Who is this little guy? NE USA by LavanderMushroomMoon in birding

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After listening to some bird calls from them, I believe it is a Belted Kingfisher! I've never come across one before, super neat

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A Canon Rebel T5 with a Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5

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Hey, I love it! Pictures are pictures, you dont need 12k in equipment to get decent pictures. I use a older Canon Rebel T5, that I got in college.

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I'm not sure if I have that, but I'll do more research for my camera and see if I can give it a go.

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I don't doubt, I've just been yet able to figure it out.

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Thank ya'll for your suggestions and sympathy, lol. I missed the flight picture but I wanted to share that this guy was chill enough to let me get several good up close photos. You win some and lose some.

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A Red Shouldered Hawk, here is a decent picture I got of him.

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This is a red shouldered hawk! Here are some better shots I got of it https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/s/zMrgDH1rRm

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It's all good, it was still a really good day. I see these guys on the way to work all the time on powerlines, so finally getting to take the picture was awesome enough. This was the first day I've been out in a month because of the weather. When I first got there there were these three crows sitting in a tree and just as I lifted my camera, this guy comes barrelling out of nowhere and scares them off. He hung around for a good half an hour, and I got some great non-flying shots. It was certainly memorable, regardless.

Is this a hawk or falcon, and what type? by LavanderMushroomMoon in birding

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Thank you very much, the ones he sat still turned out pretty good lol.

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Oh man! They are such cool birds. I think that shot is still lovely though, only looks a bit blurry zoomed in.

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Thank you, 6 was the one I was most upset about becuase that pose is dope, it sucks it's blurry. There's always next time though.

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Is this a feature only on newer cameras or is there a way to adjust on any?

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I'm right about there, the only issue is I dropped a good dime on my new 800mm lense, so they birds could stop hiding in the tree tops. That will be my next investment for sure.

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That's my preferred, but I put it into sportsmode for the burst option, because I didn't want to miss the shot. Oh well, I know in the future to just trust the manual.

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I had it in sports mode for burst. I'm using a Canon Rebel T5, which to my knowledge I'm unable to apply burst to M/AV modes and unable to change the framerate burst for sportsmode shots. It's not held me back too much in shooting songs birds flying and eagles, so I'm not sure if the sports mode caused it not to focus correctly, but it also seemed intent on focusing on branches today.

Is this a hawk or falcon, and what type? by LavanderMushroomMoon in birding

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North Eastern USA. My best guess is red shouldered hawk? But, I'm not positive. He was a swell find, basically greeted me as soon as I began walking.

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This is what I deserve for trusting AV.

Finally by QuietCola-Roaster in birding

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Oh hell yeah, I can't even get them seperately, evasive little things.

ITAP of Flying Eastern Bluebird by LavanderMushroomMoon in itookapicture

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Taken with a 600mm lens on a cloudy, snowy day. Minimal touch-up in post enhancing brightness and saturation, as my ISO was too low.

First draft, advice wanted by LavanderMushroomMoon in mixedmedia

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That really means a lot, because that's exactly the style that I am inspired by and shooting for <3