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Went out to bird reserves without success and found more in my back garden after getting home in the evening. A Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25m away, which I was able to get up a tree through a small gap between branches pointing the 100-500mm +2xRC @1000mm on the R5. A couple of points, some complain they cant focus the R5 on small birds sitting in foliage but I have no problems using the centre point, and I can even switch back buttons to switch to eye AF, but it's not usually necessary. I can hold the 100-500mm at 45 deg pointed upwards with no stress or wavering for ags but I can't do that even with the 400mm DO II, it's just beyond what for my arms can take. And the 100-500mm with the 2x is sharp with really good IS.
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Very different drink today - second seen and first time on photo (for me!) the endemic Oahu Elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis). Kauai and Big Island have their own species (very similar) of Elepaio. All 3 species are endemic for the particular Island. Not present on the other Hawaiian Islands.
looks like a juvenile male to me.
Not afraid from people but difficult to capture: here it's ISO 1250 and 1/40s! I followed the bird for ~6 minutes. Only once I got it open - with speed 10 frames/s I had time for just 3 frames, two of them when it took off and very fussy. Belive me I'm kiking myself for that second photo!!!I have to go there again for a good photo...
looks like a juvenile male to me.
Not afraid from people but difficult to capture: here it's ISO 1250 and 1/40s! I followed the bird for ~6 minutes. Only once I got it open - with speed 10 frames/s I had time for just 3 frames, two of them when it took off and very fussy. Belive me I'm kiking myself for that second photo!!!I have to go there again for a good photo...
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Trying to get a shot of another bird from a dark area when this Yellow Robin landed close by. Slowly twisted around and was too afraid I would scare him if I zoomed out. Thankful for ES. 1/200, f8, ISO10000, 560mm no crop.View attachment 202642
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After two month of about 90% dull and rainy weather 
- at least so it felt - this weekend and the last two days were the first for me to have the chance to go out again and look for some birds. 
Maaan, how I missed taking my cam out and get some decent shots.
And look! What did I come across? A quite rare winter visitor:
A male brambling (fringilla montifringilla). I hope it got strong enough here to find its way back to Scandinavia soon
I needed heavy croping (orig. size just 1800x1200) and the ISO was at 1600+, but I am happy to get this sequence here.
- at least so it felt - this weekend and the last two days were the first for me to have the chance to go out again and look for some birds. Maaan, how I missed taking my cam out and get some decent shots.
And look! What did I come across? A quite rare winter visitor:
A male brambling (fringilla montifringilla). I hope it got strong enough here to find its way back to Scandinavia soon
I needed heavy croping (orig. size just 1800x1200) and the ISO was at 1600+, but I am happy to get this sequence here.
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