[Theme] Show Birds

[ARTUROARTISTA]

I hunted this one in November, sometimes it comes close to the dovecote where I have the messengers.

[ColinM]

I hunted this one in November, sometimes it comes close to the dovecote where I have the messengers.

Thats beautiful Arturo
I'm guessing you were able to get a little closer than i was - what equipment did you take the shot with?

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Thats beautiful Arturo
I'm guessing you were able to get a little closer than i was - what equipment did you take the shot with?

Well, judging by the circles in the background, it has to be the NIKKOR 1000mm reflex, or the NIKKOR 500mm reflex, I don't remember which one it was, handheld, yes, without a tripod.

[Bruno Schroder]

Nice snack catch, Colin. Nice bird too, Arturo.

[Anthony]

Thanks Anthony


I first started getting good results with the earlier 300mm f4 AFS
Several of these shots were taken with birds flying above me, or all around me
(see here  https://pbase.com/celidh/birdsofprey)

These images are really good.

[Ann]

Re:
"More shots of the Kestrel hunting above the Malvern Hills"

Colin:
Excellent shots of that Kestrel!

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Splashdown.

Anthony, the photos of the landing are great, in the second one the shadow of the neck is perfectly drawn

[ARTUROARTISTA]

This afternoon a pair of greenfinches were hovering around a cypress tree in the garden, they are building their nest.

[ColinM]

Thank you Bruno, Anthony and Ann

[Øivind Tøien]

More shots of the Kestrel hunting above the Malvern Hills
With direct sunlight, i struggled to get an exposure that caught enough details of the face without blowing out the fully-lit parts

Very nicely caught hovering flight, Colin.

[Anthony]

Anthony, the photos of the landing are great, in the second one the shadow of the neck is perfectly drawn

Thank you!

[ARTUROARTISTA]

NIKKOR 600mm 5.6

[ColinM]

Thanks Øivind

NIKKOR 600mm 5.6

I'd love to try one of these.
Is this an older model, or more current AF one?

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Thanks Øivind

I'd love to try one of these.
Is this an older model, or more current AF one?

It's old, a very good lens, but manual, I bought it second hand, it belonged to a German photographer

[Bruno Schroder]

A small group of Little Stints (Calidris minuta) stays with a large group of over 300 Ruddy Turnstones. This one went out of the sleeping crowd to start eating
D500 500/5.6 PF