Communal Bird Photography Thread

[MJ224]

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My Garden Robin



Longtailed tit mid hop



Mr Dunnock

At the cricket ground today--Background a bit yuck--sorry

by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[Gate Keeper]

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Bulbul (1 of 1) by
philip Gate Keeper, on Flickr

[MJ224]

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Nice one Phil.. Good to see the camera back in action...

[BDennis]

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We had some good views of these Short-Eared Owls up at Burwell Fen, part of National Trust Wicken Fen reserve Cambridgeshire yesterday.

Worth a visit - Owl action started around 2:30 to 3:00pm when we went, also when all the folks with big camera lenses turn up..except for me and at least one other guy with Oly gear

[bigsambwfc]

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[IMG]Thrushes chacombe 2/12/19 by Walter Warburton, on Flickr[/IMG]mk2 p/l 100/400lens

[Phill D]

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Here's one of the locals from Calke Abbey in Derbyshire. Thought I'd post one last shot from the gallery before the forum gets updated.

[Gate Keeper]

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Nice one Phil.. Good to see the camera back in action...

Thank you Mark, appreciated

[Phill D]

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And you back in action too Phil

[blackfox]

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one from Sunday ,taken through a double glazed window
winter visitor by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr

[blackfox]

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We had some good views of these Short-Eared Owls up at Burwell Fen, part of National Trust Wicken Fen reserve Cambridgeshire yesterday.

Worth a visit - Owl action started around 2:30 to 3:00pm when we went, also when all the folks with big camera lenses turn up..except for me and at least one other guy with Oly gear

was this a big crop .. currently in a quandary on whether to sell my PL100-400 and get a 300mm f4 simply for the better i.q and faster aperture ..

[MJ224]

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was this a big crop .. currently in a quandary on whether to sell my PL100-400 and get a 300mm f4 simply for the better i.q and faster aperture ..

The Zuiko 300mm is a better lens. The combination of the Image Stabilisation (camera/lens) is really superb. However, I have kept my Pan 100-400, as its flexibility is valuable. When snaking in particular, the ability to zoom back is valuable.

As others have said, larger mammals deserve a smaller zoom. But in the long term, I like the Zuiko 300mm a lot..

[blackfox]

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Brent goose , 50-200swd +1.4tc
warm here init ? by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr

[MJ224]

Electric Stonechat

by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

[Gate Keeper]

Electric Stonechat

by Mark Johnson, on Flickr

Pulling back to show the cables, adds perspective. Nicely captured Mark

[Melaka]

I'm posting these two partly to find out how it works in the new system. Both taken with the EM1ii and 100-400 as the 300/4 seems to have focussing problems and is on its way to Portugal. Both photos cropped (wouldn't have been necessary with the 300/4+MC20) but otherwise OOC.



These Brent geese were feeding on what we call slob weed in the Bosham Channel in Chichester Harbour. No doubt someone can give me the correct name.

Woodpeckers are a relatively rare visitor to our garden.