Don't often post here because I am not a bird photographer but this guy/girl was in my backyard today. It has been a regular visitor for a few months and isn't shy at all, I had to change the focus limiter to under 2.5m and it was completely unfazed.
Mind you years ago a falconer told me the expression 'fed up' came from birds of prey and their abject boredom after they had eaten, they were 'fed up';this one had just eaten a snake and truly seemed fed up!
1DX MkII, 300 f2.8 IS, f3.2, 1/1250, iso 800. Uncropped.
Alan,Sorry, I have to follow up statements I find interesting but I don't really know. I have now googled and learned "Fed up" is used in falconry but it didn't mean "bored" as its use today, it simply meant sated with food - see https://wordhistories.net/2016/11/28/fed-up/ The modern falconers are using the modern meaning and not the traditional one.
Thanks for drawing this to our attention as I have learned something new.
Your problem with focussing so close up is the reason I am taking a zoom with me for my next trip rather than a prime, there's too little dof that close, less than 10 cm and framing is so tight. Anyway, it's a nice shot.
Jack, that’s the current usage here as well. What that historical article did was to trace the different meanings of the term and how those dealing in the past with animals etc had a different meaning.Alan, maybe it's just Canadian, but "fed up" means can't tolerate it anymore. We use fed up as being borderline angry so it's a new one on me relative to boredom. Typical would be parent to child: I'm fed up with the untidiness of your room. No matter, I too am always interested in English usage.
Jack
This is a few shots from my old work place on an island on
The Great Barrier Reef . I got to know the habits of the Ospreys and other residents quite well over a 4 year period.
That’s a fairly rare shot. The only razorbills I saw with fish were in flight in the far distance. Well done.Just back from a trip to both the Farnes Is and then Grimsey Is for some bird photography. Here's a Razorbill with his catch of the day:
Catherine
All the others I saw with fish were in flight too. This one was the only one that I saw that landed (luckily near me) for just long enough for me to grab about 8 shots of him before he took off again. This was from Grimsey Is. Great place to spend several days to a week photographing or just walking the paths and birdwatching.That’s a fairly rare shot. The only razorbills I saw with fish were in flight in the far distance. Well done.