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Post by peterob on Mar 29, 2023 16:14:48 GMT
A bit more interesting. Hand-held 1/45s @ 900 mm effective. Image stabilisation is pretty good. Also a mild crop in post but this was fairly close as it was perched on a short landing stage.  DSCF3104.jpg by Pete, on Flickr 1/50s  DSCF3101.jpg by Pete, on Flickr I think I like my new toy (Fuji 150-600 mm F8) |
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Post by gray1720 on Mar 29, 2023 16:25:25 GMT
Can't beat a good shag!*
That looks very good indeed.
*OK, I know its a cormorant, but you think I'm letting an opportunity like that pass?
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Post by JohnY on Mar 29, 2023 16:45:55 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by don on Mar 29, 2023 18:55:22 GMT
I’m really enjoying the photos and rather than commenting on each one here is a BIG WELl DONE for everyone
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Post by peterob on Mar 30, 2023 16:20:17 GMT
Went chiffchaff hunting with my new toy. Too windy - hear them but not see them. I was astounded to find that I had a "hit" but only later looking on the computer  DSCF3144.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by peterob on Mar 30, 2023 16:25:21 GMT
Now a first for me. Never seen one of these perched before, usually just a distant flash of colour, and although it hopped around a bit I got some shots. I probably wouldn't have seen it if it had been here to start with  DSCF3210.jpg by Pete, on Flickr quite clear  DSCF3175.jpg by Pete, on Flickr a bit harder !  DSCF3193.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by gray1720 on Mar 30, 2023 16:48:35 GMT
Good effort, Pete, jays don't hang around when they know they are being watched.
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Post by peterob on Mar 30, 2023 17:04:49 GMT
Good effort, Pete, jays don't hang around when they know they are being watched. I was very lucky. We'd gone for a short walk in Ness Botanical Gardens and it had been useless birdwise. An unidentifiable blob in a tree against the sky turned out to be a blue tit [keeper with +2 stops in post] and the chiffchaffs had proved elusive. Then I saw what turned out to be the jay low down in a small tree. It was just presenting the front view, which is an understated buff colour from a distance, and I didn't identify it straight away. If I hadn't had the new lens to try out I might not have paid much notice. I wasn't carrying bins. It was a walk, carrying a camera just in case, not a proper expedition. |
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Post by peterob on Apr 8, 2023 18:20:32 GMT
Yet another chiffchaff. This one was a bit more obliging than the others that I have spotted. This back at RSPB Conwy today  DSCF3274.jpg by Pete, on Flickr Otherwise a rather fruitless if pleasant walk. Spring in the air for the tufted duck  DSCF3319.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 8, 2023 18:41:42 GMT
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Post by andy on Apr 9, 2023 12:01:37 GMT
I got some nice views of birds down by the river this last week or so. Favourite was a bullfinch from a few metres but the dog I had on the lead at the time wasn't for letting me get a steady shot off. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by stevewmh on Apr 10, 2023 8:39:11 GMT
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Post by dorsetmike on Apr 10, 2023 17:03:05 GMT
A few birds from Brownsea Island, there are 2 "hides" by the lagoon. Godwit
Gull
Dunling
Jackdaw
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Post by dorsetmike on Apr 10, 2023 17:12:15 GMT
A couple more View of the lagoon showing one of the nesting "islands"
Peacock
Pheasant
Avocet
Other wild life includes Red squirrels and Sika deer.
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Post by MJB on Apr 11, 2023 18:32:26 GMT
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