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r0ckstarr · 04-23-2015, 04:29 AM - **6 Likes**

Originally posted by marcusBMG

Sorry about all the boring sparrow shots.

When you consider the challenge to get one, it makes it not so boring and more rewarding. They bounce from branch to branch and are constantly moving. As soon as you focus, it's jumped to another branch before you could take the shot. I say nice work.

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goubejp · 04-23-2015, 11:12 AM - **7 Likes**

This Krestel is nesting at the top of the Church. Fortunately I still have my A*1200 - on sale on this forum

I like this one; with FA*600

zzeitg · 04-23-2015, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by goubejp

This Krestel is nesting at the top of the Church. Fortunately I still have my A*1200 - on sale on this forum

I like this one; with FA*600

Nice shots from a rare and looooong lens. I'm trying to imagine how difficult it must be to manually focus on a moving bird with so shallow DOF....

goubejp · 04-23-2015, 11:59 AM

Well the FA*600 is an AF lens, and it focus fast and accurately. For the 1200, the bird has to stay still like the falcon so I can focus in live view.
The falcon is maybe 50 m away...

**marcusBMG** · 04-23-2015, 01:23 PM - **1 Like**

I waited and waited, I could hear them in the bushes, but nada. So I snapped a passing white terrier, and was pleased with the bokeh from my panning. Nestar + NX20.

Ian Stuart Forsyth · 04-23-2015, 07:59 PM - **2 Likes**

A White-throated Sparrow
Taken with the K7

RobG · 04-23-2015, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by traderdrew

K-3 with Sigma 500mm F/4.5
There are people out there who say bad things about certain lenses but as one of my contacts on flickr once told me, "The results speak for themselves."

Agreed - wow! Can I ask roughly what distance was involved?

**jrpower10** · 04-23-2015, 10:04 PM

Still practicing technique with the 250-600. These guys were not very approachable. Understandable with the kiddies in tow.

noelpolar · 04-24-2015, 06:30 AM - **4 Likes**

Something different...F*300 4.5

Surfs up.jpg by Noelpolar, on Flickr

derekkite · 04-24-2015, 06:47 AM - **1 Like**

A few from yesterday. Chestnut backed Chickadee.

This was fun. At a local park there is a dipper nest under a bridge. The female (I assume) was sitting in the nest and the male would bring food for her. I think there were young in as well. She poked her head out and flew off, then the male showed up with a tasty bug. He poked his head in the nest, looked around, glared at me, then dropped onto a rock and waited. The female landed on a rock nearby, he gave her the bug. She returned to the nest. I wonder if the young are too immature to eat whole insects so get second had predigested grub from mom.

Got home at the end of the day and this sauntered through our yard.

**dadipentak** · 04-24-2015, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by derekkite

A few from yesterday.

Super IQ Derek! That looks nothing like what saunters through my yard!

r0ckstarr · 04-24-2015, 08:11 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dadipentak

That looks nothing like what saunters through my yard!

I always end up stepping in what the sauntering animal leaves behind in my yard.

**boriscleto** · 04-24-2015, 08:17 AM

We have had Wild Turkeys in the yard, but the days of the Ring-necked Pheasant in NY are long past. Harsh winters combined with changes in farming practices and nest predation by skunks did them in...

Brooke Meyer · 04-24-2015, 08:29 AM

From rear of theater, dress rehearsal for CaryCitizen. K5IIs + Sigma 100-300/4 + Kenko 1.5TC. f4, 250mm, 1/200, ISO 6400. Slight crop.

kengoh · 04-24-2015, 11:55 AM

Originally posted by dadipentak

I'm so glad you're there to show us these amazing birds with such skill!

Originally posted by Weevil

This is just such a WOW bird!

Thanks, the bird is called Pin Tailed Whydah, it's currently the star bird in Singapore now.

04-23-2015, 01:23 PM - 1 Like	#16505
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,870	Sparrows on strike! I waited and waited, I could hear them in the bushes, but nada. So I snapped a passing white terrier, and was pleased with the bokeh from my panning. Nestar + NX20. Last edited by marcusBMG; 04-23-2015 at 03:52 PM.

04-23-2015, 10:04 PM	#16508
jrpower10 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richland, Washington, USA Posts: 935	Still practicing technique with the 250-600. These guys were not very approachable. Understandable with the kiddies in tow. Attached Images

04-24-2015, 08:29 AM	#16514
Brooke Meyer Guest	Legally Blonde From rear of theater, dress rehearsal for CaryCitizen. K5IIs + Sigma 100-300/4 + Kenko 1.5TC. f4, 250mm, 1/200, ISO 6400. Slight crop. Last edited by Brooke Meyer; 07-05-2015 at 01:39 PM.

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r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by marcusBMG Sorry about all the boring sparrow shots. When you consider the challenge to get one, it makes it not so boring and more rewarding. They bounce from branch to branch and are constantly moving. As soon as you focus, it's jumped to another branch before you could take the shot. I say nice work. ---------- Post added 04-23-15 at 04:32 AM ----------

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goubejp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: France Photos: Albums Posts: 804	This Krestel is nesting at the top of the Church. Fortunately I still have my A1200 - on sale on this forum I like this one; with FA600

04-23-2015, 11:18 AM	#16503
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by goubejp This Krestel is nesting at the top of the Church. Fortunately I still have my A1200 - on sale on this forum I like this one; with FA600 Nice shots from a rare and looooong lens. I'm trying to imagine how difficult it must be to manually focus on a moving bird with so shallow DOF....

04-23-2015, 11:59 AM	#16504
goubejp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: France Photos: Albums Posts: 804	Well the FA*600 is an AF lens, and it focus fast and accurately. For the 1200, the bird has to stay still like the falcon so I can focus in live view. The falcon is maybe 50 m away...

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Ian Stuart Forsyth Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,531	A White-throated Sparrow Taken with the K7

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Originally posted by traderdrew K-3 with Sigma 500mm F/4.5 There are people out there who say bad things about certain lenses but as one of my contacts on flickr once told me, "The results speak for themselves." Agreed - wow! Can I ask roughly what distance was involved?

04-24-2015, 06:30 AM - 4 Likes	#16509
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Something different...F*300 4.5 Surfs up.jpg by Noelpolar, on Flickr

04-24-2015, 06:47 AM - 1 Like	#16510
derekkite Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,782	A few from yesterday. Chestnut backed Chickadee. This was fun. At a local park there is a dipper nest under a bridge. The female (I assume) was sitting in the nest and the male would bring food for her. I think there were young in as well. She poked her head out and flew off, then the male showed up with a tasty bug. He poked his head in the nest, looked around, glared at me, then dropped onto a rock and waited. The female landed on a rock nearby, he gave her the bug. She returned to the nest. I wonder if the young are too immature to eat whole insects so get second had predigested grub from mom. Got home at the end of the day and this sauntered through our yard.

04-24-2015, 06:52 AM	#16511
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by derekkite A few from yesterday. Super IQ Derek! That looks nothing like what saunters through my yard!

04-24-2015, 08:11 AM - 1 Like	#16512
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by dadipentak That looks nothing like what saunters through my yard! I always end up stepping in what the sauntering animal leaves behind in my yard.

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04-24-2015, 11:55 AM	#16515
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,790	Originally posted by dadipentak I'm so glad you're there to show us these amazing birds with such skill! Originally posted by Weevil This is just such a WOW bird! Thanks, the bird is called Pin Tailed Whydah, it's currently the star bird in Singapore now.

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