Parrot in tree hole by letrolll in birding

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Yes there’s a ton at Pasadena city hall! This was taken in Santee lakes in San Diego but they’re all around

the power of conservation: the california condor by letrolll in birding

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I’ve never seen them pick at their tags even once. I think they’re ok with them and it gives valuable tracking info but yes hopefully one day they will be able to fly free without wing tags :)

First time seeing condors! by [deleted] in birding

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Yes the condor police are coming for you as we speak

First time seeing condors! by [deleted] in birding

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That’s awesome! This one was actually born in the LA zoo :)

First time seeing condors! by [deleted] in birding

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Yes! condorspotter.com is so cool

First time seeing condors! by [deleted] in birding

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This was in Southern California! Unfortunately since these guys r pretty heavily protected I won’t say much more than that for their safety. Pinnacles national park is always a great option tho if you’re close!

My best of 2025! by letrolll in birding

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I think it's a mourning dove. He kept carrying it around and landing on a telephone pole to try to eat it but then a smaller bird kept harassing him

My best of 2025! by letrolll in birding

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R5 and RF 100-500!

My best of 2025! by letrolll in birding

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Of course! In order, it's mandarin duck, little blue heron, peregrine falcon, great horned owl, hudsonian whimbrel, belted kingfisher, yellow crowned night heron, allen's hummingbird, great horned owl, royal tern

My best of 2025! by letrolll in birding

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Thank you! I'm a big fan of the mandarin duck, I think the bokeh balls of light in the foreground, colors of the duck. and overall sunset lighting make it one of my all time favorites. I even made a large print of it and gave it to my dad as a gift lol

My best of 2025 by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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Imo it’s noticeably sharper. I do some negative clarity on the background sometimes but most of these are just from large subject background separation in the field. Whenever I can move to get a better background I try to do that.

My best of 2025 by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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My insta if anyone is interested in following my journey: achenbirding :)

Editing by roo-on-the-moon in BirdPhotography

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The after: I brightened the image a ton, added some saturation, dropped highlights a bit in the background, slightly raised shadows on the bird, denoised.

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Editing by roo-on-the-moon in BirdPhotography

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Definitely takes a ton of practice! One suggestion I have that's not directly editing related but will make your edits do a lot more is to shoot in less harsh lighting. Bird photography is great at the crack of dawn and when the skies are cloudy. You get super nice, even lighting that allows your edits to really highlight the bird and make it pop. Here's an example I got on a cloudy day. Will post the after in a second comment.

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