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I Want To Make You Laugh With My Photographs Of Birds From The Front (36 Pics)
Frontals is a series of bird photos I have been collecting for over ten years. When you get the time to take a series of pictures of one single bird, you will always have one or two frontals in between. I realized from the start that they made the birds look completely different. From that moment on, I decided to focus on it and make sure I would have at least one frontal in each series. Some birds start to look like angry birds, some funny or even ridiculous.
Especially waders change completely as they tend to have long bills not visible from the front. I am familiar with the species, but when you don’t know them, frontals can hide extreme characteristics of the birds. In owls and birds of prey, frontals are basically the normal way of looking at you, so they are only fun when they twist their heads. I think only spoonbills are really much prettier when they show their great bill with yellow spots and tufted head.
Frontals also allow you to create unusual compositions, from a photographic point of view. "Less is more" works great with frontal birds.
Enjoy the pictures and I think after seeing the frontals, you can never look at birds in the same way again!
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#1
Short-Eared Owl
Final score:
179points
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
Fun fact about owls: they can rotate their heads 270° to make up for not being able to move their eyeballs.
#2
Spoonbill
Final score:
155points
#3
Red-Breasted Goose
Final score:
136points
#7
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Final score:
115points
#8
Marsh Tit
Final score:
114points
#11
Red Kite
Final score:
100points
Daisy Chain 3 years ago
The first is so majestic and stunning, the second looks like my two year old nephew when we tell him no :)
#13
Hawfinch
Final score:
89points
#14
Kingfisher
Final score:
87points
#16
Magpie
Final score:
82points
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
Magpies are related to crows and ravens (Corvidae), so you know they’re smart! California’s only endemic bird is the Yellow-billed Magpie.
#21
Bluethroat
Final score:
68points
#24
Water Rail
Final score:
65points
#25
Little Grebe
Final score:
63points
#28
Common Snipe
Final score:
56points
#31
Jay
Final score:
51points
Helena Bialecka 3 years ago
https://www.boredpanda.com/birds-photography-counting-jays-garden-ruurd-jelle-van-der-leij/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic is this also your post? Great story!
#32
House Martin
Final score:
50points
#34
Caspian Gull
Final score:
49points
#35
Whinchat
Final score:
46points
#36
Curlew
Final score:
44points
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
North America has the incredibly gorgeous relative, the Long-billed Curlew!
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Ruurd Jelle van der Leij (Post author) 3 years ago
Thanks I Will keep that in mind
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Neva Nevičica 3 years ago
I am impressed by the qualities of photos, nothing funny here, i just enjoyed it all :)
K.J. Heidebrecht 3 years ago
Thank you. Wonderful--especially the house sparrow. Of all the millions of kinds of birds, this is my favorite. Tossing fries (I know) to several sparrows at a fast-food joint is my first memory of birds.
Pearl Of the SeaWing RainWings 3 years ago
Okay, before other people downvote Kryogen, he wasn't exactly INSULTING this post.
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Christina Uhlir 3 years ago
They are funny, they have personalities, but the sad truth is that many species of birds are already extinct, lost for ever thanks to disgusting, greedy humans - that's nothing to laugh about. Please support reputable environmental and animal protection organizations.
Ruurd Jelle van der Leij (Post author) 3 years ago
Thanks I Will keep that in mind
Load More Replies... Neva Nevičica 3 years ago
I am impressed by the qualities of photos, nothing funny here, i just enjoyed it all :)
K.J. Heidebrecht 3 years ago
Thank you. Wonderful--especially the house sparrow. Of all the millions of kinds of birds, this is my favorite. Tossing fries (I know) to several sparrows at a fast-food joint is my first memory of birds.
Pearl Of the SeaWing RainWings 3 years ago
Okay, before other people downvote Kryogen, he wasn't exactly INSULTING this post.
Load More Replies... Christina Uhlir 3 years ago
They are funny, they have personalities, but the sad truth is that many species of birds are already extinct, lost for ever thanks to disgusting, greedy humans - that's nothing to laugh about. Please support reputable environmental and animal protection organizations.
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