Wild Birds of Europe

[Jan1977]

Very nice. I find it impossible to get near to these.

I wasn't real near to these either. It are crops from the R7 at 500mm (so equivalent FoV of 800mm considering the cropfactor). Furthermore these are taken in a lowland nature area where people come and go regularly, so they are probably a bit used to people as well.

 

[pcs]

I traded the R7 to contribute to a 400mm f2.8 , as I had to find some money and there was a 'great' deal on a 400mm so I wanted to act quickly.

I do occasionally post on waarneming.nl . It is mostly to identify the species I photographed. But since the site is about observations I also post sometimes when I'm certain about the species already. It is sort of a moral obligation to contribute to that site as I make use of it myself (I also donated to the site to support it for that same reason).

I posted some of my sightings too. Added a few pics. But not in a long while now.

If you use Obsidentify and save after identification it's also saved in waarneming.nl. I'm using it more now I've started a course to see 1000 species in a year, it makes the lists for you.

 

[Levina]

I've started a course to see 1000 species in a year

Wait, what?! Oh, you can't just leave it at that. What course? Where? How does one see 1000 species a year? Well, that's what the course is for of course!

It reminds me of that film with Jack Black: The Big Year. Have you seen it? Also with Steve Martin and Owen Wilson. Voice over by John Cleese. It's not a great movie, but definitely a fun one.

 

[Levina]

If you use Obsidentify and save after identification it's also saved in waarneming.nl. I'm using it more now I've started a course to see 1000 species in a year, it makes the lists for you.

I saw the option last time I was there but thought "nah". I'll go look again as that is a handy feature. I would like that.

 

[pcs]

Wait, what?! Oh, you can't just leave it at that. What course? Where? How does one see 1000 species a year? Well, that's what the course is for of course!

It reminds me of that film with Jack Black: The Big Year. Have you seen it? Also with Steve Martin and Owen Wilson. Voice over by John Cleese. It's not a great movie, but definitely a fun one.

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I've seen that movie, did like it but indeed not the best.

 

[Blackbird]

Gulls from 2008

 

[pcs]

Spotted Redshank:

 

[Jan1977]

Some swan ballet from past summer:

 

[Jan1977]

 

[Jan1977]

And a recently shot crow:

 

[Jack Dawe]

And a recently shot crow:
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Very nicely done. I find crows very difficult.

 

[Jack Dawe]

Rock Pipit

 

[RichardB]

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Excellent shot. Where you lying down?

 

[Jack Dawe]

Excellent shot. Where you lying down?

Thank you! No, I was walking along the top of a breakwater which had a raised wall on the seaward side and the bird was on that.

 

[Levina]

Excellent shot. Where you lying down?

Thank you! No, I was walking along the top of a breakwater which had a raised wall on the seaward side and the bird was on that.

For some reason this made me think of a shot of a pigeon I took many years ago, in 2011, in the harbour. He was strutting along at my eye level. I'm still fond of the shot. Even though I hate the square crop.

 

[JohnPD]

Crop looks fine to me, Levina.

 

[Jan1977]

Very nicely done. I find crows very difficult.

They are difficult indeed and I struggle with correct exposures on crows a lot. In this case the light conditions just turned out favorable to get a proper exposure on it. I was at a harbor pier at the coast where this crow was flying around as well.

 

[Levina]

They are difficult indeed and I struggle with correct exposures on crows a lot. In this case the light conditions just turned out favorable to get a proper exposure on it. I was at a harbor pier at the coast where this crow was flying around as well.

Big black blobs aren’t they. And they’re pretty fast flyers too.

 

[pcs]

Lapwing enjoying the rare sun:

 

[JohnPD]

@pcs
The wings on these birds are something else.