Blue Tit looking cute as they often do, Prospect Park, Reading, UK
Canon R5 MkII RF200-800mm
Mmm, repetitive squawking or song, only a jay could tell you.
KevinFRK
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Snoozing and fluffed up, it somehow appeals to me.
Prospect Park, Reading, UK Canon R5 MkII RF200-800mm
Jay, Reading, UK squawking about I know nt what (I don't think jays have a "song")
Canon R5 MkII RF800mm
The RSPB have it as a conventicle, and alas, I wasn't close enough to hear their chatter.
Or maybe two as, though its not as sharp, I like the whole "Looking down on the mudwalker" vibe. Usual locations and camera :)
Kayaking sounds more like you need water-proof than water-resistant. For interest, the following is from the "water-resistant" Canon R5 MkII:
Oh, if I'd had a good single shot I'd have posted it - I have been blessed by such in previous years, so I keep clicking and keep hoping.
When you actually get the device manuals, the suppliers are remarkably coy about what "water-resistant" actually means and when it applies, beyond "less prone to water damage than those that are not". So just be aware what you might mean by the term may well not be what the supplier means - and second hand items may have lost some resistance as well.
Also, if you are in rain or drizzle, you're probably not going to be taking the best photos regardless of kit!
Yes, not rare, but I only seem to see them around this time of year when they are out hunting amongst ivy berries or, here, loose brambles - most of the time I suppose they stay well hidden in the thicker vegetation. I also have to be careful as I think there's Firecrests around as well, and apart from a white band round the bottom of the crest, they are very similar.
For those who can count.
Prospect Park, Reading UK
These were all of the same bird over a period of about four minutes, hopping and flapping around like a mad thing.
All undercover on not the brightest of days, resulting in 1/800s at ISO12800, so these thumbnails are really about as good as the "full" (heavily cropped) photos.
See (or not), I warned you!
They can run a wide variety of their member's trains, on at least two distinct loops of track (pretty sure there's a third). But yes, the larger loop I think has multiple gauges.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4467487,-1.0049924,146m/data=!3m1!1e3
Gives some sense of their setup: Footbridge to the North, "level crossing" with lights to the south, and there's a raised track in the woods.
Glad it bought memories - the Reading Society of Model Engineers remains active on the site.
That russet patch under the wings gives it's name, but obviously is a member of the thrush family (Turdus iliacus). Only seen down my way in the colder months.
:) Guess!
Redwing in Prospect Park, Reading, UK
Canon R5 Mk II, RF200-800mm
Or "One of those days when the photo you took is far better than you expected"
After advising u/[email protected] not to point cameras at the sun, today I ignored my own advice. My excuse: the sun was barely showing through the cloud, was simply not bright at all, and I wondered if the disk might have an interesting look, set against out of focus branches.
When I got it home to look at I wondered about the spots on the sun, first thinking "my camera's dirty" before realising after a few moments: a remarkably good shot of sun spots for a hand held camera. The broader shading is strands of cloud.
I even had to check the configuration of spots was right:
From https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/sunspot-regions.html
Pure luck the cloud was just the right level of thickness, but amusing! Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800mm lens did help a lot of course :)
Starling like to gather in flocks and feed in our park in Winter - this is just the front of the flock!
They were at times mixing with migrant Redwings, but those photos suffered even more in the poor light!
Reading, UK
Red Kite under the mistletoe, Prospect Park, Reading Canon R5 Mk II + RF200-800mm, F9, 1/1250s, ISO640
The ungainly pose comes from it losing balance for a moment (I suspect it woke from a doze!)
Not that special a photo, apart from it being in clouded over winter light, so delighted with what I got.
Reading, UK. Canon RF200-800mm (at 800mm), F/9, ISO6400, lots of exposure compensation (+2 2/3 or so!), 1/1000s
As a bonus, the same bird from a different angle, filling the frame
A pair of jackdaws in Prospect Park, Reading, UK.
Their previous behaviour more suggested courtship than a youngster begging food, but I can't be sure, and I do like the coy look on the peckee :)
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Good luck - they are a delight.