Bird Photography

One of my favorite subjects to photograph are birds. Although they can be a challenge to capture, I find it rewarding when I use the right combination of settings to get a clear and sharp photo.
The photo above of a seagull hovering is a reasonably sharp image but could have been sharper if I had used a faster shutter speed. Sometimes it is hard to have the exact settings when the subject is moving.







One of the most important things is to get close to the bird without it being alarmed and flying off.
Even a large zoom won't help if the bird notices you and takes off.
In the photo of a Kookaburra above which I took with my Olympus C70, a small compact camera, The bird was not afraid of people which allowed me time to take a sharp and nicely positioned shot.







This Kingfisher was a difficult bird to get a good clear shot at as I could not get to close to it with out it becoming scared and flying off.
I used my Pentax K100D with a 300mm Sigma Zoom lens to capture this photo.







These baby black swans were taken at sunset giving them a slight gold colour but the lack of light also can increase noise in the photo if the ISO setting is too high or the lens aperture is not wide enough.







This is a photo of a rare Red Winged Parrot I took while holidaying at Cania Gorge, Queensland.

Below is a compilation of photos from Cania gorge.






Below are some Royal Spoonbills I found at Hervey Bay, Queensland.