I went out to a park pretty early today and got some shots I really like! Hummingbirds are so cool, but very hard to photograph (at least for me) so I’m very pleased with my shots! YCNHs are also very pretty!
How much noise reduction did you use here? To be clear, I use DXO noise reduction, but this seems really smooth.
For the hummingbird it was Lightroom Classic noise reduction at 40 percent, the heron was maybe 50 or 60 percent the RAW was super dark and noisy.
Very nice!
Yeah, lightroom can go from noise reduction to AI reproduction on very noisy photos. I’ve had a few photos that no longer represent reality just using the default settings.
Not saying anything about the current photos, just noting my experience after taking photos of colorful birds in dark rainforests.
Here’s a photo I got from a recent encounter with a Rufous Hummingbird! https://ebird.org/checklist/S316041138
I’m back.
It sounded so cool in my head… From now on, I’ll start making polls. Sorry to everyone who submitted photos in the last few months, but you can re-submit some if you want it counted for the poll. Poll drops this Monday.
It’s all about fun, not about winning a pair of Batman sox.
This really sweet pair of Spotted Owlets, visibly bothered by the sun. May not be the best photo of the week, but I think of it more as the best moment.
Then this Little Grebe (an adult male, most probably) who was looking extremely fluffy, despite having come out of the water.
Sorry for answering you Swara aves, it was an accident 
Here the observations:
Welcome back!
There were MANY great shots. However, it’s exhausting to keep up with them all… I tried. The project hasn’t been updated since, dunno…
So starting off new might just be the only rational choice.
The last picture is so good! It has caught the thrush blinking, and the wings look really cool
Thank you so much 
Was fortunate to catch this Vermilion Flycatcher eating a grasshopper at golden hour.
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) from Tanque Verde, AZ, USA on April 07, 2026 at 06:03 PM by Ron Bondy · iNaturalist
