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tron

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And an attempt at animated gif creation. Unfortunately site allows a limited size of upload. I have many more photos on the same spot (hundreds!)
These artifacts are created by giftedmotion freeware. Photoshop doesn't create such artifacts but I had to remove a frame to make it less than 5MB to upload and I was too tired to retry with photoshop. It is very late here.
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AlanF

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And an attempt at animated gif creation. Unfortunately site allows a limited size of upload. I have many more photos on the same spot (hundreds!)
These artifacts are created by giftedmotion freeware. Photoshop doesn't create such artifacts but I had to remove a frame to make it less than 5MB to upload and I was too tired to retry with photoshop. It is very late here.
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That's really good. Did the software align your crops or were you just extremely exact in your cropping?
 
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AlanF

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Took out the Nikon D850 and 500PF this morning to see how well they performed compared with the R5 set up. For the first time in a couple of years, I saw a Grey Wagtail. It was very skittish, and it stopped for just a couple of seconds about 20m away in a dark area of the local brook. I could hardly see it as it was so gloomy and i have got DSC_0798-DxO_Grey_wagtaii-isss.jpegused to the bright evf of the R5. The shutter speed was too low as it went down to 1/160s and I hadn't time to up the iso. But, I managed to get a couple of sharp shots. The DSLR gear is clunky but that lens and the great sensor still deliver the goods. I just wish Canon would make a 500/5.6 DO prime to match the Nikon. It's a pleasure to have a prime that light and sharp.
 
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Nicely done, Alan.
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tron

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That's really good. Did the software align your crops or were you just extremely exact in your cropping?
No I started aligning the crops myself after I got inspired by your gif!

EDIT: So you can add gifs to the really good recommendations I got from you (EOS 5DsR, D500, D850, 500mm 5.6 PF) :)
 
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Hawk ID help please.

I've tried to match these two hawks to images in my two bird books, but I'm still uncertain as to what they are. I've included 2 pictures of the first one with different head positions. I think it's either a Cooper's Hawk or a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. The second one I have no idea. For context, these were taken at Ladner, BC in Dec 2020 & Jan 2021. Anybody know what these are? Thanks.054A3386 Mystery Hawk No. 1 - 5X5.jpg054A3387 Mystery Hawk No. 1 5X5.jpg054A1843 5.3X8.jpg
 
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JPAZ

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Hawk ID help please.

I've tried to match these two hawks to images in my two bird books, but I'm still uncertain as to what they are. I've included 2 pictures of the first one with different head positions. I think it's either a Cooper's Hawk or a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. The second one I have no idea. For context, these were taken at Ladner, BC in Dec 2020 & Jan 2021. Anybody know what these are? Thanks.View attachment 195904View attachment 195905View attachment 195906
Does look like a Cooper's hawk to me in the first two. The third might be a juvenile Cooper's Hawk but it is hard to differentiate from the Sharp-Skinned.
 
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The older of the two Reddish Egrets landed in the water and then walked over to stand in front of me. It was one of those somewhat cloudy days where the sun would make it through the openings for five minutes and disappear for the next ten.
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R5 600 II w/1.4x 1/1250 : f/10 : ISO 1000
 
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