Thornbill & Grassbird.

Not sure I've shared these birds with you before or not, the Striated Thornbill is a pretty common bird but the Little Grassbird is one I've only ever seen twice in my travels. The little Grass bird is called that for a strange reason, lol their small and live on or around grass. Anyway it's not the best shot but I thought it not bad either (handheld 1000mm) and so far the only time I've got a capture of this bird at all.

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Love the quality and detail of the first, and appreciate the second as a rare capture. Good work.

Nice shots both.......1000mm? Wow....maybe one day!

Wow Wayne - you're really getting the hang of this 2xBigma. Very impressive quality for handheld.

handheld at 1000mm ,,,, you are the man Wayne nice job bud

Nice shots of the birds, especially a rare one. Wayne, what HS(Hand Stabilizer) did you install in your hands? I search, but eBay did not carry any of those.

Simply amazing.....
Handholding for that shot
Very nicely captured, like the first best for the detail.

I envy you , 1 day , maybe 1 day i`ll have a 1500mm L wits IS 7 stops down.

Thanks everyone, I'm pretty sure the Grassbird isn't rare though, just a matter of it's rarely seen. Also I really try to not use the Bigma with the Tcon as the keeper ratio goes out the window, I think the shots I get with it are more dumb luck than a matter of skill to be honest lol. Thanks for the very kind words though..

Excellent dumb luck sir! The Bigma's a great fun lens for the serious shooter