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As the sun was setting over here in Port Vincent
I noticed alot of cherping coming from next doors trees
D80 in hand with 70-200vr & 1.4T C attached
all taken @ f4 1/100sec EV +.07
They wherent the easiest birds to capture,very quick little things i think there wattle birds but i'm sure someone will correct me
warren aka aussichef

Warren,

I really like the first one. It is a stand out. The second and third lose a bit because of the foreground foliage obscuring part of the bird. The fourth is a bit blown by the sunlight. The last is not as sharp as the first.

The bird(s) is/are New Holland honeyeater(s), Phylidonyris novaehollandiae. Wattlebirds have wattles on each cheek.

Warren,
I like those, my favourites are #2 and #3. I'm not a big fan of textbook illustration poses, but rather see the birds going about what they're normally doing, and eating. I agree that the last one isn't quite as snappy as the rest.

Cheers
Steffen.

i like the first and thrid, woiuld really like the first if there was a little more saturation, but I guess the sun really hits those highlights a little out,

I think the bird may be a new holland honey eater?
Good opportune shots, before long you'll be identifying birds just from their calls!

Robert

They're a really nice series. The first is a nice pose and sharp. The second maybe needs some contrast or more saturation. The third I really like, despite part of the bird being obscured it's a really nice pose. The colour in the fourth is brilliant, and I also like the way it's perched, though it suffers from looking a bit 'artifcial'. Fifth is okay - it's just a little more plain and the placement of the branch/limb in the background is a bit unfortunate.

Good stuff!

You are so right about the second one lol i forgot to do any contrast or saturation i only cropped it
here it is with some contrast , saturation & usm hope it looks better

with so much work i am not getting a good workflow going
Id love to learn photoshop better than i know now
warren aka aussichef