Tdgraves big year 2019

[Tdgraves]

Guana Island, British Virgin Islands, 13/5/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/400

 

 

248) Green heron

[Tdgraves]

Guana Island, British Virgin Islands, 13/5/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 160, f7.1, 1/800

 

 

249) Smooth-billed ani

[Tdgraves]

Guana Island, British Virgin Islands, 14/5/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f6.3, 1/320

 

 

12/5/19 Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/400

 

 

250) Bananaquit

[Tdgraves]

Guana Island, British Virgin Islands, 16/5/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/200

 

 

11/5/19 Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/125, EV + 1 1/3

 

 

251) Pearly eyed thrasher

[Tdgraves]

Guana Island, British Virgin Islands, 16/5/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +1

 

 

252) Caribbean martin

[Tdgraves]

That was it for the BVI, apart from barn swallows, which are already included. They have a couple of non-birds, including a large population of stout iguanas, very impressive lizards..

 

 

 

 

[TonyQ]

That is a lovely Royal Tern sequence

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @TonyQ I assume it is some sort of breeding ritual - they did it on a couple of days, giving me plenty of chance to creep up on them....

[pedro maia]

Great pictures but my favourites are those of the Royal Terns.

[Soukous]

Bananaquit ... love it!

[Galana]

Not often we get a selection from B.V.I so thanks for an interesting diversion.

Are you challenging for the EBC award with that Martin?

[pedro maia]

4 minutes ago, Galana said:

Are you challenging for the EBC award with that Martin?

 

It´s a strong chalenge indeed, but only for second place.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @pedro maia @Galana @Soukous

 

That’s not an EBC....must try harder!

[Dave Williams]

Some excellent images , the 5D4 is a great camera! You certainly get about too, your island visit looks idyllic.

[Tdgraves]

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Some excellent images , the 5D4 is a great camera! You certainly get about too, your island visit looks idyllic.

 

Thanks @Dave Williams I have definitely come around to your way of thinking, but still not enjoying the extender (as you shall see in my next posts)

 

Guana island was amazing

[Tdgraves]

Right, back to Blighty! Several opportunities were missed, when I had time, it rained, when I didn't it was sunny. I had some time at the start of the month and couldn't really decide where to go, so I chose the Ouse Washes. I haven't been there in high summer before and should have remembered that if things are  far away at high water level, then they will be further away with lower water levels, doh!  And of course, it being sunny at my house, by the time I got there, it had clouded over. I was lucky that it hadn't been a few weeks later, as it was due to close until the autumn for remedial work to the bank walls. Oh well, what can you do? It was very different to in spring, with fewer humans and actually I did tot up quite a high score in the end, including a couple that I have never seen there before. But no award winning photography. However, it did remind me that I don't like the extender, especially for BIF, as will become apparent....

 

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 640, f8.0, 1/320

 

 

253) Common pheasant

 

Through glass in the visitor centre

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 1000, f8.0, 1/2000

 

 

254) Stock dove

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 2000, f8.0, 1/2500

 

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 1250, f8.0, 1/5000

 

 

255) Common tern

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 2000, f8.0, 1/80

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256) Lesser black-backed gull

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 2000, f8.0, 1/8000

 

 

257) Pied avocet (never seen here before)

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 640, f8.0, 1/1000

 

 

258) Whitethroat

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 1250, f8.0, 1/6400

 

 

259) Common starling

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, 1.4 x TC mark iii, ISO 1000, f8.0, 1/2500

 

 

260) Ruff

[Soukous]

50 minutes ago, Tdgraves said:

RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, 2/7/19

257) Pied avocet (never seen here before)

 

Really? 

That is surprising as we get them so regularly in Suffolk

[Soukous]

1 hour ago, Tdgraves said:

 However, it did remind me that I don't like the extender, especially for BIF, as will become apparent....

 

 

I know what you mean. The lure of getting that little bit closer persuades me to add the 1.4x tc on many occasions and I am rarely happy with the result.

On most occasions I have found it better to work without the tc and then crop a wee bit more on a sharper image. 

How is/are the Ouse Washes? Worth a couple of hours drive?

Edited July 23, 2019 by Soukous