300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

repaap · 05-19-2013, 01:14 PM

Finally I have some shots to share at here too.

I met this quite rare bird. (had to ask from my friend what it is, because I did not know its specie...)

littledrawe · 05-19-2013, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

Yesterday I changed my battery right before the osprey went flying into there nest, talons forward.

How bout this one just for illustration purposes, you know, to help paint the picture...

dane.dawg · 05-19-2013, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by littledrawe

How bout this one just for illustration purposes, you know, to help paint the picture...

That more or less sums it up

Lazuli Bunting

Wilsons Warbler

littledrawe · 05-19-2013, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

Lazuli Bunting

That's really good!!

normhead · 05-19-2013, 03:27 PM

Photos from a Sunday afternoon on the porch, cross posted from "Post your photos"

Pentax F 1.7 TC and Pentax A-400 5.6.

Sitting around on the porch waiting for birds is not a bad activity for a Sunday afternoon. Using the combo that gives me 680mm (over 1000 equivalent, lets me move a way from the feeder and look for them in nearby trees.

Male Evening Grosbeak

Female Evening Grossbeak

Red breasted nuthatch

There always seems to be Blue jays these days.

**Mike C** · 05-19-2013, 05:25 PM

Great shots Dane Dawg and Normhead.

fotogaffer · 05-19-2013, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by Mike C

Great shots Dane Dawg and Normhead.

Ditto!

**dadipentak** · 05-19-2013, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by fotogaffer

Ditto!

Double ditto!

normhead · 05-19-2013, 07:30 PM

Aw shucks.... thanks guys.

Frogfish · 05-19-2013, 09:44 PM

Really enjoyed the pics on this page from Travis & Norm. Also on the previous page from Travis, Derek and LittleDrawe, excellent action shots !

Repaap. The bird you have shown is a Black Tailed Godwit (in breeding plumage), there is slight local variation that it seems breeds in Iceland and a few localised islands. You can find it's IUCN listing here : Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)

repaap · 05-19-2013, 11:08 PM

Thank you for info Frogfish! It is quite rare visitor at my part of country, but we do have estimatelly 30-50 couples in Finland of these species. Seems like from IUCN listing that this bird does long distance flights, so that might be why I saw it around here too.

**Weevil** · 05-19-2013, 11:45 PM - **2 Likes**

Went a the local "Ecomuseum" (small zoo in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qc http://www.ecomuseum.ca/en ), and had fun on this overcast day (best IMHO)... here's a couple of close shots of a Bald Eagle (almost no PP, just a bit cropped for position, and a bit sharpened)

Noble birds they are...

K20D + F* 300mm F/4.5

Originally posted by Mike C

Great shots Dane Dawg and Normhead.

"+1 LIKE"

dane.dawg · 05-20-2013, 04:54 AM

Very nice Normhead..
Truly awesome Weevil..

**G_Money** · 05-20-2013, 09:27 AM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

Wilsons Warbler

Pretty sure that's a male Yellow Warbler.

normhead · 05-20-2013, 02:59 PM - **1 Like**

Cross posted from Post Your Photos.

Pentax K-5
Pentax SMC A-400 5.6
ISO:800 - Shutter speed 1/1250 -f/5.6

I sat around looking for birds this morning... but this strange thing happened. There were none. All I can think its a combination of two things. One they are nesting and prefer to be close to their nests, two, the insects that feed songbirds etc. up here have hatched. The insect grubs are very high protien and abundant. I doubt birdseed compares to it at all in nutrient value. Even yesterday, I could see birds sitting still in the trees, feeding on something instead of coming to the feeder. Fortunately, a few days ago a hummer showed up at our window demanding we put the feeders out. He was very insistent, sitting on the other side of the glass, hovering eye height, looking me straight in the eye. I made some sugar water, let it cool and hung it out and he started using it right away. We went out shopping yesterday and bought hummer friendly plants for our hangers and porch pots. They've been feeding from them too. Today there are three, hummers, two different species. It's a good thing. There's hardly a bird to be seen around here. Later in the summer after the current insect infestation has died down maybe the rest of the birds will be back. For now, it's just us and the hummers.

05-19-2013, 11:45 PM - 2 Likes	#7917
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Bad Eagle at Ecomuseum Went a the local "Ecomuseum" (small zoo in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qc http://www.ecomuseum.ca/en ), and had fun on this overcast day (best IMHO)... here's a couple of close shots of a Bald Eagle (almost no PP, just a bit cropped for position, and a bit sharpened) Noble birds they are... K20D + F* 300mm F/4.5 Originally posted by Mike C Great shots Dane Dawg and Normhead. "+1 LIKE" Last edited by Weevil; 05-19-2013 at 11:54 PM.

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05-19-2013, 01:14 PM	#7906
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Finally I have some shots to share at here too. I met this quite rare bird. (had to ask from my friend what it is, because I did not know its specie...)

05-19-2013, 02:09 PM	#7907
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by dane.dawg Yesterday I changed my battery right before the osprey went flying into there nest, talons forward. How bout this one just for illustration purposes, you know, to help paint the picture...

05-19-2013, 02:23 PM	#7908
dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	Originally posted by littledrawe How bout this one just for illustration purposes, you know, to help paint the picture... That more or less sums it up Lazuli Bunting Wilsons Warbler

05-19-2013, 02:31 PM	#7909
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by dane.dawg Lazuli Bunting That's really good!!

05-19-2013, 03:27 PM	#7910
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,450	Photos from a Sunday afternoon on the porch, cross posted from "Post your photos" Pentax F 1.7 TC and Pentax A-400 5.6. Sitting around on the porch waiting for birds is not a bad activity for a Sunday afternoon. Using the combo that gives me 680mm (over 1000 equivalent, lets me move a way from the feeder and look for them in nearby trees. Male Evening Grosbeak Female Evening Grossbeak Red breasted nuthatch There always seems to be Blue jays these days.

05-19-2013, 05:25 PM	#7911
Mike C Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 100	Great shots Dane Dawg and Normhead.

05-19-2013, 06:22 PM	#7912
fotogaffer Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 716	Originally posted by Mike C Great shots Dane Dawg and Normhead. Ditto!

05-19-2013, 06:34 PM	#7913
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by fotogaffer Ditto! Double ditto!

05-19-2013, 07:30 PM	#7914
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,450	Aw shucks.... thanks guys.

05-19-2013, 09:44 PM	#7915
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Really enjoyed the pics on this page from Travis & Norm. Also on the previous page from Travis, Derek and LittleDrawe, excellent action shots ! Repaap. The bird you have shown is a Black Tailed Godwit (in breeding plumage), there is slight local variation that it seems breeds in Iceland and a few localised islands. You can find it's IUCN listing here : Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)

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05-19-2013, 11:08 PM	#7916
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Thank you for info Frogfish! It is quite rare visitor at my part of country, but we do have estimatelly 30-50 couples in Finland of these species. Seems like from IUCN listing that this bird does long distance flights, so that might be why I saw it around here too.

05-20-2013, 04:54 AM	#7918
dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	Very nice Normhead.. Truly awesome Weevil..

05-20-2013, 09:27 AM	#7919
G_Money Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 598	Originally posted by dane.dawg Wilsons Warbler Pretty sure that's a male Yellow Warbler.

05-20-2013, 02:59 PM - 1 Like	#7920
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,450	Cross posted from Post Your Photos. Pentax K-5 Pentax SMC A-400 5.6 ISO:800 - Shutter speed 1/1250 -f/5.6 I sat around looking for birds this morning... but this strange thing happened. There were none. All I can think its a combination of two things. One they are nesting and prefer to be close to their nests, two, the insects that feed songbirds etc. up here have hatched. The insect grubs are very high protien and abundant. I doubt birdseed compares to it at all in nutrient value. Even yesterday, I could see birds sitting still in the trees, feeding on something instead of coming to the feeder. Fortunately, a few days ago a hummer showed up at our window demanding we put the feeders out. He was very insistent, sitting on the other side of the glass, hovering eye height, looking me straight in the eye. I made some sugar water, let it cool and hung it out and he started using it right away. We went out shopping yesterday and bought hummer friendly plants for our hangers and porch pots. They've been feeding from them too. Today there are three, hummers, two different species. It's a good thing. There's hardly a bird to be seen around here. Later in the summer after the current insect infestation has died down maybe the rest of the birds will be back. For now, it's just us and the hummers.