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Post by stevewmh on Apr 29, 2024 17:19:55 GMT
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Post by peterob on Apr 29, 2024 17:58:37 GMT
Up popped the weasel  DS2_2803 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr  DS2_2684 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr Well spotted. I've only once come across one as clear as that, also on a tree trunk. I might have a photo on film, can't remember. Might have been a stoat of course. |
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Post by gray1720 on May 1, 2024 11:44:58 GMT
Nice! It's been years since I saw either a stoat or a weasel.
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Post by dorsetmike on May 1, 2024 12:57:23 GMT
I think the only time I've seen stoat, weasel 0r polecat was an AP meet at the National wild life centre near Lingfield, also my only sight of a badger and decent close ups of buzzard, owls, foxes and many others.
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Post by adriansadlier on May 2, 2024 19:05:41 GMT
Song Thrush in my local park
and some Cygnets exploring, taken in the same park. |
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Post by adriansadlier on May 4, 2024 20:14:32 GMT
Look Cute? Look closer, and see our plastic waste in it's beak, about to be consumed. |
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Post by Chester PB on May 4, 2024 22:44:55 GMT
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Post by Chester PB on May 5, 2024 16:22:22 GMT
Song Thrush in my local park
and some Cygnets exploring, taken in the same park. I had a look at the EXIF data on the thrush shot - 500 mm lens at 1/500 second. The image camera body/lens stabilisation clearly works very well, and the result is excellent. |
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Post by peterob on May 9, 2024 15:45:35 GMT
Lots of speckled woods about today. Not the best lens for the job but when needs must. Lots of orange-tips around as well but all in flight.  DSCF7689.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by adriansadlier on May 14, 2024 21:46:29 GMT
First time capturing one of these in flight (at least, first one where you could see it was a bird  ) |
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Post by peterob on May 14, 2024 21:50:07 GMT
First time capturing one of these in flight (at least, first one where you could see it was a bird ) That's very good. They don't hang about. |
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Post by stevewmh on May 16, 2024 19:11:10 GMT
Surprised to see this fella standing in the middle of the track at Lammas nature reserve. How he found his way here is a mystery. He would have had to cross a busy road or the railway line  DS2_3602 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr  DS2_3593 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr |
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Post by adriansadlier on May 18, 2024 20:54:02 GMT
Pied Wagtail Feeding. I've wanted to get a shot of these birds doing something other than walking along the pier in Howth. Today, I managed it. Only to find I had taken all my shots in Jpeg (I never shoot jpeg other than on a phone or by mistake - today was a mistake). But at least I learned I can do it (follow them and get a reasonable "in focus" shot). Next time I will try and nail it! |
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Post by peterob on May 18, 2024 21:30:07 GMT
Pied Wagtail Feeding. I've wanted to get a shot of these birds doing something other than walking along the pier in Howth. Today, I managed it. Only to find I had taken all my shots in Jpeg (I never shoot jpeg other than on a phone or by mistake - today was a mistake). But at least I learned I can do it (follow them and get a reasonable "in focus" shot). Next time I will try and nail it! They (pied wagtails, some other birds too) will also fly straight up to take passing insects and then fall back down to ground. I've seen this at Conwy RSPB. They were too far away for decent pictures for me, but the vertical rise, hover, gentle fall should be a bit easier than horizontal flight. Nice picture! |
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Post by adriansadlier on Jun 4, 2024 22:32:51 GMT
The Cygnets are getting bigger, and thriving. Taken with Nikon Z8, 500mm Nikon Reflex, f/8, manual focus. |
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