Bird of the Week Challenge: 2nd March - the 'eye's have it

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Mon, 02/03/2015 - 13:19

Holly

Bird of the Week Challenge: 2nd March - the 'eye's have it

Happy Monday all. The LBB challenge showed some simply gorgeous birds - well done everyone!

I thought this week we would focus on a particular part of a bird - the eyes! You can crop photos if you like but otherwise just share shots of birds with some beautiful, unusual or simply striking eyes.

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 13:34

mpb

Who you looking at?

Mark

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 14:00

Reflex

Nice one Mark!

There's eye contact in this shot.

Samford Valley Qld.

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 16:26

Owl of Kedumba

"One more step........ and you'll be off the cliff!" ~ Nankeen Kestrel

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 17:24

dwatsonbb

Brown Falcon

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 17:25

rawshorty

whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) -9540 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]whistling kite (Haliastur sphenurus) -9540 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 18:04

pacman

Osprey

Peter

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 18:08

rawshorty

Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)-8623 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Australian owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)-8623 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 19:48

Reflex

Good eye contact here..

Samford Valley Qld.

Mon, 02/03/2015 - 19:57

#10

rawshorty

Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua-8386 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua-8386 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Tue, 03/03/2015 - 10:12

#11

Chris 333

Kookaburra in our garden

Tue, 03/03/2015 - 15:44

#12

rawshorty

Australian reed warbler (Acrocephalus australis)-7085 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Australian reed warbler (Acrocephalus australis)-7085 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Tue, 03/03/2015 - 19:15

#13

pacman

Pied Oystercatcher

Peter

Tue, 03/03/2015 - 19:57

#14

rawshorty

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)-7403 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)-7403 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 11:51

#15

Devster

Love this challenge.

Some great photos guys.

Here's mine, I think I have shared this photo recently but every other photo of a Tawny Frogmouth I have they are doing the Branch Pose.

It was nice to finally get one with their beautiful big eyes wide open.

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 15:34

#16

Owl of Kedumba

Orange eye

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 16:22

#17

rawshorty

great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)-5056 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)-5056 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 17:43

#18

Rick N

Lovely set of photos coming through. Some stunners, especially like Shortys Cormorant.

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 18:21

#19

rawshorty

Rick N wrote:

Lovely set of photos coming through. Some stunners, especially like Shortys Cormorant.

Thanks Rick, i have to agree, the weekly challenge always brings out some great shots from everyone.

White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)-2813 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)-2813 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 19:44

#20

Reflex

I actually met this little fellow this morning..

Samford Valley Qld.

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 21:02

#21

Rick N

I only have eyes for you.

Wed, 04/03/2015 - 23:31

#22

Owl of Kedumba

Bassian Thrush from the other day. Love the dark eye.

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 01:01

#23

Devster

My favourite eye photo I have would have to be this one.

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 06:02

#24

rawshorty

Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)-0746 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)-0746 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 13:44

#25

Reflex

Not much eye contact at all in this shot...

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 13:54

#26

Araminta

Still one of my favourite photos. The eye of a Bush Curlew (Thick-knee)

M-L

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 15:18

#27

rawshorty

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris-9841 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris-9841 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 16:18

#28

Devster

Got this one the other day when I went to pick the kids up from school.

Wasn't bothered by me just kept his eye on the prize.

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 16:36

#29

Reflex

Spotted Harrier.

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 18:22

#30

rawshorty

Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)-2 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)-2 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Thu, 05/03/2015 - 19:46

#31

Annie W

There is a tiny visitor with front feet firmly planted on the beautiful eye of this R-c Plover.

West Coast Tasmania

Fri, 06/03/2015 - 09:36

#32

Devster

Nice photos everyone.

Like the Harrier Reflex, is that dead tree near your place?

You've captured the typical look for the Noisy Friar Shorty.

Annie, symply stunning, don't know how they tolerate the ants, especially so close to the eye.

I call this one Ducktor Evil

Fri, 06/03/2015 - 12:11

#33

Reflex

That dead tree is about 200 metres down the road and about ten years ago I nearly chopped it down. I'm so pleased that I didn't now and have since discovered how important a part dead trees play in the whole scheme of things.

Nocturnal vision usually means big eyes.

Samford Valley Qld.

Fri, 06/03/2015 - 17:47

#34

rawshorty

AnnieJ wrote:

There is a tiny visitor with front feet firmly planted on the beautiful eye of this R-c Plover.

That is one cracker of a shot, Annie.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Fri, 06/03/2015 - 17:48

#35

rawshorty

Bower Bird-4375 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Bower Bird-4375 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Fri, 06/03/2015 - 20:43

#36

Reflex

Buff-Banded Rail.

Samford Valley Qld.

Sat, 07/03/2015 - 07:31

#37

rawshorty

Rufous Whistler -7889 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Rufous Whistler -7889 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Sat, 07/03/2015 - 11:03

#38

timrp

Sat, 07/03/2015 - 18:32

#39

Reflex

Samford Valley Qld.

Sat, 07/03/2015 - 22:57

#40

mpb

A hawk eagle giving me the eye.

Mark

Sat, 07/03/2015 - 23:32

#41

Chris 333

As usual, I was blown away by the amazing quality of the shots posted above. Stunning stuff. Clearly you are all on much better terms with the Sharpness Goddess than I am.

I did enjoy Reflex's "no eye contact" shot though. Perhaps there was just a hint of a third eye there?

I recently signed up for an online wildlife photography course, and it turns out the tutor is big on water-birds. However, I'm not close to any rivers or lakes here. So I may have to improvise...

And the eyes on the wood duck and duckling that I spotted on the block this morning are definitely unusual.

Sun, 08/03/2015 - 21:44

#42

davethewonder

Some of the photos are stunning - I always find it hard to get that close to birds to get such good pics.

I couldn't choose between the bottom two photos. Kingfisher photo from overseas that I caught mid-blink. Also, I always though the Beautiful Firetail looks like it has too much eye-shadow on.