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ISv

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Angry bird catching cone . Sucks i missed one where it swallow cone. Happens always too fast.

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RP 70-300mm 4-5,6 ii is nano usm 1/500s f6,3 ISO 800 .White balance maybe not quite right

Pape, your "angry" bird is the Red Crossbill (male) and they actually do not swallow the cones (and I don't think it's physically possible :)). They are smarter and extract only the seeds from the cones. For some species of conifers they have to remove the cone from the tree, for others - not.
Have a fun and post more - I like the crossbills but in my country of origin they become very rare...
 
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Keith_Reeder

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Great tit today. 5DIV + 400mm DO II + 1,4xTC.

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That looks really soft to me - where's all the sharpness and detail you're so insistent the 7D Mk II can't produce, Alan?

Meanwhile, this is what my 7D Mk II (with a 500mm f/4 Mk II and 1.4x TC, handheld) looks like:

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Stonechat, male

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Stonechat, male

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Stonechat, female

I'll stick to my 7D Mk II, I think...
 
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Don Haines

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Great tit today. 5DIV + 400mm DO II + 1,4xTC.

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Nice shot!

Around here, the chickadee is the most common bird, it is about the same size, but not as brightly coloured. They are very brave and will land on the feeders when you are 3 or 4 meters away, on popular walking trails where people feed them, they will land on your hand.
 
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