That is a Dark-eyed Junco. Based on coloring, I'd say it's a hatch year bird. Depending on where you are in the country, depends on which subspecies it could be. Nicely done!
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That is a Dark-eyed Junco. Based on coloring, I'd say it's a hatch year bird. Depending on where you are in the country, depends on which subspecies it could be. Nicely done!
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A male Red-bellied Woodpecker trying to crack an acorn on my chimney. (plus an interesting optical illusion) Is it in my chimney or on the outside. Give it a few seconds
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You're right - it's quite an illusion as I initially thought it was an inside edge in view, where it's really an outer edge view. Escher would be proud! ps - great photo!
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This isn't any old Little Egret but one roosting in a sycamore tree in my back garden early yesterday morning, first time he has been there that I have seen. The sun had risen behind him but very cloudy. (R5 + 800mm DO II).
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Thanks for the ID. In our yard I don't see many Dark-eyed Juncos. Thanks again.
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Evening Grosbeaks have finally showed up at one of my local parks!!! A pair of females have been around for five days now. They were joined by two more in the late morning. They call when flying and sitting in the trees, so hopefully they can attract a male or two flying over. 7D mkll / EF600 f4 / 1.4x lll
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Trying to put in order my folder "Northern Cardinal". Many photos made with my old photo-editing programs and more importantly with my older photo-editing skills... Didn't get any deeper into the folder - this one was the first and last (Thanksgiving any way
). The main problem that I found with some pictures was that they were taken with my old photo-shooting skills. Sometimes you look at your own photos and asking yourself "and you were thinking WHAT doing this?!".
The photo below is not in that basked, it's rather fresh (2019). Just some little improvements with PL4.
). The main problem that I found with some pictures was that they were taken with my old photo-shooting skills. Sometimes you look at your own photos and asking yourself "and you were thinking WHAT doing this?!".The photo below is not in that basked, it's rather fresh (2019). Just some little improvements with PL4.
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With the weather we had a few weeks ago, many birds from the west were blown into the Midwest and even further into the East. Here in Wisconsin, there have been several reports of Spotted Towhees, one of them only 40 minutes from me. Today I finally had time to get out, walk around and try to find him. I did find him and it was a life bird! He was hanging around a "late" female Eastern Towhee. 7D mkll / EF600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll.
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Wow, jmeyer, beautiful photos! A 600 f4 and 1.4x TC is pretty magical for these long shots with a beautiful background blur. It's starting to make me wonder if I might dare to consider one of the future RF big whites they are hinting at coming out with in the future.
I do have one question: I see you used a 1.4x TC. Do you find you don't want to use a 2x TC because of loss of IQ, or is it just that the 1.4X was all you needed to get the right framing for these shots?
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Thank you! The 7D doesn't handle the 2x very well and image quality takes quite a hit, at least in the very limited use I've tried. That being said, I haven't used it or tested it too much, but I feel the 1.4x and cropping produces a far superior image. It's always on the lens unless I come across a situation where 840mm is too much, then I just throw it in my pocket. I do have an extra 500 F4 l sitting in its trunk in my closet...
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Great shots. Must have been very satisfying after the chase.
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