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Youngsters in the Garden

26th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

On Sunday, I was out in the rare spell of sunshine to try (again) to capture some Housemartins and Swallows in flight.

There was a young Blackbird in the garden that really didn’t mind my presence. I got within 4 metres of it and it was happy for me to snap away. Then a young Bluetit arrived and the shot was helped with the fact that one of the cats was in the garden so it was more concerned about watching it than watching me so managed to get a good shot of it.

I also did manage at least one shot of a Housemartin in flight.

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Young Blackbird - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/6.3, ISO220, 1/320sec - {Flickr Link}

Young Bluetit - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/2.8, ISO72, 1/1250sec - {Flickr Link}

Housemartin - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/2.8, ISO90, 1/1250sec - {Flickr Link}

Buzzard in the early evening

6th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

I was out in the garden giving my new tool a try, yes I’ve finally gone Full Frame with the Nikon D810, and a Buzzard landed on one of the Oak Trees in the field opposite.

Thank you Mr. Buzzard for offering to model whilst I try out the new camera!

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Early Evening Buzzard - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 with TC17EII @ 500mm, f/8, ISO400, 1/2000sec - {Flickr Link}

Mistle Thrush Success!

30th July 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

Remember a while back I managed to photograph a pair of Mistle Thrushes building a nest in one of our Oak Trees?

Well, after building it, they didn’t actually use it and have seen nothing of them since.

However, this evening I spotted this young Mistle Thrush in the garden!

Photos aren’t great as I quickly grabbed the camera and got what I could, but I’ll keep an eye out for it and take some more.

Young Mistle Thrush - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 with TC17EII @ 500mm, f/6.3, ISO400, 1/640sec — Young Mistle Thrush – D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 with TC17EII @ 500mm, f/6.3, ISO400, 1/640sec

Swallows and House Martins everywhere

24th May 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

House Martins have been coming and nest on the house for many years, however, this year there are more than ever. They are everywhere you look sometimes and this year they’ve been joined by a lot of Swallows. We think the Swallows have been about before, but always outnumbered by the House Martins. This year, although still outnumbered, there are a lot more of them.

This is a shot I managed to snap up earlier once the clouds finally dispersed. They are tough things to photograph close up as the speed and sudden change of direction is crazy.

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Swallow - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ f/5.6, ISO640, 1/2000sec - {Flickr Link}

Mistle Thrushes are moving in.

18th May 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

I had a message from Emma (my better half) today as she’d spotted a new bird in the garden we had not seen before. We soon identified it as a Mistle Thrush, a bird that is common, but on the RSPB Amber Status due to decline in gardens (RSPB – Mistle Thrush).

So imagine our surprise when I noticed that a pair is building a nest in our old Oak Tree. I watched them for a while and noticed the female would go off gathering with the male following, but staying perched high on lookout as if he was guarding her.

Here’s a few quick shots I managed to get, I look forward to getting more photos of them.

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Moss for the Nest - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ f/4, ISO125, 1/1000sec - {Flickr Link}

Blackbird against a White Moon

30th April 201510th October 2017Craig Rogers

The Moon was great at Sunset tonight and I was trying to use the last of the light before it went behind some clouds to photograph the House Martins and Swallows that have arrived for the summer.

I noticed a Blackbird sitting on the electricity cable singing away and a couple of steps sideways put the awesome moon this evening right behind him.

The final photo is made from 2 photos taken from the same place, but with different apertures to ensure both the Blackbird and Moon were in focus, they were then merged together in Photoshop. This is where Photoshop is not cheating, it simply gives you the tool to create what the camera cannot capture which is the same view your eyes are seeing. I couldn’t decide if I like the Landscape or Portrait crop, so have included both.

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Blackbird Singing - D7100, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 - {Flickr Link}

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