Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 12

Red Crossbills

This is a discussion on Red Crossbills within the Animals (mammals, birds, insects etc.) forums, part of the Show your photo (Color) - Landscape & Nature (flowers, mountains, storms etc.) category; I finally got a solid look at these guys today. I was getting tired of chasing them down, so I ...

  1. #1
    1putts is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Vancouver
    Posts
    132

    Default Red Crossbills

    I finally got a solid look at these guys today. I was getting tired of chasing them down, so I sat on the beach and soaked up the sun hoping they'd come in. 3 hours later, they were kind enough to show and let me get real close!






    Thanks for lookin...

  2. #2
    Iguanasan's Avatar
    Iguanasan is offline Moderator
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Halifax, NS
    Posts
    10,917
    My Photos
    Please feel free to edit my photos
    Critiques
    Critique my photos anywhere in the forum

    Default

    With such clear sharp shots it's very easy to see why they are called cross bills. Thanks for sharing!
    “If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.” – Jay Maisel
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Feel free to edit my shots ONLY for use on this forum and critique my shots in ANY discussion area.
    Flickr | Blog | Google+

  3. #3
    Michaelaw's Avatar
    Michaelaw is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Vancouver Canada
    Posts
    4,838
    My Photos
    Please ask before editing my photos
    Critiques
    Critique my photos anywhere in the forum

    Default

    Great shots man...Really like these

  4. #4
    1putts is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Vancouver
    Posts
    132

    Default

    Thanks iggy and michael. Here's another shot that really shows the crossbill.


  5. #5
    Mad Aussie's Avatar
    Mad Aussie is offline Moderator
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Brisbane, Qld, Australia
    Posts
    14,098
    My Photos
    Please ask before editing my photos

    Default

    Nice work. Cool to see birds in a different environment such as these rocks.

  6. #6
    Shelley's Avatar
    Shelley is offline Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    New Brunswick, Canada
    Posts
    61

    Default

    Wow, those are incredible shots!
    There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. ~Ansel Adams

  7. #7
    JAS_Photo's Avatar
    JAS_Photo is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Calgary
    Posts
    7,359
    My Photos
    Please ask before editing my photos
    Critiques
    Critique my photos anywhere in the forum

    Default

    Beautiful shots. Your patience paid off big time!

  8. #8
    Marko's Avatar
    Marko is offline Administrator
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Montreal, QC. Canada
    Posts
    14,870
    My Photos
    Please do NOT edit my photos
    Critiques
    Critique my photos anywhere in the forum

    Default

    nice captures!!
    - Please connect with me further
    Photo tours of Montreal - Private photography courses
    - Join the new Photography.ca Facebook page
    - Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/markokulik
    - Follow me on Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/111159185852360398018/posts
    - Check out the photography podcast


    "You have to milk the cow quite a lot, and get plenty of milk to get a little cheese." Henri Cartier-Bresson from The Decisive Moment.

  9. #9
    tomorrowstreasures is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Midwest - USA
    Posts
    1,940
    My Photos
    Please ask before editing my photos

    Default

    i looooooooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee eeeeeee the colors of the bird in the first pic.... never had a clue that there are birds whose bills crossed
    all are wonderful captures with nice, nice bokeh! way to go!

  10. #10
    kat
    kat is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Vancouver
    Posts
    4,329
    My Photos
    Please ask before editing my photos
    Critiques
    Only critique photos posted in the critique forum

    Default

    Wonderful sharp clear shots! Well done
    My new blog as of Nov/10
    http://katchickloski.wordpress.com/

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36