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SMERSH Mouth posted:Re: Stellar's Jay and Red-shouldered hawk mimicry: We have a breeding pair of RSH's on the property where I work, and they and their offspring are a fairly constant, loud presence. The other day I followed what sounded like one of them calling from a stand of trees near a trailhead, but it turned out to be a Blue Jay fussing over a flock of starlings. Blue Jay vocalizations kind of sound like Red-shouldered hawks' in general, though, so I can't really say if it was intentional mimicry to scare the starlings or not. http://hubpages.com/education/Blue-Jays-Clever-Mimics-of-the-Bird-World The ocean fog started to block out the light before the Short-eared Owls became active this evening, but I had some nice close encounters. Two of the owls in the Mad River Slough Wildlife Area seem to be fine with hunting right near me after I've been sitting quietly for a while.  diving-at-dusk by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  owl-tall-grass by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A couple more of the Great Gray Owl:  ggo-launch by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  ggo-face by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Moon Potato posted:The ocean fog started to block out the light before the Short-eared Owls became active this evening, but I had some nice close encounters. Those are incredible. Well done and thanks for sharing.
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Best place to buy a Tamron 150-600 VC USD (in Canada)? Nikon mount if that matters. There aren't any used which I kind of expected but does anyone sell it cheaper than someone else? e: Nevermind, just bought a 'like-new' on amazon with receipt for $1060 CAD. Can't wait. VelociBacon fucked around with this message at 09:55 on Jan 30, 2016 |
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VelociBacon posted:e: Nevermind, just bought a 'like-new' on amazon with receipt for $1060 CAD. Can't wait. Nice! Let me know how you like the lens. I have a feeling that's what my tax refund is going towards. Making do with a 70-300 in the meantime. Dreary day but my towhee buddy was out. 
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PREYING MANTITS posted:Nice! Let me know how you like the lens. I have a feeling that's what my tax refund is going towards. Looks sharp. Is that with tamron 70-300 VC USD? I have that as well, love it. I'm wondering which lens will be sharper at 150-300mm. E: lens came in today about 20 min before work. Can't wait to get out and use it. VelociBacon fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Feb 3, 2016 |
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I had a Tamron SP 70-300 for one glorious day before the electronics in it died. The VC is so strong on that lens that looking through an EVF with it while walking around feels like being Robocop. It would probably make a pretty decent lens for handheld wildlife videos. Winter seems to be in as full effect as it's going to get this year down in TX, and it's downright warm most afternoons. Still, the leaves are gone and the migratory songbird flocks are hanging around. There've been a big flocks of American goldfinches in the area:  American goldfinch by S M, on FlickrRuby-crowned kinglets were interspersed among them:  Ruby-crowned kinglet by S M, on FlickrAs were Orange-crowned warblers:  Warbler by S M, on FlickrThe local Downy woodpeckers were out, too:  Downy woodpecker by S M, on FlickrOne of the three juvenile Red-shouldered hawks I see practically every day was lurking on the periphery of the bushy area occupied by the goldfinches and their associates.  Red-shouldered hawk by S M, on FlickrWas it hoping to pick off one of the little birds? Maybe, but it finally settled on a crawfish. 2015 was a wet year, with a number of relatively severe floods. This has lead to a bumper crop of riparian crawfish dens popping up along the banks of local rivers and creeks. I spoke with an environmental services contractor who kayaks the river practically every day, and he tells me that these juvenile hawks seem to feed on crawfish almost exclusively, based on his observations. The crawfish certainly don't move as fast as the goldfinches so I guess they make for easy pickings.  Red-shouldered hawk - feeding by S M, on Flickr
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SMERSH Mouth posted:I had a Tamron SP 70-300 for one glorious day before the electronics in it died. The VC is so strong on that lens that looking through an EVF with it while walking around feels like being Robocop. It would probably make a pretty decent lens for handheld wildlife videos. You mention the Tamron 70-300 but Flickr shows Canon 400 F5.6 ?
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Ineptitude posted:You mention the Tamron 70-300 but Flickr shows Canon 400 F5.6 ? Only mentioning it because I asked him about it in another context I think.
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Yeah, a bird poo poo on my lens and now camera metadata reports it as a 400 5.6. Weird, right?
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This one is really awesome. The place where I go to photograph falcons got another news story - http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/we-can-watch-it-hunt-on-a-daily-basis-edmonton-birders-get-a-rare-urban-treat
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SMERSH Mouth posted:One of the three juvenile Red-shouldered hawks I see practically every day was lurking on the periphery of the bushy area occupied by the goldfinches and their associates. When I went to check for Wood Ducks in Sequoia Park, I saw my first varied thrush hopping around in the shadows under a redwood.  varied-thrush by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Short-eared Owl hunting at dusk:  Short-eared Takeoff by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A Snowy Egret charging after a fish:  snowy-charge2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Moon Potato posted:Short-eared Owl hunting at dusk:
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InternetJunky posted:I meant to comment on your earlier owl shots, which were phenomenal, but then you go and post this one which is basically my dream shot of a short ear. I hope you are printing this one up big. Some White-tailed Kites at Arcata Marsh. I sat around waiting for them to hunt in their normal spot, but they just left after a bit.  kite-buddies2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr My first time catching more than a fleeting glimpse of a Varied Thrush. It never came out of the shadows, but it was still neat to see.  varied-thrush by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Moon Potato posted:The horizontally-banded buffy orange on the underside is the adult plumage - juveniles have a pale underside with brown streaks. Nice photos, though. I didn't know that they hunt for crustaceans when they have the opportunity - I've never seen them eat anything aside from rodents, songbirds and small waterfowl. Could it be a first-year? There are two more just like this one that hang around the area, and there were three chicks hatched from a nearby nest early last spring. I want to think that they are the same three, because they're a good deal smaller than the parents. I would think they should disperse and establish their own territories.
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SMERSH Mouth posted:Could it be a first-year? There are two more just like this one that hang around the area, and there were three chicks hatched from a nearby nest early last spring. I want to think that they are the same three, because they're a good deal smaller than the parents. I would think they should disperse and establish their own territories. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/5134453140_1a3cd1cc4f_b.jpg Red-shoulders tend to move around a fairly large range to hunt, and it's pretty normal for ranges to overlap without conflict if there's plenty of food around, which might be why you're seeing multiple individuals in the same area. Mated pairs frequently travel together too, even outside of breeding season.
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Moon Potato posted:My first time catching more than a fleeting glimpse of a Varied Thrush. It never came out of the shadows, but it was still neat to see. A thrush so nice you posted him twice~ What a gorgeous bird.
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I came across a pair of roadrunners in Texas, but one ran away too fast.
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Took the new Tamron 150-600 out for the first time. Difficult learning to use the long lens but quite enjoying it. SEO2 by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr SEO by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr Perched by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr Heron by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr
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poo poo, there have been a lot of amazing owl shots in this thread lately. I froze my rear end off in the snow for 2 hours before this little guy peeked out. I'm kind of shocked it isn't a blurry mess, I was hand-holding at a 1/60 shutter speed.   Eastern Screech Owl by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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I drove 11 hours on Sunday through the mountains and this is the only bird I took a photo of  Clark's Nutcracker  Moon Potato posted:I had the ISO up pretty high, so there's a lot of grain at higher resolutions. I'm not sure it'll clean up well enough to be suitable for a large print, but I'll definitely try finessing it in post before I submit to another show. VelociBacon posted:Took the new Tamron 150-600 out for the first time. Difficult learning to use the long lens but quite enjoying it. Bubbacub posted:poo poo, there have been a lot of amazing owl shots in this thread lately.
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Can one of you guys that use the d800 please tell me that I won't regret buying one when 50% of my shooting is bird stuff (right now)? I can't find any used d750s and there are loads of d800s on the local craigslist for ~$1500 CAD.
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VelociBacon posted:Can one of you guys that use the d800 please tell me that I won't regret buying one when 50% of my shooting is bird stuff (right now)? I can't find any used d750s and there are loads of d800s on the local craigslist for ~$1500 CAD. Edit: birds.  hummingbird-bee by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  sunset-raptor-war2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  seo-dive by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  kestrel-mouse2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  kite-carry by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Moon Potato fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Feb 11, 2016 |
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Moon Potato posted:My two biggest gripes about shooting birds on the D800 are autofocus performance and frame rate. The D750 improves on both of those. How much is the D500 going for in Canada? Yeah those are the things that I'd notice as well. D500s are going for around $2800. I feel like I might just pick up a d800 and resell it later on for a similar price if I can find a d750.
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Do you need a camera right now? Buying when you are just going to keep looking for what you want seems like a good way to be disappointed and lose money on the resell
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:Do you need a camera right now? Buying when you are just going to keep looking for what you want seems like a good way to be disappointed and lose money on the resell I'm definitely looking to move on from the d7k. I've been looking for around a month every day for a d750 to pop up and meanwhile people are posting WTB CL ads that are also looking for a d750 and are willing to pay ~$1900 CAD which is only a couple hundred below retail so I feel like when one does pop up it'll be sniped anyways. I do a lot of photography that isn't wildlife and have always liked the D800. I also only really go shooting birds on well lit days.
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Moon Potato posted:My two biggest gripes about shooting birds on the D800 are autofocus performance and frame rate. The D750 improves on both of those. How much is the D500 going for in Canada? gently caress me. Deleting my camera, throwing sd card in the trash. I haven't taken too many pictures of birds lately. Just some backyard feeder birds, which were on snow days. Stupid work taking up all my daylight time. So I like seeing everybody else's bird pics.
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:Do you need a camera right now? Buying when you are just going to keep looking for what you want seems like a good way to be disappointed and lose money on the resell Just wanted to say I checked and found a sale for the d750 from Aden Camera (Toronto) and just ordered one for $2,287 (CAD) after tax with free insured shipping. It'll be my first new camera body, can't wait!
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Moon Potato posted:My two biggest gripes about shooting birds on the D800 are autofocus performance and frame rate. The D750 improves on both of those. How much is the D500 going for in Canada? drat, that owns. D500 is going for $2700 at my local place... https://www.vistek.ca/store/DigitalSLRs/401981/nikon-d500-body.aspx
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Moon Potato posted:My two biggest gripes about shooting birds on the D800 are autofocus performance and frame rate. The D750 improves on both of those. How much is the D500 going for in Canada? God drat, dude.
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HookShot posted:God drat, dude. seriously.
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HookShot posted:God drat, dude. The kite/harrier battle was from the field where I've been shooting Short-eared Owls. The kite was taking off after an unsuccessful dive, and a young Northern Harrier attempted to ambush it in the hopes of stealing a meal. Since the kite's talons were empty, it was able to recover quickly and chase off the harrier. A couple more from that series:  sunset-raptor-war by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  sunset-raptor-war3 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Moon Potato posted:My two biggest gripes about shooting birds on the D800 are autofocus performance and frame rate. The D750 improves on both of those. How much is the D500 going for in Canada? Unreal! 
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Good day today.  Taken with my cell phone camera. BeastOfExmoor fucked around with this message at 06:03 on Feb 15, 2016 |
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I've had very little chance to get out and shoot this winter, and when I was able to the weather was much too warm to find Great Greys. I'm reduced to going through old shots to see what I missed. These couple I might have posted before when I originally took them but I've reprocessed them and am much happier with the final results now.   BeastOfExmoor posted:Good day today.
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