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Dec 03, 2017 13:41 |  #12376

Horned Grebe - (Podiceps auritus)

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Dec 03, 2017 14:22 |  #12377

Cooper's Hawk and Immature Cooper's Hawk

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Dec 03, 2017 15:19 |  #12378

corndog cabernet wrote in post #18509718 (external link)
These were both digiscoped through a spotting scope

They look very good to me. Do you mind mentioning what gear you used? I have been interested in digiscoping for some time now.




  
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Dec 03, 2017 16:02 |  #12379

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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As I was preparing to shoot, he actually moved closer to me, filled the viewfinder.

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Dec 03, 2017 17:35 |  #12380

This is a Water Rail, it is a very secretive bird. You tend to see them dash from one bunch of reeds to another. There were 3 in the same area today. but hardly showing in full.....Patience paid off, sooner or later I new one would show himself.

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Dec 03, 2017 18:40 |  #12381

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They look very good to me. Do you mind mentioning what gear you used? I have been interested in digiscoping for some time now.

The Cooper's Hawk photos were taken with a home made adapter (turned on a lathe), Nikon ED82 Spotting Scope with DS 16/24/30 Eyepiece, and Canon S70 and S90 cameras.

These pics show the setup on an ED50 Scope, which works OK at closer/brighter conditions. The 82 mm scope performs quite well.
With this set up one must first focus the scope then mount the camera. Use a middle, near normal, position with the zoom. Keep the aperture wide open, or nearly so, and let the camera auto focus. It helps to be quick and you'll miss a lot of images but one gets pretty fast after some practice.

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Dec 03, 2017 19:02 |  #12382

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Dec 03, 2017 20:03 |  #12383

Moonshiner wrote in post #18508561 (external link)
I don't know what that bird is or what it's eating but OMG... Look at the size of that bug..."

It's a Noisy Friarbird and the bug is a Cicada. It took it to the nest to feed it's young.


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Dec 03, 2017 20:22 |  #12384

corndog cabernet wrote in post #18509870 (external link)
The Cooper's Hawk photos were taken with a home made adapter (turned on a lathe), Nikon ED82 Spotting Scope with DS 16/24/30 Eyepiece, and Canon S70 and S90 cameras.

These pics show the setup on an ED50 Scope, which works OK at closer/brighter conditions. The 82 mm scope performs quite well.
With this set up one must first focus the scope then mount the camera. Use a middle, near normal, position with the zoom. Keep the aperture wide open, or nearly so, and let the camera auto focus. It helps to be quick and you'll miss a lot of images but one gets pretty fast after some practice.
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Thank you very much. Impressive.




  
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Dec 03, 2017 23:27 |  #12386

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Dec 04, 2017 05:41 |  #12387

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As I was preparing to shoot, he actually moved closer to me, filled the viewfinder.

These are very nice Mike.


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Dec 04, 2017 08:23 |  #12388

Another strange one from Costa Rica. Great eyes.

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Dec 04, 2017 09:50 |  #12389

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Another strange one from Costa Rica. Great eyes.

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Wow, what a neat shot.

The bird does not look very happy with you. :-)


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Dec 04, 2017 11:13 |  #12390

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #18510185 (external link)
Another strange one from Costa Rica. Great eyes.

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You had a blast there in CR thanks for sharing.


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