Any fellow birdwatchers / animal photographers?

[magnapinna]

sorry mods if this has already been made!!

but i'd love to connect w/ more birdwatchers or animal photographers and discuss abt everything related to it!
today i went birdwatching in a nature reserve and saw some really nice birds, such as the great cormorant and eurasian oystercatcher!

[Orcaccino]

I ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs, ʙᴜᴛ I ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʙɪʀᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ!

Wᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ғᴇᴇᴅᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋʏᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙɪʀᴅs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴄᴀʀᴅɪɴᴀʟs, ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴊᴀʏs, ᴍᴏᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴠᴇs, ᴘɪʟᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴘᴇᴄᴋᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴀᴛ-ᴛᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ɢʀᴀᴄᴋʟᴇs. I ʟɪᴠᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴄᴀɴᴀʟ sᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ I ᴡɪʟʟ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏsᴘʀᴇʏ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ғɪsʜ. Osᴘʀᴇʏs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏsᴛ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴀᴄᴀʀᴀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ I ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴍʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ!

Wᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴡɪʟᴅ Mᴜsᴄᴏᴠʏ ᴅᴜᴄᴋs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴜs ғᴏʀ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛs. I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀs.

[magnapinna]

I photograph all types of animals, but I recently became more interested in bird watching!

We have a few feeders in our backyard that attract small birds such as cardinals, blue jays, mourning doves, pileated woodpeckers and boat-tailed grackles. I live right on a canal so every once in a while I will see an osprey waiting around for fish. Ospreys are probably my most favorite birds, as well as the caracara which I did not even know lives in my state!

We also have a lot of wild Muscovy ducks that visit us for treats. I have been slowly earning their trust over the past two years.

nice!!!

i also recently got into birdwatching, unfortunatly i haven't seen anything too interesting where i live but i know that we have some neat stuff :)
this summer i went birdwatching in-, really pretty place

[Orcaccino]

Tʜᴏsᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴʜɪɴɢᴀ. I'ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ! Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ I ʟɪᴠᴇ. I sᴀᴡ ᴀ sᴀɴᴅʜɪʟʟ ᴄʀᴀɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ's ғʀᴏɴᴛ ʏᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ I ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ I ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛʏ.

Tʜɪs ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏsᴘʀᴇʏs ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ. I ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs. Uɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ I ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

[minimire]

mark! i'm a freelance pet photographer but i do photograph the wildlife (if i see any) in my little country too! (:

[magnapinna]

Tʜᴏsᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴʜɪɴɢᴀ. I'ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ! Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ I ʟɪᴠᴇ. I sᴀᴡ ᴀ sᴀɴᴅʜɪʟʟ ᴄʀᴀɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ's ғʀᴏɴᴛ ʏᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ I ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ I ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛʏ.

Tʜɪs ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏsᴘʀᴇʏs ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ. I ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs. Uɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ I ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

it's a group of great cormorants! i believe the reason they're so many is because of the place i took the photos at was one of their breeding grounds.