I finally managed to see a Little Ringed Plover (Flussregenpfeifer, lit. “River Rain Whistler) from up close! They’re so tiny and adorable, I love them! :-)
Got really discouraged because I barely saw anything in the nature reserve today but he really brightened my day. Thank you Plover!
I saw this adorable swift baby looking out of its nest today. Never seen one that wasn’t flying so this was a great sighting! :-)
I do not mind at all! I used a EOS R10 with a Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 at 600 mm, f/8.0 and a shutter speed of 1/2000s. ISO was set automatically by the camera. Then some light editing in Lightroom afterwards.
I started last year with a really inadequate camera and lens. Only this year did I get a better setup. What kinds of lenses do you have?
Wagtails are always fun to watch! Here's a White Wagtail I saw on my morning walk hovering above the (honestly rather disgusting-looking) water with its mouth already full of insects.
Thanks a lot!
Thank you :-)
Yeah, anything above f/8.0 tends to be a bit too soft for me at 600 mm. At the lens' lowest focal length of 150 mm, using f/6.3 tends to yield the sharpest results. Also remember that the larger the aperture, the smaller the number (f/6.3 is a larger aperture than f/8.0).
The effect is greatly exaggerated by the focal length, yes. The background is mostly trees that are like 20 metres away.
And yeah, photographing birds can be a bit tricky. So fast!
Thank you very much! :-)
I used a Canon EOS R10 with a Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 at 600 mm and f/8.0. Larger apertures aren't that sharp with this lens, unfortunately.
Went for a walk and managed to take a photo of a bird I hadn’t been able to photograph yet: A Spotted Flycatcher!
Its German name, Grauschnäpper, translates to “Grey Snatcher” — probably because it likes snatching flies and other insects!
Common in the grand scheme of things, sure. But common for me? Nope. Especially the Firecrest is only rarely seen around here so it was exciting to finally be able to see it and also hear it sing :-) Same for the linnet, it isn't all that common either. The Common Redstart for example is also quite uncommon here, despite its name. You mostly only see Black Redstarts around here.
Where are you from that they're so common where you are?
I made !birding@lemmy.world if you’re interested :-)
And you’re right about Merlin! I never fully trust it either, but in this case I just used it to confirm that the call I heard was, indeed, a firecrest. I don’t hear them too often so I wasn’t sure. I ended up seeing it as well.
But I’ve had Merlin misidentify things before. It heard part of a Song Thrushes singing and thought it was an oystercatcher 😬
Edit: wrong link
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/548613
I always take a walk around my office during lunch. Finally managed to see and also record a firecrest. Such a tiny but cool-looking bird!
That's one of the bugs.
https://beehaw.org/post/545914
Seeing a glowing (b)orb in the trees is always a delight! So here's a male Eurasian Bullfinch (Gimpel / Dompfaff in Germany) after just having preened, his feathers still slightly fluffed up.
He was sitting in a tree really far away, but spotting him was simple — so colourful! Saw him on the weekend in North-Western Germany.
Hm, maybe that's a problem with the instance you're on? Mine loads fine.
What problems are you facing on the website exactly? I'm just accessing my instance's website via Safari and it works pretty okay. I'd just recommend opening threads in a new tab, perhaps.
https://beehaw.org/post/526754
I really like how this photo turned out! I took it one evening a few days ago in North-Western Germany. A very common bird around here with a distinctive call you can hear basically everywhere.
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/518744
I was playing a game and heard a lot of loud cawing outside that sounded a bit "off", i.e. not like the cawing of the regular crows.
Therefore, I decided to look outside and saw this rook perched on a cable right next to my window!
Its beak is probably slightly open because of the heat. If I remember correctly, this is how bird's try to dissipate heat (their form of "panting", I guess) since they cannot sweat.
I know, right? It's quite amazing how far they travel and how they find their way! Another pair (probably even the same pair!) was seen at the exact same spot last year as well.