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Like many of us our spring/summer has been mostly spent in the back yard. Here is a few recent birds.

I had been wanting to capture one of the thousands of Yellow-headed blackbirds in flight to show his epaulettes and this is about the best I was able to manage in the sagebrush out back.
Nikon D850, 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
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Tree Swallows are a big hit at our place.
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Sometimes when I am bored I will hike down to the State Park with my 200-500mm and take practice shots of the Gulls. Nice easy going birds with bright white feathers to manage.

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Like many of us our spring/summer has been mostly spent in the back yard. Here is a few recent birds.

I had been wanting to capture one of the thousands of Yellow-headed blackbirds in flight to show his epaulettes and this is about the best I was able to manage in the sagebrush out back.
Nikon D850, 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
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Tree Swallows are a big hit at our place.
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Love that yellow HBB, it is beautiful, classic wing position! Swallows nice too!
 
I had been wanting to capture one of the thousands of Yellow-headed blackbirds in flight to show his epaulettes and this is about the best I was able to manage in the sagebrush out back.
Nikon D850, 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
@Hut, looks like we are watching and photographing some of the same subjects. :)

Nice Yellowheaded Blackbird image great shot!

Here's a similar idea from a few months ago:

Nikon D850, 500mm PF @f/6.3 1/1250' ISO 360

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@Hut, looks like we are watching and photographing some of the same subjects. :)

Nice Yellowheaded Blackbird image great shot!

Here's a similar idea from a few months ago:

Nikon D850, 500mm PF @f/6.3 1/1250' ISO 360
That is nice!
 
Thanks! Shorebirds are a rare exception for me, normally all my images are from my back yard. Small flycatchers like this black Phoebe are my biggest BIF challenges.
That is a nice looking Phoebe