EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Review WOW!

bidkev wrote in post #18136205
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Up at the crack of dawn due to the fairy wrens tapping at my window. They did me a favour. I was out at my bush spot by 7 which resulted in 4 firsts for me. This is the first one as I have yet to process the others. Far from rare but not easily spotted as you can guess from the pics. Had to use the inbuilt flash as it was pitch black in there. I knew his spot but he was down the hole so a gentle tap on the trunk had him pop his head up. Wasted the shot because I forgot to drop the iso Will take the speedlight next time

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Great expression caught, almost doleful, longing at the least. Maybe a new girlfriend for you Kevin If so you picked a gem.
Now be honest with me, when you head to the bush spot before Sun up are you not scanning the forest floor with a torch for vipers?

Yes, it's a moth that behaves much like a hummingbird, long rolled "tongue" with which he reaches a flowers nectar, much like a butterfly.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18136341
Great expression caught, almost doleful, longing at the least. Maybe a new girlfriend for you Kevin If so you picked a gem.
Now be honest with me, when you head to the bush spot before Sun up are you not scanning the forest floor with a torch for vipers?

Yeah, a curious fellow to pop his head out when I tappped.......a tip given me by an old timer I met on the trail............yes, there's birders older than me No problem with the snakes early morning mate until they come out to sun themselves where the sun breaks through, which is invariably on the path. As spring moves on and the sun gets higher, it'll hit the paths earlier so I'll be more wary

Douglas Conway wrote in post #18136322

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I know that a lot of you are birders, is this a tiny humming bird? It was no bigger then the end of my thumb.

That's a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.

Thanks for the replies, never knew of such a thing.

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Another of my firsts from yesterday. Did my best at high iso hand held but now I've found it's "anvil".......... a rock surrounded by the snail shells that it has eaten. That's how I found him as I could hear him banging the snails on the rock. I hope to get a better shot at a later date, although flash will definitely be needed as it's so dark in there

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Snowberry Clearwing Moth--------------- And..... this is completely wrong Thanks rawshorty for the correction
(Hemaris diffinis)

3jc wrote in post #18137199
Snowberry Clearwing Moth
(Hemaris diffinis)

That would make it over 5000 Miles out of it's range

bidkev wrote in post #18137176
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Another of my firsts from yesterday. Did my best at high iso hand held but now I've found it's "anvil".......... a rock surrounded by the snail shells that it has eaten. That's how I found him as I could hear him banging the snails on the rock. I hope to get a better shot at a later date, although flash will definitely be needed as it's so dark in there

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/LvWV​a7 Noisy Pitta by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

Shot looks great. Just remember ISO 3200 is normal in my area about anytime anywhere. Sometimes I dream of living in Florida for ISO reasons alone.

Got the 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS ll usm and wanted to get a idea of the speed, Only had 7m to find and focus on the subject that was moving at full tilt. I'm happy

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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18137449
Shot looks great. Just remember ISO 3200 is normal in my area about anytime anywhere. Sometimes I dream of living in Florida for ISO reasons alone.

Thanks. I live in the Sunshine State but rainforests can be dark places irrespective. Some young bloke on an Australian bird facebook group just gave me a hard time because I said that I would use flash next time I saw it. He said that flash doesn't work on this species due to their colouration. I was in a good mood so didn't take the conversation further...............​now if he'd have caught me in a few hours time (current time is 12yr old malt time) he might have got a "conversation" out of me

PRWinnan wrote in post #18137451
Got the 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS ll usm and wanted to get a idea of the speed, Only had 7m to find and focus on the subject that was moving at full tilt. I'm happy

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Definitely needs more than just a 'like' button. That's fantastic!

Really looks like a cartoon!

PRWinnan wrote in post #18137451
Got the 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS ll usm and wanted to get a idea of the speed, Only had 7m to find and focus on the subject that was moving at full tilt. I'm happy

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Nailed it ߙ

bidkev wrote in post #18136205
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Up at the crack of dawn due to the fairy wrens tapping at my window. They did me a favour. I was out at my bush spot by 7 which resulted in 4 firsts for me. This is the first one as I have yet to process the others. Far from rare but not easily spotted as you can guess from the pics. Had to use the inbuilt flash as it was pitch black in there. I knew his spot but he was down the hole so a gentle tap on the trunk had him pop his head up. Wasted the shot because I forgot to drop the iso Will take the speedlight next time

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Mm5i​Xg Australian Owlet - Nightjar (1) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/LvX3​fj Australian Owlet - Nightjar (2) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

Doesn't look wasted to me; these look great. The handling of things up to 3200 on the 7D2 is one of the great things about the body. You still have plenty of feather detail, good catch lights and colors.