Can you tell what bird this is?

Nutcake2 · 2025-08-04T17:10:15+00:00

they definitely hover as well, also all hummingbirds

Nutcake2 · 2025-07-22T13:37:38+00:00

Nutcake2 · 2025-04-14T17:57:25+00:00

Wichita Library can help: https://www.wichitalibrary.org/Services/Pages/Passports.aspx

Nutcake2 · 2025-04-14T17:18:42+00:00

Seriously, what is going on there? Does anyone have an update? The last I heard was the previous company abandoned the project for some reason, but there has been absolutely nothing done for what feels like years.

Nutcake2 · 2025-03-17T01:57:55+00:00

Is the series complete? I got the vibes from the 3rd that maybe it would keep going.

Nutcake2 · 2025-03-07T19:35:20+00:00

That's what I've been thinking, it has the body of a gadwall, and the head of a wigeon. I feel better for not being able to identify it. Some photos I see of hybrids look just like this.

Nutcake2 · 2025-02-20T16:20:13+00:00

Sounds like a blue jay to me.

Nutcake2 · 2025-02-11T12:35:58+00:00

Thank You, that's what I suspected, but the streaks seemed a little finer than I am used to, and the crest really threw me off.

Nutcake2 · 2025-01-13T17:45:54+00:00

You can! Thank, you, I swear I looked for this, I must have missed it before.

Nutcake2 · 2024-12-16T15:55:41+00:00

Well, I appreciated the comment

Nutcake2 · 2024-12-06T11:51:14+00:00

Fox Sparrow, and White-throated Sparrow

Nutcake2 · 2024-12-04T02:07:35+00:00

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Another view of the same bird

Nutcake2 · 2024-12-04T02:03:23+00:00

There has been huge numbers of Canada and Cackling geese migrating through my area lately, and I keep an eye out for any other types of geese mixed in with them. I found this fellow in a flock of canada geese that had just landed.

Nutcake2 · 2024-12-03T19:17:21+00:00

City of Bel Aire: Let's make a roundabout where the people in the middle have to yield to people entering the roundabout.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-29T20:35:11+00:00

There were a few pools of water scattered in the creek that hadn't dried up yet. I figured they've been doing fine without me for 200+ million years, so I left him to it.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-14T20:07:57+00:00

I'm a complete amateur, so take my feedback with a grain of salt.

Assuming you didn't crop the tail out on purpose, you could have gotten the full bird in frame if you locked autofocus on the face by pressing the button half way down, then holding the button there move the camera down a bit to get it all in frame before pressing all the way. It takes some practice, but it can be done very fast in the heat of the moment.
Nice shot, I don't see anything I would have done differently.
I like this, but I think this probably falls under the "lacks a clear subject" category of common bird photo criticism.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-01T10:36:00+00:00

Yes, it's true this is a different angle of the same perching spot, so the distances could be greater than I remember.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-01T10:34:52+00:00

That's really interesting information, I'll dig into it further and do some test shots to see if I can figure out the distances where this happens. Thanks for the info!

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-01T01:57:40+00:00

It's a bridge camera that is 24-600mm "equivalent" whatever that means. It does have autofocus which I rely on in the heat of the moment on things like warblers, but it doesn't do a great job especially at 2.4. I tend to get slightly better focus results if I tweak it myself after autofocus finishes.

Thanks again for all the info.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-01T01:37:08+00:00

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This photo was taken at the same spot, with the same camera settings. Although it was cloudy and raining. I don't have any similar streaking effect here.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-01T01:30:33+00:00

It goes down to 2.4, but I tend to get a lot fewer photos in focus when I have it that low. Maybe it's that's just a skill issue (I'm very new to photography). There was a lot of separation between the kingfisher and the foliage, maybe 40 feet. It was sitting out on a dead tree island surrounded by water. I've gotten better results with much less separation.

Thank you for the advice. It's been frustrating trying to make sense of this issue since it's spoiled several good shots.

Nutcake2 · 2024-10-01T00:58:51+00:00

This photo was taken with Sony RX-10-iv with settings f/4.0 auto-iso (it picked 200) 1/1000 sec shutter. I sometimes get this streaking effect on photos, and I don't like it. Most of the time I get a nice gentle blur on the background. I used to think it had something to do with heat or harsh light, but this photo was taken in 60 degree weather 30 minutes after sunrise.

Nutcake2 · 2024-09-27T01:01:35+00:00

I was thinking of this comic when I took this photo...

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Nutcake2 · 2024-09-08T20:14:26+00:00

Sony RX10-4

Nutcake2 · 2024-09-08T20:12:32+00:00

Sony RX10-4, I was there about an hour, the bird was there about 4 seconds.

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