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Professional Photographer Captures Perfectly Posed Birds, And Here Are The Best 58 Photos
Professional photographer Leila Jeffreys is quite well known in the world of bird photography, as she takes amazing and intricate photos of birds close up as we’ve never seen before. The Sydney-based photographer began her journey over a decade ago and never stopped. She is most well known for her photo series called “High Society.”
As a child, Jeffreys was taught by her father how to rescue birds and took bird-focused nursing classes, an experience that resulted in a deep understanding of wildlife and helped her take these incredible photos. Her elegant photographs of owls, eagles, cockatiels, and even colorful doves seem to capture the essence of each animal's personality, portraying many of them with surprisingly human characteristics.
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I love how the feather colors don’t gradually change from one to the next but come in nice big blocks!
Golden Eagle...found in countries all over the world, unlike most birds, which tend to be regional.
FUN FACT: There are no structurally blue feathers...the blue comes from reflective light hitting the otherwise gray feather.
This is a type of Southeast Asian oriole, but I no longer remember which one. They’re really common in Malaysia and southern Thailand
FUN FACT: Owls’ eyes are fixed in place, which is why they can turn their heads 280° to either side.
🦅I'm guessing Kestrel 🤔 a type of falcon that eats small mammals, lizards and large insects 🐀🐦🐿🐍🦎🪳🦗🪲🪱
Purple Ground Dove, found in Papua/New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
🐧🐧Puffins (auks) aren't considered strictly monogamous but rarely change partners and tend to return to their same nest each year🐣🐣🐣
🦅Hawks have "fingers" on their wingtips and Falcons have slender, pointed wings. It's the easiest way to tell them apart🦅
🕊I wonder if this is one of the pigeons that Sher Singh guy was dyeing pink? (Don't worry, the idiot promised to stop.)🕊
🕊Pigeons, doves, rock pigeons and rock doves are all the same thing. Some people differentiate them by size, but scientifically they are the same species🕊
Once upon a time, there was a little egg about to hatch... Already asleep? Sweet dreams.
This is a very handsome male, you can tell by the blue cere (skin around nostrils, blue or lavender = male & female = white to brown... after 1yr old).
Ornithology is my favorite thing in the world. My number 1 hobby. The last few years has been difficult and the birds have always helped but I haven't gone to seek them out lately. I haven't gone over my books like I usually do... this portfolio of photographs has rekindled that fire in me, the passion I have for birds is ever lasting. Such beautiful photos by this woman. I'm so happy to have gotten to view them.
These photos were exceptional. I came here to upvote my new fav birb, the peregrine falcon, and while I enjoyed seeing all the beautiful raptors, I didn't recognize any peregrines. Still, I was not disappointed!
These photos were exceptional. I came here to upvote my new fav birb, the peregrine falcon, and while I enjoyed seeing all the beautiful raptors, I didn't recognize any peregrines. Still, I was not disappointed!