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Great pics Eccles love the Starling, some birders tend to go for the rarer birds and can miss whats under their nose.
Is it always sunny down there
Shaun
Is it always sunny down there
Shaun
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Thanks Shaun. No it's not always sunny, but the wildlife is just around the corner, so if there's a break in the cloud I can nip out with the camera.
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Hi Guys
Thanks for your kind comments. I know the quality of the photos is not up to your standard but I was so excited - still am - I just had to share.
Pauline
Thanks for your kind comments. I know the quality of the photos is not up to your standard but I was so excited - still am - I just had to share.
Pauline
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Caught this Long Tailed Tit feeding while hanging from a branch.
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Fantastic photos Eccles, I'm quite sure that a Canon just couldn't match that at all. . The Hawfinches are lovely to see and that cheeky little long tail tit with his nut. Paton the hatch's down folks a big storm coming, well actually its here Shirley
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Thanks Shirley, although a Canon in the right hands can take good photos as well, as Shaun's delightful LTT demonstrates.
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Thanks Eccles, but im keeping well out of the Sony Canon debate
A couple of Nuthatch pics instead
Shaun
A couple of Nuthatch pics instead
Shaun
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Superb shots.
I only have a great tit taken a couple of days ago.
I only have a great tit taken a couple of days ago.
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Hi,
I'm really enjoying this thread & the great pics that are in it, thanks everyone for sharing. Here are a few Short Eared Owl shots taken at Aust today.
I'm really enjoying this thread & the great pics that are in it, thanks everyone for sharing. Here are a few Short Eared Owl shots taken at Aust today.
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Nice ones Jerry. Shots two and three are beauties. Taken with the Bigma, I see.
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Lovely pics! Jerry,
Shaun
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Wonderful shots Jerry.
I was about to suggest that you send them to Paul B, but I see that you have already.
I love no's 1 and 2. Well done.
Denise
I was about to suggest that you send them to Paul B, but I see that you have already.
I love no's 1 and 2. Well done.
Denise
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Lovely photos Jerry, you must have held that camera so still to get such a good photo of the owl in flight, perfectly sharp. To-day I saw some Red shanks and some Oystercatches but I did take some photos there are still in the camera, it was freezing to-day, I went out to some flooded fields where someone said there were a lot of birds and they were right but the wind was cutting through me, I stayed half an our and that was too long, I'll go back tomorrow with thicker gloves and a pair of wellies and have another go.
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wow great shots of the owl Jerry. I love the second and third one, very nice Not so easy to get a bird in flight like that
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If he had held the camera still, the picture would have been dreadful.you must have held that camera so still to get such a good photo of the owl in flight
For birds in flight you need to develop the skill of panning.
Superb pictures by the way!
Roger
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I didn't know that Roger but now I know what panning is, I have learnt a lot with the thread and I expect I'll learn more from time to time.
Shirley
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Hi,
Thanks for the comments. Just to add a bit more info. Camera was tripod mounted equipped with a 3 way head with balance springs / Lens Sigma 5-500 (weight 1.8kg) / Remote shutter release. EXIF data intact some PP was done for exposure & color etc.
Cheers
Thanks for the comments. Just to add a bit more info. Camera was tripod mounted equipped with a 3 way head with balance springs / Lens Sigma 5-500 (weight 1.8kg) / Remote shutter release. EXIF data intact some PP was done for exposure & color etc.
Cheers
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Sorry back to common or garden, 4 pics from today
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That's a huge meal for a little grebe, Shaun. Did it eat it all?
I like the in-flight shot although if possible I'd have preferred a bit more space in front of the bird. But I realise that birds don't make it easy.
I like the in-flight shot although if possible I'd have preferred a bit more space in front of the bird. But I realise that birds don't make it easy.
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What is the breed of that duck Shaun, nice photos, I like the fishee. On the 24th and 25th January the RSPB are having their annual Big Garden Bird watch, forms can be downloaded from http://www.rspb.org.ukbirdwatch and then submit your results after Sunday. One hour's bird watching on either day.
Shirley
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