Wild Birds of Europe

pcs wrote in post #19377442
That's a shame. I can understand the people who live near/under the nests, they can really scream and make a mess

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(P)Oops!

Still, I’d take this over traffic noise and exhaust fumes any day!

The house boat residents across the canal always feed the birds. Swans too. But sometimes the swans come when there's nobody home. And then you get this.
I'm dreadful at video. I think this is the second one I've done. I just thought it was funny, so I made a short clip.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19377667
The house boat residents across the canal always feed the birds. Swans too. But sometimes the swans come when there's nobody home. And then you get this.
I'm dreadful at video. I think this is the second one I've done. I just thought it was funny, so I made a short clip.

Very cute Levina! I loved it when the swan snapped at the younger one!!

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19377674
Very cute Levina! I loved it when the swan snapped at the younger one!!

Thanks, Charles. The younger one is a Coot! He too knows there's food in that there house boat.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19377482
(P)Oops!

Still, I’d take this over traffic noise and exhaust fumes any day!

I can only agree(as long as it's not on my head)

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19377667
The house boat residents across the canal always feed the birds. Swans too. But sometimes the swans come when there's nobody home. And then you get this.
I'm dreadful at video. I think this is the second one I've done. I just thought it was funny, so I made a short clip.

That is funny, I'm used to dog/cat noseprints on the glass but a Swan's

Here's the Steenloper(Ruddy Turnstone):

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LOL, yeah, and I could hear the tapping on the window from my apartment on the third floor! You can hear it in the clip as well I think. It was just really funny.

I love the Ruddy Turnstone pics. Especially the first really shows nicely how you caught the colours in its feathers. Not something you see a lot in pics of this bird. Very nice indeed.

I went out at dawn this morning (het gloorde ). Shot some birds. Went to a lake I often go to and stumbled upon this Oystercatcher, feeding. Here he sees another Oystercatcher coming in. I think it was its mate as soon after he followed that bird.

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Also spotted this little birdie. I always have a hard time id'ing these little brown birds, but I think it is a Eurasian Reed Warbler.
I shot this at 500mm. I later mounted the RF 1.4xTC but never got as clear a shot as this one. I will post one or two more later.

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Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19378384
Also spotted this little birdie. I always have a hard time id'ing these little brown birds, but I think it is a Eurasian Reed Warbler.
I shot this at 500mm. I later mounted the RF 1.4xTC but never got as clear a shot as this one. I will post one or two more later.

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That's pretty, the dark background accentuates the bird.

Capn Jack wrote in post #19378432
That's pretty, the dark background accentuates the bird.

Thanks very much, Jack.
The sun was just on the horizon and the bird was in a spot where the light hit it in full so I had to really stop down, resulting in the black background. But yeah, I think it worked out okay.

Another shot of the Reed Warbler. Same location, different spot. If only some of the sunlight we see in the background had also reached the bird. Alas. I still like the shot though as it is a fairly clean shot with not too much clutter.

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Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19378474
Another shot of the Reed Warbler. Same location, different spot. If only some of the sunlight we see in the background had also reached the bird. Alas. I still like the shot though as it is a fairly clean shot with not too much clutter.

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It is a nice shot, and the background reeds were far enough away to be blurred so the bird is still the main subject.

Capn Jack wrote in post #19378482
It is a nice shot, and the background reeds were far enough away to be blurred so the bird is still the main subject.

Yes, true, it's not too bad. I was shooting at f/10 with the RF 100-500 and the 1.4xTC and that will never give the results from say, a 600mm f/4. I love the lens but yeah, the f/7.1 is its downside for shots like these, especially with an extender.

Thanks again, Jack.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19378361
LOL, yeah, and I could hear the tapping on the window from my apartment on the third floor! You can hear it in the clip as well I think. It was just really funny.

I love the Ruddy Turnstone pics. Especially the first really shows nicely how you caught the colours in its feathers. Not something you see a lot in pics of this bird. Very nice indeed.

I went out at dawn this morning (het gloorde ). Shot some birds. Went to a lake I often go to and stumbled upon this Oystercatcher, feeding. Here he sees another Oystercatcher coming in. I think it was its mate as soon after he followed that bird.

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Thank you, I was lucky with the (not so early) morning light and I could separate them from the stones and seaweed(they are very well camouflaged) against the clear Oosterschelde water.

Lovely picture, like me when my wife comes home

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19378384
Also spotted this little birdie. I always have a hard time id'ing these little brown birds, but I think it is a Eurasian Reed Warbler.
I shot this at 500mm. I later mounted the RF 1.4xTC but never got as clear a shot as this one. I will post one or two more later.

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Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19378474
Another shot of the Reed Warbler. Same location, different spot. If only some of the sunlight we see in the background had also reached the bird. Alas. I still like the shot though as it is a fairly clean shot with not too much clutter.

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Great shots, good use of the light in the first. In the reeds it's so cluttered that I think it doesn't matter if you're at f4 or f10, there will be stalks in the plane of focus so I'm not going to get that 600 f4 (but I'm thinking of trading in my 100-400/1.4EXIII/2.0EXIII and 5DIV for a RF100-500 and 1.4 extender, are you happy with that combo?). Like you I've got trouble with all those little birds. I think I've got a tjiftjaf, roodborsttapuit, a grasmus or braamsluiper and more rietzangers but I've got to proces them(much to much, blame the 20fps ES or 12fps MS, still have to get used to that) first, the weather's to nice to sit long behind my laptop! I've got some bird ID books and lately often use Obsidentify(just take a phonesnap from the screen).

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19378474
Another shot of the Reed Warbler. Same location, different spot. If only some of the sunlight we see in the background had also reached the bird. Alas. I still like the shot though as it is a fairly clean shot with not too much clutter.

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Great pictures Levina. I have just found this thread. The Rs and the RFs seem to be taking the bird shooters by storm.
I really must dig into my small collection of money to upgrade soon.
Now, I realise I am English and not European any more since we
Brexicated, so am I banned from your thread?
Hey! Hang on! We are still in NATO, I believe.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19378614
Great pictures Levina. I have just found this thread. The Rs and the RFs seem to be taking the bird shooters by storm.
I really must dig into my small collection of money to upgrade soon.
Now, I realise I am English and not European any more since we
Brexicated, so am I banned from your thread?
Hey! Hang on! We are still in NATO, I believe.

Hi, Ray! Thank you for the compliment.

I think I need to edit my OP to make clear that ‘‘Europe’ in the title of this thread refers not to the EU but to the geographical entity and that includes the UK. So birds from the UK are most welcome here! Do you have images to share, Ray? I would love to see some!

Re. the ‘Rs and the RFs’, it does seem that most bird shooters have switched to it. I have the R6 and after shooting with 1D cameras for a decade I have to say that the R6 is the best camera I have ever shot with. The AF is truly amazing. Are you thinking of switching to it (R6, R5, R3), yeah?