Nature pics

[mhku]

Got a Canon 55-250mm IS lens this week (all my other's are MF).

A few handheld snaps taken this afternoon:

 

[Topper]

mhku the fastest gun in the west, nice captures

 

[rolfw]

Here's one taken on Monday morning over in France, quite pleased with the result, as these little birds don't keep still for long.

Taken with my E-500 using the Sigma 50-500mm lens at 500mm.

 

[rolfw]

Here are some Bee photos taken with the 70-300mm lens, useful as it can focus down to 1m for near macro photography.

 

[mhku]

I like the bird one. I've been trying to get a good one of the sparrows in my garden- without much luck.

 

[mhku]

Urban fox from a few days ago and female great crested newts from last week.

 

[Analoguesat]

Young Great Spotted Woodpecker in our garden this evening. At one point we had 2 adults & 2 youngsters in the garden!

(Taken on extreme zoom on a Samsung point and shoot out of an upstairs window)

 

[T_G]

Young Great Spotted Woodpecker in our garden this evening. At one point we had 2 adults & 2 youngsters in the garden!

(Taken on extreme zoom on a Samsung point and shoot out of an upstairs window)

Nice one! I got a big woodpecker in my garden, but so hard to get him. I don't have a large zoom anyway. Wil keep on tryng though

 

[Analoguesat]

Our woodpeckers are fairly tame - the aduilts feed quite happily on the fat balls hanging on the bird table 8 feet from the living room windows

Must try and get a pic of the nuthatch that appears quite regularly too.

 

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A birds eye primrose taken in Teesdale a couple of weeks ago

As the damn things are only a couple of inches high this was taken by lying full length on the grass

 

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Cow Green Reservoir in Teesdale on a beautifully still day back in February.

 

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A puffin on the south coast of Iceland. He was really tame and was only sitting about 8 feet from me!

 

[Topper]

A puffin on the south coast of Iceland. He was really tame and was only sitting about 8 feet from me!

They are cute aren't they I watched the 'F' word last night (do not normally) and he went there to catch a couple of puffin which were killed and gutted on camera then marinaded and cooked, shame

 

[Analoguesat]

Slightly out of focus but I only had a small point and shoot digital camera and its taken on extreme zoom. Its a Turnstone poking around on the waters edge on the coast in Iceland

 

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Black Guillemots in Iceland

Aww arent they cute? They have the most amazing red mouths!

 

[rolfw]

Was quite proud of this one, took a long time and a lot of shots to get it in focus.

Took a few others as well, can be seen over at Thames Valley Birds

 

[sonnetpete]

This was taken this morning with my new Fuji Finepix S1700. Still trying it out and discovering what all the little knobs do!

 

[Lazarus]

That's great - really atmospheric.

 

[sonnetpete]

Thanks. Taken from the front door steps LOL. Zoomed in quite a bit though.

 

[Lazarus]

We get ethereal mists here in the Vale of Mowbray, owing to unusual topography: Most of the N.York Moors run North/South, but my view from the back windows is of the only East/West hill in the area and it creates a sort of bowl with it's own micro-climate.

Nice to look at, but outwith our photographic abilities, sadly.