Tdgraves smaller big year 2023

[Tdgraves]

My garden, Cambridgeshire, 25/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/800, EV +2 1/3 (into the sun!)

 

D14I7399 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

132) Eurasian chiffchaff (the earliest that I have noticed them...)

[Tdgraves]

A couple of garden duplicates as I was testing the camera after it's service

 

D14I7371 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

D14I7377 by tdgraves, on Flickr

[Peter Connan]

Some really nice shots in these last few days!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks Peter. Although it’s not much of a nature walk, given the number of people and being in the shadow of a main road, but the chance of proximity to birds and therefore decent photos more than makes up for it, especially if the sun comes out. I’ve never encountered such tame moorhens, for example.

[Tdgraves]

Looks like I missed a couple in the conversion process....

 

Milton Country Park, Cambridge, 15/3/23 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/1000

 

D14I7294 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

133) Song thrush

[Tdgraves]

Milton Country Park, Cambridge, 15/3/23 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/1600

 

D14I7295 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

134) Eurasian magpie

[Dave Williams]

The count is coming along nicely. 

Wouldn't mind living in the house where the Barn Owl was!

I'm curious, what made you choose the 1DX3?

[Tdgraves]

2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

I'm curious, what made you choose the 1DX3?

A good price in an auction! Wasn’t really planning on buying a new camera, so hadn’t researched or anything….

[michael-ibk]

Beautiful additions. The SE Owl is just awesome. Out of many great shots I really like the first Whooper photo.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @michael-ibkgot an ever better SE owl this week….

[michael-ibk]

Don´t tell - show! ;-)

[Tdgraves]

As you asked so nicely @michael-ibk

 

I had just arrived at RSPB Ouse Fen and saw something flying over the water on the far side, so I focussed in and hit "fire". There was no time to change the settings and most were out of focus due to the similar colours of the feathers and the background, but I got a couple. It was only when it got a lot closer that I realised what I had seen

 

D14I8187-2 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

D14I8213 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

It was the best bird viewing I have had at the new part of this reserve as it is devoid of trees or shrubs and the walkways are higher than the water, meaning that the birds see you coming from far away. But I'll definitely be going back more now!

Edited April 10, 2023 by Tdgraves
Typo

[Tdgraves]

I lucked out here, as I have never seen these before at this site (my first visit of the year) and the next time I visited, they had disappeared!

 

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 30/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2500

 

D14I7452 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/4000

 

D14I7577 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

D14I7592 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

D14I7616 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

135) Black-tailed godwit

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 30/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000

 

D14I7690 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

136) Grey heron

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 30/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1600

 

D14I7405 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

137) Eurasian bullfinch

[Tdgraves]

I was very surprised to see these as I drove out along the lane from the car park. As I have sometimes had no sightings for a BY, I am posting now anyway!

 

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 30/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/1250

 

D14I7848 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

138) Fieldfare

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 30/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1000

 

D14I7896 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

139) Western jackdaw

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 30/3/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2000

 

D14I7906 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

140) Carrion crow

[Tdgraves]

the obligatory duplicates

 

D14I7732 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

D14I7779 by tdgraves, on Flickr

[Tdgraves]

Finally found one!

 

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, 17/1/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 1.4x extender, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/500, EV +1

 

D14I2265 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

141) Martial eagle 

[Galana]

A great set of photos. Love the Black-Tails. and a lucky find in your files.

[Tdgraves]

Last Tuesday was a glorious day and so I planned a day out for a long walk in Fen Drayton Lakes. I had forgotten that the floods take a long time to recede and so the footpaths on the final two thirds that I had planned were inaccessible and so the trip was a bit truncated. The blue sky and sunshine more than made up for it though!

 

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/3200

 

D14I7955 by tdgraves, on Flickr

142) Great crested grebe

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/1600

 

Female

 

D14I7961 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Male

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +2/3

 

D14I8101 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

143) Reed bunting

[Tdgraves]

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2500

 

D14I8048 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

144) Long-tailed tit

[Tdgraves]

These were from the car on the way out. There was a gate in the way of the shot, so I thought I'd get out. No sooner had I opened the door then they ran off at speed!

 

RSPB Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/23. 

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2000

 

D14I8110 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

D14I8115 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

145) Red-legged partridge