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Category: Birds

Feed The Birds!

This was taken yesterday in my back garden. We had some beautiful light after a very dull start to the day and I took advantage of it.
I used the Canon 75-300 IS lens but the bird feeder is about 3m away from my backdoor so I can’t get as close as I’d like. This is a very close crop of a much larger image. The original crop is 1188×1188 pixels but I really like how this came out.
There is purple fringing on the highlight around his mouth, and in his eye but it’s not too bad thankfully!

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	300mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/400s

Tags Birds, Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, finch, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Nature, Photos

Birds Blarney Cork Ireland Nature Photos

His and Hers

Two ducks in the bird sanctuary outside Blarney. I took this back in May 2005 on the same day as this one.
This one’s for Matt!

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	DMC-FZ5
Focal length	35.4mm
ISO	80
Shutter speed	1/125s

Tags Birds, Blarney, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, Nature, Panasonic FZ5, Photos

Birds Black and White Cork Ireland Nature Photos Urban

Bird Flying High

A seagull roused by traffic noise flies up from the River Lee.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags Birds, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, in-photos, Ireland, Irish photos, Nature, Photos, Urban

Birds Cork Ireland Nature Photos Signs Sky Urban

Stop! The Birds!

Street lighting and STOP sign pictured on the quays just up from here last Saturday.
I wanted to make the stop sign jump out a bit more but didn’t want to force it too much. I do like the leading lines the guide the eye to the top of the pole!
And in other news, voting for the Irish Blog Awards has commenced! I’ve been nominated in 3 categories including “Best Photo Blog” for this blog!

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/800s

Tags Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, Nature, Photos, Signs, Sky, Urban

Birds Cork Photos River

Swan in Black

Swan on the River Lee last December. I love the quality of the winter sun when it shows. It’s an evening glow almost all day!

Tags Birds, Cork, Cork Photos, Photos, River

Birds Black and White Cork People Photos River Urban

A flock of birds on the Lee

Post author By Donncha
Post date December 31, 2005
3 Comments on A flock of birds on the Lee

A flock of birds on the Lee

I love the old style nature of this shot. The fog that day made the far distance disappear and the middle distance was shrouded in white!

Tags Birds, Black and White, Cork, Cork Photos, People, Photos, River, Urban

Birds Canon 20D Cork Long Exposure Night Photos Sigma 18-200 The Lough

Swans in darkness

Swans pictured at The Lough last night.

Tags Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, irishblogs, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 18-200, swans, The Lough

Birds Blarney Canon 20D Canon 75-300 Cork Ireland Photos Urban

Bird on Ground

What kind of bird is this? Around a dozen congregate around our bird feeders, dive to the ground and bath in the bowl of water below, and even fight over how gets to have a bath or a feed sometimes!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	300mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/25s

Tags Birds, Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, sparrow, Urban

Birds Black and White Blarney Canon 20D Canon 75-300 Cork Ireland

Bird Feeding

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