Elchanan

That's the plan. Hopefully, the adjacent pizza parlor will leave there tall chairs outside again so I can get a good angle :-)

Thanks! They're all over the place here in Israel.

I noticed a nest of barn swallows in my neighborhood, so I went home and got my camera. While I was photographing them (without encroaching), something happened that I've never seen before: Here ...

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Thanks for the rapid responses!

Not seen this bird before. Anyone able to ID it? I'm located in Israel. Thanks.

These are not very common in my part of the world, so I was quite excited when I saw it.

I just use the free Adobe DNG Converter to convert the ORFs to DNGs. I haven't noticed any drop in quality.

Those are excellent! "...rubbish BIF shooters..." riiiight ;-)

Thanks! The Egret was so focused on easting that it didn't seem to notice me. Either that, or it didn't consider me a threat. Boy, that Egret disguise I was wearing was really hot though! :-D

Snowy egret snacking on sprats. I don't film many videos, but I thought this was worth it: Cheers, Charlton

Bless him..or her :-)

Thanks. Not too ruffled - was just not expecting such a derisive comment. I understand that people have pet peeves (I have many), but respectful discourse is the pillar of these forums, or at ...

Thanks for the tip! I actually selectively sharpened the bird in PS (unsharp mask) after exporting it as a JPEG. The light was really bad when I took that picture (dusk) and the chiffchaff was in ...

Duh, of course! 🤦‍♂️ - I should have known that having posted chiffchaff pictures a couple of weeks ago. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/65954187

Well, the title did include the word "bird" and I would say that it's a given that almost all bird pictures posted here are very lovely. Also, many posters like to know about the processing (see ...

I usually do, but I'm not entirely sure this time. I think it's a garden warbler (Sylvia borin), even though the picture was taken at a nearby pond.

You're entitled to think that way, but that doesn't give you the right to make obnoxious comments. Personally, I have no problem seeing pictures of beautiful birds I've seen a thousand times before.