300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

str8talk83 · 12-27-2018, 09:18 AM

Originally posted by jacamar

they usually flush just before you think you are close enough for a shot!

I can relate to that. Just when I feel like I kind of know what I’m doing, I try to shoot small birds and question my abilities once again.

derekkite · 12-27-2018, 04:30 PM

I think that Junco is the Oregon subspecies. We get them here, as well as the slate sided ones.

**riseform** · 12-27-2018, 05:03 PM

This ought to clear things up

Quote stolen without permission from Cornell lab of Ornithology Birds of North America:

Quote:

As its distribution and varied breeding habitats would predict, junco populations differ in plumage and bill color, migratory behavior, and body size. This variation is responsible for a “turbulent” taxonomic history and a reputation as a “nightmare” for systematists.

Until the 1970s, the currently recognized Dark-eyed Junco was split into 5 distinct species, 3 of them comprising 2 or more subspecies. The American Ornithologists' Union (1973, American Ornithologists' Union 1982) lumped these 5 species but acknowledged the distinctiveness of the former species by designating them and their subspecies as informal “groups” of Junco hyemalis . Each group bears the scientific and vernacular name that it previously bore as a species: hyemalis (Slate-colored Junco); aikeni (White-winged Junco); oreganus (Oregon Junco); caniceps (Gray-headed Junco); and insularis (Guadalupe Junco)

**Canada_Rockies** · 12-27-2018, 05:08 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by riseform

This ought to clear things up

Quote stolen without permission from Cornell lab of Ornithology Birds of North America:

That doesn't exactly clear my mind of confusion.

**WPRESTO** · 12-27-2018, 07:07 PM - **1 Like**

Inconsiderate juncos, They would initiate random genetic drift creating incipient species just to exasperate pedants who demand clear distinctions. To quote or restate a platitude: Humans make divisions where Nature makes transitions.

**Ash** · 12-27-2018, 07:19 PM

Exemplary photos! Terry, well done with the stellar 150-450. Des, nice rendering of the FA* 300 there, and riseform, absolutely brilliant results from that monster of a lens.
Thanks all for sharing.

**tduell** · 12-27-2018, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by Ash

Exemplary photos! Terry, well done with the stellar 150-450. Des, nice rendering of the FA* 300 there, and riseform, absolutely brilliant results from that monster of a lens.
Thanks all for sharing.

Thanks Ash, appreciate your comments.

Cheers,
Terry

**WPRESTO** · 12-28-2018, 04:55 AM - **5 Likes**

Tamron 150~600mm, original version. A harlequin duck (male) in Iceland.

Pentaxians · 12-28-2018, 05:22 AM - **2 Likes**

Cotton Pygmy-goose, another surprise winter visitor from the far east, taken with K70, DA300mm + HD 1.4 TC.

**JimS_256** · 12-28-2018, 02:30 PM - **3 Likes**

A couple of downy woodpecker images. These were taken through the glass of a sliding door and are a little soft (I'm blaming it on the door). The feeder is a home made suet feeder based on an idea I got from normhead. Thanks Norm!

normhead · 12-28-2018, 02:34 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by JimS_256

A couple of downy woodpecker images. These were taken through the glass of a sliding door and are a little soft (I'm blaming it on the door). The feeder is a home made suet feeder based on an idea I got from normhead. Thanks Norm!

No problem, we aim to inform. I have a cage feeder out, but the birds always empty the post feeder 3 or 4 times before the cage is empty. They just love that post.

**Des** · 12-28-2018, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by Ash

Des, nice rendering of the FA* 300 there

Thanks very much Ash. I do love this lens.

**tduell** · 12-28-2018, 03:51 PM - **8 Likes**

Collared Sparrowhawk, or possibly a Brown Goshawk.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450 handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

**WPRESTO** · 12-28-2018, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by tduell

Collared Sparrowhawk, or possibly a Brown Goshawk.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450 handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

Beautiful image of a handsome raptor.

**alfa75ts** · 12-28-2018, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by tduell

Collared Sparrowhawk, or possibly a Brown Goshawk.

Always a problem isn't it? I'd go with a Brown Goshawk (tail not square enough, legs a little heavy perhaps for a Sparrowhawk).

Nice shot anyway!

12-28-2018, 02:34 PM - 1 Like	#30296
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by JimS_256 A couple of downy woodpecker images. These were taken through the glass of a sliding door and are a little soft (I'm blaming it on the door). The feeder is a home made suet feeder based on an idea I got from normhead. Thanks Norm! No problem, we aim to inform. I have a cage feeder out, but the birds always empty the post feeder 3 or 4 times before the cage is empty. They just love that post. Last edited by normhead; 12-28-2018 at 02:42 PM.

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12-27-2018, 09:18 AM	#30286
str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by jacamar they usually flush just before you think you are close enough for a shot! I can relate to that. Just when I feel like I kind of know what I’m doing, I try to shoot small birds and question my abilities once again.

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derekkite Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,782	I think that Junco is the Oregon subspecies. We get them here, as well as the slate sided ones.

12-27-2018, 05:03 PM	#30288
riseform Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: WA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 473	This ought to clear things up Quote stolen without permission from Cornell lab of Ornithology Birds of North America: Quote: As its distribution and varied breeding habitats would predict, junco populations differ in plumage and bill color, migratory behavior, and body size. This variation is responsible for a “turbulent” taxonomic history and a reputation as a “nightmare” for systematists. Until the 1970s, the currently recognized Dark-eyed Junco was split into 5 distinct species, 3 of them comprising 2 or more subspecies. The American Ornithologists' Union (1973, American Ornithologists' Union 1982) lumped these 5 species but acknowledged the distinctiveness of the former species by designating them and their subspecies as informal “groups” of Junco hyemalis . Each group bears the scientific and vernacular name that it previously bore as a species: hyemalis (Slate-colored Junco); aikeni (White-winged Junco); oreganus (Oregon Junco); caniceps (Gray-headed Junco); and insularis (Guadalupe Junco)

12-27-2018, 05:08 PM - 1 Like	#30289
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by riseform This ought to clear things up Quote stolen without permission from Cornell lab of Ornithology Birds of North America: That doesn't exactly clear my mind of confusion.

12-27-2018, 07:07 PM - 1 Like	#30290
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Inconsiderate juncos, They would initiate random genetic drift creating incipient species just to exasperate pedants who demand clear distinctions. To quote or restate a platitude: Humans make divisions where Nature makes transitions.

12-27-2018, 07:19 PM	#30291
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Exemplary photos! Terry, well done with the stellar 150-450. Des, nice rendering of the FA* 300 there, and riseform, absolutely brilliant results from that monster of a lens. Thanks all for sharing.

12-27-2018, 08:19 PM	#30292
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,514	Originally posted by Ash Exemplary photos! Terry, well done with the stellar 150-450. Des, nice rendering of the FA* 300 there, and riseform, absolutely brilliant results from that monster of a lens. Thanks all for sharing. Thanks Ash, appreciate your comments. Cheers, Terry

12-28-2018, 05:22 AM - 2 Likes	#30294
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Cotton Pygmy-goose, another surprise winter visitor from the far east, taken with K70, DA300mm + HD 1.4 TC.

12-28-2018, 02:30 PM - 3 Likes	#30295
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,107	A couple of downy woodpecker images. These were taken through the glass of a sliding door and are a little soft (I'm blaming it on the door). The feeder is a home made suet feeder based on an idea I got from normhead. Thanks Norm!

12-28-2018, 02:51 PM	#30297
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Originally posted by Ash Des, nice rendering of the FA* 300 there Thanks very much Ash. I do love this lens.

12-28-2018, 04:38 PM	#30299
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Originally posted by tduell Collared Sparrowhawk, or possibly a Brown Goshawk. K-3 II, DFA 150-450 handheld. See exif for shot details. Cheers, Terry Beautiful image of a handsome raptor.

12-28-2018, 04:39 PM	#30300
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by tduell Collared Sparrowhawk, or possibly a Brown Goshawk. Always a problem isn't it? I'd go with a Brown Goshawk (tail not square enough, legs a little heavy perhaps for a Sparrowhawk). Nice shot anyway!