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Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Hi Wes, meet my feathered Caribbean friend, Ricky ;)
I love watching his fishing skills and brilliant diving technique for hours!

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Tier: beginner

lol. These guys are so fun to watch. I have seen them eat some pretty big fish and the fish are going crazy in their necks as they get swallowed.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Wow, another awesome theme :) Glad to participate again. Here is my entry. These are brown pelicans drying their wings in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. I love pelicans and I spent hours just watching them hovering above the beach or fishing. Amazing creatures.

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This is great. I love the colors and the clouds. Great composition too.

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Thanks. You know how I love taking photos of wildlife :)

Definitely a WOW shot! Remarkable!

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Thank you! :)

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Travelling with a small ferry to Curonian Spit always attracts a lot of seagulls looking for some easy food :) So they are flying around the ferry all the time it passes the gulf

Enjoy :)


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Be sure to click on the image to view full screen!


https://steemit.com/photofeed/@axeman/68yppe-what-s-up

Thanks again @derangedvisions for that awesome contest.

Tier: Amateur
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This shot was taken in the Noosa National Park in Noosa Heads on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of Australia. This is a australian raven, much bigger than a usual crow.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

Peace Flight

All through the ages Doves have appeared as symbols of purity and peace. They possess a gracefulness in flight and seem to bring heaven to earth. Doves are true birds of a feather because they flock together. They are marvelous to watch, flying in unison darting about the sky with fast and sometimes erratic movements staying together as if having one mind.

professional tier

https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@irvinesimages/peace-flight

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Love chook chook!

I must get out there and see if I can get some more photos of him. I heard the other day their 2nd year of feathers are meant to be more impressive than their first so I'll be looking forward to that! : )

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Wow that would be something. It is already so beautiful.

I know... I guess we'll have to wait on and see! : )

This is such a cool photo. The feathers are like a fan. Such an awesome looking bird.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

Thanks Wes, he is pretty amazing. That is his 'ruff'. There's only 2 ruffed pheasants, this one and the Golden Pheasant which is also pretty stunning! They use their ruff as part of their courtship ritual, it is pretty amazing how they have so much control over them. They can hold them back away from their face or they can bring them around to either one side of their face or both revealing just their eye. It almost looks like he is wearing a helmet, I was calling him Darth Vader at first when I saw him doing it, lol. We have never seen one before (or knew of their existence) but we have since learnt a lot more since he turned up. We are considering buying a female so he has a mate... we're not sure yet.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Level: Benniger.
Bird: Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Location: La Azulita, Merida State, Venezuela.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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This beautiful owl, is known as the "Spectacled owl." In Venezuela, it is called "Lechuzon de Anteojos". An exotic species, of so many that we can get in the town of la azulita, in the state of Merida, Venezuela. This town is characterized by having a great variety of birds, especially migratory birds and its proximity to Colombia.

Great shot. How close did you have to get for that?

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Very calm like 8 meters, so as not to scare him, thanks!

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Platamon Greece sunrise
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So cool. I got some shots like this in the bayou of Louisiana, minus the awesome sunrise.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

thanks. i got up for the sunset, bird was just a bonus :D

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

so beatiful

Hi @derangedvisions, this is my entry to Photography Contest - Birds or flying animals Theme.

This picture was taken in Barranquilla, Colombia. Colombia is the country with the greatest diversity of birds in the world, with more than 1,900 species.

My photographic equipment is not the most suitable for photographing birds, but I try my best to take good pictures.
Tier: Professional.

awesome shot!!

Thank you so much mi Pana (my friend)

Watch out! Watch out! I'm boarding the Pelican Cruiseship!

Here in Venezuela almost every town placed on a shore close to the sea is a fishing town and It's pretty common to see "seabirds" using the fishing boats as rest places but this one is a little overcrowded.

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That is going to be a lot of bird poop. Sweet shot.

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Australasian Gannets (Morus serrator) at their colony on the headland at Muriwai Beach, North Island, New Zealand. Most of the birds breed in NZ however fledglings fly directly to Australia, and typically do not return to their home colonies until their third year. The birds cruse at ten meters above the surface of the water, herding fish into dense shoals, then fold their wings back and dive into the water to catch their prey. This shot was taken with a Canon 50D, and Sigma 70-200 f2.8 at ISO 400, f/11, 98mm, and 1/1250s.

I am back after a bit of a break ! I guess Pro level again.

This is awesome. It looks like a painting. The colors on the birds are so cool.

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A beautiful baby owl link in the armature tier.

Awww. It's so fluffy!!!

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Beginners.
6 different breeds of birds in this shot.
The reason I took the photo is because I was concerned about the swollen and painful looking cystic growths on the black swanā€™s feet and I wanted to send wildlife rescue a pic.

A flamingo flying above my head
@ Reserva National Los Flamencos, Chile:

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Beginner.
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The sparrow couple.

Hi @derangedvisions Iā€™m an amateur photographer and Iā€™m loving your initiative šŸ’—šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ» Thank you for starting such a cool project!

https://steemit.com/nature/@arosebunch/a-visit-to-el-golfo-in-the-sea-of-cortez

Be sure to choose a photo from your post and put it here with your comment for it to be a valid entry. Thanks for participating.

Thank you for letting me know! Family visited and Iā€™m a bit behind on my steeming šŸ˜… But Im back and getting to it ASAP šŸ™‚

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

This is my entry to beginner tier
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Athens is the heaven of pigeons. I shot this picture in front of National Archaeological Museum. Far away from the group, the pigeon was observing or thinking maybe.

When I was in Instanbul there was a park that had a lot of pigeons in it. This shot reminded me of that. Great shot.

Thank you^^

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

Willow tit (Poecile montanus)

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I love birds and feed them in the winter (and all year around). This willow tit visited some winters ago. I think he's very cute with his feathets all fluffed up.

Location: Brusdalen, Norway

Tier: Beginner

Nice shot. Is he eating a seed?

Thank you šŸ˜„ Yes he is.

Never tried wildlife photography as I find the challenges too difficult. This is an awesome initiative though. Good luck to all the contestants!

Difficulty is what pushing you beyond your limits and forces you to grow. You should try it some time. It is a lot of fun.

You surely have a point there. I think I will. Who knows. I'll be looking out for a landscape photography from you though. ā˜ŗ

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Great topic! And with one of my favourite photo targets! So here goes my entry, for the amateur tier: a female common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, looking for prey near lake Balaton, Hungary.

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Thank you for this fantastic contest.

Here is my entry
Tier - beginner
Swans and seagulls on Varna beach, Bulgaria
Camera - Smartphone Samsung J5

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https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@nelinoeva/deranged-photography-contest-birds-my-submission-swans-and-seagulls

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Level: Beginner
Bird: "Dryocopus lineatus"
Location: Merida-Venezuela.
Identification:Large. Bill dusky; eyes yellow to white. Crown, long pointed crest, and malar streak crimson, sides of head and upperparts black, long narrow white stripe from nostril runs under eyes and down sides of neck.
Status and habitat: Widespread and fairly resident in moist forest borders, plantations, lighter woodlands and foothills, a few higher in mts.
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Its my entry, Beginner
Photo "Paradise Flycatcher "@derangedvisions

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You have been blacklisted from my competition for Plagiarism.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

Hi!! my entry:

Level: Benniger.
Bird: Cathartidae o American Vultures o Zamuro
Location: Paraguana Peninsula. State Falcon Venezuela
Camera: smartphone samsumg galaxy J1 Ace

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Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

tier: amateur
https://steemit.com/photography/@artofwisdom/swan-lake-2

Photo taken on the fishing trip during my recent vacation in Poland.

Hello @derangedvisions
I was very happy to discover your photo contests especially this one on birds as I really enjoy taking photos of birdlife.
Here is my entry.
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@trudeehunter/deranged-photography-contest-birds-or-flying-animals-theme-perching-pelican
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That is awesome. Be sure to let me know what tier you are entering in.

Thank you @derangedvisions Sorry for the late reply. I have been away from home without the internet. I did include the Amateur Tier level in my post but you may not have seen it. I look forward to entering future contests.

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

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I'm excited to post my first entry into one of these contests. So many great photos submitted to far. I'm submitting at the Amateur level.
This photograph was taken early one morning on Assateague Island, Virginia of a Snowy Egret. I sat quietly all morning watching these beautiful birds through the lens of my camera. There were dozens of them fishing in a small stretch of canal. They are move so slowly and deliberately it's almost hypnotic.

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One more bee from me, a flying one this time!

Terrific contest, I'm so happy I came across it! Here is my contribution for this week in the professional tier, thanks very much!
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https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@keithboone/deranged-photography-contest-birds-or-flying-animals-theme-bald-eagle

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

Greetings friends of #derangedphotography Here I leave my entry. I hope you like them

Hummingbird

beginner tier

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

The hardest part was choosing just ONE LOL, But here is my entry in the amateur tier: Contemplation - The Fish Eagle

A crow in the snow. Taken on a snowy day in Munich. A drop of water on a branch fell just in time to give it the white dead-eye look.

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Amateur Tier