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Female Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by alabang, on Flickr
The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.
They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Bush_Chat
Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaba,_Pampanga
Retina Display: http://500px.com/photo/56812698
Settings: 1/320 ƒ/9 ISO 160 800mm
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"here in Qatar" - actually a down side to living there?? - must be quite a place. I have trouble imagining some of what I've seen in photos! 
Always interesting to hear the tidbits secondary to the shots and shooting, for me anyway.
Jack
Always interesting to hear the tidbits secondary to the shots and shooting, for me anyway.
Jack
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Any specific photo? I might be able to explain, hopefully ;D coz it is "quite a place".Jack Douglas said:I have trouble imagining some of what I've seen in photos!
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Here is an image from Healesville Sanctuary in Melbourne, during Spirits of the Sky show ... as I was more interested in capturing these birds, I did not pay attention to the Sanctuary staff when they mentioned the name of this Owl ... can someone help with the name?
EDIT (23 JAN 2014): Thanks to CR member serendipidy, I now know the name, it is the Barking Owl.
EDIT (23 JAN 2014): Thanks to CR member serendipidy, I now know the name, it is the Barking Owl.
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Northstar said:
Thank you! Sure: Gripped 5D III, 500 IS II on all. 1st: ISO 250, Av, f/4, 1/4000. 2nd: ISO 250, Av, f/4, 1/1250. 3rd: ISO 250, Av, f/4, 1/2000.
It was a great time. Very educational shoot for my first time out. I experimented with differing AF modes and found that in this scenario (pretty frantic) AF expansion in Servo mode worked best for me to lock and keep focus. All shots were handheld. I initially was trying to track on a tripod, but found handholding much more intuitive and the reduced weight of the 500 vII made it pretty easy.
I got quite a few shots of red crowned cranes and whooper swans as well, though those were generally easier to shoot fundamentally, more difficult as far as finding unique compositions...quite a bit of luck involved in hoping the cranes/swans did something interesting.
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Black & White Warbler - not my best work, but my first shot with the 300 2.8 IS II + 2x III since I wrecked my neck & shoulder, so I'm pretty happy 
f/8, 1/500s, ISO 10,000 (DxO PRIME)
f/8, 1/500s, ISO 10,000 (DxO PRIME)
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RMFagan,
Wonderful Tancho cranes!
Were you at the Tancho village?
We were there January 2013. What gorgeous cranes these are!
Glad you got some fascinating pictures of these cranes and the sea eagles. My lens did not have the reach for me to get any of those eagles.
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Wonderful Tancho cranes!
Were you at the Tancho village?
We were there January 2013. What gorgeous cranes these are!
Glad you got some fascinating pictures of these cranes and the sea eagles. My lens did not have the reach for me to get any of those eagles.
-r
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lion rock-
I was at the Akan International Crane Center, about 30 mins from the Kushiro airport. Lens certainly played a big role. I borrowed the 500 II from CPS and couldn't be happier that I did.
The only downside is that I now have a tough decision. As I had been shooting a lot of sports, I was considering the 400 II, but this 500 really has made me think twice. It's fantastic for birds and general wildlife, and with enough room (shooting from the back of the end zone) I can probably make it work for football too.
That said, my interests are so varied that my next purchases are probably the 24-70 II and the 17 TS-E, along with a 2nd 600EX-RT and a handful of various ND grads... Trips to Athens, Istanbul, Iceland, Acadia NP, and Yosemite NP coming up this year and I'd like some different options for landscape and architecture than my current 16-35 II provides.
I was at the Akan International Crane Center, about 30 mins from the Kushiro airport. Lens certainly played a big role. I borrowed the 500 II from CPS and couldn't be happier that I did.
The only downside is that I now have a tough decision. As I had been shooting a lot of sports, I was considering the 400 II, but this 500 really has made me think twice. It's fantastic for birds and general wildlife, and with enough room (shooting from the back of the end zone) I can probably make it work for football too.
That said, my interests are so varied that my next purchases are probably the 24-70 II and the 17 TS-E, along with a 2nd 600EX-RT and a handful of various ND grads... Trips to Athens, Istanbul, Iceland, Acadia NP, and Yosemite NP coming up this year and I'd like some different options for landscape and architecture than my current 16-35 II provides.
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RMFagan,
Ah, that's great. It really helps to have a long lens!
When we were there, I had 24-70 f/2.8 v1 and 70-200 f/2.8 v2 together with 2X v2 and my 5D2. The reach was just not enough. I was lucky to have a few cranes flew towards me, so I got a few keepers.
Some of my photos, my wife (water) color painted.
I tried, really tried, to convince my wife to let me buy the 600 mm., and her sister and husband were on my side, but realistically, the lens is too heavy to fly with. However, she let me tryout the new 200-400 X1.4 lens before further consideration.
I am renting that lens for a photo shoot of eagles over the James River. Let's see how I'll handle myself with the super zoom.
By the way, Akan was an excellent place which we stayed over night. I think I have to go back to Hokkaido for another visit.
Thanks for showing your exceptional crane and eagle photos!
Ah, that's great. It really helps to have a long lens!
When we were there, I had 24-70 f/2.8 v1 and 70-200 f/2.8 v2 together with 2X v2 and my 5D2. The reach was just not enough. I was lucky to have a few cranes flew towards me, so I got a few keepers.
Some of my photos, my wife (water) color painted.
I tried, really tried, to convince my wife to let me buy the 600 mm., and her sister and husband were on my side, but realistically, the lens is too heavy to fly with. However, she let me tryout the new 200-400 X1.4 lens before further consideration.
I am renting that lens for a photo shoot of eagles over the James River. Let's see how I'll handle myself with the super zoom.
By the way, Akan was an excellent place which we stayed over night. I think I have to go back to Hokkaido for another visit.
Thanks for showing your exceptional crane and eagle photos!
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mackguyver said:Black & White Warbler - not my best work, but my first shot with the 300 2.8 IS II + 2x III since I wrecked my neck & shoulder, so I'm pretty happy
f/8, 1/500s, ISO 10,000 (DxO PRIME)
Very sharp. The 300 2.8 IS II + 2x are doing great.
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