQDF%3E2323868%3A89938ot1lsi

Female Gold finch:
http://images.snapfish.com/34396%3A3923232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2338%3D6%3A%3B%3D377 %3DXROQDF%3E2323868%3A88773ot1lsi

And the Exorcist female gold finch:rofl :

http://images.snapfish.com/34396%3A3923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2338%3D6%3A%3B%3D377 %3DXROQDF%3E2323868%3A8895%3Bot1lsi

Thanks for looking. As always comments and critiques welcomed.

Thanks,

Eric
MacHeadCase
May-19-2005, 05:20 AM
These pictures are great, Eric! Extra sharp, colours are outstanding too! Bravo! :clap

And it's a good thing the red-tailed hawk missed the gold finches because otherwise gold finches there would'nt be anymore! :D
Steve Cavigliano
May-19-2005, 10:18 AM
Super shots Eric, especially with the obstacles you overcame :thumb :thumb


For shooting through a window and with the kit lens at full zoom, these came out surprisingly well :clap :clap I just love those little yellow finches. We have loads of the redheads around here, but only a very few yellows.

Nice capture, you lucky stiff :wink

Steve
Lucky Hack
May-19-2005, 10:30 AM
#3 is definitely the best of the bunch, really great shot!

There's a woodpecker at my dad's place that pecks on the window for some reason, I'm hoping to catch him one of these days, I hope I have as good a shot to show for it...

hoping this message finds you well -Ian
Eric&Susan
May-19-2005, 10:48 AM
Super shots Eric, especially with the obstacles you overcame :thumb :thumb


For shooting through a window and with the kit lens at full zoom, these came out surprisingly well :clap :clap I just love those little yellow finches. We have loads of the redheads around here, but only a very few yellows.

Nice capture, you lucky stiff :wink

Steve
Thanks for the compliments everybody. There were also a bunch of red heads but they all had something wrong with their eyes. They looked like they had an infection. I must have saw 15-20 of them and they all had at least one messed up eye. Kinda funny cuz not one yellow one was like that. :dunno

Eric
MuskyDude
May-19-2005, 12:27 PM
I love the colors on these birds and I haven't been able to get anything close to as good as yours. Especially for a through the window shot, these are really good! :thumb


AJ
windoze
May-19-2005, 05:46 PM
id love to get gold finches! thanx for sharing them!
nice captures!!

troy
Eric&Susan
May-19-2005, 06:04 PM
Thanks AJ and Troy!!


Eric